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Diego Costa was shown a straight red card in the 27th minute of Atletico Madrid’s match against Barcelona Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa has beenbanned for eight games after being found guilty of abusing a referee.The former Chelsea player, 30, was sent off byofficial Jesus Gil Manzano during Atletico’s 2-0 loss to Barcelona in La Liga.Manzano said in his match report that theSpanish international had “insulted his mother”, a claim Costadenied.The Spanish Football Federation’s ban ruleshim out of Atletico’s remaining La Liga fixtures this season.Costa, who can appeal against the ban,received a four game suspension for insults to the referee and…

Nigeria has been abuzz with the recentoutburst of little Miss Success Adegor of Okotie-Eboh Community Primary School,Sapele, Delta State. The innocent little girl demonstration via a recordedvideo that went viral on Facebook, frustration over the penchant by schools allover the South South at least, to send students away from school for failure bytheir parents to pay school fees and sundry levies.In this case, Success’ school, a Delta Stategovernment owned public school is supposed to be a free education school butsomehow, a handsome levy of N1000 was imposed for examination. The West AfricanExamination Council, WAEC charges N5000, the National Examination Council,NECO,…

By lduozee Paul, Benin    As governor s in Nigeria debate on how they can pay the newly approved minimum wage, the president general of the Senior Staff Association of Statutory Corporations and Government Owned Companies (SSASGOC), Comrade Muhammad Attahiru Yunusa has called on President Buhari and state governors to cut down their spending on political appointees so that they can pay the new wage and cause workers to enjoy the fruit of their labour.  Comrade Muhammad Yunusa made the call a meeting with SSASGOC officials held in Benin city, at the weekend. He said the aim of the meeting…

By lduozee Paul, BeninThe state House of Assembly elections conducted in some partsof Edo State on March 9, 2019, was marred with voter apathy. Most of theelectorate did not come out to vote unlike in the presidential and NationalAssembly elections held on February 23,2019 where all polling stations andcentres were filled with people eager to vote for their desired presidential candidate, a hope chattered by the election umpire, INEC.Atthe Staff Training Centre in Oredo Local GovernmentArea where the former APC national chairman, Chief Odigie Oyegun voted, aftercasting his vote, he told journalists the low turnout of voters at the polls…

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By Constance MejuHon. Prince Ned NwokoAn AbujaHigh Court has thrown out Senator Peter Nwaoboshi as senator-elect for DeltaNorth Senatorial District.In aruling on a case brought before it by Prince Ned Nwoko challenging the electionof Nwaoboshi by the Peoples Democratic Party as its flag-bearer, Justice A. R.Mohammed ordered Nwaoboshi to stop parading himself as senator-elect and ruled that the PDP and the IndependentNational Electoral Commission, INECshould replace Nwoko’s name as the PDP candidate.Followingthe outcome of the PDP primaries last August that threw up Nwaoboshi as theparty’s flag-bearer, Prince Ned Nwoko had headed to court challenging thevictory alleging irregularities and urging the…

By Gift E. JonahF.C.T Field Executive Council Members, Apostle (Dr.) J. A. Buzu, field Superintendent (4th right), Apostle, (Dr.) M. S. Udoh, Apostle, S. A. Brown, Apostle K. E. Ekpenyong and Apostle M. I. Ebhomien (1st right), othersThe newly ordained pastors and the Field Executive Council membersNewly ordained pastors: From Left: Pst. Sedo S. Udoikot, Pst. S. Pst. S. U. Udoh , Pstor G. E. Obong (4th left), others Ordination by the Field Superintendent, Apostle (Dr.) J. A. Buzu, supported by field executive council membersPrayer for the newly ordained Pastors by the ApostlesInduction of the new PH Metropolitan Chairman Apostle…

Blue House receives TrophyRed House receives trophyLemon House receives trophyTitare Star AcademyInter-House Sports Competition held on 29th March, 2019 at TitareStar Academy, 19 Kwuru-Kwuru Road, Off Okporo Road, via Artillery, PortHarcourt.Winnersfor the competition:1st Position – Blue House (King Aflred )2nd Position – Red House (Prof. Alele Williams)3rd Position – LemonHouse (Dr. Goodluck Jonathan)

By Constance MejuWomen incommunities devastated by oil spill in Ogoni an Eleme area have accused HYPREP,the implementing body for the UNEP recommended clean-up in Ogoni land, of notrespecting the stipulated guideline for the emergency measures in an attempt toplease politicians.This waspart of deliberations at a quarterly media session between women from some oilimpacted communities and media personnel organized by Kebetkache WomenDevelopment and Resource Center March 22, 2019 in Port Harcourt.Thewomen from K-Dere, community in Gokana Local Government, Kwakwa in Khana LocalGovernment and Alode in Eleme Local Government Area all said the basicprovision of clean water for affected communities has not…