Ex-Senate President, Senator David Mark has reacted to Saturday's ruling of the Appeal Court which voided his election by declaring that he "won the election convincingly".In a statement forwarded toDAILY POSTby his media assistant, Paul Mumeh, the immediate past Senate President expressed faith that he will still win even if the election was conducted a hundred times.The Appeal Court had in its verdict on Saturday ordered a re-run of the Benue South Senatorial election.The appeal was brought by the candidate of the All Progressives Congress APC in that election, Daniel Onjeh.Mark, while charging his people not to be deterred by the verdict but be strengthened ahead of the re-run, said he has "no doubt that his constituents would turn out en masse to vote for him again."Continuing, he said, "Whatever the situation maybe, one thing I know is that my people are solidly behind me .They also appreciate the fact that I have done more than enough to lift up Idoma nation to a position of eminence in the contemporary political history of Nigeria."I won the election clean and clear. If we go back to the polls 100 times , I will still win convincingly."
Manchester City football manager Pep Guardiola alongside Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi have each contributed a whooping €1million to help Spain and Argentina in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. According to Spanish media reports, Guardiola sent the money (equivalent to his monthly wage at Manchester City) to Barcelona Medical College and the Angel Soler Daniel foundation, a foundation named after a doctor from Santpedor, the town in Barcelona Guardiola hails from. Guardiola made the financial pledge on Tuesday following an appeal by the foundation over the weekend as the Spanish government declared a state of emergency on Saturday in a bid to quell the coronavirus pandemic. Messi, the World's 2019 footballer of the year, made his own contribution after taking part in several campaigns to raise awareness over the past week, highlighting the importance of staying at home and washing hands to avoid the virus from spreading. According to Cat...

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