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- The south-east and the north-central regions are clamouring for the Speakership position in the 9th National Assembly - This is despite the endorsement of Honourable Femi Gbajabiamila by the ruling APC for the position - Two groups representing the regions addressed the press on Thursday, April 11 on their stance The south-east and the north-central regions are clamouring for the Speakership position in the 9th National Assembly, despite the endorsement of Honourable Femi Gbajabiamila by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for the position. Gbajabiamila, a 5th term lawmaker and current Majority Leader in the House, is from the south-west region of the country. He is being challenged by seven contenders who are members of the APC for the position. They are House spokesman Abdulrazak Namdas (APC, Adamawa), Mukhtar Aliyu Betara (APC, Borno), Idris Wase (APC, Plateau), Umar Bago (APC, Niger), Nkeiruka Onyejeocha (APC, Abia), John Okafor (APC, Imo), Babangida Ibrahim (APC, Kat

A cab ride service driver has shared his personal encounter with the online community in which he narrated how a female passenger complained about his mode of dressing. The man identified as That Uber Guy, recounted his experience on micro blogging platform, Twitter. He started out by noting that working as a driver on the platform of popular car ride service Uber, comes with a lot of insult. According to him, he had picked a lady who ordered a ride. Upon getting to the location to pick her up, the lady spotted a short knicker that he was putting on, and complained that it was too revealing and as such, he was harassing her. “This Uber hustle comes with a lot of insults. I picked a lady up today and she complained about the fact that I was wearing shorts” he said. READ ALSO: Pointers To A Healthy Relationship We All Should Know About She went on to add that she was going to file a report against him to the management of the convenience ride service. See his post below: PAY A

- Kano Emir has linked poverty level in Nigeria with the increasing population - Muhammadu Sanusi II said as population continued to grow, there was no resource to cater for it hence the high level of poverty - The prominent monarch called for demographic and economic transition to put an end to trend Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II of Kano state has attributed increasing poverty level to uncontrollable growth in the population of Nigeria. The prominent monarch made this known on Thursday, April 11, while speaking at a discussion in Kano tagged: “Leveraging on China-Nigeria Relations to Re-industrialise the Economy, ” Daily Trust reports. Legit.ng gathers that the event was organised by the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria. READ ALSO: Israel converts historical Palestinian mosque to bar, events hall The Emir, who lamented that there was no resources to cater for the growing population, suggested that the country needed to have a very major exercise in economic education. He said:

- Interns at the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital protest seven months unpaid salaries - The interns said even though they have just five months to complete their (internship) programme, they have not been paid a dime since they started - Lamenting the hardship they experience as a result of the unpaid salaries, they called on the state government to quickly come to their aid and pay them their salaries Interns at the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital (Formerly Braithwaite Memorial Specialist Hospital) staged a peaceful protest on the streets of Port Harcourt over alleged non-payment of their salaries by the state government. According to one of the protesters who pleaded anonymity, the state government is owing them seven months' salaries. "How can doctors and other health workers be owed for seven months? How are they expected to survive?" he lamented. READ ALSO: Israel converts historical Palestinian mosque to bar, events hall The protesters w

- Harry Kane of Tottenham is now expected to be out of the season for his club - The England international sustained an ankle injury against Manchester City in the UCL - Tottenham have also confirmed that Dele Alli fractured his left hand during the game Tottenham have been hit with a blow as their captain Harry Kane has been ruled out of the season after sustaining an ankle injury against Manchester City in the Champions League. This will now be the third time Harry Kane has sustained ankle injury in his career as Tottenham went on to win the Champions League quarterfinal first leg match 1-0. Harry Kane launched himself into a heavy tackle on Fabian Delph and limped off down the tunnel at the Tottenham new stadium. And according to the latest report on UK Sun, Spurs have confirmed that Harry Kane is likely to be out of the season due to the nature of the ankle injury. PAY ATTENTION: Install Pitch Football App for FREE to get the latest football News & Scores READ ALSO: