Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State has expressed regret over his inability to pay salaries for months now.

He however added that contrary to reports, he was not helpless about the unpaid salaries of civil servants in his state because he has Allah.
Delivering a Ramadan Lecture at the Women Development Centre, Abuja, the governor used the occasion to debunk reports that he ever said he was ‘helpless’.

Ghana superstar Asamoah Gyan has stated that John Obi Mikel will ‘definitely’ be switching to United Arab Emirates side Al Ain this summer, with the midfielder having been linked heavily with a transfer away from Chelsea.

A Lagos High Court in Ikeja yesterday, dismissed the N25.7 billion criminal charge preferred against the former Managing Director of Bank PHB, Mr. Francis Atuche, and others.

Former Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology Akure FUTA, Prof Albert Ilemobade was yesterday abducted by gunmen.

The Prophet (s.a.w) was reported by Anas to have said: “eat something for sahur even if it is a date. For there is in it barakah.” (Al-Bukhari and Muslim) Isn’t it great that Allah is rewarding us for eating?

On his first day at the Aso Rock Villa since his inauguration on May 29, President Muhammadu Buhari said, yesterday, that he inherited a “virtually empty treasury”, from his predecessor, Dr Goodluck Jonathan with debts running into hundreds of millions of dollars. The President disclosed this on a day he ordered the withdrawal of the military from internal security operations as part of a comprehensive review of national security operations.

The organised private sector has thrown its weight behind the call on the Federal Government to remove fuel subsidy.

To ensure a rancour free plenary today on the floors of both chambers of the National Assembly, the national chairman of All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief John Oyegun may have brokered peace between warring camps of the senate president, Dr. Bukola Saraki and senator Ahmed Lawan.

Senator Danjuma La’ah, representing Southern Kaduna Senatorial Zone, yesterday decried what he described as lack of action by the federal and Kaduna State governments over the murder of 13 natives of the area by gunmen in three villages earlier this month.

A twin suicide bombers suspected to be members of dreaded boko haram who sneaked into Baga fish market in Maiduguri and its environs wrecked havoc with detonated Improvised explosive Devices (IEDs) living dozens dead and injured.

Federal Government may have come under pressure to assist the states in coming out of their recurrent expenditure crises following a presentation to the Presidency on the impact of states’ debts and salary overhang on Gross Domestic Product, GDP, and the domestic economy. 

TWO homosexual suspects were yesterday remanded in Onitsha prison custo a Chief Magistrate Court in Onitsha, presided over by Nkemdilim Ike, in order to consider applications by the parties to the case. 

Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND, has warned that it could resume hostilities should the 8th National Assembly fail to check the ridiculous salaries and allowances of lawmakers at the detriment of other Nigerians.

Rivers State Government  has accused former Governor Rotimi Amaechi of being mischievous with his claim that the probe of his administration by Governor Nyesom Wike was a witchhunt.

Twenty newly appointed Magistrates in Anambra State were yesterday provided brand new Ford Focus cars by the Chief Judge of the state, Justice Peter Umeadi.