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  •President-elect’s men disagree on Reps’ Speaker •Opposition parties rally to capitalize on miscalculations in APC By Levinus Nwabughiogu, Abuja It’s a fierce contest permeating all spheres of the polity, but nearing its apogee. From the wetlands of southern Nigeria to the northern Sahara, the polity is bristling with the politics of the incoming 10th National Assembly, waiting for the inauguration in June with bated breath. And the political actors are leaving no stone unturned in an effort to successfully achieve their ambitions. Aspirants  At the last count, aspirants have emerged in the jostle for the positions in both chambers of the National Assembly. For the Senate President, those in contention are Senators Barau Jubrin from the North-West (Kano); Orji Uzor Kalu from the South-East (Abia); Sani Musa from the North-Central (Niger); Godswill Akpabio from the South-South (Akwa Ibom), Ali Ndume from North-East (Borno) and Abdulaziz Yari from the North-West (Zamfara)...

Sen. Godswill Akpabio, Minister of Niger Delta. The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has dissociated itself from the endorsement of Sen. Godswill Akpabio for Senate Presidency by Coalition of Northern groups. Alhaji Musa Saidu, a member of the ACF said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Saidu, also the leader of the Arewa Community in Southern Nigeria, said that endorsing Akpabio for the Senate Presidency would spell doom for Northern Nigeria. “We hereby dissociate ourselves from the endorsement of Sen. Godswill Akpabio for the Senate Presidency by a coalition of Northern groups. “The Coalition is not speaking for the North, it is just speaking for itself. “No true Northern group will want to endorse Akpabio for a sensitive position like that of Senate President because he is not friendly with the North. “We are the people who know Akpabio, because we are resident in the South, we know those who are friendly with the Northern people and Akpabio is actually not one of them, ” he said...

  As Nigeria moves closer to the end of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration amidst severe economic woes, experts have continued to air their views regarding the best way forward for the incoming government. Top on the discussion is the fuel subsidy conundrum. Most economists believe the removal of fuel subsidies which is long overdue will boost the economy, advising that certain things must be put in place first. As it stands, the Buhari administration has failed to remove the fuel subsidy even though it said it only postponed its removal. According to the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, the government did not suspend plans to remove fuel subsidy but expanded the committee to involve teams from the incoming government and state governors. While reacting to the impact of sustaining petrol subsidy, the Governor of Edo state, Godwin Obaseki said the federal government may not be able to pay workers’ salaries beyond June 2023 without resulting t...

  SOME LITTLE DETAILS YOU DID NOT KNOW ABOUT IN THE EKWEREMADU CASE. By Emeka Ugwuonye, Esquire David Ukpo Nwamini is the 21-year old Lagos street hawker who was to give his kidney to Ekweremadu’s daughter IN London. When he was interviewed at the hospital in London, they asked him if he knew he was to donate his kidney to Sonia Ekweremadu. He first told them that he had no money to donate. They explained to him that it was his kidney that he was to donate. He asked them what was kidney. Initially, the doctors thought it was a question of language, since David’s English was not good enough. However, they eventually understood that David did not know which human organ was called kidney. In other words, he did not know what organ he was to give Sonia. That led the doctors to conclude that the procedure was not well-explained to David and that is the umber one requirement by law. According to the law, you must explain to the organ donor the procedure and all the health risks associat...

Senator Ike Ekweremadu is a prominent Nigerian politician A wealthy Nigerian politician, his wife and their "middleman" have been jailed for an organ-trafficking plot, after bringing a man to the UK from Lagos. Senator Ike Ekweremadu, 60, and his wife Beatrice, 56, wanted a new kidney for their 25-year-old daughter Sonia, the Old Bailey heard. The pair and Dr Obinna Obeta, 50, were previously convicted of conspiring to exploit the man. It is said to be the first such case under modern slavery laws. Ike Ekweremadu, who was described by the judge as the "driving force throughout", was sentenced to nine years and eight months in prison. Dr Obeta was sentenced to 10 years after the judge found he had targeted the potential donor who was young, poor and vulnerable. Beatrice Ekweremadu was jailed for four years and six months due to her more limited involvement. Their victim, a poor street trader in Lagos, was brought to the UK to provide a kidney for the Ekweremadus'...

 Article Summary This article provides a list of affordable European countries for international students to study in, highlighting some of the key features of each country. The list includes Germany, France, Albania, Greece, Iceland, Spain, Belgium, and Hungary. The article also highlights the monthly living expenses, work permits, and post-graduate work visa policies for each country. Germany and France are highlighted for their low tuition fees and excellent employment prospects, Albania for its low cost of living, Greece for its top-notch academic institutions and free education, Iceland for its affordable tuition and famous universities, Spain for its low tuition fees and living costs, Belgium for its vibrant culture and affordable tuition, and Hungary for its high academic standards and reasonable living costs. Most study-abroad locations are seeing an increase in the number of international students. Therefore, it is only reasonable for them to look for some of the most affo...