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Scotland’s Kim Little is among the nominees for the first ever BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year award, with the shortlist announced on the BBC World Service on Sunday. Little scored 17 goals in 25 games for Seattle Reign as they won the National Women’s Soccer League in 2014, and was named the league’s Most Valuable Player.

Hard time may be awaiting the outgoing government of President Goodluck Jonathan over the alleged missing $20 billion from the coffers of the Nigerian National Petroleum Cooperation, NNPC.

South African government has released a statement expressing their displeasure over Nigerian government's decision to recall her envoys following Xenophobic attacks in SA. In a statement released by the South African government's Department of International Relations and Co-operations, SA government described the decision as an unfortunate and regrettable step, adding that only Nigeria has taken such a decision since the xenophobic attacks began. 

Imo State Governor, Chief Rochas Okorocha, says he was dedicating his victory at the polls to the citizenry, who remained the pillars of his success. Chief Okorocha stated this yesterday, while speaking at a thanksgiving service held at the Government House Chapel, Owerri.

Due to the xenophobic attacks, 8 Nigerians living in South Africa, have reportedly signified their intention to head back home. Nigeria’s Consul General in South Africa, Amb. Uche Ajulu-Okeke, disclosed on Wednesday, that the Nigerian mission was already working with them to facilitate their journey back home. “I am working with eight Nigerians who have indicated interest to go home. They are presently at the deportation holding facility at Limbola, South Africa.” “The meeting was successful. Victims of the attacks came with wounds, including machete and gunshot wounds. They narrated how they were attacked and brought pictures. We took note of all that. ‘The mission asked all the provincial chairmen of the union to collate all information reported.”

It has become imperative once again to address the media on the constitutional and political crises being foisted on our dear State, Ekiti by irritants of unbridled ambitions, who are not only devoid of spirit of sportsmanship but implacable even when all odds are against them and roundly rejected by the good people of the state. It is no longer news that I defeated an incumbent governor in all the 16 Local Government Areas in the State and that for the first time in the history of Nigeria, attempts were made to use the courts to prevent someone who clearly won a governorship election from assuming office. Since June 21, 2014 that the All Progressives Congress (APC) suffered that humiliating defeat, the party has suffered defeats in the entire local government areas in Ekiti State in four other elections, the latest being the House of Assembly election in which APC won no single seat out of the 26 seats. Ekiti people have been persistent in their preferenc...

The Federal government on Wednesday clarified that President Goodluck Jonathan will hand over power to General Muhammad Buhari, Nigeria President elect on 29 May and not 28 May as previously reported. Senator Patricia Akwashiki, the Minister of Information told journalists after today’s meeting of Federal Executive Council that President Jonathan will remain Nigeria’s President till 29 May. Akwashiki said she was misquoted in the statement attributed to her last week that President Jonathan will hand over power on 28 May. There has been controversies since the publication of the story that the President will hand over power a day earlier than usual. The opposition All Progressives Congress is said to be uncomfortable with the May 28 handover date proposed by the out- going administration. There have been reports that the Presisent thee President-elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) are set to clash over a proposal by the Jonathan team to hand ov...

The 50 year old actress has been named People magazine's World's Most Beautiful Woman for 2015. Sandra said she laughed when she heard about the honour, "No, really. I just said, 'That's ridiculous,' " she tells People "I've told no one. (that she was named Most Beautiful)"

The Faculty of law, University of Ilorin has been rated the best in the country by the Council of Legal Education based on the cumulative performance of its students in the 2014 Bar Final Examinations of the Nigerian Law School. The followed the report submitted by the ad-hoc committee set up to assess the performance of students at the August 2014 Bar Final Examination. According to the report, the top five universities in terms of law in the country are; 1) University of Ilorin 2) University of Lagos 3) University of Ibadan 4) University of Nigeria, Nsukka and 5) University of Uyo and Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko. It was noted that the University of Ilorin and the University of Lagos have remained in the top five for the past 3 years. The Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof. AbdulGaniyu Ambali, commended members of staff and students and described the achievement as a monumental feat. According to him, the institution will not rest un...

Solomon Aranse, the new Acting Inspector General of Police, was until his appointment, the Head of the Force Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Department, The apex intelligence gathering arm of the Nigerian police, the Force CID is the only arm of the police that provides Intelligence on Crime and National Security. He enlisted into the Nigerian Police in 1981 after graduating from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, in 1980 with a degree in Political Science. A lawyer, Mr. Aranse also has a Bachelor of Law degree and Masters of Law from the University of Benin and University of Lagos respectively. He attended the Nigerian Law school and was called to the bar in 2000. He also has a Master’s Degree in Strategic Studies from the University of Ibadan. Mr. Arase has served in various commands and formations of the Nigerian police, including being the Commissioner of Police for Akwa Ibom State. He was also an Assistant Inspector General of Police i...