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South-South caucus vows to resist plots to remove Oshiomhole The South-South caucus of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has warned that it would resist any attempt by forces within the party that are working to remove the Comrade Adams Oshiomhole as National Chairman of the party. The caucus, which made the during a meeting called by the Vice National Chairman (South-South) of the party, Hillard Eta, in Abuja, also passed a vote of confidence on Oshiomhole, even as it appointed the Deputy Senate President as the leader of the party in the South-South region. It further resolved to inaugurate committees that will work to find lasting solutions to the crises within the party’s chapters in Edo, Rivers and Cross River states. Various party leaders from the region expressed displeasure with plots by some groups and interests within the party to outs the National Chairman, Comrade Oshiomhole, saying it is the turn of the region to produce the chairman and the stakeholde...

Microseed treatment is best for breast cancer patients – Onocologist Chief Medical Director of La’ Newton Oncology Clinic in Edo State, Dr. Oludare Adeyemi, said he has successfully performed microseed treatment for breast cancer patients in the state. Dr. Adeyemi said the use of microseed, which does not requires mastectomy, is the best treatment for breast cancer patients. Adeyemi who spoke to newsmen in Bénin City. A consultant radiation oncologist has advised women to go for regular screening for breast cancer in order to detect the disease early. Dr Adeyemi who disclosed this in an interview with newsmen in Benin City said the procedure for Microseeds treatment involved using radioactive seeds. Adeyemi who is also a lecturer in the Department of Radiotherapy in the University of Benin said the use of Microseeds treatment in Nigeria is the first in the whole of Africa. He explained that Microseeds treatment takes a day procedure unlike the convention radiothe...

SHELVEY’S LATE STUNNER EARNS NEWCASTLE A DRAW AGAINST CITY Manchester City’s hopes of defending their Premier League title were dealt another blow when Jonjo Shelvey’s stunning late equaliser earned Newcastle a point at St James’ Park. Pep Guardiola must have thought his side had won it when Kevin de Bruyne found the net in the 82nd minute with a brilliant long-range effort which went in off the crossbar. But with two minutes of normal time remaining substitute Christian Atsu pulled the ball back for his team-mate Shelvey, who beat the dive of Ederson with his strike. That is now 13 points dropped by Pep Guardiola’s side who are eight behind Liverpool before the leaders host Brighton at 15:00 GMT. It all began well for City when they took the lead after an early period of dominance. David Silva, sorely missed by the champions in their recent defeat against Liverpool, highlighted his worth with a deft backheel to find Raheem Sterling, who curled in for his 14th g...

BALE RETURNS TO STARTING XI AS REAL WIN TO GO TOP Gareth Bale made his first Real Madrid start since 5 October as Zinedine Zidane’s side moved top of La Liga with victory at Alaves. Real captain Sergio Ramos opened the scoring with a flicked header 10 minutes into the second half. Lucas Perez equalised from the penalty spot, but Dani Carvajal bundled home from close range to earn Real the win. Barcelona will return to the top of the table if they beat Atletico Madrid on Sunday. Real produced one of their best performances of the campaign  against Paris St-Germain on Tuesday  but lacked intensity at the Mendizorrotza Stadium, struggling to create clear-cut opportunities in a frustrating first half. Bale went closest to breaking the deadlock before half-time, heading Isco’s cross on to the post via a heavy deflection off Ximo Navarro. Ramos eventually nodded the visitors into the lead from Toni Kroos’ delivery, but the Real skipper conceded a penalty ...

RELIC TO RETURN TO BETHLEHEM IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS A fragment of wood believed to have formed part of Jesus’ manger is set to be returned to Bethlehem after more than 1,000 years in Europe. Pope Francis ordered the return of the thumb-sized relic from Rome’s Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore as a gift. The relic had been in Rome since the 7th Century. It was briefly put on display in Jerusalem before continuing its journey to Bethlehem to coincide with the start of Christmas celebrations there. Officials said it would now be kept in the Franciscan Church of St Catherine, next to the Church of the Nativity, where tradition says Jesus was born. HOW IMPORTANT IS THE RELIC? Christians believe the tiny piece of wood formed part of the crib that Jesus lay in after being born. Custodia Terrae Sanctae, the custodian of Catholic religious sites in the Holy Land, said  the Patriarch of Jerusalem, St Sophronius, donated the relic to Pope Theodore I in the 7th Century. ...

Kogi West supplementary: Blame low turnout on political parties- REC The Kogi State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Prof. James Apam, has attributed the low turnout of voters in Saturday’s Kogi West Senatorial District supplementary election to poor mobilisation by the political parties. He spoke against the backdrop of voters apathy observed in several polling units in wards in Kabba, Mopa Moro and Lokoja. The REC said that the political parties should be blamed for voter apathy, who according to him, failed at convincing their supporters on the need to come out and vote. The exercise was however peaceful in Lokoja and other areas of Kogi West, including Odolu in Kabba, Aiyetoro-Gbedde and Demonstration Primary School, in the Asuta Ward voting unit of PDP National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan. At the Ward B Unit 001, Karaworo, near Pararanda, in Lokoja, accreditation began as early as 8am, after which voting commenced. While voters’ turnout ...

Obaseki’s Health Insurance Scheme excites residents in rural areas, suburbs Residents in urban, suburbs and rural communities in Edo State are increasingly signing up to the state’s health insurance scheme, pioneered by the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration to guarantee access to affordable and quality healthcare services across the state. The Edo State Health Insurance Scheme and the Basic Healthcare Provision Fund are the backbone of the state’s health insurance scheme targeted at attaining Universal Health Coverage (UHC) under the Edo Healthcare Improvement Programme (Edo-HIP), a holistic framework to overhaul and improve healthcare services in public health institutions in the state. During a sensitisation outreach programme to enlighten residents in rural areas on the benefits of the health insurance scheme, residents of Ugboko ward in Ibieguae community, Orhionmwon Local Government Area, took the opportunity to sign up for the programme. A partner on the...

SURINAME PRESIDENT GETS 20 YEARS IN JAIL FOR MURDER Suriname’s President Desi Bouterse has been sentenced to 20 years in prison over the execution of 15 political opponents in 1982. Bouterse, 74, is currently on an official visit in China and will have two weeks to appeal against the conviction. He was found guilty of planning and ordering the extrajudicial execution of 15 political prisoners. The president has previously denied the allegations. He claimed the victims, who included lawyers, union leaders and journalists, were shot while trying to escape a colonial-era fortress in Paramaribo, the capital of the South American country. Bourtese led Suriname during the 1980s as head of a military government and de facto leader. He took office as president in 2010, following a democratic election and was elected for another term in 2015. The court ruled that the president had overseen an operation which involved soldiers under his command kidnapping 16 governm...

OUSMANE DEMBELE: BARCELONA WINGER OUT FOR 10 WEEKS WITH THIGH INJURY Barcelona winger Ousmane Dembele is expected to be out for about 10 weeks with a thigh injury sustained in Wednesday’s Champions League match  against Borussia Dortmund . The 22-year-old France international will miss a host of matches, including the rearranged La Liga game against Real Madrid on 18 December. Tests have confirmed Dembele has a muscle injury in his right thigh. Dembele has suffered several injuries since arriving from Dortmund in 2017. After also spending time out with a thigh injury at the start of the season, he has only played three full games for the La Liga champions this season. Visit  obireefe.com  for more stories

Toyin Abraham to release sequel to ‘Alakada Reloaded’ Nollywood actress and film director, Toyin Abraham, on Thursday said she would soon release a sequel to her blockbuster comedy titled: ‘Alakada Reloaded’. The Nollywood actress, who disclosed this via her Instagram page, said this will be the fourth production in the ‘Alakada’ series. She said that the new sequel “Fate of Alakada: The Party Planner”, will be in cinemas from April 10, 2020. Abraham added that the new sequel will feature popular comedian, Broda Shaggi. It will be recalled that the previous Alakada series were released in 2009, 2013 and 2017. The Alakada series follows the story of Yetunde Animashaun, a young girl from a poor family background, who engages in making up stories and lying about her financial and social status in order to “fit into the crowd”. The star-studded movie featured Ali Baba, Odunlade Adekola, Kehinde Bankole, Woli Arole, Iyabo Ojo, Nedu of Wazobi FM and Helen Paul. The...

SERIE A CLUBS PLEDGE TO COMBAT RACIST ABUSE IN ITALY All 20 Serie A clubs have made a united pledge to combat Italian football’s “serious problem” with racism because there is no more “time to waste”. The top-flight clubs said they could “no longer stay silent” after several recent incidents in which Serie A players have been racially abused. “It’s a problem we have not done enough to combat over the years,” the clubs said in an open letter on Friday. “We, the undersigned clubs, are united by our desire for serious change.” Earlier this month, Brescia’s Mario Balotelli  called fans who shouted racist abuse at him  “small minded” and “imbeciles”. Inter Milan striker Romelu Lukaku said the abuse he suffered in September, when Cagliari fans made monkey noises after the Belgian scored a penalty, showed the game was “going backwards”. The Sardinian club were later cleared of racist chanting, leading the head of anti-discriminatory body Fare to say that I...

LONDON BRIDGE: WHO WAS THE ATTACKER? Police have named the London Bridge attacker as Usman Khan, who was previously jailed for his part in a plot to bomb the city’s stock exchange. Khan, 28, was out on licence from prison when  he killed two people and injured three others in the stabbing attack on Friday , before he was shot dead by armed police. He had been living in Stafford, wearing a tag, since being released in December 2018. In 2012, he was sentenced to indeterminate detention for “public protection” with a minimum jail term of eight years. This sentence would have allowed him to be kept in prison beyond the minimum term. But  in 2013 the Court of Appeal quashed the sentence, replacing it with a 16-year-fixed term  of which Khan should serve half in prison. Born and raised in Stoke-on-Trent, Khan was originally jailed along with eight others, who were arrested in 2010. The nine, inspired by al-Qaeda, had been under surveillance by MI5....