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Former Rivers State Governor and Minister of Transport, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has stated that it is too early to assess the performance of his successor, Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers. He, however, regretted the number of persons that were gruesomely murdered in the state in the last one year, pointing out that such were not experienced in his first tenure as governor. Amaechi, who spoke to newsmen shortly after paying a condolence visit to the family of the late literary icon, Captain Elechi Amadi at Mgbodo-Aluu community in Ikwerre local government area of the state, said he will write to the management of the University of Port Harcourt to name the Faculty of Humanities after the late Amadi. His words, "It is too early to assess Nyesom Wike. It is too early to assess him; it is just one year. You cannot be comparing his one year to my one year, let's allow him. Maybe, he will achieve it in his second year; maybe, he will achieve it in his third year". "But, the number of people that have been killed so far, the number of people that have been beheaded, in my first term; I didn't see anybody beheaded, neither did I see anybody killed by these criminals."

The government of Kogi State has termed as malicious, a publication by an online medium ( Not DAILY POST) that it had spent a billion naira for the purchase of vehicles for political appointees in the state. Hide quoted text A statement by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Strategy, Abdulkarim Abdulmalik, said Governor Bello, since inception of office had not bought any vehicle for political appointees. The statement reads, "Our attention has been drawn to a publication on the online news site- Sahara Reporters- where it was alleged that Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has spent 1 billion naira to purchase vehicles for the political appointees in the state. "We had wanted to ignore the said publication, but on a second thought, we felt it is proper to put the record straight by telling the public that the allegations stated in the write-up are false and full of malicious content. For avoidance of doubt, Governor Bello, has not bought any vehicle for political appointees as erroneously stated by the Audu/Feleke political organization. The vehicle that the Chief of Staff to the Governor is using is his personal car and was not bought by the government for him. "It is therefore pertinent to say that all the appointees of the Governor are yet to be given official vehicles and those who have were just using the old vehicles acquired and used by the immediate past government in the state. "The vehicles purchased by the Local Government councils were bought on loans, which is to be paid back in twelve months. "It is interesting to let the Faleke group know that the Ford vehicles purchased for Local Government Administrators are cheaper than the one used by the immediate past council Chairmen in the state. "The vehicles in the Governors' convoy, with the exception of two, belong to the Governor himself and that means he has been very mindful of extravagant spending as exhibited by some past leaders in the state, which has brought the state to the present pitiable situation. "The People of the state are wondering why some group of persons, who are members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, have decided to constitute themselves to an opposition to the government in the state. "One will be tempted to say that the attitude as well as the body language of the Faleke group is evidence that they are blinded by their desperate moves to govern the state. If not so, they claimed to be part of the disciples of the late leader of APC in the state, Prince Abubakar Audu; why then have they not commented about the positive step taken by the Governor to name the State University after him? "The People of the state are watching with utter disbelief the funny pretense of Faleke group against the positive steps taken so far by Governor Yahaya Bello in his bid to return the state to its past glory through his New Direction Agenda. "The Faleke group should be reminded that some were not poor before they came into Government as they were financially comfortable. "It is very painful for the group to have misinformed the famous Sahara Reporters into publishing the falsehood. "We, therefore, call on right thinking persons who might have read the unfortunate write up to ignore the said publication for it is not worth any attention because it was a fabricated story. "

Diamond Reynolds, who was handcuffed after a cop in Falcon Heights, Saint Paul, shot her boyfriend, Philando Castile, 32, five times, sobbed as she said her four-year-old daughter will 'forever be scarred' by the incident. Footage recorded by Reynolds in the aftermath of the shooting was live-streamed on Facebook, prompting widespread outrage and protests in Saint Paul. Hours after she was released from jail, she launched into a 20-minute speech calling on the community to come together as she was flanked by a crowd of supporters brandishing Black Lives Matter placards. So sad. More photos below...