PROTESTS, weekend, trailed the National Assembly primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Edo State, as the aspirants accused the leadership of the party in the state of manipulating the delegates list in favour of their preferred candidates.

Super Falcons coach Uche Eucharia has invited 40 players for a special camping exercise to ascertain the level of the readiness of her players jostling for places in the squad for this year’s Fifa World Cup in Germany.

VICE-CHAIRMAN, Senate Committee on Petroleum, Senator Abubakar Umar Gada, representing Sokoto East Senatorial District, was reported to have wept profusely after losing his bid to get his party, PDP nod to return to the senate.

One of Nigeria’s leading industrialists, Alhaji Aliko Dangote has redeemed his pledge of N200 million donation to Katsina University, owned by the Katsina Islamic Foundation.

Arewa Christian Initiative, ACI, has endorsed the presidential aspiration of a former Chairman the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, Malam Nuhu Ahmed Ribadu.

THE Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF, has written a letter to Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan to formally welcome him back to the forum.

Barcelona star Lionel Messi, was last night, crowned winner of the inaugural Fifa Ballon d’Or award ahead of Barcelona team-mates Xavi Hernandez and Andres Iniesta.

FOLLOWING voting along ethnic lines in the just concluded Delta State re-run gubernatorial election won by Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, former militants from the Delta Central Senatorial district, have charged the Governor to forget and forgive and take the three senatorial districts in the state as his constituency.

NIGERIA has continued to maintain the lead among African countries in the import of generating sets ranging from 1 to 2,000KVA, of which about $103.1million was spent on its importation between January and June 2010.

The Nigeria Police have been charged to watch their conscience and discharge their duties without fear or favour.