Following the allegation by the immediate past governor of Oyo State, Otunba Adebayo Alao-Akala, that his successor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, intentionally withheld his May salary, Ajimobi says, Alao-Akala lacked the moral right to make the claim, having violated a court order that forbade him(Akala) not to pay his severance allowance.

The outgoing vice-chancellor of the Redeemer’s University (RUN), Prof. Oyewale Tomori, has said he would not attend any send-off party that may be organised by any college or department to mark the end of his tenure. Tomori made this remark while speaking at the 12th edition of the University Staff Forum held at the new University Auditorium.

MEN of the Delta State Police Command have arrested members of a four-man kidnap gang at Kwale, Delta State while trying to cash money paid to them as ransom.

The Ghanaian authorities are not leaving anything to chance as the Black Meteors engage their Nigerian counterparts, the Dream Team 5 in today’s crucial All Africa Games second leg qualifier inside the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi.

Nigeria’s U-23 soccer team are in for real trouble today when they tackle the Black Meteors as Ghanaian fans are set to upset them following the attack on the Austin Eguavoen-tutored team in training yesterday.

The most difficult decision people sometimes have to make is not between “totally right” and “absolutely wrong.” However, the individual determines what is “right” or “wrong,” anybody who can be regarded as well-adjusted and who is not corrupted or under duress can generally decide to support the “right” and resist the “wrong.” The most difficult choices involve two “rights” or two “wrongs.”

Rochas Okorocha, recently elected governor of Imo State, still has his head in some cloud where he lives as some military-imperator. This is apparent from some of his key actions and declarations since his election in May.

Following the poor outing of the Super Falcons in the on-going Women World Cup in Germany, former Falcons coach and technical adviser of Crown FC Niyi Akande says the team can be re-invigorated if the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF can focus on the female league in the country. “If you want to rate Falcons I will not say they have done badly, because in the past they did bad especially in 1991.

The controversy over the removal of subsidy on petrol, the push for an enhanced revenue sharing formula in favour of the states and the issue of obeying the Minimum Wage Act signed into law this year may be threatening to tear apart the perceived unity in the Governors’ Forum.

Since Nigerians are unwilling to engage in radical, non-violent, socio-political praxis, members of the ruling elite assume that the people can endure anything, provided they manage to eke out a miserable living.

For those who regularly listened to Ogun State Broadcasting Corporation,OGBC 2,particularly in the 80s and 90s, the name Olusesan Ekisola would always bring some nostalgic feelings. He is one of those who pioneered private broadcasting in the country through Ray Power Radio.

Residents of the satellite towns to the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, were last
Monday, treated to a hellish traffic jam occasioned by the search for members of the Boko Haram sect.

If I’d known that Lola would resort to flirting, and eventually be put in the family way by a first School Leaving Certificate holder, when she fully knew that my undertaking a postgraduate course was to better our lot, I would have waited until I’d completed my course before I plunged into marriage.” Yomi declared sadly, narrating to me the story of his broken marriage, the shock from which he has not yet recovered.

Rowland Ewere is an ex-International born on April 28, 1963 who captained Bendel Insurance Football Club of Benin for many years. After his Secondary School, Ewere pitched tent with then P&T Rocket in 1979/80 before he finally joined Insurance in 1982.He also plied his trade with traditional clubs in the Nigerian League like Shooting Stars of Ibadan, El-Kanemi Warriors of Maidugiri, New Nigerian Bank of Benin and Julius Berger of Lagos. Married with four kids, Ewere who packed great shots in his feet is now the chief coach Insurance of Benin.
He spoke with Saturday Vanguard Sports after the Dream Team’s victory over perennial rivals Ghana in the ancient Benin City.

The National Sports Festival, the Garden City Games, is up and running. By the time this piece is published, it would have ended. Also, the Falcon’s Female World Cup tournament has ended with the team bowing out in the first round, having lost two games and winning one. Today, the Under-23 All African Games qualifier’s return leg against Ghana’s Black Meteors takes place in KUMASI. These sporting events provide a lot of talking points about Nigerian sports.