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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala - 64

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is a Nigerian economist and the first female minister of finance, having served two terms in the post between 2003-2006 and 2011-2015 under the leadership of President Olusegun Obasanjo and President Goodluck Jonathan respectively. She was the managing director of the World Bank between 2007 and 2011) and chairs the board of the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization and the African Risk Capacity.

ECONOMIC and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) officials have set up a special team to interrogate Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State when his term of office expires next week and his immunity lapses.

YORUBA socio-cultural group Afenifere has lashed out at All Progressives Congress (APC) leader Asiwaju Bola Tinubu over his recent comments in which he backed called for the conversion of unused land into grazing reserves for Fulani cattle herdsmen.

LIBYA's national team head coach Adel Amrouche has quit his position just days ahead of his side's African Nations Cup qualifier with Nigeria in Uyo over the fact that he is owed six month salary arrears.

PEOPLES Democratic Party (PDP) leaders have met with their presidential candidate former vice president Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and given him guidelines on the picking of a running mate insisting that whoever it is must be younger than him and be knowledgeable about economics.

EKITI State governor Ayo Fayose has dismissed suggestions that he is planning to dump the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) following the failure of his candidate Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State to clinch the party's presidential ticket.

SENATE president Senator Bukola Saraki House of Representatives speaker Hon Yakubu Dogara face a battle for survival battle later today when the National Assembly resumes as the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) intends removing them from office.

PAN-Igbo socio-cultural group Ohaneze Ndigbo has reacted to the recent selection of presidential candidates by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) saying that its members will only vote for whoever supports restructuring.

FORMER inspector-general of police Suleiman Abba has rained curses on the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for removing him the list of candidates due to stand in the Jigawa Central Senatorial District elections at the last minute for no apparent reason.

ALL Progressives Congress (APC) chairman Adams Oshiomhole was held hostage yesterday by party members who stormed the national secretariat in Abuja to protest the imposition of candidates across several states during the recent primary elections.