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MainblockAngle:
Nigerian Afrobeat artists are set to take Berlin by storm again barely few months after the likes of Wizkid and Burna performed at the AfroBeat Festival. This time, AFROBEAT MEETS BERLIN is set to showcase artists like Kizz Daniel, Teniola, Diamond Platinum, Bcross, Made Kuti and others.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwJnqrl2WMI

The Concert which is to be hosted in the city of Berlin, Germany will be taking place in a 4000 audience capacity venue along with various online streaming platforms for audience around the world.


The concert has been slated to hold by September 24th. It is expected that fans of the Afrobeat genre around the world who can’t make it to Berlin physically will participate via online streaming platforms.

Latidoh1:
Anything Nnamani will not fly in Enugu.

A former Executive Director of Total Nigeria Plc and one of the most respected Oil and Gas professionals of Enugu State extraction, Prince (Dr.) Jefferson Nnamani, who recently declared for the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the state, has explained the over-riding motivation for his new move.

Speaking to journalists in Enugu after the party formally announced his membership, Dr. Nnamani said the urgent task of reforming the state’s political and governance atmosphere was one that all well-meaning Enugu indigenes must be willing to commit their all to.

He observed that it was a thing of shame that after 23 years of the current political dispensation, career politicians who have perpetually held the levers of government have failed to make citizens proud of their state. It is time, he further stated, to institute a truly people-centered approach to governance in order for the state to take its deserved position as the pride of the Igbo race.

Dr. Nnamani enjoined Enugu citizens to shake off political apathy and become more involved, adding that leaders have to be subjected to more accountability on how they use the state’s resources

“Governance should always be about the people, because the resources of state belongs to the people and government is only in place to administer such resources on the people’s behalf. Citizens must insist on and work to enthrone good governance”.

“My choosing to join APGA is because it is the only political party that truly connects to the Ndi Igbo aspiration for socio-economic development in all ramifications. It is not an alternative; it is the only option for the reclamation and reformation of our dear Enugu State”, he submitted.

While analyzing the import of the emergence of Dr. Nnamani on the Enugu political scene now, a seasoned politician and former APGA State chairman, Chief Okechukwu Nkoloagu, said both the party and the state are truly on the way to a new dispensation.

In his words, “Only a few politicians on the scene could match Jeff’s qualities. His consistency, doggedness, and astuteness can be seen in how he started as Sales Rep in Total Nigeria and rose, with hard work, honesty, and dedication over a period of 30 years, to become an Executive Director.

“As a former Executive Director of Total Nigeria, he has, in the Oil & Gas industry alone, over 19,000 colleagues in close to 2000 companies located in over 100 countries across the world. No politician on the scene today can boast of a groundswell of potential development allies that they can tap to create a new Enugu like him. Jeff is in a class of his own. He is a great asset to our state. He is a departure from the old order and a breath of fresh air. Definitely, he has all it takes to spearhead the industrial and socio-economic reformation of Enugu state”.

AnonPoet:
A Lagos businesswoman has emerged the winner of one million naira Magic Million game. Mrs Oyewole Toyosi picked up her prize in Lagos this week and was beaming with smiles and gratefulness.

Jesu, when will I make my own first million bayi? I have bought enough tickets
Have you ever won a lottery? How did you do it and how did you do it? I need to win too

The woman even won it while playing on her phone (must be like sports betting) abeg, i no do bet again. na lottery now


See as the woman dey even laugh. Abeg mynd44 lalasticlala Dominique, how I can I win the lottery in Nigeria

MainblockAngle:
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Mrs. Oyewole Toyosi from Lagos State is our big winner from the special ‘Magic Million’ game that was recently concluded on EasyWin Lotto. Congratulations to Mrs. Oyewole Toyosi! The amazing win came in at the perfect time - on her birthday!

As she celebrated a brand new year of life, EasyWin Lotto topped up the joy with a fantastic win from the Magic Million jackpot. She emerged the winner of One Million Naira after participating in the ‘Magic Million’ Jackpot hosted on EasyWin lotto.

EasyWin Lotto has always emphasized the ease of betting from anywhere within the country, and on any gadget, a fact that our most recent winner has proven.


Mrs. Oyewole Toyosi was able to register on the EasyWin Lotto website from the comfort of her phone while running her Business in Shomolu, Lagos State. In no time at all, her account was fully set up and she was set to play exciting games and stake in amazing lottery games!

When the Magic Million lottery was announced, Mrs. Oyewole Toyosi saw it as an opportunity to win big without the stress of long queues at ticketing stations nor the chaotic and anxious wait of validating her eventual win. In an exciting outcome, her win was confirmed on her birthday - a double celebration! And you can also enjoy a special celebration with an amazing Christmas prize!


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Same as always, all you need to play the game is to visit any EasyWin or Opay store near you.

If you wish to play online, head over to our website at www.easywin.ng and set up your account. It is quick and easy! Once your account is set up, all you have to do is play the special ‘Merry Christmas’ Scratch and Win game.

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Once again, the entire team at EasyWin Lotto congratulates Mrs. Oyewole Toyosi on her One Million Naira win in the just-concluded Magic Million Jackpot!

Remember, you too can be a winner this Christmas! The Merry Christmas Jackpot is proudly sponsored by EasyWin Lotto -where everyone's a winner!

MainblockAngle:
‘You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take’ is a saying that resonates deeply with us here at EasyWin Lotto.


It is the foundational principle for our lottery draws; the shot of getting a ticket is what makes anyone a winner. In our latest draw for the ‘Magic Million’ jackpot game, a winner emerged!


Mrs. Oyewole Toyosi from Lagos State is our big winner from the special ‘Magic Million’ game that was recently concluded on EasyWin Lotto. Congratulations to Mrs. Oyewole Toyosi! The amazing win came in at the perfect time - on her birthday!

As she celebrated a brand new year of life, EasyWin Lotto topped up the joy with a fantastic win from the Magic Million jackpot. She emerged the winner of One Million Naira after participating in the ‘Magic Million’ Jackpot hosted on EasyWin lotto.

EasyWin Lotto has always emphasized the ease of betting from anywhere within the country, and on any gadget, a fact that our most recent winner has proven.


Mrs. Oyewole Toyosi was able to register on the EasyWin Lotto website from the comfort of her phone while running her Business in Shomolu, Lagos State. In no time at all, her account was fully set up and she was set to play exciting games and stake in amazing lottery games!

When the Magic Million lottery was announced, Mrs. Oyewole Toyosi saw it as an opportunity to win big without the stress of long queues at ticketing stations nor the chaotic and anxious wait of validating her eventual win. In an exciting outcome, her win was confirmed on her birthday - a double celebration! And you can also enjoy a special celebration with an amazing Christmas prize!


We are presenting an opportunity for you - yes, you - to win even BIGGER! Christmas is here, and the festive season is certainly a time to jolly! EasyWin is launching a special edition of the SCRATCH AND WIN lottery game.

The ‘Merry Christmas’ Scratch and Win special jackpot is set to be one of our BIGGEST WINS on EasyWin. You stand a chance to win N5 MILLION NAIRA with a ticket of just N500 Naira this festive season.

Our ‘Merry Christmas’ Special Jackpot is a unique winning opportunity for all players. Taking a shot at this jackpot offers a better chance than any lotto ever! Players stand the chance of winning multiple cash prizes and an ultimate prize of N5 Million Naira!


Same as always, all you need to play the game is to visit any EasyWin or Opay store near you.

If you wish to play online, head over to our website at www.easywin.ng and set up your account. It is quick and easy! Once your account is set up, all you have to do is play the special ‘Merry Christmas’ Scratch and Win game.

Also, EasyWin is currently welcoming new agents. Are you interested in being part of our winning story? Then join us today by applying at www.easywin.ng/agent or send your name, contact information and State of residence to agents.application@easywin.ng.

Once again, the entire team at EasyWin Lotto congratulates Mrs. Oyewole Toyosi on her One Million Naira win in the just-concluded Magic Million Jackpot!

Remember, you too can be a winner this Christmas! The Merry Christmas Jackpot is proudly sponsored by EasyWin Lotto -where everyone's a winner!

To commemorate the 2020 Child Health Day, Africa’s foremost media company, TVC Communications; owners of TVC, TVC News, Max FM (Lagos & Abuja) & Adaba FM in partnership with Procter & Gamble recently donated Pampers Baby Diapers to post-natal mothers at Nigeria’s biggest Maternity Hospital in Lagos; Ayinke House Maternity Hospital, Ikeja Lagos, Nigeria.

Giving insight about the donation, the Chief Executive Officer of TVC Communications, Andrew Hanlon, said the commemoration of the Child Health Day is in line with the company’s commitment to ensure that it reaches the underprivileged in the society and create awareness on the need to promote child development and growth.

He urged mothers across the country to look into the welfare and inherent potential of their children by paying keen attention to their health as they remain the hope of the future.

Andrew Halon says “Our commemoration of the Child Health Day and donation to post-natal mothers at Ayinke House Maternity Hospital is one of the various CSR activities that we are using to drive community impact while also raising awareness about how to support families in our communities with a happy, healthy, and safe experience for all children.”

Receiving the TVC Communications delegates during the visit to Ayinke House, Chief Medical Director of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, (LASUTH), Prof. Tokunmbo Fabanwo commended TVC Communications for the initiative. He said “This show of corporate responsibility is rare amongst corporate organizations. According to our protocols here at the hospital, the CMD only receives important guests and I am glad to receive all delegates of TVC Communications. We appreciate your company for coming together to donate to our postnatal mothers here at the maternity hospital.’’

In an interview with one of the beneficiaries of the Pamper baby diapers, Mrs. Adeyanju (a post-natal mother) she shares her story on the safe delivery of her child and also thanked TVC for the donation. In her words; ‘Firstly, I thank God for safe delivery, for my baby and for the fact that I am alive. I thank God for bringing TVC Communications around to surprise us with the baby diapers. I am very appreciative and I am grateful for being a part of this experience.’


The TVC Communications CSR initiative is built on three pillars; Education Sustainability, Child Welfare & Health and Environmental Sustainability.

Our Education Sustainability will see TVC Communications provide basic education to the less privilege children in the community. We are adopting a school within our community and we will be sending 50 kids to primary school every year.

Our Environmental Sustainability is our demonstration towards our immediate environment. We clean some strategic places in our community every quarter to help reduce the negative impact of waste on the environment.


Our Child Welfare & Health is our way of promoting child development and growth. We are partnering with other corporate organizations to drive conversations across the country on the need to look into the welfare and inherent potential of our children’s health and welfare.

Presently, we have started recycling our cans, papers, and bottles in the office and our idea is to tie this back into our CSR initiative (Education Sustainability) by using the funds acquired from recycling to send kids to school.

Ultimately, we believe our CSR initiative will help improve access to education, reduce pollution, promote child welfare and health, promote good environmental practice of recycling and economic growth, and also reduce the rate of indiscriminate disposal of PET bottles and cans.

MainblockAngle:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1iz_QoJF98

CBN vs NESG: The CBN's Communication Failings in Full Glare Again


The dramatic and inept response of the CBN to issues raised by the NESG is the latest showcase of the dramatic fall in standards at the important but failing institution

By Adedayo Bakare

This a detailed read on the CBN’s poor communication of issues and its costly policies. The first section traces CBN’s poor crisis management between 2015 and 2017, which is similar to its COVID-19 response. The last section focuses on its weak response to the NESG in light of the institutions’ recent publication on issues facing the Nigerian economy. Skip to the sections you want. Pardon errors, rushed and unedited.

Earlier in the year, when the impact of COVID-19 was becoming evident, I wrote a thread on how the biggest challenge facing us would be CBN’s communication problem and policies. I have been mostly correct.

This prediction was not because I was smart or could see the future. It is simply what you expect from a Bank that has left a trail of communication failings in its wake in the past five years. History might not the best predict the future, but with the current CBN, the thinking seems stuck in the past with no room for new learning.

The CBN said there would be no devaluation only to devalue some days later. The Bank has also attacked importers, exporters and BDC operators. This is a playbook from the past and bad policies seem to be on a timeless loop.

A Communication Disasterclass between 2015 and 2017

Before I go into the CBN’s latest tantrums about NESG’s 15-point highlight of issues facing Nigeria, let me talk about the trail of CBN’s communication problems during the last crisis between 2015 and 2017.

In February 2015, Premium Times talked about the widening premium at the parallel market after the devaluation in September 2014 was below market expectation. The paper also wrote about how foreign investors, in this case, JP Morgan, complained about illiquidity in the FX markets that deterred the entry and exit of foreign investors. JP Morgan had threatened to delist Nigeria from its index, which emerging market investors looked at before making decisions. The CBN responded to both issues, it was important to do so due to capital flows. The CBN Governor stated that the Bank would do everything possible to prevent delisting. In the same month, the CBN devalued from N169/$ to N197/$.

Post-2015 elections and after two devaluations (November 2014 and February 2015) driven by the oil price crash in mid-2014, the CBN later decided that a devaluation was a bad thing to do. In the linked article, the position of the President and Vice-President, people who should have no control over monetary policy, was used as justification by the CBN. This reduced liquidity in the market and the Bank implemented capital controls (policies that made it difficult for investors to bring in USD and exit).

Much later, JP Morgan eventually delisted Nigeria. In classic fashion, the CBN which took measures to prevent an exit, worked with the DMO to release a bombastic circular on how that delisting meant nothing and would have no impact. Much later, the impact would be seen in the record moderation in capital importation into Nigeria as foreign investors turned away. The only other time Nigeria has had worse investment numbers is this year, no thanks to COVID-19 and the CBN’s poor response.

As economic conditions worsened despite the CBN talking down a devaluation, blaming speculators and importers, sponsoring tweets to attack analysts on Twitter and cutting down trees to stem the fall in the currency, the Bank eventually devalued mid-2016 and in early 2017. In early 2017, the CBN created the I&E window to entice foreign investors that they claimed did not matter less than two years earlier. Between 2017 and 2019, the CBN destroyed its balance sheet by selling securities to this same foreign investors to attract USD flows.

From going against a devaluation and peddling myths against a devaluation, the CBN adjusted from N197/$ to N365/$ in two years. All along the way, communication was poor and inconsistent and the consequences were dire. Doctors are some times jailed for malpractice, not policymakers who spread poverty and destroy businesses.

CBN’s Tantrums at NESG’s Take on Recent Economic Challenges

Now to the important issue. I am sure most of us have read the NESG’s take on recent issues in Nigeria. This was a very measured consideration of issues facing Nigeria and I am surprised by the CBN’s sensational reaction which would be hilarious if not sad. The quality of the response and the language were disappointing, to say the least. In the following paragraphs, I will walk you through the CBN’s poor understanding of issues and deliberate misrepresentation of facts.

On Weak Growth and CBN’s COVID-19 Response

Below is what the CBN has to say on the performance of the economy. The major point is that the CBN claims to have staved off a worse performance unlike in India, US, and SA.
https://i1.wp.com/www.gistreel.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/nesg-1.png?resize=618%2C223&ssl=1

The CBN says analysts expected a decline in GDP of 7.4% in Q2 but the actual was better at -6.1% due to their measures. This is hilarious because the same CBN expected (PDF: Page 3, last second to the last paragraph) a contraction of just 1.03%. So why is the CBN praising itself for a contraction of 6.1% when they expected a decline of just 1.03%?

Also, the CBN tried to imply that Nigeria did well because SA’s GDP declined by 52% in Q2. What the CBN did not mention was that SA calculates its growth numbers differently. If you assume the same methodology as Nigeria’s, SA’s performance was a decline of around 17%, still bad but obviously way off 52% innit?

Finally, it was convenient that the CBN chose countries doing much worse. There are countries likely to have outperformed Nigeria in Q2 - peers such as Ghana, Kenya and Egypt.

On CBN’s COVID-19 Disbursements

The CBN claims that its development finance activities are felt by Nigerians and the justification provided is hilarious.
https://i1.wp.com/www.gistreel.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/nesg-1.png?resize=618%2C223&ssl=1

You don’t need to be smart to see this as pure nonsense. Who takes credit for disbursing N59.1bn to households and businesses in a country where consumer spending is N107.7tn annually and the contribution of SMEs exceeds 50% (over N70.0tn) of GDP? The Bank’s intervention is clearly too negligible to have an impact, nice try though.

On the Inadequacy of Monetary Disbursement to Farmers

At this point, I am convinced the CBN operates in an alternate reality. The Bank is claiming that its intervention programmes have ensured that Nigeria is not facing a food crisis.
https://i1.wp.com/www.gistreel.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/nesg-3.png?resize=618%2C158&ssl=1

This shows the CBN is disconnected from the reality of the average Nigerian, nor do they take notice of facts available. The latest price watch of the NBS (see image below) as of July 2020 shows that Nigeria is indeed in the middle of a food crisis. Or how else do you justify these price changes over a one year period? Food insecurity in Nigeria is similar to what is obtainable in war-torn countries, I wrote about it here a year ago. It’s getting worse. One would expect a CBN with an inflation target of 6-9% to know better in a country where inflation is 12.8% and rising.

https://i0.wp.com/www.gistreel.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/nesg-4.png?resize=597%2C822&ssl=1
On the Quality of CBN’s Development Finance Activities

The Bank made a fair point in stating that one way in which it could support farmers was in the area of funding. However, what makes the Bank think it’s interventions are working if other critical issues have not been resolved? Why are they using money to fix a multifaceted problem and then claim the credit? Just last week Bloomberg reported that floods have wiped off around 25% of rice harvest.
https://i0.wp.com/www.gistreel.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/nesg-4.png?resize=597%2C822&ssl=1

On NESG’s claim that the lending process is not ideal, the CBN noted that there was adequate due diligence and pricing of risk. This is not honest. Many farmers claim not to have received disbursement. Some complain that disbursement is usually slow and after the planting season. And for those with access, the farmers have failed to repay back the loans disbursed under the Anchor Borrower’s Programme, for instance. Premium Times, Business Day and Guardian have all reported it extensively. So why is the CBN claiming that it is a successful programme when loans are not properly disbursed and they are mostly not repaid?

Beyond agriculture, even the COVID-19 support offered to businesses and households through Nirsal was disbursed through a poor lending process. There are beneficiaries who allegedly never submitted complete documents but received credit alerts! There is a problem with the CBN’s approach to development financing and there is no evidence that it works.

On Trade and Border Closure

I am not surprised that this is the best response the CBN could provide for the extended closure of borders which has had devastating consequences. It is hard to defend poor policies.
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In an economy with needs for new sources of FX other than from oil, why is it reasonable to ban exports to neighbouring countries? When did it become economic sabotage to export products? A lot of Nigerian manufacturers have been affected by the closure of land borders, including those importing raw materials needed for finished goods that are exported.

Then why should the desire to block “harmful and illicit trade” affect “genuine” ones? In what planet does it make sense to impose a 70% tariff on a staple such as rice and also restrict FX for its import? Yet with all these anti-trade policies, if local rice production is still not competitive, shouldn’t this bring about a new approach?

What is clear is that it doesn’t make sense to create barriers to imports when domestic production is grossly inadequate. We have seen it with rice, it is also now evident with poultry products, as the CBN’s decision to stop selling FX to maize importers is creating problems.

The welfare impact of the border closure is well captured by this snapshot from the World Bank.
https://i1.wp.com/www.gistreel.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/nesg-7.png?resize=575%2C618&ssl=1

On the Lack of Clarity on FX, and poor FX Management

CBN’s management of the FX crisis has not inspired confidence. The failure to adopt a timely adjustment of the exchange rate in the face of reduced FX availability has resulted in a wide premium at the parallel market. The CBN also stopped sales to BDCs and the I&E FX window - what is supposed to be the market-reflective segment - since March 2020. In a market with weak supply and many prices (exchange rates) which create the room for arbitrage, it shouldn’t be hard to see how FX allocation would be inefficient and how economic activities would be disrupted.
https://i2.wp.com/www.gistreel.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/nesg-8.png?resize=618%2C309&ssl=1

On Interest Rate Management, Saving and Pensions

You won’t be wrong to think that the economists at the CBN with PhDs probably got their certifications by way of an affidavit with this response.
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What the NESG alluded to was the challenges with low-interest rates or yields (treasury bills and bonds) in Nigeria, with rates on treasury bills around 2-3% and significantly below inflation at around 12.8%. In a country where the currency is losing value, this will result in loss of confidence and saving becomes less attractive to businesses and consumers. However, a high level of domestic saving is needed to boost investment and growth. Similarly, in a country with no safety nets, a negative real return (inflation > interest rates) would affect pension returns and the welfare of retirees in the future.

Yet the content of the above image is what the CBN offered as an explanation, redirecting the conversation to its recent policy which reduced interest rate on savings deposits. To be clear, the interest rate on savings deposits has always been poor relative to inflation. Before the latest change to 10% of MPR (the benchmark interest rate for the country) which is 1.25%, it was a minimum of 30% of MPR which was 3.8%. The rate was 4.2% between 2016 and 2020 when MPR was 14.0% while inflation averaged >13.0%. That clearly isn’t the point.

The CBN’s claim that because saving must equal investment, deposits must then be close to loans is a reach. The saving must equal investment equation, in theory, is for a closed economy. While our land borders are shut, we are not a closed economy. Saving in that context is also not the same as deposits, nor can loans be close to investment. Saving refers to the part of your income that is not consumed. If I borrow money from Wema Bank and deposit in GTB, does that count as saving too just because it is a deposit? Loans can be for all sorts of uses. It can be used to pay salaries, buy gadgets, purchase clothes, buy machinery, among other uses. But investment is actually spending on durable goods with uses beyond a year. How then should loans be close to investment?

Still on the Bank claims that total deposits should be close to total credit. Well, how will this be possible if the mandatory CRR (share of deposits kept with the CBN) is 27.5% while the actual CRR has recently surpassed 50.0% due to arbitrary debits?

This has been a long read and I am going to stop here. Clearly, the CBN chose to be sensational rather than react sensibly to the issues raised by the NESG. The CBN demonstrates a poor understanding of issues and tries to mislead with its response to the NESG. There were many other valid issues raised that were unaddressed. Without a doubt, competent people are needed at the CBN.

Elose11:
FLASHBACK: How Oshiomhole Removed Edo Assembly Roof As Governor

FLASHBACK: How Oshiomhole Removed Edo Assembly Roof As Governor
By Tayo Olu on August 6, 2020
A recurrence of an event that took place in 2014 during Adams Oshiomhole’s tenure as Edo State governor played out on Thursday after the police invaded the state’s assembly complex.

The roof of the Chief Anthony Enahoro Complex was removed on Thursday in an apparent bid to prevent what was described as “forceful takeover” of the state assembly by some yet-to-be sworn in members of the house.

Obaseki had accused Oshiomhole, who is his predecessor, and Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, of being behind the police invasion of the assembly complex but did not back up his claim with evidence.

The governor, who spoke to BBC Pidgin through his media aide, Crusoe Osagie, alleged that the plan was to give access to the members who were yet to be sworn in to inaugurate a “parallel House of Assembly” in the state.

– Removal Of Edo Assembly Complex Roof In 2014-

Oshiomhole, who until recently was the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), had admitted to ordering the removal of the Edo Assembly roof to prevent his impeachment in 2014.

The former APC chairman stated this at the party’s National Presidential Convention in 2018, while commending President Muhammadu Buhari for “being too mild” on the opposition compared to past administrations.

Oshiomhole had said: “As a sitting governor then, I was denied the use of a public airport.

”Mr President, sometimes I feel you are too mild. I was under threat of impeachment, I had to remove the roof of my State House of Assembly in order to survive.

“One of your predecessors used seven people to remove a sitting Governor. I am, however, not in anyway suggesting that you do the same,” he said.

https://thewhistler.ng/flashback-how-oshiomhole-removed-edo-assembly-roof-as-governor/amp/

9jaBlogger:
https://igberetvnews.com/1360573/edo-2020-drama-edo-assembly-elects-new-speaker-victor-edoror/

ajibola1979:
Covener of Human Rights group, Concerned Nigerians, Deji Adeyanju, says Adams Oshiomhole masterminded the ddeployment of police officers to Edo State House of Assembly on Thursday.
It was learnt that the premises of Edo State House of Assembly on Thursday morning was besieged by men of the Nigeria police force.
Rumors had it that some elected House members who are on the side of the All Progressive Congress, APC, and allegedly loyal to the former party chairman, Adam Oshiomole had perfected plans for sitting at the assembly complex which is currently under renovation.............................

.http://www.politico.ng/oshiomhole-is-insane-edo-wont-have-oeace-until-he-is-humiliated-deji-adeyanju/