Ahead of the Monday, August 31st deadline for all invited Super Eagles players to report to Bolton White Apartment Camp of the Eagles team for the African Cup of Nations qualifier billed to be played at Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, the Europe-based Eagles goal-keeper, Vincent Enyeama is yet to join the team.

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Wednesday confirmed that it nominated former governor and Senate Minority Leader, Chief Godswill Akpabio, as candidate for Akwa Ibom North-East senatorial district in the 2015 general election in error.

He said that the offence contravened Section 390(9) of the Criminal Code Law,Cap C21 Vol1 Laws of Delta State of Nigeria 2006. The Magistrate, Mrs Okonkwo Akanume, granted the accused bail in the sum of N70, 000 with one surety after he pleaded not guilty to the crime. She adjourned the case to Sept. 16 for hearing.

The Lagos State Police Command on Tuesday said three of its personnel who exchanged gunshots with some gunmen on Monday morning in Ikorodu Area were missing after the encounter. The Spokeswoman of the command, DSP Patricia Amadin, disclosed this in a statement in Lagos.

Bulgarian champions Ludogorets Razgrad sacked their Portuguese head coach Bruno Ribeiro on Wednesday, less than three months after his appointment, the club said in a statement. Ludogorets said it proceeded to a “disciplinary sacking and unilateral termination of the contract” of Ribeiro following a number of failed attempts to part ways with him by mutual consent.

The Nigeria Press Council (NPC) on Wednesday congratulated Malam Garba- Deen Muhammad, on his election as the new President of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) in Yenagoa on Aug. 28. Muhammed was elected at the 11th All Nigerian Editors Conference (ANEC) which was concluded at the weekend.

The Kogi State Government has dismissed a report that it is owing teachers over 32 billion naira, calling it a spurious attempt at discrediting the government.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State has challenged Governor Ayodele Fayose to explain to Ekiti people the reasons for his application for N9.6b loan as part of the special Federal Government facility for states facing salary payment burden.

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday slammed a N3 million bail on a blogger for allegedly publishing a defamatory item about the CEO of Fidelity Bank Plc, Mr Nnamdi Okonkwo. The accused, Seun Oloketuyi, 39, is standing trial on a two-count charge bordering on defamation.

“The accused stabbed the complainant with a bottle on her head for playing loud music.’’ Olatunde said that the accused unlawfully entered the apartment of the complainant to stab and damage her property. “The accused forcefully entered the complainant’s room and ordered her to reduce the volume of her DVD player, claiming that it was too loud and was disturbing him in his room.