ABEOKUTA—A meeting between former governor of Ogun State, Aremo Segun Osoba and the reconciliatory committee of the All Progressives Congress, APC, to resolve the lingering crisis in the party in Ogun State, has ended in deadlock.

It has been gathered that some Super Eagles stars like goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama received $130,000(about N20.8m – a man) each as appearance fee for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

It was not a flat rate, but some of the players like Enyeama who were involved in both the qualifiers as well as the World Cup in Brazil got as much as $130,000 said one official.This is outside the match bonus and daily allowances they were paid.

To some he is a rebel with a cause, to others he is a spoiler bent on rocking the boat, but almost all agree that as governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi has performed excellently.

LAGOS—Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State has cautioned President Goodluck Jonathan against politicisation of governance saying that issues that have to do with the lives and well being of Nigerians should not be put on the altar of politics.

Brazil’s star striker Neymar cried “I can’t feel my legs” after a crunch World Cup challenge by Colombia’s Juan Zuniga, coach Luiz Felipe Scolari told Spanish sports daily Marca

National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has commenced enforcement of the deadline for implementation of the Mobile Authentication Service, MAS by pharmaceutical companies nationwide.

Don Jazzy, as he is fondly called by his fans and all, needs no introduction in the Nigerian music industry. He has been the unseen hand in the music of most emerging Nigerian acts. The Don indeed has seen it all; as a label owner, a musician, and a producer.

Before the World Cup, it was almost certain that former Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi would not come back to his job with the Nigeria Football Federation.

In apparent response to the opposition’s admonition that the nation’s economy was “gradually grinding to a halt” last year, the Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, conversely painted a brighter economic picture, and sought to clarify popular misconceptions on the issue of our external reserves balance of about $45bn and the alleged discrepancies between the reported Excess Crude Account balances of the Finance Ministry and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) reserves.

By CHIDI NKWOPARA OWERRI—Imo State governor, Chief Rochas Okorocha, has demanded an open apology from the Senate over accusation of registering Northerners in the state. According to him, what the senators involved themselves was nothing but blackmail of the state government. Okorocha, who spoke through his Senior Special Assistant, SSA, on Media, Mr. Sam Onwuemeodo, […]

THE Otaru of Auchi, Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State, Alhaji Aliru Momoh, Ikelebe III, has commended Governor Adams Oshiomhole for cancelling the competency test proposed by the state government for teachers in public primary and secondary schools in the state.

ENUGU—Governors of the South East states, yesterday, resolved to convene stakeholders’ meeting soon after the national conference to look into other matters of interest to the zone.

THE National Conference made far-reaching resolutions on Thursday, July 3rd 2014 when it approved the creation of eighteen additional states in the country. If this resolution is put in the constitution, Nigeria will become a federation of 54 states, with about 174 million people and landmass of 923,768 square kilometres.

FORMER Minister of State for Education, Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi, weekend, announced his entrance into the 2015 governorship race in Delta State.

FORMER deputy governor of Edo State and chieftain of All Progressives Congress, APC, Rev.Peter Obadan, weekend, told the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the state to forget the 2016 governorship seat, saying that the party still lacks the credibility to win elections in the state.