Umo Eno, the governor of Akwa Ibom State, has sent a severe warning to the state executive council and threatened to punish any cabinet members who don’t strictly follow the official rules set forth in their official engagements.
Eno cautioned that those who found themselves ineffective would be immediately fired.  ,
The governor expressed disappointment at some members of his cabinet’s disregard for official procedures during an unscheduled stop at the site of the Judiciary Village in Uyo on Friday.
Read more about Akpabio, Tinubu, and Eno for 2027 in  .
He claimed, “I haven‘t found any of the four commissioners.” When I fired a commissioner from your local government, I (would) like to tell everyone. This is insubordination.
If no one else follows the governor, my commissioners, special advisors are my first eleven members, and I do not specify where I will go, that is wrong.
“My commissioners must make sure that I return to the office or the lodge because I could face issues if I stop by anywhere.”  ,
“So that’s why the commissioner there will see me,” she said. In a situation where we arrive at a location and I leave, commissioners depart to unknown locations. Because this is a full-time position, commissioners are not yet qualified to serve as commissioners if they are busy doing their thing.  ,
“As a commissioner, I never let my governor go.” I’m making this statement publicly for the last time today. I stop by any location whenever I leave an event, and I pray the commissioner won’t search for that person. If I search for that commissioner but they aren’t, they will lose their jobs right away.
No commissioner will go anywhere until they arrive at his lodge after an event, according to the governor’s directive to all commissioners in the state immediately.  ,
By Arsenal, let go. Fulham and Reading both licensed. Bristol City and Sunderland trials that failed. Millwall’s response was, “Thanks, but no thanks.” before turning 18).
Eberechi Eze’s desire to play football professionally would have been simple.
After all, the youngster from a council estate in Greenwich, south-east London, had endured agony, resentment, and pain.
At the age of 13, I recall facing Arsenal and welling up because of all the emotions and not handling the feelings of being released, says Eze.
“I was unable to process it,” I said. I was about to face down tears.
Eze had another trial, this time with Sunderland, unsuccessful after being informed by Millwall that he would not be given a professional contract at the conclusion of a two-year scholarship in 2016.
His level of confidence was at its lowest.
Then, Queens Park Rangers gave him another chance, and the rest is history.
Eze scored the winning goal on Saturday to give Crystal Palace their first major trophy as they defeated Manchester City 1-0 in the FA Cup final at Wembley.
Eze’s story is one of resilience, determination, faith, and self-belief, from when she was a child playing football with jumpers for goalposts in a cage with friends.
Many young people who have spent time in academies across the nation are all too familiar with the journey, which is full of rejections and tribulations.
Eze recalls the knockbacks he received while attempting to enter the game, saying, “I remember the deflation.”
“But all I kept asking myself was, “When will the trial be next?” When will the upcoming trial take place?
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“Praying for a contract with Sunderland”
Eze, who was previously based at Crystal Palace under Roy Hodgson, Patrick Vieira, and Oliver Glasner, is at his peak at the age of 26.
This Premier League season, he has eight goals and eight assists.
The number 10 has scored four of Palace’s 13 FA Cup goals, including a stunning finish outside the box that helped his side defeat Aston Villa 3-1 in the semi-final last month.
He is reaping the rewards of refusing to give up after all those early rejections.
Eze, who was raised in a Christian household and regularly attends church, says, “I feel like the journey I’ve been on has forced me to grow up, improve, and be better.”
“I am aware of so many people who quit playing at one club and then quit playing at Arsenal.” Because I could be anywhere and do anything, I can only say God thank you for my position.
However, “football never left,”
Before being released, Eze spent two and a half years at Fulham’s academy after joining Arsenal. Then, a familiar sinking feeling was caused by a trial in Reading.
He was invited up to Sunderland after being let go by Millwall in 2016.
Eze continues, “I was there for a week.”
I remember saying, “Please give me a pro contract, I know I can do it,” as I remember getting home and lying on bunk beds with my brothers.
From a reject at Millwall to a Premier League player
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Eze, age 19, was already appearing on QPR regularly by the end of 2018.
He claims that I met QPR employees who saw me and understood what I could do. There were too many clubs and too many rejections to mention.
He credits former QPR forward Les Ferdinand, coaching Andy Impey and Paul Hall, as well as technical director Chris Ramsey, for assisting him in developing and boosting his confidence at Loftus Road.
Because of them, Eze states, “I’m incredibly grateful for them because that was the point at which my career changed,” and as a result, “my belief changed.”
“They made my eyes open.” They taught me that nuts and bolts can’t be all there is. They saw potential in me and greatly improved me. It was all about “bringing it out”…
When Eze moved from London to Crystal Palace for a salary of £19.5 million in August 2020, he had 20 Championship goals to his name.
In four years, he had progressed from Millwall reject to Premier League.
Does Eze harbor any animosity toward the clubs that rejected him?
He says, “I don’t look back and say, ‘oh, they shouldn’t have released me.”
They chose that choice at the time, and it made sense for them. Of course, it appears they made a mistake now. But they probably had no choice at the time to make that choice.
To be honest, I don’t blame anyone, so that’s why. I believe that my journey has forced me to develop, improve, and be better.
The “peace after wonder goal”
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Talk to those who have known Eze since he was a young child and have developed his skills in a tiny yellow cage in Greenwich, and you’ll see how far he’s come.
Dajon Golding, a former friend of Eze’s and current striker at Scottish League Two side Elgin City, recalls that “growing up in south-east London, playing football in cages was a social thing with our mates.”
Ebs has always said he will play at the highest level, even at a young age. Many of us concurred. We were naive despite having big dreams.
However, Ebs’ achievement is a testament to his success.
Chimaechi, Eze’s younger brother, claims to be an inspiration for Palace’s Under-21 team.
“I don’t know if I could have continued in that situation because of the setbacks he has experienced,” he continues.
He then illustrates how encouraging it is for the family to push through difficult times. He is a true inspiration. You can always alter the narrative, he demonstrates.
Eze has not forgotten where it all began, despite his elevation to the England squad and his goal against Latvia in March.
He continues, “I just got in touch with the two guys who [in the cage] taught me how to play football,” adding, “Arnolds and Gabriel.” They are the causes of my current football game.
“I owe a lot to them because they showed me all the skills.”
Former Fossdene Primary School in Charlton teacher Lisa Shaw, who knew Eze, saw how he had kept his family’s connection.
She relates how he invited students from his former school to watch the Palace train.
He dispatched a fleet of vehicles to pick them up. She claims it was very kind.
“He has a good reputation among the kids.” He has faced many setbacks throughout his career, but he was still resilient. He is such a good role model because of this.
Will Eze score another outstanding goal in Saturday’s showpiece final, just like he did in the semi-final?
Golding discusses Eze’s stunning win over Villa, adding, “I think he felt at peace when that went in.”
I can’t even begin to express how happy I am to call Ebs my friend. I’m very proud of his progress and the things he will achieve in the future.
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Michelle Hunziker, the host of the Eurovision Song Contest this year, may be a very successful actress, but her life changed drastically after she resigned from a strict cult.
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The Eurovision Song Contest grand final featured three presenters, including Michelle.
After he joined a cult, a huge Eurovision Song Contest 2025 star lived a very dramatic life. The live final of this year’s competition will begin in just a few hours thanks to Michelle Hunziker, one of the presenters.
The 48-year-old actress is a hugely successful actress, but her way of life is drastically different. The 69th final of the Basel, Switzerland song contest will be hosted by Michelle in addition to Sandra Struder and Hazel Brugger this year. As the UK’s act, Remember Monday, attempts to alter the scoring structure of the UK following a string of difficult years, the Swiss trio will deliver the results of each nation across the globe.
Michelle will undoubtedly be wearing all of her glamour to the final, but she did so after getting married to Italian pop singer Eros. She once had to abide by a string of very strict regulations. In 1998, the couple tied the knot, and the couple welcomed Aurora, 28, their second child. Unfortunately, their relationship ended in 2002.
Michelle blamed the cult on the breakdown of her marriage to Eros(Image: Mondadori via Getty Images)
Michelle eloped from a sect called Warriors of Light after her first marriage. The sect members were required to live strictly and eat only vegan food. Additionally, they were required to abstain from masturbating, smoking, drinking alcohol, and smoking. After meeting a therapist named Clelia, Michele was only 20 when she first joined the Warriors of Light organization.
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Michelle and Clelia became close after she helped her husband, Eros, overcome sickness after suffering from a sore throat. Speaking about her experience in her 2018 memoir, A Seemingly Perfect Life, Michelle wrote: “‘Before the meetings we had to shower and put on white clothes.
On the threshold, we were always required to remove our shoes. Before moving on to the practice of lying down or meditating, we had to wash our hands once more and squat in circles on the sofas or lay cross-legged on the floor. She then continued to write: “She went on to write: “Clelia believed that sexuality was instinctive and low, making it dirty and unworthy.
The actress was just 20 when she joined the cult and had to follow strict rules(Image: Mondadori via Getty Images)
We had to sublimate that instinct and convert it into inner energy. Michelle left the group at the age of 25 just five years after joining. Michelle’s divorce from Eros was allegedly the result of an attempt to deceive her from her family, according to allegations made in 2018.
Sandra Studer, a former Eurovision performer who broke records in 1991 with her performance under the name Sandra Simó, will join Michelle on stage. She moved up to fifth place overall with her song Canzone Per Te, which led to her successful media career. The mother-of-four appeared on programs like Takito and Swiss Award and gained a following on German and Swiss TV.
Sandra continued to sing, appearing in musicals like Sister Act and Spamalot. Luka and Sandra married in 1998, and they are the parents of four children. She expressed her excitement about returning to the music competition as a host after posting a photo of herself with her co-hosts Hazel and Michelle earlier this year.
She expressed her excitement. For taking part in such a special journey, thank you @eurovision. I’m eager to join you all for the ESC stage celebrations. Hazel, a Swiss-American comedian, poet, and presenter, completes the lineup. The mother-of-two was born in California’s San Diego, having a German and Swiss father. She started performing slam poetry at age 17 after the family relocated to Zurich, Switzerland.
The comedian first gained mainstream fame when she appeared on the satirical German news program heute-show before touring with her stand-up show Tropical, which was released on Netflix in 2020. Comedian Hazel Brugger offers her lighthearted observations on chatty gynaecologists, German bank loans, and more in her program description.
The Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final airs at 8pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
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After his side’s Scottish Premiership defeat at Dundee United, Aberdeen defender Jack MacKenzie was struck by one of his own fans and left bloody after being thrown by a seat.
After their side denied Aberdeen fourth place, United supporters invaded the playing surface with unused substitute MacKenzie.
And he was slashed by the plastic object that was hurled from the Fair Play Stand, where a traveling support was only allowed to travel when Jim Goodwin was last at Tannadice’s last meeting.
In a statement, Aberdeen claimed MacKenzie had “a serious facial injury.”
The club added that the incident caused them to be “dismayed and outraged” and that they are “certain” that the chair thrown came from the area where the fans’ homes were located.
Police Scotland confirmed that MacKenzie had received medical attention at the scene, and that she will require further medical evaluation.
Additionally, they have pleaded for information and urged anyone who witnessed or has footage to contact them.
Superintendent Ray Birnie, the match’s commander, stated: “This was a mindless act that seriously injured the player, which required medical care.
I’d like to ask all fans to help us find the person responsible, saying, “This kind of behavior will not be tolerated.”
“Please do the right thing and come forward if you witnessed what happened at the Fair Play Stand.” Anyone who has captured any kind of video on a mobile device should check it out and let us know if there is anything we should know about.
Goodwin described the scenes as “disgraceful,” calling them “disgraceful.” He has previously had similar incidents with him managing United against former club Aberdeen.
Because we’ve previously had previous encounters with Aberdeen supporters, he said, “I deliberately took myself off the pitch as quickly as I could.”
“I’m very disappointed to learn that Jack’s supporters have thrown an object at him.” It’s a total disgrace that he is currently receiving stitches inside.
The authorities should probably step in and take action to find these idiots who let down a really good club, according to the statement.
United has not yet made a comment on the incident, but the SPFL criticized the “moronic behavior.”
One of the most exciting games of the season has been ruined by such foolish behavior, a statement read. “It’s incredibly disappointing and frustrating.”
Nyesom Wike, the Federal Capital Territory’s minister, has stated that he will not run against President Bola Tinubu in the presidential election in 2027.
He did, however, claim to continue to be a PDP (opposition) member.
“I won’t be in a fight once more. I am unable to challenge someone I am working with. If not him, who would prevail? He stated in an interview with BBC Pidgin.
Former governor of Rivers State Wike lost to former vice president Atiku Abubakar in a bid to win the party’s presidential election in 2023.
The party’s decision to not zone its presidential ticket to the South, which the minister found unsettling, leading to a political crisis that had a negative impact on the party’s election performance.
Read more about the Port Harcourt Town Hall Meeting’s Clash between Fubara supporters at Wike and  .
The Independent National Electoral Commission declared Bola Tinubu, the president of the All Progressives Congress, the winner of the election.
Wike also addressed questions to some opposition party leaders in the interview, saying he would not abandon the PDP.
“Let me ask you,” Who is a member of the PDP? Former governor of Imo Achile Udenwa has no member for the National Assembly. He did not receive three-quarters of the votes for his party.
There is no assembly member for the former governor of Ebonyi State, just one for the governor. You are issuing threats because you did not get a governor. What threat do you have? You are useless.
“That kind of thing (defect) cannot be done by me. I don’t have any fear. Is my strength me? If you come and annoy me, how will I build a house? Who will resign? I won’t let you ruin the home I built, and you will leave. He declared, “I will continue.”
Also read: Wike: The Zoning PDP Presidential Ticket to the North Will Backfire in 2027.
Numerous well-known members of the party have defected to the PDP, including the governor of Delta State, Sheriff Oborevwori, his deputy, members of the House of Assembly, and the state executive council.
Ifeanyi Okowa, who was the PDP’s vice presidential candidate in the 2023 presidential election, joined him.
Eberechi Eze’s goal, which gave Crystal Palace the only goal in the history of the FA Cup, earned them the club’s first major trophy, and set off a wild south London party with the only goal of the match against Manchester City.
In a thrilling final on Saturday, City contrived to waste a sizable number of chances, including a penalty, and local man Eze volleyed in after 16 minutes. Former Manchester United goalkeeper Dean Henderson heroicized in the Palace goal.
After England’s Eze scored a third-time winner against the run of play with his goals in the final eight and semis, Palace had to survive a City siege that sparked outcry.
As City lost in the Cup final for a second consecutive season to Omar Marmoush, Henderson saved a penalty that set them up as the dominant English football team, ending a harrowing campaign that saw them relegated to the bottom of the standings for the first time since 2016-17.
Eberechi Eze, a midfielder for Crystal Palace, looks to the right as he scores the opening goal [Adrian Dennis/AFP]
It was a day of unbridled joy for Palace’s crowded ranks, which were decked out in purple and blue as Oliver Glasner’s team fought their luck to reach the FA Cup final third time after losing in their previous two FA Cup final appearances in 1990 and 2016.
Glasner becomes the first Austrian coach to win the FA Cup since taking over the organization 15 months ago.
City have been a shadowy rehash of the English team that has dominated the last ten years.
However, the way they got to Wembley suggested Pep Guardiola’s side were determined to disprove the claims made about their demise.
City hacked Palace deep inside their own half for the first 15 minutes with Kevin De Bruyne pulling the strings on what was his final Wembley appearance in City’s colors after selecting an ultra-attacking lineup without defensive midfielders.
Dean Henderson saves Omar Marmoush’s penalty kick for Crystal Palace [Adam Davy/PA Images via Getty Images]
Erling Haaland was sent off with his lofted ball, but Henderson brilliantly saved it with a stretching effort that Henderson had just before equalized Josko Gvardiol’s header.
In their first foray outside the center circle, Palace ripped through City’s lines before finally breaking the siege.
Daniel Munoz was paired up with Jean-Philippe Mateta, and Eze fired a first-time volley past Stefan Ortega, making Palace fans scream.
When Henderson appeared to have handled the ball outside his area while under the pressure of Haaland, but a subsequent VAR check saved him a potential red card, Ortega saved, and Palace’s hearts were in their mouths.
Marc Guehi and Joel Ward celebrate the FA Cup victory with teammates [Andrew Boyers/Reuters]
When Bernardo Silva was tripped by Palace defender Tyrick Mitchell, who was then referred to the spot by referee Stuart Attwell, there was no escape for him. Surprisedly, Henderson did not accept it, and Henderson instead stepped forward for his first penalty since joining City in January. However, Henderson did not have the conviction to succeed.
Despite only having 19% of possession, Henderson made a flying save to prevent Jeremy Doku’s curling effort.
After the hour mark, Munoz believed he had already made it 2-0, but a lengthy VAR check determined his effort was offside.
City, who had won seven consecutive games after the break, performed heroics on top to keep Palace in the lead.
