MFM FC’s Julius Emiloju, one of the dropped players from the Olympics Games Dream Team VI, on Wednesday expressed confidence that the team would make it to the podium.

ABUJA-President-elect of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Mr. Abubakar Mahmoud, SAN, has vowed to use his two-year tenure to expose corrupt lawyers across the federation.

Germany striker Max Kruse completed his transfer back to Werder Bremen on Wednesday, insisting football is his main focus after a series of off-field indiscretions at Wolfsburg last season.

ABUJA—-The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, remanded an ally to Governor Ayodele Fayose, Mr. Abiodun Agbele, in Prison custody over his alleged complicity in N4.6billion fraud.

Video: I will construct roads you squandered over N4b and refused to do, Wike tells Abe

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday vowed that the State Government would deploy its entire arsenal to ensure that militants and vandals threatening the peace are flushed out of the State once and for all.

The factional Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff has written the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) asking the commission to ignore a letter by the Sen. Ahmed Makarfi-led Caretaker Committee notifying it of a proposed August 17, 2016 PDP National Convention.

An Agege Customary Court in Lagos on Wednesday reconciled a couple, Mr Akinyemi Ilesanmi and his wife, Comfort, whose 10-year-old marriage was on the brink of collapse.

Former President Goodluck Jonathan is presently in a private meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Aso Rock villa, Abuja.

Dr Efena Efetie, Chief Consultant, Obstetrician and Gynecologist at the National Hospital, Abuja, has allayed fears that exclusive breastfeeding could lead to breast sag.

An economist, Prof. Joseph Odama, has advised the Federal Government to cut excess expenditure, as part of the measures to reflate the economy. Odama, a lecturer at the Department of Economics, University of Abuja, gave this advice in Abuja, on Wednesday, in an interview with newsmen.

The Islamic State Jihadist group, ISIS, has announced a change of leadership in the Boko Haram militants group.

Dr Efena Efetie, Chief Consultant, Obstetrician and Gynecologist at the National Hospital, Abuja, has allayed fears that exclusive breastfeeding could lead to breast sag. Efetie said this in an interview with newsmen on Wednesday, in Abuja, as the world commemorates the 2016 World Breast Feeding Week.

By Imanuel Jannah ABUJA – President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Ambassador Audu-Rafiu Olusola Enikanolaoywe as Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Federal Civil Service. Until his appointment, Ambassador Enikanolaiye was the Charge-de affairs at the Nigerian High Commission India. Buhari also announced the redeployment of nine other permanent secretaries. Details coming soon

An Agege Customary Court in Lagos State on Wednesday dissolved a six-year-old marriage between Mrs Grace Emmanuel and her estranged husband, Udofa Emmanuel, over incessant battery and quarrels. The president of the court, Mr Phillip Williams, in his judgment, however, admonished them to maintain peace.