“Gentlemen of the press” was the title of a Broadway play in 1928. The following year, it was adapted into an all-talking film of the same title. What did male journalists do next? They simply assumed ownership of the four words and turned them into a catchphrase and wherever there’s a gathering of journalists, male and female, the salutation became: “Gentlemen of the press.” Not on this 20th day of January, 2016, at The Hub of The Journalism Clinic, in Surulere, Lagos, Nigeria.

At least five police officers died in a roadside bomb attack in eastern Kenya, police and reports said Wednesday, as troops inside Somalia pulled out of some bases after Islamist attacks.

Paris Saint-Germain’s star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been handed a 700,000 euros ($760,000) monthly pay-rise making him by far the highest-paid footballer in France, Le Parisien newspaper reported on Wednesday.

Nnewi—Ochanja Market traders, under the aegis of Ochanja Central Markets Amalgamated Traders Association, OCMATA, have expressed dissatisfaction over the way the leadership of the market is handling the issuance of nomination forms for their forthcoming election, alleging that the market leadership was trying to unjustly disqualify some people to impose an unpopular person on the traders as President-General.

Veteran boxing promoter Bob Arum believes Filipino legend Manny Pacquiao may reconsider retirement after his final fight against Timothy Bradley, and declared Wednesday he would “love” to see a rematch with Floyd Mayweather.

Nnewi—A member of Anambra State House of Assembly, Mr. Pascal Agbodike, has distributed 450 bags of rice, some cartons of groundnut oil and tomatoes to members of his Ihiala II constituency. The ceremony took place at his Umuhu Mbosi home, Ihiala Local Government Area of the state. He also feted nursery and primary school pupils of St Patrick’s Catholic Church, Mbosi, and distributed some education materials to the school children.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC , yesterday sealed some property at different locations in Kaduna allegedly owned by indicted persons in the $2.1bn arms deal.

ENUGU—NATIVES of Ede-Oballa community in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State recently conferred a chieftaincy title on their son and immediate past Chairman of the Enugu State Chapter of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Vitta Abba, for his contributions to the smooth transition that led to the emergence of a governor of Enugu North senatorial zone extraction after 22 years.

President Muhammadu Buhari has departed Abuja Wednesday morning for Nairobi, Kenya on a three-day official visit.

THE Ogun State Government, yesterday, said it has placed a-24-year-old female undergraduate of Federal University of Agriculture, FUNAAB, Abeokuta (name withheld) and 18 others under contact watch of Lassa fever in Ogun state.