As the Federal Government tries to find a lasting solution to the hate speech threatening to tear the nation apart, the Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo yesterday warned those threatening the unity of the country to be mindful of their actions, saying that they should not misuse their democratic right of freedom of speech to endanger the entire democratic enterprise.

It’s one week after the controversial elections of new boards of national sports federations. The dust raised by the exercise is yet to settle. Predictably, the elections, which were conducted by the Ministry of youth and sports have created factions in various federations led by monstrous gladiators who, it seems, are not ready to sheath their swords. Sadly, the end to this unfolding scenario can be predicted: Nigerian sports will take a deep plunge to the abyss.

The Indonesian Liga 1 season is one third of the way through, with Robert Alberts’ PSM Makassar holding a one-point lead from Madura United, for whom Nigerian import Peter Odemwingie has been a revelation.

Intimate details of how dispute over the appointment of local government caretaker committee brought Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State and Senator Dino Melaye to open political combat have emerged.

ABUJA — SENATE President Bukola Saraki said yesterday that he was unperturbed over the decision of the Federal Government to appeal against the judgment of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, which last week, discharged and acquitted him of charges that he had violated the code of conduct for public officers.