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By Ayo Akinfe

(1) There shall be no such thing as The Office of The First Lady or Office of The First Gentleman in the presidency or in any of our 36 states. Our constitution does not make any provision for such a position so use of the office is illegal

(2) Governors’ wives/husbands shall not be addressed as Her Excellency

(3) No state funds shall be used to finance charities and non-governmental organisations run by governors’ wives/husbands

By Ayo Akinfe

FORMER director of legal services in the ministry of petroleum resources Grace Taiga has been remanded in prison by a Federal Capital Territory high court over her role in the Process and Industrial Development (P&ID) $9.6bn fine scandal.

NIGERIAN-born rapper David Orobosa Omoregie popularly known as Dave among his teaming fans in the UK where he is based has just won the UK’s Mercury Prize for his debut album Psychodrama.

Dave, 21, from London, released Psychodrama in March, which has been described as the boldest and best British rap album in a generation. Psychodrama entered the UK charts at number one and has sold 129,354, copies to date, according to a BBC report.

FEDERAL government ministers have opened talks with the World Bank about securing a fresh $2.5bn loan which it hopes to invest in the nation's power sector in an attempt to end the scourge of inadequate electricity supply and frequent blackouts.

EUROPEAN Union (EU)  officials have opened a free sexual abuse referral centre at the Enugwu-Ukwu General Hospital in Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State as part of a programme to support the fight against rape.

SPORTS minister Sunday Dare has spoken with the father of Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham in a desperate bid to get the youngster to opt for Nigeria and feature for the Super Eagles as the battle for his services rages.

By Ayo Akinfe

[1] Today is September 20. I have decided to rechristen it World Futuristic Day because on this day a lot has happened over the centuries. Men and women of unbelievable courage did the unthinkable on this day, changing our world forever

MINISTERS and leading members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) are bracing themselves for four turbulent years as the ongoing attempts by those close to President Muhammadu Buhari step up their control of the apparatus of government.

GOVERNOR Emeka Ihedioha of Imo State has just returned from a one week trip to the US as part of an aggressive plan to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) under an economic diversification programme.