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The former governor of Borno State, Ali Modu Sheriff, on Tuesday was appointed as the new chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). According to the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh, who made the announcement at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja, all organs of the party,

  Some commercial banks have begun to jostle for the purchase of Keystone Bank Ltd, the last nationalised bank owned by the Assets Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON). AMCON had yesterday placed advertisements in major newspapers in the country calling for expression of interest for the acquisition of its shareholding in Keystone Bank Ltd where it has 100 per cent holding. According to reports the three local banks, Sterling Bank Plc, Fidelity Bank Plc and Wema Bank, have shown interest in the AMCON-owned bank put up for sale yesterday.

 Michel Platini took over as Uefa president in 2007 Suspended Uefa president Michel Platini arrived at his appeal hearing on Monday saying that he is fighting not for his future but "against injustice". Platini, 60, was banned for eight years by the world governing body's ethics committee in December, as was president Sepp Blatter. Both were found guilty of breaches surrounding a £1.3m ($2m) "disloyal payment" to Platini.

Rumors are running wild that the Sony Xperia Z6 will launch soon, but there’s no confirmation on any particular release date. Possibilities of the launch during the Mobile World Congress are high, but we will still have to wait to find it out. Rumors, however, claim that the Sony Xperia Z6 display is similar to the iPhone 6S, but what about the other features? Let’s compare the two phones and find out the differences between them.

When the incredible issue of a missing/counterfeited 2016 budget arose some weeks ago, I was expecting to hear from the APC that Goodluck Jonathan was to blame. Surprisingly, that did not happen. Instead, blame was traded between the presidency and the national assembly, seemingly forgetting that both organs of government are now controlled by the same APC.

Mystery surrounds the discovery of a body on a US freighter, which landed at Harare airport stuffed with SA Rands. Harare - Mystery deepens in Zimbabwe’s aviation circles about events surrounding the discovery of an unidentified body of a man which fell out of a US freighter, stuffed with South African Rand, after it landed at Harare International Airport on Sunday. One of the suspicions which has set tongues wagging in Harare about the extraordinary incident, is that after Zimbabwe officials saw blood dripping from the plane, the US flight engineer put on latex gloves before he opened a door,

George W Bush: "A man I am proud to call my big little brother"  Republican road to the White House Former President George W Bush has hit the campaign trail to boost younger brother Jeb's faltering presidential nomination bid. He met veterans and appeared at a rally in South Carolina on Monday, ahead of Saturday's primary election. George W Bush's legacy has come under fierce attack from Republican frontrunner Donald Trump. Jeb Bush, the former Florida governor, has spent a lot of campaign cash but failed to make an impact.

 Beckham played 12 games for PSG but failed to score for the Ligue 1 side The principal shareholder of Paris St-Germain is in talks to buy a stake in David Beckham's Miami Major League Soccer franchise. Miami Beckham United (MBU), the ownership vehicle behind the proposed MLS team, has been seeking a financial partner for some time. But sources close to the proposed deal say Qatar Sports Investment are just one of many interested groups.

Good morning! Here are 10 things you need to know this morning. 1. President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Tijjani Mohammed Abdullahi as the Director-General (Budget). Abdullahi, a fellow of the Certified National Accountants of Nigeria, and a banker with vast experience in managing public finance, has replaced the ex-Director-General (Budget), Mr. Yahaya Gusau. The new Director-General (Budget) is expected to work with the Minister of Budget and National Planning to efficiently deliver on the mandates of the Budget Office of the Federation.

  Taylor Swift won three awards, including the album of the year prize Taylor Swift's 1989 has won the coveted album of the year award at this year's Grammys in Los Angeles. The singer - who is the first woman to win the award twice - also won best pop vocal album and best music video for her track Bad Blood. Rapper Kendrick Lamar won the most prizes on the night with five awards.