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I was given quit notice for talking to landlady’s `enemy’, hairdresser tells court (Punch)

Mrs Opeyemi Akinjobi on Thursday told a Grade C Customary Court at Bode Igbo in Ibadan that her landlady ejected her from her shop for allegedly discussing with the landlady’s  assumed `enemy’. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Akinjobi is a…

PSG president Al-Khelaifi elected to UEFA executive committee (Punch)

Nasser al-Khelaifi, the Qatari president of French giants Paris Saint-Germain, was on Thursday officially appointed club representative on UEFA’s Executive Committee, at the Congress of European football’s governing body in Rome. The 45-year-old had been elected at the end of…

Enyimba’s Okorom asks for more, wants another three points in Gombe (Guardian)

Like an insatiable elephant, Enyimba of Aba’s right back, Stanley Okorom will not rest until his team collects another three points in the Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL) when they meet Wikki Tourists in Bauchi today. Enyimba broke their winless…

APC, PDP trade words over destruction of billboards in Taraba (Guardian)

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Taraba State has accused loyalists of the All Progressives Congress (APC) of destroying billboards belonging to the party. It alleged that the billboards were vandalised shortly after the campaign rally of Presidential Candidate of…

I feel betrayed by my beneficiaries, says Okorocha (Guardian)

Governor Rochas Okorocha has regretted that those he assisted to positions of authority had betrayed him. Addressing reporters on major developments in Imo, he claimed to have thwarted attempts by the Minister of Transport, Chibuike Amaechi, and the national chairman…

Adamawa workers accuse governor of using their salary for APC campaign (Guardian)

Workers in Adamawa State workers have accused the governor, Mohammed Bindow, of deducting over N300 million from their January salary for reasons they describe as political. Some of the workers, who spoke to The Guardian on condition of anonymity, alleged…

Hold me accountable if I fail, Ogboru tells voters (Guardian)

Standard-bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State, Great Ogboru, yesterday urged the electorate to hold him accountable if he fails to deliver as governor. Ogboru made the pledged yesterday during the APC campaign rally at Ndokwa East…

Eden Hazard promises to announce transfer decision ‘at the right moment’ (Metro)

Eden Hazard insists the uncertainty that surrounds his future at Chelsea will not affect his performances for the Blues and says he will announce his decision ‘at the right moment’. A snippet from an interview with French radio station RMC,…

Gucci apologises for ‘blackface’ jumper and pulls it from stores (Metro)

Gucci has issued an apology for selling a wool balaclava jumper that many accused of resembling blackface. The £688 jumper has a red outline to go around the wearer’s mouth, familiar of golliwog imagery. Images of the piece of knitwear…

Couple divorce just three minutes after they got married (Metro)

A couple may have had the shortest marriage in history when they divorced three minutes after getting hitched. The bride demanded her marriage be annulled immediately after flying into a rage when her husband called her stupid as they left…

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