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National Chairman of the APC, Adams Oshiomhole announced Senator Godswill Akpabio as the new leader of the party at a mega rally in Ikot Ekpene that formally received Akpabio into the party.   Oshiomhole described Akpabio as an uncommon transformer for pulling a mammoth crowd to the Ikot Ekpene Stadium. To him, the sea of heads at the stadium, the energy of the youth, their sheer determination, as evidenced by the fact that they had…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has said the case of alleged fraud involving Senator Godswill Akpabio is not over, Akpabio had said that he was a man of peace that had no case to answer with the EFCC, adding that the young man who wrote petition against him to the commission could not prove his case “Those petitions to the EFCC have been sorted out. As I stand today, I have not been charged to…

1. Former Akwa Ibom State Governor, Godswill Akpabio, yesterday defected to the All Progressives Congress from the Peoples Democratic Congress at a mega rally held at the Ikot Ekpene township stadium. He told the huge crowd that he decided to join APC because he discovered that President Muhammadu Buhari “is a man of integrity and a nationalist’’. 2. Six members of Kano State House of Assembly on Wednesday announced their defection from the ruling All…

Finally, Alex has responded to the ongoing drama among Big Brother housemates, especially between herself, Cee and the reported acid bath threat.   According to Alex, ‘I’m not preaching friendship,all i preach is peace and love. Let love lead please. Before posting this, I damned advice and reactions. Turning off my data again today. Try take chill pills my loved ones. May God bless us all,in our different ways,we will all be successful in Jesus name.No competition at…

Akwa Ibom Senator Godswill Akpabio has officially left the People Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC). Akpabio had visited President Muhammadu Buhari who is on vacation in London and it had been revealed the former governor intends to join the ruling party. He had also resigned from his position as the Senate Minority Leader on Tuesday. The APC had held a rally in Akwa Ibom announcing Akpabio’s defection to the party, Channels reports. The senator also resigned from his position as minority leader last…

Kourtney Kardashian has been seen for the first time since she split from Younes Bendjima.   Kourtney, 39, was joined by sister Kim Kardashian, 37, who had slammed Kourtney’s now ex on social media after he claimed the woman he was seen with was just a “friend”.   The sisters were chased by paparazzi as they arrived for an appearance at the Westfield Mall in Century City on Tuesday.   In the photos, Kourtney looked unbothered as she walked…

The Senate President Bukola Saraki has spoken about the siege laid on the National Assembly by officials of the Department of State Services (DSS). Videos and photos shared on social media on Tuesday morning showed masked DSS officers barring lawmakers from gaining entrance into the National Assembly premises. It had been rumoured that the moved was to see the removal of Saraki from his position as Senate President. The All Progressives Congress (APC) released a statement saying the DSS had stopped thugs hired by Saraki…

The Rivers State government has opened an education endowment fund for the children of late Joseph Blankson, the 36-year-old man who died on July 28th while trying to rescue 14 persons in a boat mishap. Blankson had rescued 13 out of the fourteen persons in the boat mishap but died while trying to rescue the 14th person. The State Governor, Nyesom Wike, announced the eendowment fund while receiving the family of the late hero at…

The deadly Ebola virus has killed at least nine people in Congo’s latest outbreak in North Kivu province, the country’s health ministry said Tuesday, while the World Health Organization said vaccinations could begin as early as Wednesday. The outbreak declared last week in North Kivu in the northeast near Uganda and Rwanda is a new outbreak and not connected to the one in Congo’s northwest that was declared over on July 24, WHO’s emergency preparedness…