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Members of the Unity Forum of the Ondo State All Progressives Congress (APC) and 28 support groups have given Chief Olusola Oke N22.5m to enable him purchase nomination and expression of interest forms of the APC. Oke was last month named consensus aspirant of the Unity Forum but other nine aspirants refused to step down from the race. Presenting the cheque to Oke at Akure, Ondo State capital, former Deputy Governor and leader of the Unity Forum, Alhaji Ali Olanusi, said they decided to make direct financial contribution to the electioneering expenses of their flag bearer to promote a sense of belonging by all party members. Olanusi noted that the contribution would remove the toga of winner takes all from the Governor when elected.He stated that the acceptance of Oke has continued to rise daily and convinced all that the choice was apt. He said the display of political maturity and decorum by Oke was an assurance that Ondo State would break away from despondency and nepoti

Each passing day, the Edo State political scenario is becoming increasingly fluid and no longer predictable. But there are some undercurrents that may suggest that head or tail – the situation is not a generally pleasant one for Governor Godwin Obaseki. Each passing day, the Edo State political scenario is becoming increasingly fluid and no longer predictable. But there are some undercurrents that may suggest that head or tail – the situation is not a generally pleasant one for Governor Godwin Obaseki. First, is the fact that the certificate scandal is a major albatross for Obaseki and one that is going to go around with him for a long time, regardless of his joining the PDP. Report of the APC Appeal Committee is quite damaging and a booby trap that would snap anytime. Then, there’re talks about the demands by his PDP. Reports reaching claimed it took the governor days negotiating some of the terms put on the table, which were generally obnoxious. We hear N10 billion demand

"Many unsuccessful fathers are today ruling the world, and only one deduction can come from that: it’s no wonder the world is in this sorry state." - Samola4all MY salute is to all fathers today, whom we are all celebrating this Sunday, the third week of June. To many children, the father is the breadwinner of the family. He just seems to represent that part of the family tree where money seems to spring from. This is why it is difficult for children to believe that money does not grow on trees. When children need to buy a loaf of bread, the mother goes, ‘go ask daddy’; when they need to buy school uniforms, ‘go ask daddy’; when the family needs a car, ‘we’ll ask daddy’; when the family needs a jet, who else can we ask? Happily, the story is changing these days. Now, it is possible to ask mummy for money for bread too but we’ll talk about this some other day. Fathers also represent safety. Oh, there is no measuring the great amount of comfort a child gets when he/