Swansea City captain Ashley Williams’s late goal earned his side a 2-1 victory at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday that further dented Arsenal’s Premier League title chances.

English Premier League table after Wednesday’s matches (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points)

THESE certainly are not the best of times for former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. On Wednesday, February 17, 2016, the tranquillity of Otuoke community in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State was shattered following the brazen abduction of the ex-President’s foster father and nephew by heavily armed gunmen. The incident has created fear among the people

GOVERNOR Mohammed Abubakar of Bauchi State yesterday, launched a five-year USAID funded education project worth $117 million for three northern states.

THE hardship occasioned by the current scarcity of petroleum products, particularly Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, also known as petrol, has worsened in Warri, Delta State, and its environs as Matrix Energy, the largest private depot in the area, has run out of stock.

Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State, yesterday, defended the appointment of Chief David Dokubo-Spiff as Secretary to the State Government and Mr. Duate Iyabi as Chief Economic Adviser, describing them as technocrats.

The School of Banking Honours (SBH) has accused the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigeria Interbank Settlement System (NIBSS) of suppressing N7.7 trillion Stamp Duty revenues for two years.

Nigeria will start new talks with South African mobile phone operator, MTN, “very soon” to settle a dispute over a $3.9 billion fine but the final decision rests with President Muhammadu Buhari, the communications minister said.

SUPER Eagles interim coach, Samson Siasia has a chance of becoming the chief coach of the team if he leads Nigeria to qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations ahead of the Pharaohs of Egypt who lead a qualifying pool that also has Tanzania and Chad with six points from two matches, two points ahead of Nigeria.

THE suit against Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State by the sacked chairman of Oredo Local Government, Mr. Osaro Obazee, over his removal from office, yesterday, suffered a setback as an Edo State High Court judge, Justice Esohe Ikponmwen, has washed her hands off the case.

ABUJA— The Nigeria Army Council has recommended the release of Brigadier-General Enitan Ransome-Kuti from custody.

A CURSORY check of the outlines of the abduction of teenager, Miss Ese Oruru from her parents’ home in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State by one miscreant, Yinusa “Yellow” (what a befitting alias!) and her transfer to a hiding place in Kano immediately flooded my mind with the Chibok Girls saga. Let’s compare and constrast.

The cell phone of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwanyi of Enugu State has been hacked into by unknown persons.

The Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr Uwakwe Abugu made this known in Enugu last night.

Umar Imam-led faction of Kogi State House Assembly yesterday, defied the reconciliatory efforts by the House of Representatives and sat for the first time at the State House of Assembly complex, Lokoja, where it elected Deputy Speaker, Minority Whip and also passed the state budget for a second reading.

Lagos—NIGERIA Labour Congress, NLC, yesterday petitioned the management of Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company, IKEDC, urging it to recall the 400 members of the National Union of Electricity Employees, NUEE, sacked last Friday before next Monday to avoid unprecedented industrial unrest.