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The embattled Governor of Abia State, Mr Okezie Ikpeazu, on Friday says he remains the legitimate governor of the state. Speaking at the Government House in Umuahia, the Abia State’s capital in southwest Nigeria, the Governor called for calm and support from all residents in the state. He said that the constitution gave him the right to appeal the case and expressed surprise at what he describes at INEC’s rush to issue a certificate of return to Mr Uche Ogah.

The Federal Government of Nigeria said on Friday that it has renegotiated the contract for the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Railway Project. During a contract signing ceremony in Abuja, the Minister of Transport, Mr Chibuike Amaechi, revealed that the contract was reviewed for $11.117 billion from the $11.917 billion agreed with the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan.

The trial of former Minister of Interior, Abba Moro, has been adjourned to September. The adjournment was reached on Friday at the Federal High Court in Abuja where he is under probe for his alleged role in a deadly recruitment scheme that occurred in 2014. The Nigeria Immigration recruitment tragedy occurred in March 2014, when 6,5 million people in all states of Nigeria stormed various recruitment centers in the country for the 4 000 vacant positions in the Nigeria Immigration Service.

Joseph MBU Controversial Former Rivers State Commissioner, Mbu Joseph Mbu and former Head of the Special Fraud Unit, Johnson Ogunsakin, were among the 21 Assistant Inspectors General of Police retired on Friday from the Force. The announcement of their retirement was made by the Police Service Commission. According to its spokesman, the AIGs were retired because they were senior in standing to the recently appointed Acting Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris.

The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), has said that it is collaborating with other traffic agencies to ensure that commercial motorcyclists are barred from plying major roads in Lagos state. File photo: Okada riders The Sector Commander of the commission in Lagos, Mr Hyginus Omeje, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Friday that a task force had been put in place to enforce the ban. Omeje said: “On the issue of restriction of Okada on major highways in Lagos State, we are collaborating with the state’s traffic management agencies too.

Unidentified gunmen operating along the waterways of Nembe, Nembe local government area of Bayelsa State, have killed two employees of the Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC). The Nation gathered that the employees were killed on Thursday. A boat conveying five of the workers reportedly left Obama Flow Station in Nembe for Akemplai jetty when it came under attack.

The Sierra Leone Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria, Rtd. Major General Nelson Williams has been kidnapped. It was gathered that General Williams was abducted on his way to Kaduna from Abuja where he was to attend a military graduation ceremony.

The crisis rocking the Senate over alleged forgery of the 2015 Standing Order yesterday took another dimension as the Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters walked out the Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Prosecution, Okoi Obono- Oblo. SENATE CHAMBER The committee also noted that failure of the Attorney General of the Federation, AGF, and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, to appear was not only a slap on the Senate, but also insultive.

Manchester United coach Ryan Giggs is backing Louis van Gaal for the England job. Giggs believes England should still pursue Gareth Southgate as their first-choice target,

Justice secretary is to run for Tory leadership at former London mayor’s expense, but which background characters gave him the edge? Boris Johnson and Michael Gove had been in talks for days about running on what many Tory MPs had regarded as a dream ticket after their successful campaign to leave the EU. But they reckoned without the influence of Gove’s wife.

The National Assembly Elections Petition Tribunal, sitting in Makurdi, yesterday dismissed the petition by the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate in the Benue South senatorial election, Daniel Onjeh challenging the victory of Senator David Mark, on the grounds that it was filed out of time. Mark-Onjeh Onjeh had challenged the victory of Senator Mark in the February 20, 2016 rerun election citing electoral malpractices and irregularities in the conduct of the poll.

Cristiano Ronaldo took his dream of an international title another step closer when Portugal beat Poland in a penalty shootout to reach the European Championship semifinals. Robert Lewandowski scored barely 100 seconds into the latest night of Euro 2016 drama before Portugal unleashed the player who many say could lead the country's post-Ronaldo era. Making his first start at Euro 2016, Renato Sanches, a powerful 18-year-old and already a 35 million euro ($38 million) player, smashed home a 25 metre drive to equalise the match that went into extra time and then penalties.

Permana with his mother named the world's fattest child and has been forced to wear just a sarong as normal clothes do not fit him. A morbidly obese ten-year-old, who is reduced to wearing just a sarong as clothes do not fit him, has been put on a crash diet over fears he may die. Arya Permana, named the world's fattest child, weighs an eye-watering 192kg and eats five meals a day consisting of rice, fish, beef, vegetable soup and Tempeh – a soy patty large enough to feed two adults.

Enyimba of Aba players have their heads bowed following the 2-1 defeat they suffered in the hands of Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa, in the group B parings of the CAF Champions League. Having lost their opening game to Zamalek of Egypt in Port Harcourt, Enyimba were hoping to make amends in Pretoria Wednesday night, but a poor defensive display have made them whipping boys of the group, which has only three teams following the disqualification of Setif of Algeria. According to midfielder, Ikechukwu Ibenegbu, Enyimba players are disappointed with the loss, and they can only hope for the best in the remaining games.

A former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Olisa Metuh, has said he’s in support of the President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-corruption war. He said he’s already searching for money to refund to the national treasury, the N400m he was paid by the regime of former President Goodluck Jonathan for image laundering.