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Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has quoted President Muhammadu Buhari as saying “I have no money to distribute. All I have been selling is my integrity.” “I was in one of Buhari’s delegation to London and when he was asked to speak, he said ‘I have no money to distribute. All I have been selling is my integrity.” The governor spoke in Ibadan on Friday evening while receiving members of the National Congress Committee of APC at the Government House. The governor said that Buhari has been able to maintain that integrity till date and also has been able…

A female armed robber and five members of her notorious robbery gang have been arrested with arms and ammunition recovered from them in Bayelsa state. The state Police Command on Friday smashed Justina Odua, 23 and her gang that have been terrorizing Igbogene-Yenagoa and its environs. The suspects are Sunday Alo, 22; Henry Goddy, 25; Justice John Ukpaka, 23; Chioma Blessing 22; Favour Ojum 20. Mr. Asinim Butswat, spokesman to command said in Yenagoa that the arrest was made possible through a tip- off by members of the public. READ: Photos of Offa robbery emerges, as police declare four wanted…

The Nigerian police today declared wanted four of the gangsters who participated in the bloody bank robbery incidents in Offa on 4 April, releasing simultaneously their photographs, while in action. The images provided were the clearest, since the incident exactly a month ago. The police said the Kwara State Government has also promised a N5 million bounty for information about the suspects, and they listed the hotlines to be contacted as 08062080913, 08126285268,08032365122,07056792065,08088450152. READ: Codeine Ban: Lagos unveils strategy to address mental health It was the latest update provided by the police, following the arrest of 20 principal suspects earlier…

…Performs First Successful Open-Heart Surgery, Fourth Kidney Transplant, Cochlear Implant, Others …Constructs 61 PHCs In One Year, To Launch Health Insurance Scheme In 2018 The Lagos State Government on Friday said comprehensive plans are currently being firmed up to generally address prevalence of drug abuse under the mental health policy in the State, revealing that a law to that effect has already been updated. The Federal Government had on Tuesday directed the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to stop further issuance of permits for the importation of Codeine as active pharmaceutical ingredient for cough preparations with…

Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure will leave the Premier League champions at the end of the season. The 34-year-old will make his final appearance against Brighton on Wednesday, said manager Pep Guardiola. Ivory Coast international Toure, who joined City from Barcelona for a fee of about £24m in 2010, signed a new one-year contract in June 2017. “Yaya came here at the start of the journey,” said Guardiola. “Where we are now is because of what he has done.” “We cannot forget the period from Roberto Mancini, and especially Manuel Pellegrini, Yaya was the key player. VIDEO: Steven Gerrard appointed…

Steven Gerrard has been appointed as Rangers manager on a four-year deal replacing Pedro Caixinha who was sacked in October. The former Liverpool midfielder, 37, will however take over from Graeme Murty, who was placed in interim charge following Caixinha’s sack. Gerrard, who leaves his role as a youth coach at Anfield to take up the Rangers job this summer, captained the Reds and England. “I am honoured to become the next manager of Rangers,” Gerrard told Rangers’ website. “I have enormous respect for this football club, and its history and tradition. I can’t wait to start this new journey…

MultiChoice Nigeria has promised football fans the best offerings on SuperSport, exclusively on DStv and GOtv. The company also announced that all 64 games of the FIFA World Cup in Russia will be available live in HD to DStv and GOtv viewers, with viewers getting the best of expert commentary and analyses. It equally announced decoder price slashes, with the DStv HD decoder, which includes a dish kit plus one-month subscription on the Compact bouquet available at N8,500, a 14% reduction from the previous price of N9,900. Also, the GOtv decoder, which comes with the antenna and one-month subscription on…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of plotting a return to power to resume the looting of the treasury. Osinbajo’s taunting of the former ruling party was one of the highlights of his visit to Akure, Ondo state where he inaugurated Small and Medium Scale Enterprises Clinic (MSME). In contrast, Osinbajo described the All Progressives Congress (APC) – led Federal Government as well-focused and determined to lift the country. He said the Buhari administration had performed better in three years than PDP did in 16 years. Osinbajo, who also visited the Deji of Akure Oba…

President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Nigeria following a working visit to the United States and a stopover in London for two days. US President Donald Trump had invited his counterpart, Muhammadu Buhari for talks on 30 April in Washington. During the visit Trump said the US values Nigeria’s role as a strong democratic leader in West Africa. Trump says the US is having conversations with Nigeria about removing trade barriers. He said the US will invest “substantially” in Nigeria if Buhari can create a level playing field. READ: Nobel Prize for Literature postponed amid sexual assault allegations Trump also…

The organisation that decides the Nobel Prize for Literature has said it will not announce an award this year, after it was engulfed in a scandal over sexual assault allegations. The Swedish Academy has been in crisis over its handling of allegations against the husband of a member. She has since quit, as have the academy’s head and four other members. The academy says it will now announce the 2018 winner along with the 2019 winner next year. The scandal is the biggest to hit the prize since it was first awarded in 1901. READ: Too early to impeach President…