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Ikechukwu Uche is expected to sign for top Mexican club Tigres, after travelling for medical checks. The Super Eagles striker, who is currently playing for Villarreal in the Spanish La Liga, will be unveiled if he passes his medicals later in the week.

Enyimba are now top of the Nigeria Premier League, after a 2-0 home win over Heartland in what is termed the ‘Oriental Derby’. Chinonso Okonkwo headed Enyimba in front in the 40th minute, before Christian Obizor made it two, 10 minutes after the break.

The governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, Wednesday, said the people of the state were still with him despite the boastful utterance by the All Progressives Congress, APC, that it would upturn his victory at the election petitions tribunal. Wike stated this when some members of the Delta State House of Assembly paid him a courtesy visit at the Government House in Port Harcourt, adding that Rivers State would continue to belong to the Peoples Democratic Party.

Although the dust their controversial engagement raised has since died down, but it seems the two celebrity love birds, Ubi Franklin and Lilian Usoro are still engaged. A while ago, the Clinic matters starlet, posted a photo on Instagram and in that photo she had the engagement ring from Ubi Franklin on.

With allegations of massive fraud bedeviling the nation, the upper and lower chambers of the National Assembly have been advised to start investigations into the activities of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), focusing mainly on the areas of the crude oil swap scheme and Offshore Processing Agreements (OPA). Lagos-based lawyer, Festus Keyamo Yesterday, the Lagos lawyer and human rights activist, Festus Keyamo made this call in a letter addressed to the Senate president and the speaker of the House of Representatives, in which he alleged the looting of the country’s resources by some NNPC officials in collaboration with some local companies.

As North West celebrated her 2nd birthday in Disneyland on Monday, Khloe Kardashian was out of public view - grieving. (Photo : By:Astrid Stawiarz / Getty Images  Entertainment) 2014 NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment Upfronts Although the "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" star travelled with the West Family to the Happiest Place on Earth, the happiness bug may have failed to work its magic on her.

Colombia's Carlos Bacca pushes Brazil's Neymar, center, at the end of the match Wednesday. Neymar head-butted a Colombian opponent after the final whistle, receiving a red card, and he will be suspended at least for Brazil’s next game. CreditRicardo Mazalan/Associated Press Neymar, the superlative Brazilian soccer star, jumped over a sign barrier last month while celebrating a late Champions League goal and an imminent victory for Barcelona that was watched by tens of millions of viewers.

Chelsea won the Premier League by eight points in 2014-15 The fixtures for the new Premier League season have been published. Current champions Chelsea, Manchester City, Arsenal and Manchester Untied will all be aiming to get their hands on the 2015-16 title. They'll be joined in England's top flight by the three promoted teams - Bournemouth, Watford and Norwich.

Security officers stand at the site of a suicide bombing in Ndjamena, Chad, on Monday. Photo: Reuters Chadian helicopters have struck at least six bases in neighbouring Nigeria used by the Islamist militant group Boko Haram in response to twin bombings in the capital, N'Djamena, this week, the military said.

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday announced the retention of heads and chief executive officers (CEOs) of all the agencies affected in the recent dissolution of boards of all Lagos State-owned agencies and parastatals. There are however insinuations in some quarters that some of the CEOs and heads of the affected agencies will still be re- lieved of their positions as the governor plans to shrink them.

Kirikiri Medium Prison credits: Samson Folarin Twenty-one awaiting trial inmates at the Kirikiri Medium Prison in Lagos State regained their freedom on Wednesday following a visit by the state Chief Judge, Justice Oluwafunmilayo Atilade. Before the release of the 21 inmates, the Kirikiri Medium Prison, with a holding capacity of 1,700 prisoners, housed a total of 2,452 inmates.