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A subtle campaign has begun by three chieftains of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the position of the National Publicity Secretary of the governing party, it was learnt yesterday. The aspirants are Mr. Sola Lawal, the Publicity Secretary of the Ogun State chapter, his Lagos State counterpart, Comrade Joe Igbokwe, and spokesperson for the defunct Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, Mr. Rotimi Fasakin.The APC spokesman, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, is expected to resign from the position any moment, following his appointment as a minister. A party source said: “The position will be vacant by the end of the month. There is nothing on ground to show that the deputy publicity secretary, Timi Frank, will step into Lai Mohammed’s shoes. The party will look for a professional and an astute politician to do the job. Also, zoning may not favour the deputy publicity secretary”.

Check out the curve and hip on Toolz as she attends the Yellow Whistle Charity Ball event with Asa. Toolz was the co-host of the Yellow Whistle Charity Ball organized by Samuel Eto'o's charity foundation at London's Claridge's Hotel.The ball is raising awareness and funds for refugees in Cameroon and  Nigeria.Asa gave a stellar performance at the event. See photo after the cut

Will the EFCC investigate an allegation levelled against its chairman by itself or for breaching Section 31 of its own Act? The  House of Representatives,  rising from a meeting, resolved that the  Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC),  should not be allowed to handle the probe of its boss, Ibrahim Lamorde. Punch Newspapers,  reports that the Minority Leader of the House,  Mr. Leo Ogor,  raised a motion, saying “ The principle of fair hearing is provided for in the 1999 Constitution. The EFCC is the one accused in this case for non-remittance of N1tn and other read more after the cut

The Ooni-designate, Prince Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, will today arrive the ancient town to begin traditional rites leading to his coronation. Prince Ogunwusi was on Monday named the 51st Ooni of Ife by Osun State government to succeed Oba Okunade Sijuwade who passed on July 28, 2015  in a London hospital. All shops within the ancient town will be closed as a mark of honour for the new Ooni. EDITED FROM VANGUARD

The fighter pilots of the Nigerian Air Force have destroyed some fuel and ammunition dumps of the Boko Haram insurgents in the Sambisa Forest. The Director, Public Relations and Information of the NAF, Air Commodore Dele Alonge, said in a statement on Tuesday that the Alpha jets used in the operation also destroyed the insurgents’ vehicles’ workshop in the terrorists’ enclave. Alonge said that the operation was made successful by intelligence and surveillance missions carried out with unmanned aerial surveillance vehicles and the ATR-42 platforms of the service. He quoted the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, as having said that the operation had further weakened the insurgents and thus allowed ground troops to move into the area in line with the directive of President Muhammadu Buhari to end the insurgency in December. This feat by the Nigerian Air Force came as a result of a painstaking intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance efforts by the NAF’s Unmann...

Former Vice President and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Atiku Abubakar, yesterday, affirmed that President Muhammadu Buhari, has made right choices with the nominees in his incoming cabinet, expressing optimism that they will be agents of change, who will place the country above any parochial interest. Atiku-and-Buhari Atiku, who spoke in Kano, through the chairman, Atiku Loyalists Group, Alhaji Muhammadu Sugar, against the backdrop insinuations, that he (Atiku) was not happy with the list of ministers, stated that he was happy with the list. Sugar, pointed that the calibre of persons who made the list have provided him (Atiku) hope that the country was on the right path. Also refuting media reports that Atiku was among the big losers on the ministerial list, for not having a candidate, Alhaji Sugar stressed that in the first place, Atiku never sought for any of his supporters to be on the list. According to him, the minister-nominee from his Adamawa home...

FORMER Secretary General of the Nigeria Football Association, NFA, Sani Ahmed Toro has laughed off the failure of ex-international, Olusegun Patrick Odegbami to secure the backing of five countries football federations as his FIFA Presidential aspiration crumbled. Odegbami Odegbami and former Governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu had electrified the Nigerian media with their aspirations of replacing Joseph Sepp Blatter as FIFA President. Kalu, a tested politician and astute administrator threw in the towel even though he never made any formal intention of contesting. ‘’I warned them that it will not work. I told them that no Nigerian or African is ripe to become FIFA President. How far have they gone?’’, Toro who achieved landmark successes as scribe of the NFA said on our hotline. ‘’The position of FIFA President is not something that one jumps at anyhow. I warned that people should not ridicule Nigeria but many read different meanings to our honest advice. It is a shame t...