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Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom on Friday said no amount of gang-up against him within the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, would make him leave the party for another political party again. There have been insinuations that the governor may defect from the PDP to the Social Democratic Party, SDP. Ever since his defection from the All Progressives Congress, APC to the PDP, there have been some unresolved disagreement between him and the leadership of his new party over who controls the structure of the party in the state. Speaking on behalf of the governor on Friday, his Chief Press Secretary, Terver Akase, told reporters in Makurdi that talks between Ortom and other governorship aspirants within the PDP were still ongoing. He said, “As l speak with you, there is no such thought (of defecting) at all. The governor has joined the PDP, he was in the PDP before he left and he has said that he has come back home. So, there is no such thought at all. “Ortom is a true m...

Omoruyi Efe, the son of deceased veteran actor, Sam Loco has relieved some fond memories he had of his father, stating that no one dared his father to stop smoking. Omoruyi said his father, Sam Loco was planning his retirement by building a farm in Abakaliki before death took him away. He told Vanguard: “Nobody could tell him to stop smoking because he was a very strict person. You couldn’t tell him something like that, so we didn’t see it as our business. However, we really miss him in the house because he had a very good sense of humour but he was a very busy person. “We all expected him to retire so that we would have enough time to spend with him. He was also planning towards his retirement by building a farm in Abakaliki but death took him away suddenly,” he said. The late actor’s son further disclosed that he admired his father especially as an actor, and Sam Loco hoped he would follow in his footsteps. “I admired my daddy as an actor. All through my primary sc...

We all need moms. Even if you lived with your Grandma or some other relative, you had a woman in your life that filled the maternal category. She might not have been your biological mother, but she nurtured you and cared for you. After eighteen years of having that figure in your life, it’s a hard transition to go off to college and not have that maternal presence in your life anymore. They care for you. They worry about you. They watch out for you. They make you feel safe, even in the worst situations. And they love you in spite of all your flaws. I missed my mom when I went away to school. I missed having someone in my life constantly caring for me. Maybe this just shows that I am the baby of my family, but whatever. I love to be nurtured—yolo. For a whole year I ran around like most freshman do. No one could tell me what to do, and those who tried I laughed at. I was nineteen and totally mom free. Then I met Chelsea. I was a sophomore and she was a senior. The year before...

A young lady has cried out for help on social media. The lady simply identified by her Twitter handle @Jraimz revealed that her younger brother had gone missing on Wednesday, August 8, in Aguda area of Surulere in Lagos state. According to the lady who shared her brother's photo on Twitter, he had gone missing around 8:40pm, after he left her family a suicide note. The lady who identified her brother as Hakeem Sanusi, begged Nigerians to help her find him. She urged people to contact her or the nearest police station if they have any information about his whereabouts. "MISSING PERSON ALERT!!! He was last seen on 8th of August, 2018 at 8:40pm in Aguda, Surulere. Please help Retweet til we find my brother. If you happen to get any information that can lead us to his whereabouts please contact 08120200667 or report the nearest police station." The lady further expressed that her parents have been too heartbroken. She also noted that she couldn't st...

The Advanced Peoples Democratic Alliance (APDA) and New African Democratic Congress (N-ADC), a splinter group from African Democratic Congress (ADC) led by ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Saturday, announced their merger. They also unveiled their name as Advanced Republicans (AR) Party. N-ADC on Tuesday pulled out of the ADC. The merger agreement was signed by National Chairman of APDA, Shittu Mohammed and N-ADC Interim National Chairman, Chief Precious Elekima, at a joint meeting. They also agreed that the Chairman of APDA would be the Leader of the new party, while the Chairman of the N-ADC would be his deputy. Mohammed told NAN shortly after the signing of the agreement that the merger was the coming together of like minds and forces to rescue Nigeria through the 2019 general elections. “For us in APDA, we believe that in order to take Nigerians out of wood, forces of like minds must come together. “Ours is like minds, which have the same nationalistic ideo...

Dele Momodu reveals how Saraki can be impeached as Senate President The Publisher of Ovation Magazine, Dele Momodu, has said that it would take 73 Senators to impeach Bukola Saraki as Senate President. Momodu stated this via his verified Twitter account, while responding to a question. A user, had reacted to the media entrepreneur’s opinion that he is against Nigeria’s break up, by tweeting at him, saying: “..Heaven will not fall if Saraki is impeached. He will not be the first. “So because of Saraki there will be break up! NEVER the NASS will sort out themselves when they resume. At least their fight is about ego and personal interest not about development.” In response, Momodu wrote: “I agree… Impeach him first, in the Senate building with 73 Senators, not on social media.” Saraki had responded to claims by the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, that he (Saraki) had always worked with the opposition Peoples Democratic...

- The European Union (EU) has spoken on the recent siege laid to the National Assembly by the officers of the DSS - EU declared that the security agencies must be fair and professional in their conduct - The union also speaks about 2019 general elections as it calls on all stakeholders to make the election free and fair The European Union (EU) on Thursday, August 9, expressed serious concerns over the siege laid to the National Assembly by the officers of the DSS, warning law enforcement agencies against partisan use of state resources. The organisation in a statement said: “The EU Heads of missions have noted with concern recent examples of interference in the democratic process by law enforcement services the most recent case being the barring of access to the National Assembly on August 7. “The EU is fully committed to supporting democracy in Nigeria, and it commends the federal government’s swift action to protect the independence of the National Assembly as a crit...