Vicente del Bosque quit as Spain’s coach after the defending champions crashed out of Euro 2016, ending one of football’s most successful managerial dynasties.

IT was a well planned and executed job that left a bitter taste in the mouth of its victims. However, the aftermath brought the joy of a would be couple temporarily to an abrupt end. Ayebameru and Olanike were billed to tie the knot the next day but the bride-to-be ended up in the kidnappers den where she cooled her heels for six days when she should have been on her honeymoon.

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State, yesterday commended operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for investigating the Speaker and other members of the state House of Assembly for allegedly misappropriating N750 million meant for purchase of official cars.

AS the ongoing industrial action by workers in Kogi State enters day five today, the state government yesterday, described the strike as act of sabotage.

The former governor of Imo State, Chief Ikedi Ohakim, on Thursday, failed to persuade the Federal High Court in Abuja to quash the three-count criminal charge the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, preferred against him.

The National Assembly Elections Petition Tribunal, sitting in Makurdi, yesterday dismissed the petition by the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate in the Benue South senatorial election, Daniel Onjeh challenging the victory of Senator David Mark, on the grounds that it was filed out of time.

NIGERIA Labour Congress, NLC, led by Joe Ajaero and the National Union of Banks, Insurance and Financial Intuitions Employees, NUBIFIE, yesterday dismissed media reports that the planned picketing of banks involved in recent mass sack of workers had been suspended, insisting that any moment from now, the affected banks would feel the wrath of workers.

The Plateau State House of Assembly had a rowdy session, yesterday, as 10 Peoples Democratic Party, PDP lawmakers walked out over the six-month tenure extension for the management committee Chairmen of the 17 local government areas of the state.

Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Fatai Owoseni, yesterday said his representative’s comment on the attitude of Nigerians towards officers of the Nigerian police was not based on the recent attack of Lagos and Ogun communities by some gunmen.

Former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Chief Bayo Ojo, SAN, yesterday called for the promotion of online dispute resolution mechanism in the country.