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  Politics   Eleven out of the 13 PDP governors are in attendance. Lagos By Cliford Hanson Sunday  Updated October 31, 2023 Photo Combination of Rivers State Governor, Fubara Siminalayi; Bayelsa State Governor, Diri Douye; and Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde. The Rivers State Governor, Siminialayi Fubara, and Governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday met at the Oyo State Governor’s lodge in Abuja, the nation’s capital. Fubara, who is the Deputy Chairman of the PDP Governors Forum is attending the meeting for the first time since his election as deputy chairman. READ ALSO :  Tinubu Steps Into Rivers Crisis, Meets Wike, Fubara Eleven out of the 13 PDP governors attended the meeting. The agenda for the meeting suggests that the forthcoming governorship elections in Kogi, Bayelsa, and Imo will top the discussions. Advertisment  However, a source in the forum confided in some members of the PDP press corps that the political crisis in Rivers State will also be on the table

  National News Video: UP cop beaten by mob for trying to clear road blockade A cop in Uttar Pradesh was attacked and beaten by an unruly mob in the state's Mahoba district when he and his team tried to clear a road blockade. Listen to Story Live TV Share ADVERTISEMENT A Uttar Pradesh Police Sub-Inspector was beaten in Mahoba. (Screengrab) India Today News Desk Mahoba, UPDATED: Oct 31, 2023 21:38 IST A policeman was attacked and beaten by a mob in Uttar Pradesh's Mahoba district on Monday when he went to clear a road blockade along with his team. A video of a few men raining slaps, punches and kicks at Ram Avtar, a sub-inspector (SI) rank official of the UP Police, went viral on social media. The incident happened in the Panwari area of Mahoba, where people were protesting after the death of a 13-year-old boy who was run over by a bus when he was going to his home on a bicycle. ADVERTISEMENT After the incident, his family members, along with locals, laid his body on a road in p

  News Lagos By Cliford Sunday | 31st Oct. 2023 Residents of second Amekpa in Ekiugbo-Ughelli community, Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta state, had in a protest called on the federal and state governments to rescue them from incessant threat and unlawful dredging at the back of their houses. Displaying placards with inscriptions such as, ‘Delta State Governor, Come to our aid, rescue us from illegal dredgers’ Ughelli North Chairman Come and Rescue us, ‘Let The Poor Breath’, they called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Governor Sheriff Oborevwori to rescue them from the hand of the rich. Speaking to newsmen, a protester Mrs Oghenekevwe Madalyn said, “We were surprised to a see a dredger and excavator at the back of our houses on Friday morning at a close where we have seven buildings. “We couldn’t sleep at night because of the dredging activities going on about 15ft from our homes, the vibration was much, and when we try to stop them, they brought  Ekiugbo community vigil