Fayose hails court ruling resolving PDP leadership crisis
Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has hailed the judgment of a Federal High Court, sitting in Port-Harcourt, Rivers State, which affirmed the appointment of the Senator Ahmed Markafi led National Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), saying “the judgment has resolved all issues concerning the leadership of the PDP and all genuine lovers of the party must now sheath their swords and support the National Caretaker Committee in the overall interest of the party.”
NAF graduates 591 recruits
A total of 591 recruits have passed out over the weekend from the Ground Training Centre, Kaduna having successfully completed their initial 6-month military training.
Oduah denies stashing N2.5bn in domestic aide’s account
Erstwhile Minister of Aviation and Senator representing Anambra North Senatorial District, Sen. Stella Oduah, has debunked reports that Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, was on her trail for allegedly stashing nearly N2.5 billion in a bank account she opened using the identity of her domestic aide.
Iceland hungry for more of the ‘big stage’
Gylfi Sigurdsson has promised Iceland will not be content to bask in the glory of their Euro 2016 heroics having had a taste of the highs and lows of tournament football.
Bashful Bale has ruthless Ronaldo in his sights
The two most expensive players in football go head-to-head on Wednesday when Cristiano Ronaldo leads Portugal against club teammate Gareth Bale and Wales in a Euro 2016 semi-final which could lead one to unprecedented glory.
EU tells Barcelona, Real Madrid to repay state aid
The EU on Monday ordered seven Spanish football clubs including Barcelona and Real Madrid to pay back millions of euros (dollars) in illegal state aid.
Jail looms as Pistorius to be sentenced for murder
Disgraced Paralympian Oscar Pistorius could return to jail on Wednesday, when a judge is set to sentence him for murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp three years ago.
Embrace dialogue to resolve crisis, Onaiyekan calls on Nigerians
Cardinal John Onaiyekan, the Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, has called on Nigerians and governments at all levels to embrace dialogue in the resolution of any grievances.
Envoy explains why U.S. stopped importation of Nigeria’s crude oil
The U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr James Entwistle, has said that there is no hidden agenda behind his country’s decision to stop crude oil purchase from Nigeria.
El Rufai: Walking the Change
WHEN I read in the FORBES recently that ”democracy is delivering impossible results,” I didn’t understand until I met the indefatigable governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El Rufai. Call privitisation czar or Mr. Demolition, El Rufai is ostensibly a sharp departure from the behavioural instincts of some state Governors in Nigeria who have creamed out the finances of their various states.
Ikpeazu’s tax certificate wasn’t forged, Abia Internal Revenue Service clarifies
Following last Monday’s judgment by Justice Okon Abang of the Abuja High Court, sacking Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State, over alleged false disclosures in his tax certificate presented before he ran for the April 11, 2015 gubernatorial election, the state’s Internal Revenue Service, has insisted that the tax certificate it issued Ikpeazu was not fake.
