This week, Senator Joy Emodi, a member of the PDP National Executive Council (NEC) decamped from the party and embraced APGA at a ceremony that was witnessed by the APGA Chairman in Anambra State.

The family of a 28 -year-old Sunday Okiei, a native of Owan East Local GovernmentArea of Edo State, is appealing to the Federal Government to prevail on the South African Government to investigate the mysterious death of their son, who was a student in a university in Johannesburg before he died May 2010.

In order to paint a very pathetic picture, they engaged four teenagers and dragged them along as their biological children to be fed and taken care of as they move from one street to the other in Minna, begging for alms.. Their plan was perfected and it worked as sympathizers could not do otherwise than to help them with different gifts.

Sensing complicity and fould play, the Osualla family opened direct communication with the kidnappers who after some days, agreed to accept N1 million. The family were directed to drop the money at a spot on Abakiliki road which they did.

The former Chief Judge of the Federal High Court who died early in the hours of Fidayy at his residence in Lagos at the age of 76 was flown to Ilorin for the burial.

The state leader of the party who is the Minority Leader in the State House of Assembly Princess Pat Ajudua congratulated the new executive, urging them to be loyal and supportive to the party. She also thanked party members for turning out in large number and conducting themselves well during the elections.

IN a move to fast-track development in the region, the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Elder Godsday Peter Orubebe has resumed consultations with the international donor agencies and major oil companies operating in the Niger Delta with a view to raising funds to actualize the constructions of massive infrastructural facilities required by the region.

Daniel Amokachi represented Nigeria as a player in two World Cups (USA ‘94 and France ‘98), played in the gold winning Atlanta ‘96 Olympic team and was part of the technical crew that failed in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. He opened up to us on the ills of Nigerian football. Excerpts:

MR Prince Goodluck Obi, is the National executive president of UN Youths Network Nigeria. In this interview with Saturday Vanguard Business, he advised that government should de-emphasise certificates and encourage creativity and passion if we must reduce the rate of unemployment in the country. Excerpts:

While a movie paying tributes to one of Nigeria’s greatest soccer stars, former captain of the Super Eagles, Austin Jay Jay Okocha is receiving finishing touches in New York, arrangement has reached its peak for the shooting of a bio-pic on Nigeria’s superstar reggae artiste Majek Fashek.

Virtually everyone you talk to regarding the way forward for football in Nigeria, talks about restructuring the Nigeria Football Association and getting serious minded Nigerians with sound knowledge of the game to run football in the country.

After several months of casting, travelling and long absence from the screen, delectable actress, Oby Edozieh is back and ready to hit the cinemas with her long awaited film ‘Save Our Soul.”

Kene Mparu is the Managing Director, Genesis Deluxe Cinema who has been in the cinemas industry for about twenty years now.

Actress Funlola Aofiyebi_Raimi has come a long way as far as the big screen is concerned in Nigeria.

With the recent poor performance in the CAF Champions League by Heartland FC, the Owerri based soccer outfit believe they will bounce back .