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Crosscarprting Hits APC, Labour Parties in Rivers

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Rivers State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bro. Felix Obuah, has called on the people of the state to remain resolute in their support for the Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike administration even as he continues to provide quality and credible leadership.

Bro. Obuah, who spoke at a reception for the All Progressives Congress (APC) members who decamped to PDP in Emohua on Sunday, told the mammoth crowd that the good job which the Governor is doing all over the state is a valid testimony that Wike is indeed a ‘promise keeper’.

He recalled that Wike had during his campaigns ahead of the 2015 governorship election assured that his administration would bring development to all the nooks and crannies of the state. Obuah noted that the Governor has not only kept his promises but has also performed beyond expectations, as evidenced by the numerous laurels to his credit from national and international bodies.

The State PDP Chairman, who was visibly overwhelmed at the rally, where over 2,000 members of both APC and Labour Party (LP) defected to PDP, said the event was a pointer that Wike is truly working.

Bro. Obuah at the rally regretted “the eight years of bitter pills which former Governor Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi foisted on Rivers people in the name of governance.” He stressed that less than three years in office, Governor Wike has demonstrated that good governance is possible through relentless effort at executing needed projects for the people.

“Governor Wike has given to every Riversman and woman a sense of pride. Our state has been rebranded and we can now proudly showcase our identity as Rivers people, to the admiration of others,” Obuah declared at the rally.

He said it was in the light of these that the people of the state are enjoined not to waiver in their support for the Governor but to take advantage of the ongoing Voters Registration Exercise and obtain their Permanent Voters Card as, according to him, the PVC remains the only instrument needed to reenact what they did in 2015 and return Governor Wike to power again come 2019.

His words: “I appreciate and congratulate you all for taking a bold step to make the right decision.  It is a wise decision you have made for yourselves and posterity as those parties you left only exist on the pages of newspapers.

“APC has nothing to offer Rivers people.  Our common resources for eight years under Amaechi were plundered and even today that APC is in control at the national level, they have abandoned Rivers people.  Our airport and seaport have been abandoned and the people from the State who have been given federal appointments have also abandoned the State and pursuing their selfish interests”.

Bro. Obuah told the people of Emohua Local Government Area to remain focused and not subscribe to any form of blackmail from the APC and their masters, assuring that so much lies in the kitties of Governor Wike to bring more developmental projects in the area but added that “to whom much is given, much is also expected.”
(News Express)

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BREAKING: Iran President, Ebrahim Raisi And Others Confirmed Dead After Helicopter Crash

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The Iranian President, Raisi has been confirmed dead alongside others in a helicopter crash.

The body of the President however could not be identified due to burns beyond recognition.

President of Iran, Ebrahim Raisi

According to information, A foreign minister was also involved in the crash and a list of others. They are; Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian, Governor of Eastern Azerbaijan province Malek Rahmati, Tabriz’s Imam Mohammad Ali Alehashem, The Pilot, The Copilot, Crew Chief, Head of Security and Bodyguard.

The rescue team were at the crash site of the helicopter carrying the president and the discovery came after a long night of searching in freezing conditions.

Shortly before the discovery, Iranian Red Crescent Society head Pir-Hossein Kolivand said the situation was “not good.”

According to Reuters, the helicopter was completely burned in the crash.

Additional and Unfortunately, there is a possibility of martyrdom of all the passengers of the helicopter.

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The Peruvian Government Has Officially Classified Transgender, Nonbinary And Intersex People As “Mentally ill”

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According to the country’s ministry of health, the controversial decision was made to ensure the country’s public health services could “guarantee full coverage of medical attention for mental health” for the trans community.

It also categorises “dual-role transvestitism,” “fetishistic transvestism,” and “other gender identity disorders” under the same bracket of mental illness.

The new law will change language in the Essential Health Insurance Plan (PEAS) to reflect the view of trans and intersex people as a mental health disorder.

Trans groups across Peru have loudly condemned the decision as a step backwards for the country’s already complex relationship with LGBTQ+ rights.

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Math Teacher Accused Of Having Sex With 2 Students And Getting Pregnant For One Tearfully Reveals The Baby Was Taken Away From Her

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The UK teacher who had a baby with an underage student while on trial for having sex with another teenage boy broke down in court after revealing her newborn baby girl had been “taken away” from her.

Manchester math teacher Rebecca Joynes, 30, sobbed to jurors over how her baby was taken “24 hours after being born” this past January — and now she only sees her for nine hours a week, Joynes told jurors on Monday, May 13, according to the Manchester Evening News.

“At the moment I have contact with her three times a week for three hours and that’s it,” she said through tears.

Joynes was arrested and released on bail on orders not to have unsupervised contact with anyone under 18 after allegedly grooming her pupil, known as Boy A in court, by buying him a $430 Gucci belt before bringing him to her apartment for unprotected sex.

She was suspended from school and eventually fired, but soon after, she began having a relationship with a 15-year-old boy, known in court as Boy B, whom she had a baby with in January.

Joynes, who has denied having sex with either boy when they were underage, told the court that when she learned of the allegations against her she had gone to the second boy in a “panic” and he deleted all of her phone’s content.

The former teacher denied having a sexual relationship with the second boy until after he turned 16 and she was already suspended from teaching.

According to her narration,

She said he had added her on Snapchat twice, which she only accepted the second time because she thought he “wanted to tell her something.”

Joynes said a friendship developed and he quickly became her “best friend” even though the boy would make flirtatious and sexualized comments toward her when he was drunk.

She told jurors that it wasn’t until after his 16th birthday that he messaged her saying “I’ve left school now” with a winky face.

After she received notice that she had been dismissed from her job, he went to her apartment, where following an emotional conversation, they had sex.

The two then entered a relationship that Joynes described as “quite toxic” telling the court how the teenager was “very controlling.”

After discovering she was pregnant, Joynes hid love notes for the boy to find around her apartment.

The notes eventually led to a piece of baby clothing that had the words “I love my daddy to the moon and back” written on it.

The court was told that she gave birth to their baby girl in January, but following an emergency court hearing, the newborn was taken away from Joynes.

Joynes has denied two counts of sexual activity with Boy A; two counts of sexual activity with Boy B; and two counts of sexual activity with Boy B while being a person in a position of trust.

Her trial is ongoing.

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