THE people of Ijani Ekiti community in Gbonyin Local Government area of Ekiti State have alleged that a senior State Criminal Investigation Department, CID, operative in Ekiti is shielding some Fulani herdsmen alleged to have been involved in recent armed robberies in the community from arrest and prosecution.

Omani goalkeeper Ali Al Habsi has joined Wigan Athletic on a permanent deal from Premier League rivals Bolton Wanderers following a successful loan spell with the Latics last season.

A leader of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Edo State, Mr. Dickson Imasogie, yesterday, apologised to the Benin Monarch, Oba Erediauwa, over his comment that the Benin monarch influenced the just concluded elections in favour of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN.

One unidentified person was yesterday confirmed dead while four others were trapped after an uncompleted two-storey building collapsed at Oleyo, Odo Ona Elewe in Oluyole Local Government area of Oyo State.

Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp has signalled his determination to keep Luka Modric at White Hart Lane by labelling Chelsea’s £22 million ($35.4m) offer for the player as “farcical”.

The nation’s capital city was grounded, yesterday, by military security check following fears of possible Boko Haram attack on the residents. This provoked a traffic gridlock forcing commuters to trek long distance.

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has enumerated reasons why the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja should forthwith, throw out the petition that was filed before it by the Congress for Progressive Change, CPC.

Yesterday’s edition was a brillant narrative of how Mohammed Yusuf took advantage of the several lapses in the Nigerian State to recruit undergraduates ( many dropped out of school to join the sect) lecturers and administrators (who resigned their appointments) to build what is today known as Boko Haram. An interesting read. The series continues

The Nigeria Football Federation has written to its Turkish counterpart to furnish it with the full details of the issues leading to the arrest and detention of Nigerian international player, Emmanuel Emenike.

House of Representatives member, Mr. Victor Nwokolo, of Accord Party, AP, Ika Federal Constituency, Delta State, yesterday, called on the Delta State Government and the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, to come to the aid of his constituency, which was ravaged by flood, recently.