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Education is a very important factor in the lives of individuals but many families cannot afford to send their children to school. However, some people go the extra mile to afford sponsoring their loved one’s education. Time has shown that family is a very important aspect of the society and anybody fortunate to have a good family has everything. A proud South African man who graduated from the university has honoured his great-grandmother in a very touching way. PAY ATTENTION: Install our latest app for Android and read the best news about Nigeria The young man who was spotted wearing his traditional attire on his graduation asked his university to bestow his degree on his great-grandma who worked her fingers off to get him an education. The report was shared by @mwali_m on Twitter. See his post below: This beautiful moment touched the hearts of several social media users and they took to sharing their views. Some people were impressed that the young man was very proud of his

- Crisis rocking APC over the leadership of 9th Senate has taken another twist over zoning of deputy Senate president - It was gathered that the national chairman of the party, Adams Oshiomhole, had zoned the DSP to south-south - Members of of the party's NWC were said to have protested Oshiomhole's unilateral decision on the zoning The zoning of deputy Senate president position to south-south by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the next National Assembly is causing serious cracks in the party as some members of the National Working Committee (NWC), have moved against the national chairman, Adams Oshiomhole. The Sun reports that the party recently zoned the position of the Senate president to the northeast and endorsed the candidacy of Ahmad Lawan. Legit.ng gathered that for the position of the speaker of the House of Representatives, it endorsed Femi Gbajabiamila from the southwest while the north central is expected to produce the deputy speaker. READ ALSO

- National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) says police brutality and extortion are highest in the south east - The NHRC and other organisations accuse policemen of terrorising the same people they are supposed to protect - Segun Awosanya wants every policeman to undergo mental evaluation before being posted Brutality and extortion by men of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) are most common in the south east, the zone’s coordinator of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Uche Nwokocha, has said. Nwokocha raised the alarm about alleged police brutality, abuse, intimidation and extortion in the zone noting that the officers in the area had now constituted themselves into a terror group. Speaking during public tribunal on police corruption, brutally and abuse in southern Nigeria in Owerri, capital of Imo state, she said: “Police corruption, abuse and brutality have become more pervasive in the south east. READ ALSO: NAIJ.com upgrades to Legit.ng: a letter from our Editor-in-Chie

- Governor Rotimi Akeredolu is at the moment fighting for his political life - The Ondo state governor seems to have stepped on powerful toes within the ruling PC - The governor has now made plans to settle his rift with prominent leaders of the party A report by Vanguard indicates that Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state is set to make peace with the nationl leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. The governor is said to be jittery ahead of the public pronouncement of his suspension by the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) of the APC for allegedly anti-party activities. He is said to have immediately dashed to Lagos to make peace with Tinubu to avoid the public humiliation. “I am not in a position to tell you the reason for the visit, all I know is that Oga will be in Lagos later tonight,” an aide of the governor quoted in the report said. READ ALSO: Senate presidency: President Buhari to intervene, meet Ndume, Goje Also, Akeredolu acco

- The PDP has rejected the inclusion of Justice J.O Oyewole as a member of the Osun governorship election appeal - PDP said the decision is based on possibility that Justice Oyewole would be biased against the party and its candidate - According to the party, the judge had served as a High Court Judge of Lagos state under the administration of Bola Tinubu (the national leader of the APC) while he (Tinubu) was the governor of Lagos state The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday, April 23, said it has rejected the inclusion of Justice J.O Oyewole as a member of the Osun state governorship election appeal panel. The party alleged that Justice Oyewole has strong connections with the All Progressives Congress (APC), which is an interested party in the appeal. Speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Tuesday, April 23, the national publicity secretary of the PDP, Kola Ologbondiyan, said the PDP has already petitioned the president of the court, objecting to the inclusion of Justi