Nigeria crashed out of this year’s CHAN in Rwanda after they lost 1-0 to Guinea in a final Group C match in Rubavu yesterday.

Tunisia thrashed Niger 5-0 to win Group C on five points, while Guinea, also on five points, finished as runners-up. Nigeria were third on four points and Niger finished last in the group with a point.

Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, chieftain and former special assistant to Dr. Alex Ekwueme, Mr. Ben Onyechere has described the judgment by the Appeal Court on Abia governorship election as a close reminder of what transpired during the reign of Justice Salami in which states were freely awarded to a party of his choice without recourse to judicial decorum.

AHEAD of today’s inauguration of Alhaji Yahaya Bello as the governor of Kogi State, All Progressive Congress, APC, has raised a committee to find replacement for the unwilling deputy- governor elect , Mr. James Abiodun Faleke.

The Education Rights Campaign, ERC, Abuja chapter, has condemned the continued suspension of students’ union activities at the University of Abuja and Nasarawa State University, Keffi, by the institutions’ managements.

THE House of Representative has tasked Electricity Distribution Companies, Discos, to intensify efforts to collect debts owed by government agencies and parastatals and stop complaining about their inability to do so.

THE Joint Committees of Information Technology Communication, ICT and Telecommunications in the House of Representatives, yesterday, queried the Minister of Communications, Mr Adebayo Shittu, for the comment he made on the suspension of the Director-General of National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA, Peter Jack, over an alleged misconduct.

A prominent Ijaw leader in Gbaramatu and Ogulagha Kingdoms of Delta State, Chief Beck Hitler, has expressed displeasure over Governor Ifeanyi Okowa’s failure to join the entourage of Minister of Defence, Brigadier-General Monsur Dan-Ali (retd), on Tuesday last week, to the pipelines explosion scene in Warri South-West Local Government Area of the state.

SENATE President, Dr Bukola Saraki, has asked foreign investors in the country to adhere strictly to Nigeria’s foreign content law.
He insisted that foreign firms investing in Nigeria, especially in the power sector, must ensure the compliance with the Local Content Act in their operations.

Secretary to Delta State Government, Mr Festus Ovie Agas, has reiterated the state government’s commitment to its prosperity agenda for all Deltans captured in the SMART agenda of the state governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, yesterday, told an Abuja High Court sitting at Gudu that the former governor of Plateau State, Joshua Chibi Dariye, was wanted in the United Kingdom for trial over his alleged involvement in money laundering.

Managing Director/Chief Executive, FBN Capital Asset Management, Mr. Michael Oyebola has advised investors to embrace diversification as a tool of personal and institutional financial planning in light of the prevailing economic realities in the country.

Manufacturers have called on the Federal Government to strengthen the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN policy on foreign exchange in order to support the growth of the manufacturing sector.

The All Progressives Congress, APC was the party to beat from the onset. The ruling People’s Democratic Party, PDP was roundly condemned by its opponents for non-performance. However, the Capt Idris Wada administration cannot be dismissed for it contributions in some sectors such as agriculture.

Mounting restiveness in the nation’s Ports following alleged approval by the Minister of Transportation, Chief Rotimi Amechi, for the sack of no fewer than 3000 dockworkers.

THE Niger Delta Patriotic Front has said that the on-going efforts by the Joint Task Force, JTF, in the Niger Delta to fish out those who vandalized oil pipelines must not be misconstrued as an affront to the Ijaw.