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ECOWAS, others move to eliminate child marriage in West Africa (Guardian)

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has expressed commitment to eliminate child marriage in the region through the validation and implementation of its reviewed Child Policy and Plan of Action. ECOWAS Commissioner for Social Affairs and Gender, Dr.…

Be patient with Mikel, Siasia tells Eagles’ fans (Guardian)

Super Eagles Former Coach, Samson Siasia has pleaded with Nigerian football fans to allow Mikel Obi to sort out his club future before he returns to the national team. The former Eagles striker told www.adantesports.com.ng from his base in the…

Mabo hails Super Falcons’ programme ahead of Women World Cup (Guardian)

Former Super Falcons coach, Ismaila Mabo has described the Super Falcons’ participation at the just ended Meizhou’s Four-Nation Tournament in China as a good development ahead of the forthcoming FIFA Women World Cup slated for France in June. Falcons emerged…

I gave Fayose $5m, Obanikoro tells court (Guardian)

Former minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro, yesterday, told a Federal High Court, Lagos how he gave $5 million to the immediate past governor Ayodele Fayose, three days to the 2014 Ekiti guber polls in his hotel room in…

Economy gets first policy direction for 2019 today (Guardian)

In the absence of an approved budget for 2019, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), will today, lead the way with a policy decision that revolves around interest rate and sustenance of interventions for frailties of fiscal authorities. The Monetary…

Supreme Court reserves ruling on Rivers APC appeal (Guardian)

The Supreme Court has reserved ruling on the competence of appeal filed by Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Ameachi’s faction of Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC). A five-man panel led by Justice Mohammed Dattijo, fixed ruling on…

Eagles ex-star, Sodje, two brothers jailed for misappropriating African charity funds (Guardian)

Super Eagles former defender, Efe Sodje and two of his brothers have been jailed for siphoning tens of thousands of pounds from a charity set up to help poor African children, reports telegraph.co.uk. Efe, 46, fellow footballer Stephen Sodje, 43,…

Onnoghen urges appeal court to stop his trial (Guardian)

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Walter Onnoghen, yesterday approached the Court of Appeal, seeking an order to stop the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) from proceeding with his trial. Onnoghen, through his counsel, Chief Adegboyega Awomolo (SAN), asked the…

Government, PDP, CUPP squabble over alleged mayhem plot (Guardian)

The Federal Government yesterday claimed it was in possession of credible intelligence of a plot by members of the opposition political parties to unleash mayhem in 10 states with a view to truncating the forthcoming general elections. The Minister of…

*Deceiving Nigerians with ethnicity, religion is nonsense –Buhari (Nation) *Effective reforms now underway in Nigeria Police Force – Acting IGP (Nation)

Deceiving Nigerians with ethnicity, religion is nonsense –Buhari (Nation) President Muhammadu Buhari has described as “bloody nonsense” the penchant of some Nigerians to hide under the canopy of ethnicity and religion to perpetuate injustice and corrupt acts. He made the…

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