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The Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki, has dismissed any possibility of him returning to the All Progressives Congress (APC).   The governor who won his re-election last Saturday, stated this while speaking to State House Correspondents after meeting with President Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja today September 25. Recall that Governor Obaseki defected from the APC to the PDP in June this year following his disagreement with his predecessor and former chairman of the APC, Adams Oshiomole. There have been insinuations he might return to the APC since he has won the governorship election.   However, speaking to state house correspondents after meeting with President Buhari, Governor Obaseki said defecting to the APC would negatively affect his credibility. ''Gleaning from the comments of Mr President, he said that he wants to leave a democracy that is built on integrity, accountability and hard work. Those were his words and I subscribe totally to that. ...

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, says Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, who was recently re-elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, is free to return to the All Progressives Congress if he feels the PDP is not working for him.   The governor made this known in an interview with Channels TV on Friday morning, September 25.   Obaseki defected from the APC to the PDP in June 2020 after a long battle with his predecessor and former National Chairman of the APC, Adams Oshiomole. He contested on the platform of the PDP in the September 19 governorship election, and won.   During the interview with Channels TV, Governor Wike who was the chairman of the PDP campaign council for the Edo State governorship election was asked what he would do if Obaseki left the PDP for the APC following his victory.   Responding, Wike said “I don’t want to discuss something that is not going to be possible. However, assuming it happens, so what? That is politics. I...

The Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, has been suspended by the State Executive Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC). This was confirmed in a statement signed by seven members of the executive committee on Friday. According to the statement, Fayemi was suspended due to “his numerous anti-party activities, especially his role in the recently concluded governorship election in Edo State which is contrary to the provisions of Article 21 (A) (ii) of the APC Constitution.” The party claims Fayemi hosted a bigwig of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Femi Fani-Kayode, five days before the Edo Election, during which they planned a coup against Edo APC. Another allegation leveled against Governor Fayemi, is that he played a role in the gubernatorial election in Oyo State and supported the PDP candidate to defeat the APC candidate.

The United States is set to restrict students from Nigeria and others from admission of more than two years. This is according to the new guidelines from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The new measures were published in the U.S. federal register. The start date of the policy is expected DHS proposed a “maximum admission period of up to 2 years for certain students”. “If an immigration officer finds that an alien violated his or her status prior to or during the course of an EOS adjudication and denies the EOS request, the alien generally would begin accruing unlawful presence the day after issuance of the denial”, it said. The policy would affect natives or citizens of countries on the State Sponsor of Terrorism (SST) List, citizens of countries with more than 10% overstay rate, students of unaccredited school and those of schools that does not use E-Verify. Nigeria had Total Overstay Rate of 13.43%, and Suspected in-Country Overstay Rate of 11.12%. For SST, they are countr...

Anti-narcotics police in Ho Chi Minh City, on Thursday, September 24, arrested two Nigerian nationals and one Vietnamese woman for trafficking methamphetamine.   Ochie Paul Ejike, 51, and his 35-year-old Vietnamese wife and business partner Ly Moc Kiu, along with fellow Nigerian Chukwuemeka Confidence Onyiriuka were identified as "major figures" in a drug trafficking ring monitored by police for several months prior to the arrests.   Earlier, police had found Chukwuemeka often received shipments of clothing from Cambodia at an apartment in Binh Tan District, though without any clothes ever seen being sold.   Every week, Chukwuemeka had met Ochie and his partner at various secret locations. After months of monitoring, police identified the three as part of a drug trafficking ring in the city.   Last week, Kiu was driving on Quang Trung Street in Go Vap District when she was stopped by police. Officers subsequently found three kilograms of meth hidden in tea ...

Babajide Sanwo-Olu The Lagos State Government has called on stakeholders in real estate sector to work out modalities for residents to pay house rents on monthly basis instead of yearly. Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, made the call on Thursday in Lekki, during the Policy Roundtable Dialogue with key stakeholders in the Real Estate Sector. The roundtable, with the theme ”International Best Practices On Real Estate Regulations”, was organised by the Lagos State Real Estate Regulatory Authority (LASRERA). Sanwo-Olu said that a situation whereby residents faced pressure once their rents were due was not palatable, hence, should be looked into. He called for synergy between the state government and stakeholders in the real estate sector to address issue of housing deficit and reduce rents in the state. The governor said that this would help to make life easier for Lagosians. According to him, partnership and good relationship between the state government and stakeholders will...

The police in Anambra state have arrested 26-year-old Stanley Okpara pictured above for allegedly raping a 10-year-old girl on Wednesday, September 24.   A statement released by the spokesperson of the state police command, Mohammed Haruna, states that the suspect who resides at NO.14 Edeh road Okpoko, allegedly lured the ten-year-old girl inside his shop when she went to supply him waterproof bags and had unlawful carnal knowledge of her.   He said the police were alerted and they took the victim to the hospital for medical Examination where penetration and laceration of her hymen was confirmed by the medical doctor.   The spokesperson added that the case would be transferred to the State criminal investigation department for discreet investigation as directed by the Commissioner of Police CP John B.Abang after which the suspect will be charged to court for prosecution.