DESPITE not being given the opportunity to play for the Super Eagles, former junior international Kayode Olarenwaju has vowed not to play for any other country other than Nigeria.

A comedian, Bright Okpocha, popularly known as Basketmouth, on Friday said that adoption of Pidgin English on stage by Nigerian comedians had limited their reach and popularity.

Concerned Trade Unions in Ekiti State , comprising Artisans and commercial drivers , yesterday held an anti-workers rally in Ado-Ekiti, describing the ongoing strike declared by labour unions to press home for the payment of outstanding benefits as politically motivated.

The Monetary Policy Committee, MPC, of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, last week met amidst worsening macroeconomic environment which had forced Nigeria’s economic growth rate into negative for the first quarter of 2016, while threatening to slide into recession by the end of current quarter.

Following allegation of massacre of members of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, Monday, by security agents in Onitsha, the 82nd Division, Nigerian Army said, yesterday, it merely invoked the extant Rules of Engagement (ROE) to resort to self-defence and protect the strategic Niger Bridge.

Maritime Advocacy Group, MAG, has faulted claims by the Acting Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ibrahim Magu, that former Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Temisan Omatseye, was convicted by the Federal High Court over N1.5 billion contract scam.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, yesterday, tendered more evidence against the former Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, who is facing money laundering charges alongside his two sons, Aminu and Mustapha, before the Federal High Court in Abuja.

AHEAD the September 10, 2016 governorship election in Edo State, governorship aspirants of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in collaboration with the Alumni Association of the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, yesterday organized a peace and non- violent election rally round the streets of Benin City.

Bayelsa State Government, yesterday, said it spent about N123 billion between 2012 till date on debts servicing, including bonds and foreign loans obtained by the previous administration, even as it lamented the huge financial burden facing the administration in the midst of the prevailing economic challenges.

POPULAR Afro soul music star, Seyi Sodimu whose hit single, “Love Me Jeje” ruled the Nigerian airwaves in the late 90s is back for good. The talented singer disappeared into thin air, when the ovation was loud but he’s back again to reclaim his place in the country’s music terrain.