NIGERIA Presidency/ Senate face off: DOGARA WEIGHS IN, AS SEX SCANDAL PANS OUT

IN the past few weeks, the House of Representatives has been in the news for the wrong reasons. The US ambas­sador to Nigeria, James Entwistle in a letter dated June 9, 2016, addressed to Speaker Yakubu Dogara

Alleged that, Mohammed Garba Gololo (APC, Bau­chi), Samuel Ikon (PDP, Akwa Ibom) and Mark Gbillah (APC, Benue) had during a recent visit to the US been in­volved in sexual misconduct. The envoy in his letter said Gbillah and Ikon asked a staff of the hotel to engage prostitutes on their behalf and Gololo attempted to rape a housekeeper. The allegations led to a deluge of criticism for the House and many would say that the two-week break lawmakers commenced on by June 23rd presented an opportunity for respite which the House grabbed with­out apologies.

N1.2bn deals: EFCC freezes Obanikoro daughter’s account

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has frozen an account linked to Shalewa Obanikoro, the daughter of a former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro.

According to EFCC investigators, about N1.2bn passed through the account which belongs to an oil firm.

Shalewa, who is a signatory to the account, was said to have personally mandated Fidelity Bank to transfer N800m from the account to another account within the bank

Manchester United vs Manchester City under threat as bad weather hits Beijing Monday's pre-season fixture could be cancelled as thunderstorms hit the Chinese capital

Manchester United’s showcase friendly against Manchester City in Beijing next Monday is under threat of being cancelled due to torrential rain in the Chinese capital.

The Manchester neighbours are due to play in front of a sell-out 91,000 crowd at the Bird’s Nest Stadium – the host venue of the 2008 Olympics – as part of the two clubs’ International Champions Cup (ICC) programme this summer.

But organisers now fear that the game could fall victim to the weather due to thunderstorms and more rain forecast on Monday ahead of the 8pm local time kick-off.

"It is a concern,” said ICC spokesman Xiaozheng Ben. “The weather has been really bad.

Iheanacho makes City’s tour

Kelechi Iheanacho has been included in Manchester City’s squad for their pre-season tour of China.

There were suggestions the 19-year-old Nigeria striker would not be able to travel due to visa issues.

Joe Hart and Raheem Sterling, members of England’s Euro 2016 squad, are also in a 34-man playing group, as are new signings Oleksandr Zinchenko and Nolito.

Manchester United transfer news: Jose Mourinho clears out the kids to pursue £100m Paul Pogba bid

Manchester United have been left a clear run in their push to sign Paul Pogba with Real Madrid’s interest in the French midfielder fading and a £100m Old Trafford bid for the 23-year-old now imminent.

United manager Jose Mourinho has made it very clear that he does not have faith in the same young players as his predecessor Louis van Gaal, with James Wilson, Tyler Blackett and Guillermo Verela all omitted from  the club’s pre-season tour squad that embarked for China on Tuesday and now likely to be offloaded.

Manchester United news: Jose Mourinho promises to help new England manager Sam Allardyce 'in the best way' Mourinho and Allardyce clashed last season but the Manchester United manager has said he is happy to work with Allardyce as the national team manager

Jose Mourinho has backed Sam Allardyce’s imminent appointment as England manager, but warned that the country must support the 61-year-old if he is to end the 50-year wait for international success.

Sunderland manager Allardyce is set to be ratified as Roy Hodgson’s successor at an FA board meeting later today after being interviewed last Tuesday.

The former Bolton, Newcastle, Blackburn and West Ham manager has seen off competition from Jurgen Klinsmann and Steve Bruce to become England boss, but Mourinho, speaking in Shanghai on Manchester United’s two-game tour of China, insists Allardyce needs help to succeed in the job.

Market in confusion as naira exchanges at N373 to dollar

There was confusion in the market yesterday as the naira slumped to a new low in both the official and parallel markets, exchanging at N292.90 and N373 to the dollar.

The local currency however closed at 292.90 to the dollar on the interbank rate after just one transaction was carried out, with dollar supply drying up and no intervention by the CBN, traders said. Traders had expected the CBN to intervene to ease dollar shortages, but that did not materialise.

The naira’s free fall surprised many stakeholders, whose thinking is that the new flexible forex

Lagos plans digital library

The Lagos State government has commenced work on an online knowledge database that would serve the needs of various levels of learners.
Speaking on the digital library project at the Ministry of Education conference room last Thursday, the Special Adviser on Education, Mr Obafela Bank-Olemoh, said the database would be accessible free of charge on computers and other digital devices with internet connection from all over the country.
He said the portal, to be called www.educatelagos.com, would contain e-books, 1,600 videos covering English, Mathematics and Sciences for all

Ex-Nigerian Pres. Jonathan Chosen As "Keynote Speaker" To Nigerian Lawyers Association Merit Awards Dinner In New York

Former Nigeria President, Mr. Goodluck Jonathan, will give the keynote speech of the United States Nigerian Lawyers Association (NLA) Merit Awards Dinner, scheduled for October 29 in New York.  An announcement signed by Nexus U. Sea, President of the association, said tickets for the event at on sale on the NLA website

rmer Nigeria President, Mr. Goodluck Jonathan, will give the keynote speech of the United States Nigerian Lawyers Association (NLA) Merit Awards Dinner, scheduled for October 29 in New York.

BREAKING: Fresh attack in Plateau community

A fresh attack has occurred in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau state, where a first class traditional ruler was murdered by unknown gunmen on Monday afternoon.
The latest violence took place on Wednesday night in Danan, a settlement within Bokkos LGA.
In response, youth of the local government area barricaded all access routes to the council Thursday morning.
The convoy of the Plateau State commissioner of police, Adekunle Oladunjoye, which was on its way to the area, was stopped.
Mr. Oladunjoye had to plead with the angry youth at three barricades to allow police have access to

Paul Pogba to Man United finally agreed? Liverpool move for Wijnaldum

it's over, finally, with Paul Pogba seemingly ready to rubber-stamp his move back to Old Trafford. The Daily Mirror reports that the Red Devils have agreed to stump up £100 million for the France international. Astonishing wages of £210,000 per week after tax already have been finalised, too, in a deal that will send waves around European football.

JAMB Admission Posting Is Not The Same as Admission List or Admission Letter - Prof. Dibu

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has stated that the recent list of candidates sent to tertiary institutions contains just the names of candidates who met the national cut-off point within the set criteria and hence qualified for screening in their respective institutions based on the institution's capacity and it's not in any way an admission list.

This was disclosed by the JAMB registrar Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, in a statement on Sunday.

UNDEDSS tasks Buhari on renewed militancy in Niger Delta

A civil society group, United Niger Delta Energy Development Security Strategy(UNDEDSS) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to adopt the same approach used by former President Musa Yar’ Adua to contain militancy in the Niger Delta, to stem renewed insurgency in the area.
In a statement issued by UNDEDSS Secretary General, Mr. Tony Uranta, the group said in adopting the Yar’Adua template, the Federal Government should appoint a credible Special Adviser on the region and re-establish the Niger Delta Committee/Council that operated five sub-Committees to proffer a holistic and sustainable solution to the challenges identified in the region.

Le Guen rejects Eagles job over Russia 2018 target

French tactician, Paul Le Guen has chickened out of the Super Eagles job that was offered him on a platter of gold on Monday by the nation’s soccer governing body, NFF.
Le Guen, according to the NFF declined to accept the offer on the grounds that he does not want to be given any target in spite of the 44 thousand euros he was to pocket as monthly wages. The NFF had as part of the contract terms insisted on a clause that Le Guen must not only qualify the country for the Russia 2018 World Cup, but reach the last eight of the mundial with the Eagles.
Apart from the target clause, Le Guen also wanted to play another Oliseh as he said he would not be living in the country as Eagles manager.
The NFF in a release signed by its media committee chairman, Suleiman

Guardiola drops Iheanacho from City squad

Kelechi Iheanacho has been left out of Manchester City’s provisional pre-season tour squad.
City manager, Pep Guardiola, has named a 32-man traveling party for the tour to Germany and China and Iheanacho is conspicuously missing.
But the squad list is subject to change due to visa applications.
It is not yet clear of this latest development will open up an opportunity for Iheanacho to represent Nigeria at the 2016 Olympics in Brazil.
City blocked Nigeria’s attempts to include Iheanacho in their Olympic squad, with Guardiola insisting on the striker joining him for pre-season, rather than taking part in the Rio Games.
The 19-year-old will be given the chance to establish himself as Sergio Aguero’s

Varsities, others confirm receipt of JAMB’s provisional list

Some universities, polytechnics and colleges of education have confirmed receipt of the provisional admission list forwarded to them by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) for consideration for admission.
JAMB Registrar, Professor Dibu Ojerinde, had on Sunday told newsmen that the board has forwarded the provisional to the individual universities in accordance with their capacity. The lists, Daily Sun gathered contained names of candidates who passed the national cut-off mark (180) and were eligible for screening by the individual institutions.
He asked institutions whose lists were not sufficient to use the omnibus printout earlier sent to them by the board.
“Institutions are advised to source from the omnibus printout earlier sent to them by the board in the event that the list is not sufficient for the need of the institution. The candid intention of the board is to ensure that available spaces are adequately utilised,” he said

LASU suspends 25 students for exam malpractices

The Senate of the Lagos State University (LASU) has approved the suspension of 25 students over alleged involvement in examination misconduct during the 2015/2016 academic session.
A statement from LASU Centre for Information Press and Public Relations (CIPPR) made available to Daily Sun disclosed that the students were suspended for failing to appear before the examination misconduct panel set up by the university, to consider cases of examination misconduct allegation levelled against them.
“The university Senate on the recommendation of the

Behold, Federal Cattle Territory, FCT:Herdsmen invade Abuja, terrorise residents, motorists

In mid-April, 2016, soldiers of the Guards Brigade of the Nigerian Army arrested 92 Fulani herdsmen in Abuja. The Assistant Director, Army Public Relations of the brigade, Captain Bashir Jajira, after the arrest, had revealed that 36 of the suspects were arrested at a military checkpoint between the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Nasarawa State.
The suspects were said to have told the soldiers that they were on a mission to recover their stolen cows. About 56 others who were also armed were arrested by the soldiers at a military checkpoint at Dantata, on the Abuja Airport Road. One pump action gun, 19 cartridge dane guns, 118 cartridge ammo, 28 cutlasses, three jack knives, 14 sticks, seven torch lights, certificate of occupancy, assorted charms and hard drugs, were recovered.

Declare emergency in agriculture sector, Fayose urges Buhari

Ekiti State e Governor Ayodele Fayose, yesterday urged the
Federal Government to declare emergency in agricultural sector to show its seriousness in diversification of the economy.
Fayose, who said declaring emergency on the sector becomes imperative in view of the dwindling revenues from the oil sector, urged the federal government to devote more funding into agriculture, particularly food production.
Minister of Agriculture, Chief Audu Ogbeh and the founder of Afe Babalola University, Chief Afe Babalola, said the country could only have economic

Nigeria loses N127bn yearly to cybercrime – Minister

The Minister of Communications, Mr Adebayo Shittu, says Nigeria is losing about N127bn which is 0.8 per cent of the country’s Gross Domestic Products, to cybercrime yearly.

Shittu said this in Abuja on Tuesday at the opening of the 26th National Conference and Exhibition of the Nigeria Computer Society.

According to him, “our growing dependence on digital infrastructure introduces and poses grave threats to national security.’’