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Inset: Gen. Buhari Justice Adeniyi Ademola, the judge presiding over the eligibility suits against the President-elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, at the Federal High Court, Abuja, Wednesday, stopped further hearing on two separate suits after plaintiffs filed notices of discontinuance before the court. Three persons had asked the court to stop Buhari from contesting the March 28 presidential election. The motions for discontinuance were filed by the plaintiffs’ lawyers on Wednesday.

The Nigeria Football Federation has said it will announce the assistant coaches of the Super Eagles soon. The NFF on Tuesday ended the long-drawn contract talks with Stephen Keshi after the former Eagles captain signed a two-year contract with the federation, africanFootball.com reports. However, the NFF failed to confirm Keshi’s assistants, noting that it would be done on a later date.

The Minister of Information, Senator Patricia Akwashiki , on Wednesday maintained that May 29th is the date for the handover of governance from President Goodluck Jonathan to President-elect, Gen. Muhammudu Buhari. She made the clarification at the end of Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Jonathan. According to her, May 28th is just for the inaugural dinner.

Social Media has been buzzing with the #KylieJennerChallenge and #KylieJennerLipFail for the past few days as people tried to recreate the 17-year-old reality TV star’s famous lips if you missed, then you are in luck 

The head of BBC Two said it is an "open book" on who might replace Clarkson Jeremy Clarkson "will be back on the BBC", according to the head of BBC Two and BBC Four. Kim Shillinglaw, who has the task of finding Clarkson's replacement after he was dropped from Top Gear, said the host had not been banned by the BBC. "It's serious and unfortunate what happened but there is no ban on Jeremy being on the BBC," she said.

Oluwabunmi Ajelero Twenty-four hours after she was kidnapped from her parent's church in Lagos, three-year-old Oluwabunmi Ajelero was rescued in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, and has since been reunited with her family. This is just as another teenager, one David Olupitan, who was kidnapped from his parents’ residence at Mile 2 Estate area of Lagos, on Monday night, was found yesterday evening.

IGP Suleiman Abba It is now very clear that the peremptory sack Tuesday of the inspector-general of the Nigerian police by President Goodluck Jonathan was not because of any overriding public interest, but it was all in connection with the 2015 election and a beaten president baying for scapegoats. Suleiman Abba, Nigeria’s police chief until yesterday, joined the police force as cadet inspector in December 1984. He was appointed acting Inspector General in August last year. He has replaced by Head of the Force Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Department Deputy IG Solomon Arase.

Christine Lagarde FOR Nigeria and other African economies to achieve sustainable growth this year, with the phenomenal plummeting fortunes of commodity prices, they need to effect prompt fiscal adjustments to reduce pangs of downside risks. This conclusion was reached by the African Consultative Group at the just concluded World Bank/ International Monetary Fund (IMF) Spring Meetings in Washington DC, U.S.A.

A brilliant Bayern Munich defied the odds and overturned a 3-1 first leg deficit against Porto in Tuesday’s Champions League quarter-final return in scintillating fashion, booking a place among the four best teams in Europe for the fourth time in a row with an emphatic 6-1 win on the night and a 7-4 success on aggregate. Pep Guardiola had been uncertain before the game, but his men turned on the style as Thiago, Jerome Boateng and Robert Lewandowski netted superb headed goals to put Bayern in the driving seat before the half-hour was up.

On Monday a boat ran aground off the Greek island of Rhodes A Greek minister has said the "great powers" of Europe need to take more responsibility for the unfolding crisis in the Mediterranean Sea. Deputy Defence Minister Kostas Isichos told the BBC northern Europe must do more to rescue and shelter migrants.

Today at the third edition of the Nigerian Entertainment Conference (NECLive) holding at Eko Hotel & Suites in Lagos, a number of respected contributors to Nigerian show business will be awarded NET Honours in recognition of their efforts in the promotion and development of Nigerian entertainment. The NET Honours are awarded annually at the Nigerian Entertainment Conference, which is organized by Nigerian Entertainment (NET) today ,

Today April 22nd marks the 5th anniversary of Dagrin’s(Oladapo Olaitan Olaonipekun) death .He took indigenous street rap to another level and has remained irreplaceable even in death…He was just 22 when he died..He would have been 27 now.. May he continue to rest in peace..

THE South South Voice, a pressure group in the Niger Delta, has described as unacceptable the way and manner the North and the West truncated the second term ambition of President Goodluck Jonathan and warned that the nation may face another round of crisis unless issues relating to alleged conspiracy against the people of the South South is addressed. In a letter addressed to President Jonathan, signed by its National Coordinator, Mr Victor Tamarapreye and Michael Akpodore made available to Vanguard

Edo State governor Adams Oshiomhole has expressed disappointment with leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), saying that the union no longer have credibility. Oshiomhole, a former president of the NLC stated this when he paid a courtesy visit to the leadership of the NLC in Abuja. He said most Nigerians have the belief that the NLC had gone to sleep in the last eight years. He challenged the NLC to set economic agenda for the incoming government to protect the interest of Nigerian workers.