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MTN Nigeria has revealed its plan to boost the financial fortune of its brand ambassadors with several millions of naira in the next one year. This was contained in a statement by the General Manager, Consumer Marketing, MTN, Richard Iweanoge on Thursday while unveiling Cobhams Asuquo, as the latest addition to MTN’s list of brand ambassadors. According to the statement, Asuquo will be joining Davido, Don Jazzy, Tiwa Savage, Dr. Sid, Sound Sultan, Iyanya, Chidinma, Banky W, KCee as well as Saka, Osuofia, Mama Gee and others who have all renewed their contracts with MTN.

 As part of the federal government's cost measures, President Muhammadu Buhari has directed that nine of the VIP transport aircraft under the presidential fleet should be sold. Industry sources informed THISDAY that the presidential fleet, which are registered as Nigerian Air Force aircraft, is one of the largest in Africa and the third largest in Nigeria after Arik Air and Aerocontractors. According to an aviation source, who is aware of the directive to sell the aircraft, the presidency has a number of serviceable and unserviceable aircraft that need to be disposed of in order to reduce the amount spent by the federal government for aircraft maintenance annually.

Nyesom Wike Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike ordered yesterday the sack of 344 lecturers and others employed for the Rivers State Polytechnic, Bori-Ogoni, the headquarters of Khana Local Government Area. The teachers were employed by the Rotimi Amaechi administration last September.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored 48 goals in La Liga for Real Madrid over the past season. Reuters Could Cristiano Ronaldo, the man voted the world’s best player for the past two years, really leave Real Madrid this summer? It’s a question that continues to be raised by incessant speculation over the Portuguese’s future. According to a new poll conducted by Madrid-based publication AS, nearly half of Real Madrid fans would be happy to see the club’s second-highest scorer in history leave the Bernabeu for a fee of between €100 million and €150 million.

Zainab Abdulmalik was dumped by her former lover A woman who went on radio to appeal for a husband in the northern Nigerian city of Kano has found a suitor, journalist Nasiru Zango has told the BBC. Mr Zango, who works at Freedom Radio, said Zainab Abdulmalik, 22, made the appeal on Tuesday, asking prospective husbands to come to the station the next day.

The Players' Status Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation has ordered Nigeria Professional Football League club, Shooting Stars of Ibadan, to pay the sum of Five Million Naira (N5,000,000) to fellow elite division side, Sunshine Stars FC on or before July 19, concerning the case of player Ajani Ibrahim.

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo in a handshake with the Senate President Bukola Saraki at the former’s Abeokuta, Ogun state residence on Friday morning. Photo: Kehinde AkinyemiSenate President, Bukola Saraki on Friday morning visited former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo at his Abeokuta Presidential Hilltop residence.