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Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has approved an increase in the maternity leave period for women in its public service from 12 to 16 weeks. Permanent Secretary in the State Ministry of Information, Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Kola Ajumobi, said this on Monday at a public enlightenment forum in Ado Ekiti, the state capital. He said that the gesture was part of Fayose’s “display of love and special regard for the womenfolk in the state. “It is also aimed at encouraging exclusive breast feeding for newly born children in the first six months of birth”. Ajumobi said that nursing mothers would, in addition to the four months, be granted two hours’ off duty every day for a period of six months from the date they resumed from maternity leave. According to him, the commitment of the Fayose-led administration to the reduction in mothers and children’s mortality and morbidity rate to the barest minimum remains sacrosanct. Ajumobi said the crèche at the state secretari...

Getty Image The lead at the top of the table has been cut to just four points with six games left as Chelsea were outplayed and out-thought at Old Trafford COMMENT Chelsea risk throwing away the Premier League title after their former manager Jose Mourinho exposed their weaknesses in a disastrous afternoon for Antonio Conte at Old Trafford. Conte's side put in their worst performance since they were beaten 3-0 by Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium at the start of the campaign - as Marcus Rashford and Ander Herrera gave United a 2-0 win. Chelsea remain four points clear of Tottenham at the top of the table and they are the envy of the rest of the league but Conte is now faced with a host of problems to resolve. Diego Costa is badly out of form and looking like a liability once again as he was lucky not be red carded. Hazard was nullified, having been man-marked by Herrera, prompting the following question; if you stop Hazard, do you stop Chelsea? I...

Mount Zion Ministries, Pastor Mike Bamiloye has bared his mind on the just concluded Big Brother Naija show. According to the Christian movie maker, he hopes Nigerian pastors won’t use Efe’s victory to make reference as work of God’s grace because the Big Brother Naija glamorized and glorified immorality. It was shared on the Mount Zion Ministries Facebook page. See what he had to say below

Getty Images 0 The Spain striker would be keen to link up with the Blues boss in London if he were to leave Madrid at the end of the season Real Madrid striker Alvaro Morata believes it is inevitable he will play for Antonio Conte one day amid reports Chelsea are keen to lure him to Stamford Bridge. Conte attempted to sign the Spain international ahead of the 2016-17 campaign, but Madrid refused to sell the attacker having only just re-signed him from Juventus. The 24-year-old has been struggling to break into the starting XI at the Santiago Bernabeu, though, with head coach Zinedine Zidane preferring Karim Benzema up front. Morata's situation at Madrid has not gone unnoticed elsewhere and recent reports suggest Chelsea are ready to make another move for the striker come June and he is relishing the prospect of potentially linking up with Conte. Real Madrid C.F.   ✔ @realmadriden   # RMCity Next up:  @ FCBayern...

The Chilean's frustrations have boiled over this season and it can no longer be a surprise that he wants to join a team who can win major trophies SPECIAL REPORT This summer could be the most turbulent period at Arsenal since the departures of Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri in 2011. Those months in the club’s history hold deep significance at Emirates Stadium due to the circumstances in which both players left north London, with Fabregas returning to his boyhood team Barcelona and Nasri allowed to leave for Manchester City due to “financial and psychological reasons”. “Football rules are made like that, that the player can be worth a lot of money today and nothing in six months so it doesn’t look completely logical but, at the end of the day, of course, we are forced into a decision like that for psychological and financial reasons,” said Wenger after the exits of both players were confirmed. “I am a realist so I have no ill...

The Peoples Democratic Party has been described as a party on the death row while the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, is struggling for life. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo made the descriptions yesterday, April 10 while speaking at the National Conference on Political Party Supremacy and the Dynamics of Parliamentary Autonomy put together by the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, in Abuja. Osinbajo was represented by the Special Adviser to the President on Political matters, Babafemi Ojudu. He tasked the institute to go into research and see how Nigeria can begin to build very strong political parties. The VP said, “Today, we cannot talk of strong parties in Nigeria. The PDP is on death row, the APC is gasping for breath, therefore, it is very important that in building our party we must also look out for leaders that can work assiduously to mobilize people, leaders with conviction, leaders who are independent, leaders who are courageous, leaders ...

Gettyimages Any additions are intended to complement Cavani, though, rather than replace him. Discussions regarding a new deal with their star striker will, however, require a certain degree of compromise from both sides. Cavani is looking for any fresh terms to remove any punishment for a late return from holiday breaks, while also allowing him to manage certain sections of his image rights. The former Napoli frontman is also looking for PSG to pay the taxes he is now eligible to pay after losing expat staus and for finances to be made available to help projects near his hometown of Salto in Uruguay. There is a desire from all parties to get a deal done, with club chairman Nasser Al-Khelaifi having taken charge of negotiations following previous discussions with director of football Patrick Kluivert.

Jonathan Alleged To Have Received $200m In Malabu Oil Deal Scam A former Russia Ambassador and Intelligence Officer, Ednan Agaev has alleged that former President Goodluck Jonathan may have pocketed $200m from the $1.3bn paid by oil giants Shell and Eni, into a Federal Government escrow account. Agaev, was quoted as saying this while speaking with officials of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the United States as well as Italian prosecutors.

‘Despite Being The First State To Start Sharia Law, Zamfara Still Has Highest Poverty Rate’ – Emir Sanusi Even with the implementation of Sharia law in Zamfara State in 1999, it still has the highest poverty rate according to the Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II. The Emir said this while speaking at the Mo Ibrahim Forum Marrakesh, Morocco over the weekend. Sanusi said many of those who seized religion as tool of getting power were not necessarily better than the rest of the people. According to him, such people should, however, be given a chance to participate in a democracy, so that they don’t go on pushing a myth that they were not given a chance. “Give them four years, after sometime people find out that they have not improved education, they have not put food on the table, they’ve not provided healthcare, they vote them out. “So long as you don’t give them a chance to try and succeed or fail, you have a myth of people being denied an alternative that would make ...

‘Obasanjo Is The Father Of Corruption In Nigeria, He Has No Moral Right To Accuse Anyone Of It’ – Fayose Reacting to former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s claim that some church leaders are not only encouraging corruption but also celebrating people with questionable character, Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose has advised the former president to stop accusing people of corruption. Obasanjo made the accusation in Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Saturday, April 8 at the 2017 Convention Lecture of Victory Life Bible Church International while speaking on the theme, “The role of the church in the fight against corruption in Nigeria.” In a statement issued, on Sunday, by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, Fayose said that if anyone must accuse the church in Nigeria of promoting corruption, that person should not be Obasanjo, adding that the former president presided over the most corrupt government in the history of Nigeria. “Where did...

‘Why EFCC Will Continue To Lose Corruption Cases’ – Obasanjo Following the recent failures of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to win corruption cases, former President Olusegun Obasanjo has advised the anti-graft body to hire the services of ‘Ogbologbo’ lawyers. An ‘Ogbologbo’, a Yoruba word means ‘seasoned, experienced person. Obasanjo gave the advice today while reacting President Muhammadu’s Buhari’s charge to the EFCC to stop losing cases. Obasanjo said, “I was reading today when the President (Muhammadu Buhari) said the EFCC should stop losing cases. They lose cases for a number of reasons. “One, they engage more of outside lawyers. I believe that they need staunch, `Ogbologbo'(seasoned) lawyers inside that will do the work. “If I am a lawyer and I want the opponent to win a case, what I will file will be `wishy washy. And if I file a `wishy washy’ case, the opponent will see the loophole and he will get out of it. I believe that it is i...

‘How Many Homes Has Ambode Provided Since 2015’ – Nigerians Attack Lagos Govt As Demolition Of Otodo Gbame Continues The continued demolition of Otodo Gbame, a waterfront in Lagos State by the task force officials from the Environment Ministry has been critised by Nigerians. Recall that the task force officials arrived at the community as early as 6am on Sunday, April 9 in company with security operatives and proceeded to set houses ablaze as resident fled. Nigerian Monitor reported yesterday that a life was lost while several others were rendered homeless, injured by the security operatives. Below are the reactions that have ensued;

Gett ? H aving conceded in nine consecutive Premier League games, the leaders are on their worst defensive run since Andre Villas Boas' tenure Chelsea may be waltzing to the Premier League title, but their defensive record is something Antonio Conte will be keen to look at once the dust has settled on his first season at Stamford Bridge. The Blues have long been famed for their prowess at the back, while Conte's Juventus backline was similarly notorious for grinding out clean sheets. Since moving to the Bridge, however, the Italian has struggled to strike the balance between attack and defence. Josh King's goal for Bournemouth on Saturday marked the ninth straight Premier League game in which Chelsea had conceded And while Chelsea nevertheless ran out 3-1 winners, you have to look all the way back to Andre Villas-Boas' tenure in 2011-12 to find the last time their net was breached on such a regular basis. Still, that...

It seems it’s a season of people attempting suicide as another man  in what is considered to be a suicide attempt, took the plunge by jumping into a canal under the Festac Link bridge today, Sunday April 9 This led to gridlock in the area, as people stopped by to watch  just as two men searched for the yet to be identified man in the river with a canoe. Recall that about three weeks, a medical doctor named Allwell Orji jumped into the lagoon via Third Mainland bridge. “Another suicide at Festac Link Bridge? The search for the fellow who took the plunge is still ongoing. But what can the two men in the canoe searching with a long stick really achieve?”