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The Federal Government has called on the incoming administration of General Muhammadu Buhari not to tamper with the privatisation of the power sector. The Minister of Power, Chinedu Nebo, made the call today while addressing State House journalists after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Goodluck Jonathan.

Agbaje THE Lagos State National and State Houses of Assembly Elections Petition Tribunal commenced sitting with a warning to lawyers that the tribunal would not tolerate strategies aimed at delaying expeditious hearing and determination of petitions before it. The Chairman, Justice Sylvanus Oriji on Tuesday ordered lawyers not to delay hearing at the inaugural sitting of the tribunal which has Justices K. Dabo and Kadi Yusuf as members.

A prison inmate who had sexual romps on various occasions with two female workers at the prison is now suing the county for sexual harassment. Meanwhile the two female workers have lost their jobs, and one is now herself languishing in jail. The NY Daily News put it so nicely by saying that it wasn’t just the former jail workers who are getting screwed. Now the county might have to pay up for charges of sexual harassment after the many and various incidents in the supply closet of the Washington County Jail.

A bill seeking to give legal backing for the establishment of an agency to address problems of land degradation and desertification has passed second reading in the Senate. The National Agency for the Great Green Wall Establishment bill received vast support from federal lawmakers at Wednesday’s plenary session. The Senate Leader, Victor Ndoma-Egba had made a statement on the direct effects of climate change on Nigeria and food security in the country.

The Presidency, Wednesday, chided the All Progressives Congress, APC, over its claim that President Jonathan is running the economy aground before handing over, saying "the allegation is immature, reckless and out of tune with the President's desire and patriotic commitment to a peaceful transfer of power."

For those of you that thought Floyd Mayweather versus Manny Pacquaio was a bag of hot air, this could be right up your street. 12 rounds of very little rock 'em and a tiny bit of sock 'em boxing at the MGM Grand last Saturday. Mayweather was rarely troubled by Pac-Man, torn rotator cuff or not, and was a unanimous winner on points.

FILE - Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker, R-Tenn., shown talking to reporters after a briefing on talks with Iran in February, expects only a few votes on amendments to his Iran legislation. A bill to allow U.S. lawmakers to review and vote on any final nuclear accord with Iran could get a boost when the Senate votes Thursday to end weeks of rancorous debate on bipartisan legislation that, in its current form, has the tepid backing of the White House.

Voters across Britain headed to the polls on Thursday to cast their ballots in the closest general election in decades.

Lionel Messi tells UEFA.com's Graham Hunter that his ecstatic celebration of his goals against FC Bayern München was down to his sheer relief that FC Barcelona were heading for victory.Lionel Messi's ability to use his scintillating brilliance to win matches of the stature of FC Barcelona's 3-0 victory over FC Bayern München in Wednesday's UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg is reason that he is already an all-time football icon. However there are other things about the 27-year-old Argentinian which add to his cachet.

Blessing Okagbare's chastisement of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria's recruitment of foreign athletes has ruffled feathers at the Federation and she could be facing disciplinary actions if the words of the AFN's technical director, Omasteye Nesiama are anything to go by.

Online news portal The Cable has released a statement of apology to Prof. Wole Soinka over reports he described Igbos as money-hungry people who vote based on their stomach. The statement below.. "The management of Cable Newspaper Ltd, publishers of TheCable,

The Federal Ministry of Finance said the Federal Government was not responsible for the failure of state governments to pay workers’ salaries. This is contained in a statement signed by Mr Paul Nwabuikwu, spokesman to the Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, in Abuja on Wednesday. “Regarding difficulties in salary payment, certain governors are trying to blame the federal government for their predicaments.

45 year old Jennifer Lopez poured her hourglass curves into a very tight, flesh-hued mini-dress featuring a stitchwork pattern down the long sleeves and sides, and around the waist. More photos below

Forbes has unveiled its list of hip-hop’s five wealthiest artists for 2015 and it was a big battle between Dr. Dre and Diddy. After selling off his Beats By Dre headphone line to Apple, the super producer pocketed $500 million after taxes to bring his net worth to an estimate $700 million. Still, he’s not the richest man in hip-hop. Diddy is, according to Forbes, with an estimated net worth of $735 million.

In a bid to dowse the growing concerns about her prolonged absence from public functions since the presidential election, the presidency has released a statement saying that the First lady is currently in the republic of Congo to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the launch of the Congolese first lady, Madam Antoinette Sassou-Nguesso's foundation, the Congo Assistance Foundation. Read the statement released by her media aide, Mr Ayo Adewuyi, 

The growing profile of Nigeria’s debt has become a source of concern, given the Federal Government’s penchant to add to its stock. The latest addition of N473 billion, has once again opened the floodgate of the spiral rise, with its attendant consequences, reports SIMEON EBULU, Group Business Editor FEAR may well be the word to describe the state of Nigeria’s debt profile, hovering at N11.24 trillion as at December 31, 2014 and still rising. The level which the nation’s debt overhang has attained is like a death-knell. Yet it keeps climbing.