THE Court of Appeal sitting in Enugu, yesterday, adjourned indefinitely the appeal before it over the leadership of All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, pending the decision of the National Judicial Council, NJC, on the petition written by the respondent, Jude Okuli accusing the presiding justices of bias.

Come tomorrow, the Big Brother Africa launch show will ignite the world when multiple award-winning musicians from Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa take centre stage to do what they know how to do best.

Nigeria’s 36 governors gather today to choose a chairman to pilot the affairs of their forum for the next two years. It is the culmination of intrigues that could fracture the frames of the increasingly controversial forum.

Permanent Secretary, Ondo State Ministry of Agriculture, Mr Bankole Ogunsuyi, said, yesterday that the state government had withheld the cocoa development fund to farmers to forestall fraud.

Former Super Eagles coach, Samson Siasia tells JOHN EGBOKHAN that the Super Eagles must strive to avoid conceding the first goal in next month’s FIFA World Cup qualifier against the Harambee Stars of Kenya in Nairobi.

Muslim Public Affairs Centre, MPAC, has said it will engage all lawful means to frustrate the decision of the Lagos State Ministry of Education with respect to the recent ban on hijab, adding that it will continue to actively work with other Islamic organizations and stakeholders towards expanding the coalition to achieve reversal of the ban in the quickest possible time.

A Lagos based lawyer, Ademola Koko has petitioned the Inspector General Police, IG, over alleged illegal activities, acts capable of disrupting public peace, and unconstitutional use of police, in respect of a landed property at Oribanwa village, Ibeju Lekki Local Government Area of Lagos State by some persons in the area.

Ebonyi State House of Assembly yesterday, recalled its suspended former deputy speaker, Valentine Okike, representing Onicha West constituency.

MAKURDI —The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has called on the Federal Government to extend the current military operations in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states to other states in the Middle Belt now being destroyed by alleged Fulani mercenaries.

The burial in Ogidi, Anambra State yesterday of the literary icon, Professor Chinua Achebe, was literally turned to a political gathering given the caliber of political figures and political insignias that coloured the five- star burial.