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APRIL 4, 2019 Rivers Elections: INEC announces Wike winner of gubernatorial The Governorship Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rive [Forward](  [Like](  [Tweet](  [Pin](  [+1](  [in](  [NEWSLETTER BANNER](  [PZ advert]( APRIL 4, 2019 [***] [wike]( Rivers Elections: INEC announces Wike winner of gubernatorial The Governorship Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in River State, Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday, April 3 won his re-election bid, having been declared the winner of the March 9, governorship election. This was announced by the INEC Returning Officer, Teddy Adias, who is also the Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University Otueke, Bayelsa. [Read more]( [***] [Adeleke-and-Oyetola]( APC reacts to judgment nullifying Adeleke’s candidacy The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun has described the Federal High Court judgment nullifying the candidacy of Sen. Ademola Adeleke as the flag bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the September 2018 gubernatorial elections as a victory for the state. The party in a statement issued on Wednesday, April 3 in Osogbo by its Director of Publicity, Research and Strategy, Kunle Oyatomi, said that Osun deserved a better personality as governor. [Read more]( [***] [Atiku-WIKE]( Atiku, Obi congratulate Gov. Wike on his re-election The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in the just concluded election, Atiku Abubakar and his running mate, Peter Obi have congratulated the governor of Rivers, Nyesom Wike on his re-election. Wike won the election with 886,264 votes, while Mr Biokpomabo Awara of the African Alliance Congress (AAC) who came second scored 173,859 votesAtiku in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja described Wike’s victory as hard earned re-election. “It gives me much pleasure to see a political force for good, such as yourself, overcome the anti-democratic forces of dictatorship and oppression. [Read more]( [***] [Onnoghen-and-Mohammed]( NJC not considering allegations against Onnoghen, Muhammad The National Judicial Council (NJC) on Wednesday, April 3 abstained from considering allegations relating to assets declaration that was levelled against the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria. Justice Walter Onnoghen. The decision which is contained in a statement, issued by Soji Oye, the Director of Information, NJC. Oye said the council took the decision at an emergency meeting to consider the Report of the Five-Man Committee constituted to investigate the allegations of misconduct made against Onnoghen and Justice Tanko Muhammad. [Read more]( [***] [Salisu-Buhari]( Former House of Reps Speaker, Salisu Buhari dies at 83 The remains of the father of a former Speaker, Federal House of Representative, Salisu Buhari, was on Wednesday, April 3 laid to rest in Kano. The late business tycoon died in an Egyptian hospital on Monday, April 1 at the age of 83 after undergoing medical treatment. Also Read: Osun Elections: ‘Judgment on Adeleke’s nullification cannot stand test of time’ – SAN His remains which were flown from Egypt arrived the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano on Wednesday evening and was received by family members and business associates. 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Growing up, I heard enough on the news to know that Nigeria as a country was not well respected on the global scene, however, it wasn’t until I started to travel and interact with foreigners that I realized the depth of Nigeria’s negative image. [Read more]( [***] [AIRTEL]( [***] [Robert-Lewandowski]( Lewandowski double helps 10-man Bayern edge cup thriller 5-4 Robert Lewandowski scored twice off the bench to send 10-man Bayern Munich into the German Cup semi-finals as his late penalty secured a 5-4 home win against second division Heidenheim on Wednesday. Lewandowski came on for the second half and netted the winning penalty six minutes from fulltime for 18-time cup winners Bayern, who had Niklas Suele sent off after 15 minutes. “I don’t know how to rate this game,” said Bayern midfielder Thomas Mueller. [Read more]( [***] [Chelsea]( Chelsea thrash Brighton 3-0 to bolster Champions League hopes Chelsea boosted their chances of a top-four finish by beating Brighton and Hove Albion 3-0 at home on Wednesday. The blues were helped by an impressive first Premier League start from winger Callum Hudson-Odoi.The 18-year-old, who last month made his first start for England but has struggled to feature for Chelsea, created the opener when he crossed for Olivier Giroud to score with a flick of the outside of his boot in the 38th minute. [Read more]( [***] [missile]( US warns Turkey over Russian S-400 missile system deal US Vice-President Mike Pence has warned Turkey against buying a Russian S-400 anti-aircraft missile system that Washington sees as a threat to US jets. He said Turkey "must choose" between remaining a key Nato member or risk the security of that partnership "by making such reckless decisions". Turkey responded that the purchase of the advanced system was a done deal. Ankara has been establishing closer links with Russia after recent souring of its ties with the US and Europe. [Read more]( [***] [whatsapp-grousp]( Whatsapp now lets you decide who can add you to groups Whatsapp just brought peace to your chat experience with this new privacy settings it's rolling out. Facebook-owned WhatsApp has announced a new privacy feature that lets you control who can add you to a group. ALSO READ: WhatsApp limit forwarded messages to 5 persons The option to manage this feature is tucked inside the Settings > Account > Privacy > Groups menu. There you will see three more options - 'Everyone', 'My contacts', and 'Nobody'. [Read more]( [***] [mar-a-Lago]( Chinese national charged over unauthorised entry of Mar-a-Lago resort In an occurrence that aptly illustrates the ongoing security problem the Trump adminstration faces, a Chinese national who entered the Mar-a-Lago club, belonging to President Trump have been charged for unauthorised entry. The incursion has espionage undertones but this is yet to be confirmed.Mar-a-Lago is the Trump family’s winter retreat and is also a private members club. [Read more]( [***] [advert banner 2]( [***] [victoria-kimani]( #FuckYouChallenge: Victoria Kimani drags Tiwa Savage, Ycee on her song [Read more]( [***] [tundeoap]( 'I want a sugar mummy that won’t tap my destiny'– Tunde OAP [Read more]( [***] [adetutu]( Tribal mark model, Adetutu OJ reveals she received death threat from Simi’s fans [Read more]( [***] [1st News]( [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Twitter](  ©2019 1st News | Gbagada, Lagos [Web Version](  [Preferences](  [Forward](  [Unsubscribe](   [Powered by Mad Mimi®A GoDaddy® company]()