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Following the outcome of the 2019 general elections, some of Nigeria’s political heavyweights have been stripped of the dominance and influence they had once exerted in the last few years.  While some of them failed to win their elections, others failed in their bid to ensure there proteges or anointed candidates were elected. Here's a brief roll call of what I term the biggest political losers of 2019.  1. Bukola Saraki   Bukola Saraki's political journey started in 2002 when his father, Olusola Saraki, a renown politician, anointed him for the governorship seat of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Kwara state. He went on to win the election and governed the state for eight years, from 2003 to 2011.  He proceeded to the Senate in 2011, also on the platform of the PDP, to represent Kwara Central.  At this point, Saraki's political influence had become prominent as he successfully installed his protégé to succeed him as the next Kwara governor, against

SUPREME COURT: NON PAYMENT OF LEGAL FEES, CERTIFICATION OF EXHIBITS AND EKERE'S APPEAL It is no longer news that the 1st Appellant Nsima Ekere and his Party All Progressives Congress, APC(2nd Appellant) have vowed not to rest on their oars until the exhaust all options in the litigation ladder after losing woefully to Governor Udom Emmanuel of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the March 9, 2019 governorship elections in Akwa Ibom State, as well as in the lower tribunal and the court of Appeal respectively. A minor error of non payment of legal fees for Exhibits, and failure to provide certification on the Exhibits have posed a grave danger to their case at all levels of litigations. One of their grounds of appeal before the apex court is whether the learned Justices of the Court of Appeal were correct when they sustained the decision of the Tribunal rejecting Appellants' Exhibits on the ground that they were not duly certified. The rejected documents on which the

According to the narrative of Mr Deji from Ibadan his wife who he just got married to urinates every day on their bed. He is presently agitated and wishes to call off the marriage saying it’s a taboo from where he comes from. In this short letter to relationship expert Osigwe Omo-Ikirodah anchor of iRelationship make or mar he complained bitterly and said he has even moved out of his house as a result of this. Let’s hear Deji out and give him a bit of advice. Hey Osigwe, how is your day going? Please, I am terribly troubled as regards my marriage which is just barely 3 months old. I am married to this Benin girl called Adesuwa. We abstained from sleeping together till after her wedding. I guess because of this I never knew she had a terrible habit. My wife urinates on the bed every day. Actually, I suspect she knew this terrible habit was unaccommodating hence she preached abstinence all this while. My wife deceived me knowing fully well at the age of 29 she still urin

ESSIEN UDIM RERUN; THE APC IS WITHOUT A CANDIDATE It is public knowledge that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will not be participating in the rerun elections for Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District. This is consequent upon the press statement released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday the 16th day of December, 2019. The Court of Appeal, Calabar Judicial Division, while giving judgment in a petition by Senator Godswill Akpabio challenging the declaration of Senator Chris Ekpenyong of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) as winner of the election in the Senatorial District, ordered that INEC should conduct a fresh election in Essien Udim Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. It is worthy of note that Essien Udim is just one out of the Senator Akpabio, in a letter dated the 2nd day of December, 2019 and addressed to the APC National Chairman, Mr. Adams Oshiomhole, had notified the party of his withdrawal from the rerun, due to his curre

SUBSTITUTION OF A CANDIDATE BY A POLITICAL PARTY IN A RE-RUN ELECTION ORDERED BY THE COURT. THE FACTS OF THE CASE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) conducted a Senatorial election in Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District (also known as “Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District”) on the 23rd April, 2019.  After the successfully conduct of the election, CHRISTOPHER STEPHEN EKPENYONG of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was declared the winner of the election. SENATOR GODSWILL OBOT AKPABIO, candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) challenged the return of the CHRISTOPHER STEPHEN EKPENYONG of the PDP in the National and State Houses of Assembly Tribunal. The petition was dismissed for lack of merit. He further appeal to the Court of Appeal, Calabar. In the judgment of the Court of Appeal dated 9th November, 2019, the Court of Appeal ordered for a fresh a election in Essien Udim Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. Meanwhile, there are Ten Local Government Are

Countries without crude oil better off than Nigeria —IMF December 13, 2019 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday announced that oil-dependent economies like Nigeria’s continued to perform worse than countries dependent on other exports. According to the organisation, the trend has been on since the crash in oil prices in 2014. The   IMF disclosed   this in its policy paper on macroeconomic developments and prospects in Low-Income Developing Countries (LIDCs), a paper it said its executive directors deliberated on on 13 November, 2019. The LIDCs comprise 59 IMF member countries specifically defined by income per capita level below a certain threshold (fixed at $2,700 in 2016). “The LIDCs are expected to record average annual growth of some five per cent in 2018-2019, a reasonably robust performance against the backdrop of loss of momentum in the global economy,” the organisation stated. “Looking ahead, growth is expected to pick up marginally in 2020 and

Adesina says Buhari is unperturbed by criticism from UK, US and EU over Sowore debacle PRESIDENCY officials have revealed that Aso Rock is not bothered about the recent international condemnation that has trailed the storming of an Abuja courtroom by Department of State Security (DSS) officials as Nigeria is a sovereign state. Last Friday, heavily-armed DSS operatives disrupted the court proceedings, drove away  Femi Falana, the lawyer of Sahara Reporters publisher and former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore and chased Justice Ojukwu out of the courtroom at gun point. They then arrested Mr Sowore and are keeping him in detention despite a court ruling compelling the agency to release him on bail. There has been widespread condemnation of the action both locally and internationally, with one newspaper deciding to refer to President Muhammadu Buhari by his military rank of major General as a result of the debacle. However, presidency spokesman Femi Adesina, said

Died: Reinhard Bonnke, Record-Setting Evangelist to Africa G erman evangelist Reinhard Bonnke, whose record-setting crusades led him to be nicknamed “the Billy Graham of Africa,” died Saturday at age 79. His ministry, Christ for All Nations (CfaN),  claims  that more than 79 million people came to Christ as a result of Bonnke’s career, which spanned from 1967 until his retirement in 2017. The Pentecostal evangelist preached a prayerful message of Christ’s transforming power while also boasting miracles and healings. “Those who knew him off-stage can testify to his personal integrity, genuine kindness, and overflowing love for the Lord,” said his successor, CfaN evangelist Daniel Kolenda. “His ministry was inspired and sustained by his rich prayer life, his deep understanding of the Word, and his unceasing intimacy with the Holy Spirit.” Christianity Today  reported from Bonnke’s  largest in-person event , where 1.6 million gathered on a single night to hear him pr