NATIONAL U-20 side, the Flying Eagles, travelled to Sudan yesterday for the first leg of their Africa U-20 Cup of Nations final round qualifying fixture without key forward, Funsho Bamgboye.

Rivers State governor, Mr Nyesom Wike has promised to reduce the plight of widows in the state with the setting up of Widow’s Economic Empowerment Scheme.

ABUJA—The end may be in sight for the lingering crisis in the leadership of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as factional leaders of the party, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff and Senator Ahmed Makarfi, have commenced negotiations on how to engender peace.

The National Pension Commission (PenCom) is pushing for companies that employ a minimum of three staff to disclose evidence of compliance with the Contributory Pension Scheme, CPS, as mandated by the Pension Reform Act (PRA) 2014 in their financial statements.

The semi-finals of the GTBank Ogun State Principals Cup, Season 4, begin today at the M.K.O Abiola International Stadium, Abeokuta with eight secondary schools in Ogun state competing in both male and female categories.

Ahead of the 2016 Olympics next month in Rio, Brazil, six Nigerian wrestlers accompanied by four officials which included the President of the Nigeria Wrestling Federation (NWF), Hon. Daniel Igali flew out yesterday to Madrid to participate in the Spanish Grand Prix beginning today to further hone their skills before the Games proper.

ABUJA—Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, has called for greater solidarity among African countries in the reform effort of United Nations Security Council.

Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has been described as a courageous leader with great faith, resilience and strong determination to positively impact on the lives of all Deltans.

Lagos—The family of the Late Chief Moshood Kashimawo Abiola, yesterday called on President Muhammadu Buhari to punish those involved in the annulment of the June 12, 1993 presidential election to reflect his past claim that the annulment was a crime against the country.

Lagos—THE Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, yesterday examined the role of traditional institutions in Nigeria within the context of nation building and said the non-provision of defined duties for traditional rulers in the 1999 constitution had been detrimental national development.