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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.

The Kano State Government has budgeted N220m for the implementation of the Ramadan free feeding programme in the state. The Chairman, Committee on Ramadan Free Feeding Programme, Alhaji Usman Bala, who said this in Kano on Thursday, explained that the state government had concluded arrangements for the commencement of the free feeding from Wednesday.

Ronaldo An artist’s impression of what the CR7 galaxy looks like For Cristiano Ronaldo, being named the FIFA World Player of the Year three times may be the highest point in his career as a footballer. But having a galaxy named after him is literally our of this world. Ronaldo himself possesses skills that are out-of-this-worldly outrageous. Real Madrid’s Portuguese ace has had his name given to a galaxy which houses a cluster of stars thought to have provided conditions pivotal for life to flourish.

Amid a flurry of global headlines, President Bashir's return was met with mixed feelings in Sudan. Bashir flew home to Sudan despite the High Court in Pretoria's interim order to bar him from leaving South Africa [Reuters] Khartoum, Sudan - Only hours before a South African court publicly called for his arrest, President Omar Hassan al-Bashir was flying home. Bashir's return to Sudan, in open defiance of the warrant for his arrest, made global headlines. Around the world, Twitter and news sites churned with debate over the latest diplomatic tussle in the International Criminal Court's grab for Bashir.

Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum, Olusegun Mimiko has said that the opposition party would wrestle power back from the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2019 by repositioning the party and selling it to all Nigerians. Governor Olusegun-Mimiko Mimiko who also doubles as the Ondo state governor said this yesterday, June 17, at the Akure airport on his arrival from Abuja, where he was made the new PDP governors’ chairman.

The Rivers state Governor, Nyesom Wike has appointed a Judicial Commission of Enquiry to investigate the past administration of former Governor, Rotimi Amaechi. The Judicial Commission is to be headed by Justice George Omereji of the state High Court. A statement signed by the Governor said the commission amongst other responsibilities will investigate the sale of the Omoku Mega Gasturbine, the Afam gasturbine and the Eleme gasturbine.

Talented music singer, Darey Art Alade and international recording artiste, Asa, are currently cooking it some nice jams for their audience to savour. Asa was hijacked by Darey after she had flew into the country from her base in France barely 24 hours to the grand finale of the telecom music reality show which ended last weekend in Lagos as she was scheduled to perform.

The Northern community in the South South has enjoined President Muhamadu Buhari, to reward former governor Rotimi Amaechi, for the role he played he played in the general elections. The body described Amaechi as one of the few courageous and transparent people the President should have in government, stating that he stood firmly behind Buhari even when people from his region went against him.