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MULTIPLE CHIEF VERO TANGBOWEI EMMANUEL CHALLENGES CONTROVERSIAL WARD ALLOCATION FORMULA, CALLS ON PRESIDENT TINUBU AND GOVERNOR OBOREVWORI TO TAKE URGENT ACTION Warri South-West, Delta State — Multiple Chief Vero Tangbowei Emmanuel the Eye-la-ere of Ijaw Nation has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Governor Sheriff Oboroworo to critically examine the ward allocation structure in Warri South-West Local Government Area, describing the current arrangement of 11 to ijaw and 9 to Itsekiri as unfair and capable of creating tension among the Ijaw people. Speaking to news men during the recently concluded Ijaw and Urhobo Stakeholders' Press Briefing held at KFT Place, multiple Chief Vero expressed concern over what she described as an imbalance in the distribution of political wards among the kingdoms in the area. According to her, four kingdoms ( namely Gbaramatu Kingdom, Isaba Kingdom, Igba-ijob kingdom and Deyebire kingdom, were allocated a total of 11 wards, while a single king...

  Otto Canon , 2014 Gulder Ultimate Search contestant who was abducted by kidnappers in Port Harcourt has been released. His brother Otto Orondaam  founder of Slum2School Africa , shared the good news on his Instagram page. He shared a photo of the two of them together with the caption: The past 7 days have been the toughest and scariest days for me & my family. My younger brother otto canon got kidnapped while traveling into Port Harcourt. He was driving on Emuoha road and suddenly a group of men ahead of him randomly opened fire on his car forcing him to stop and he was abducted and taken into the forest. My number was the only number he remembered and he called me that night with a strange number sounding so depressed. “Orondaam I am not fine. I have been kidnapped. Please do something to help me”. As I asked him where he was I then hear a cracked voice on the background saying things I can’t even write. At that point my skin literally went cold an...

The Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Paul Ohonbamu announced on Wednesday that The Edo State Government has banned the use of the premises of public schools, roads and other public places for social events He said that henceforth, the government would not condone those who flout the ban and that  the ban would be dealt with in accordance with extant laws The commissioner directed government agencies to ensure the ban is complied with. According to DailyPost , he said 'By our ancestry as Edo people, we have always shown the example of public order and decency which others have emulated over the years'

The Iuventa, operated by a German NGO, is impounded at Lampedusa harbour as part of the enforcement of a controversial code of conduct. Italy has seized a rescue ship operated by an NGO and dispatched a navy patrol boat to Libya as part of an Italian attempt to end the Mediterranean migrant and refugee crisis. The twin moves came as figures revealed a surprise drop in July in the number of refugees and migrants arriving at southern Italian ports. The Iuventa, a boat operated by German NGO Jugend Rettet, was impounded on the Italian island of Lampedusa on the orders of a prosecutor based in Trapani, Sicily, the state police force said. “Inquiries begun in October 2016, and conducted with the use of sophisticated techniques and investigative technology, have produced circumstantial evidence of the motorboat Iuventa being used for activities facilitating illegal immigration,” a statement said. Earlier, the Italian parliament authorised a naval mission in support of ...

   The Brazilian has signed on with the French side until 2022 Finally it’s completely, totally, officially official as Paris Saint-Germain have confirmed Neymar has joined the club and signed a five-year-deal. The Brazilian has also broken his silence and explained why he opted to leave Camp Nou and make the controversial move to Ligue 1. "I am extremely happy to join Paris Saint-Germain," he told the official club website. "Since I arrived in Europe, the club has always been one of the most competitive and most ambitious. “And the biggest challenge, what most motivated me to join my new team-mates is to help the club to conquer the titles that their fans want. According to Neymar, "Paris Saint-Germain's ambition attracted me to the club, along with the passion and the energy this brings. “I played four seasons in Europe and I feel ready to take the challenge. From today, I wil...

Meek Mill , months after his break up with rapper Nicki Minaj , has said that ending his relationship with her was a loss for him. I n a game of wins and losses on a radio station Power 99 , when asked about his relationship with the rapper, he said: It was a win. I always wanted Nicki my whole life. I got Nicki when I was… like I came up. I always wanted Nicki my whole life. I used to talk…remember I had the rap about it. I bagged that. So that was a win of course. But about the breakup, he said: “Of course breaking up with anyone you love is a loss period…It’s so easy to tell the truth now.” The couple had made their relationship public back in 2015, when Nicki posted a photo on Instagram of them holding hands. Nicki Minaj posted a tweet about being single and focused on work , sparking rumours of a breakup. Meek Mill also address his beef with Drake , calling that a win for him. He said: That’s a win. It’s always a win. There was a lot of people around me before...

                                            Canon Otto Canon Otto , winner of the 2014 edition of the Gulder Ultimate Search reality tv show has been kidnapped by gunmen. According to Daily Post , he was abducted in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. Canon Otto’s close friend Raphael Koko revealed the news to the press. He said: Otto has been kidnapped. He was in Lagos for an event last week and now I’m getting calls from mutual friends that he was kidnapped in Port Harcourt over the weekend. We still don’t have all the details yet. It’s just very surprising and shocking.