Gombe State Governor, Ibrahim Dankwambo, on Wednesday, appealed to the Federal Government to increase the allocation to states to make them perform their responsibilities better.

Nigeria is made up of several ethnic groups, majority of which are the Igbo, Hausa and the Yoruba. Within these ethnic groups are several tribes numbering 371.

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

Real Madrid inflicted a fourth Champions League elimination on Atletico Madrid in as many years on Wednesday, losing their semi-final second leg 2-1 but progressing to the final 4-2 on aggregate.

UEFA Champions League result on Wednesday: Semi-final second leg At Madrid Atletico Madrid (ESP) 2 (Saul Niguez 12, Griezmann 16-pen) Real Madrid (ESP) 1 (Isco 42) Real Madrid win 4-2 on aggregate Played Tuesday At Turin, Italy Juventus (ITA) 2 (Mandzukic 33, Alves 44) Monaco (FRA) 1 (Mbappe 69) Juventus win 4-1 on aggregate

Wife of the President, Mrs. Aisha Buhari on Wednesday encouraged freed 82 Chibok girls to ignore their ordeal in the hands of boko haram terrorists and refocused on a brighter future ahead of them.

Leading Champions League goalscorers following Wednesday’s match:

Real Madrid secured their place in the Champions League final on Wednesday despite losing 2-1 away to Atletico Madrid in their semi-final second leg.

THE need for public private partnerships to grow infrastructures in Nigeria has been emphasised at this year’s annual Punnuka Lecture, which held in Lagos. The theme of the lecture organised by Punnuka law firm was: “The Role of Public Private Partnership in Infrastructural Development,” with three guest speakers, Anthony Ross, QC, Frank Walwyn, both from Canada and Managing Director of Planet Project, Mr. Biodun Otunla.

The Delta Police command, has confirmed that an inspector was killed and three other policemen injured by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Abraka, Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta,