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Chairman of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Tony Anenih, on Wednesday said he stepped down from his position so that President Goodluck Jonathan could emerge the new BoT chairman. In a one-page letter he signed and sent to President Goodluck Jonathan dated May 20, 2015 and titled:

The Governor of Edo state, Adams Oshiomhole has yet again made another amazing revelation about his new bride, Lara Fortes, saying he met her in a pristine, untouched state. This exposure was delivered by the Comrade during their wedding thanksgiving service. He said, “I can boldly tell all of you that I was a very principled man during my first marriage.

TORONTO – Canadian police arrested 10 youths at Montreal's Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport last weekend who are suspected of wanting to go to Iraq and Syria to join the Islamic State group, a government official said Tuesday. The official confirmed the arrests late Tuesday, but did not have any other details. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk about the case.

It may only be the end of his first season in charge of Manchester United, but Louis van Gaal has clearly settled into his role at the club. As is tradition at United’s end of season awards ceremony, the manager is last to go on stage to sign off the night.

President-elect Muhammadu Buhari has reportedly made his first official appointment by naming the Managing Director and Editor-in-Chief of The Sun newspapers, Mr. Femi Adesina, as his Special Adviser (SA) on Media and Publicity. The appointment is still unofficial pending an official announcement.

Okonjo Obi commends finance minister MINISTER of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and the Nigerian Export-Import (NEXIM) Bank’s Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mr. Roberts U Orya, yesterday received awards from two global institutions. While Okonjo-Iweala got an honorary Doctorate degree from Yale University, one of the United States of America’s most prestigious institutions of higher learning, Orya was elected the fourth honorary President of the Global Network of Export-Import Banks and Development Finance Institutions (G-NEXID).

US President Barack Obama has smashed the Twitter record for the fastest time to reach one million followers — but they won’t be following him in around 18 months. The White House has used Twitter to communicate policy in the past but a new @POTUS handle was yesterday set up for the President’s personal use.

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the United Nations and others yesterday commended President Goodluck Jonathan’s role in democratic development in the sub-region. At the 47th Ordinary Session of The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Authority of Heads of State and Government held in Accra, Ghana, all the speakers at the opening session heaped praises on the outgoing President for not only working hard to promote peace and democracy in Guinea Bissau,

Fani-Kayode CLAIMS that President Goodluck Jonathan lost the March 28 presidential poll because of the hate campaigns by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Campaign Organisation in the run-up to the election have been described as “unfair and mischievous.” Rather, the Director of Media, PDP Presidential Campaign Organisation, Femi Fani-Kayode, declared that the Adamu Muazu-led National Working Committee (NWC) was largely responsible for the failure of the party at the election.

MANCHESTER CITY will offer to make Raheem Sterling one of their highest paid players in a bid to lure him away from Liverpool. PA City are understood to be ready to give 20-year-old Sterling a five-year incentivised contract potentially worth around £50m with bonuses – or £200,000-a-week. That is double the deal Liverpool have tabled to try and keep the England international happy at Anfield – and nearly six times times his current £35,000-a-week wages.

AKA (INSTAGRAM) Johannesburg- It has just emerged that AKA has clinched a BET Award nomination. The rapper together with The Soil are the only SA artists, who have managed to make the nominees list. They have been nominated in the Best International Act: Africa category, and will go up against the likes of Wizkid and Sauti Sol, who have also been nominated in the same category.

Pinnick ‘We negotiated Nike deal from a weak point’ THE Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) says it is currently finding it difficult to raise fund for all the national teams representing the country in different international championships because it is broke. The NFF also disclosed that the present board is battling to repay a huge debt portfolio, which it inherited from the former board led by Aminu Maigari.

Burundi police on Tuesday fired teargas and beat protesters demanding President Pierre Nkurunziza end his bid for a third term next month, in a resurgence of unrest that has stoked fears of ethnic conflict in Africa's Great Lakes. A Reuters photographer said at least eight of the flag-waving and chanting demonstrators were dragged off by police. Some in the crowd responded by pelting officers with stones and rocks.

Overnight on April 14-15 2014, 276 female students were kidnapped from the Government Secondary School in the town of Chibok in Borno State, Nigeria. (AFP/File) The governor of Nigeria's northeastern Borno State said Tuesday that the 219 schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram militants could be hidden in underground bunkers. "We are suspecting that Chibok girls are living with the insurgents in bunkers," governor Kashim Shettima said at a lecture in capital Abuja on Tuesday.

Malaysia and Indonesia said Wednesday they would no longer turn away migrant vessels, responding to world pressure by offering to take in a wave of boatpeople provided that they could be resettled or repatriated within a year. The two nations, along with Thailand, have sparked outrage by preventing vessels overloaded with starving migrants from Bangladesh and from Myanmar’s ethnic Rohingya minority from landing on their shores.

David De Gea of Manchester United applauds the crowd as he is substituted during the Barclays Premier League match between Manchester United and Arsenal at Old Trafford on May 17, 2015 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images) The last time Manchester United didn't have a proper succession plan in place, they went six long years without a reliable goalkeeper. So if David De Gea leaves this summer, as expected, United had better get the choice of his replacement right.

Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi has allowed players invited to the Super Eagles for next month’s 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Chad to feature for their clubs in today’s Nigeria Professional Football League Week 10 matches. Camp was scheduled to open on Tuesday with 26 players from the domestic scene. However, they can now go back to play for their clubs in tomorrow’s matches.

Okonjo-Iweala • NGF: Please explain, Finance Minister: You have spent it • Zamfara governor now NGF chair Chuks Okocha, Francis Ndubuisi in Abuja and Hammed Shittu in Ilorin There is probably no better way of summing up the eventual reconciliation of the factionalised Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) than to say all is well that ends well.

Iraq’s government has called for volunteers to fight against Islamic State and help retake the city of Ramadi. A cabinet statement said a voluntary recruitment drive was necessary to fill shortages in squads in the west of Anbar province. Thousands have fled Ramadi since its capture by IS on Sunday. Meanwhile, the US National Security Council said it was considering “how best to support local ground forces”.

Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal produced what was described as the “greatest speech of all time” to steal the show at the club’s player of the year awards evening. After Spanish goalkeeper David De Gea won both the Players’ Player and Fans’ Player of the Year accolades for a second year running, Van Gaal took to the stage live on MUTV. Recalling a team meeting at which captain Wayne Rooney said United could push for second in the Premier League, the Dutchman bellowed “yes” and punched the air.

© Juan Barreto, AFP | President of the National Assembly Diosdado Cabello (L) pictured with President Nicolas Maduro (R) in March 2015. The Venezuelan government’s second most powerful figure, Diosdado Cabello, denied on Tuesday that he was involved in the drug trade after US media reports said he and other officials were under investigation for trafficking and money laundering.

Popular comic Nollywood actor, John Okafor better known as Mr Ibu, has expressed fears over how the incoming administration of Muhammadu Buhari would take the creative industry in Nigeria. Mr Ibu said he is very skeptical if Buhari will support the industry like President Goodluck Jonathan. The actor also said the crisis in the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) is not helping matters as well, adding that he still awaits the ‘Moses’ that will take the guild to ‘promise land’.

Flying Eagles striker Taiwo Awoniyi yesterday revealed playing for Chelsea FC of England remain his biggest aspiration as a footballer. The 18-year old FF Kalmar player who Nwankwo Kanu described as ‘Nigeria’s hottest football prospect’ at the moment has scored six goals in two friendly games for the U-20 side as they continue their preparations for the FIFA World Cup, which kicks off this month end. “Playing for the biggest club in the world that the real deal, #Chelsea” the African Youth Championship most valuable player wrote on twitter.

A Spain-trained movie producer-cum-actress, Vida Modelo is gradually showing that she is ready to take over the industry by surprise. Vida, who just finished her new flick, 'Mana'Na Inespirado', a Spanish phrase which means ‘Unexpected Tomorrow', has decried the way and manner some Lagos big boys have been running after her.

Chelsea manager, Jose Mourinho, was left fuming at the prospect of losing Cesc Fabregas for the beginning of next season following his dismissal in a 3-0 Premier League defeat at West Brom on Monday. Chelsea manager José Mourinho With the hosts 1-0 up, Spain midfielder Fabregas was shown a straight red card by referee Mike Jones after firing the ball into a crowd of players during a break in play, striking Chris Brunt on the head.

Say party will not fail Nigerians The Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Governors Forum and Governor of Imo State, Owelle Rochas Okorocha Tuesday in Abuja alluded to the fact that it was the exit of five Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors from the party that gave APC its victory in the last general elections.