FORMER Deputy National Chairman of the PDP, Chief Olabode George, has described the decision by INEC to recognise Mr Jimoh Ibrahim as the Ondo governorship candidate as one of the most “unsavory and disturbing interventions in our political space since the dawn of democracy.”

The return of democracy in 1999 delighted virtually all Nigerians. There were undisguised and exceptional display of optimism for a bright future and a better nation. The euphoria was premised on the assumption that representative governance would pursue and promote popular masses-orientated initiatives.

Saudi authorities said Sunday they had foiled a plot to bomb a football stadium during a World Cup qualifying match and dismantled two “terrorist” cells linked to the Islamic State group.

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

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted partly cloudy weather conditions over the central states of the country on Monday morning and afternoon.

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed Nigeria’s solidarity with the Kingdom of Suadi Arabia in the aftermath of the ballistic missile launched by Houthi militias targeting the holy city of Makkah.

Victor Moses says he is “relishing” playing as a wing-back for Chelsea this season after struggling to hit the ground running since joining the Blues in 2012.

The cluster of rice farms in Niger are expected to produce one million tonnes of rice through the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Anchor Borrowers’ Programme, the bank said in a statement in Abuja o Sunday.

SENATE President Bukola Saraki has hailed the Nigerian Army for its decision to purchase 50,000 pairs of shoes from local manufacturers in Aba for the use of officers and soldiers.

The Presidency on Sunday frowned at those individuals or organisations attempting to link President Muhammadu Buhari to the legal travails of some judges facing corruption charges in the country.