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Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe The Presidency on Sunday boasted that it was not  perturbed by “the parade of the All Progressives Congress.” It said it  was evident that the party was suffering from a leadership deficiency and  hence its  penchant for   embarking  on   journeys  in search of leaders to give  it direction. The Presidency, through the Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe, therefore predicted that the APC would soon collapse. Okupe, in an interview with journalists after addressing a press conference on the achievements of President Goodluck Jonathan in Lagos, was apparently referring to the visit of the opposition party leaders to former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday. The APC leaders had also paid a similar visit to a former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar. But the APC, through one its leading members,Rotimi Fashakin, said the...

Usain Bolt In Buenos Aires, the world’s fastest man, Usain Bolt, raced against a bus – and won. The bus had no chance against the Jamaican sprinter in the 80m exhibition race. Bolt appeared to take it seriously going in, then began to jog, only to pick up his pace again before crossing the finish line. After beating the bus, Bolt then posed with the driver afterwards and also raced a 120m sprint against fellow Jamaicans. Bolt, who won gold medals in two consecutive Olympic Games, in Beijing and London, said he had his eyes set on winning a third time in the Rio De Janeiro Olympics in 2016. He said, “One of my main goals is to go to the Rio Olympics, as I was saying, to do it again. To defend my titles and it’s never been done three times so, for me, that’s me trying to set the bar as high as possible, just to push the barrier.” The event was part of a number of spectacles being held as the ‘World’s Fastest Man’ tours the South American country. Bolt holds three world record...

Health Minister, Onyebuchi Chukwu The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) says it will continue with its on-going warning strike action until more concrete efforts are made to meet the minimum demands of the association. The NMA said this in a communique on Friday signed by its President, Dr Osahon Enabulele, and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. The communique was issued at the end of an emergency National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held on Thursday, Dec. 19. NAN reports that the association’s members embarked on a five-day warning strike in public health institutions on Wednesday, Dec. 18. The association had listed the issues of the strike as bordering on some health sector challenges, workplace conditions and the conditions of service of doctors. The communique said Thursday’s NEC meeting was called to appraise the on-going warning strike declared by the NMA. It had said this was in fulfilment of the provisions of the Memorandum of Understanding...

Juliet Ibrahim Sexy Ghanaian  actress, Juliet  Ibrahim  recently  added  music to her  glowing  career. In a  chat with HVP,   the screen  goddess  disclosed that  she has already  done two singles that will make up her   first album. She also, disclosed plans to go into full  time movie production in no distant time. It would be recalled that Juliet Ibrahim is  one of Ghollywood A- list actresses whose  profile is steadily on the rise. She came  to the limelight after starring in the  movie, ‘Crime to Christ’ few years back. Follow us on Twitter:   Click here On Facebook:   Click here

Ofongo Hon. Daniel Ofongo represents Southern Ijaw federal constituency of Bayelsa State in the House of Representatives. In this interview, he posits that the recent Letter from Former President Olusegun Obasanjo to incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan was borne out of mischief to stop the president in 2015. Excerpts: A n Avalanche of reactions has continued to trail former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s letter to the incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan. What’s your take on that? For me, Obasanjo’s letter to Mr. President, if it is not borne out of mischief or if there is no hidden agenda in it, there is nothing wrong in a former President writing a letter to the present President. What I want to say looking at the heading of the letter “Before it is too late”, that statement itself is pregnant. “Before it is too late”, on what? Or about what? Then if you look at the content of the letter, like I said, if it is with good intentions, there is no  problem. But he wrote the l...

Special Adviser to the President on Political Matters, Ahmed Gulak The Presidency has moved against lawmakers that defected from the ruling Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Party on Wednesday. Saturday PUNCH learnt that the Presidency had asked the Independent National Electoral Commission and the Speaker, House of Representatives, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal, to declare the seats of the 37 lawmakers vacant. It has also asked the electoral body to begin the process of conducting fresh election in the affected lawmakers’ constituencies with a view to replacing them since there is still one more year in the lifespan of the current legislature. Special Adviser to the President on Political Matters, Mr. Ahmed Gulak, said this in an exclusive interview withSaturday PUNCH on Thursday. Thirty-seven members of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party in the House of Representatives had on Wednesday ended months of speculation as they formally defected to the APC. The develo...

Nineteen school children in central China were hospitalized this week after consuming yogurt laced with poison, China’s state run news agency Xinhua reported. Among the sick children, three were in serious condition, the agency reported. But none of the victims suffered life threatening injuries, CNN reported. The incident occurred Wednesday at a school in Hunan province, the news agency reported. A 34-year old woman has been detained and accused of placing rat poison and herbicide in the yogurt, Xinhua reported. Follow us on Twitter:   Click here On Facebook:   Click here