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GOVERNOR Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has got off to a controversial start in office by announcing that he is reluctant to pay the new national minimum wage of N30,000 ($62) a month and by appointing a man once charged with murder as his chief of staff.

NIGERIA'S main opposition the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has criticised President Muhammadu Buhari for not delivering an inaugural address during his swearing-in ceremony yesterday saying it proves he was suffering from guilt over the rigged elections.

SUPER Eagles playmaker Alex Iwobi managed to get on the scoresheet last night in the final of the Europa League but his lone goal was not enough to save his club from a humiliating 4-1 defeat in the hands of London rivals Chelsea.

FORMER president Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed that he did not panic while onboard the Ethiopian Airlines flight that nearly crashed in Lagos yesterday pointing out that he remained calm and continued reading his newspapers throughout the scare.

By Ayo Akinfe

THREE of the Emir of Kano's assistants including his chief of staff Alhaji Mannir Sanusi have had bench warrants for their arrest issued against them by the Kano Chief Magistrates Court for failing to appear and answer charges of corruption.

SUPER Eagles fullback Ola Aina could be on the way back to Chelsea next season as his one-year loan spell with Italian side Torino ended last weekend in style as he picked up the man of the match award in their 3-1 home win.

PRESIDENCY officials have revealed that President Muhammadu Buhari's recent asset declaration form submission showed that there was no significant change in his financial status over the last four years.

PENSIONERS who worked for the defunct Nigeria Airways held finance minister Zainab Ahmed and her permanent secretary hostage in Abuja yesterday over the non-payment of entitlements owed them over the last 16 years.

ECONOMIC and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) officials have arrested a man said to be the brother of the secretary to the Zamfara State Government Professor Abdullahi Shinkafi with N60m ($165,884) in cash and two firearms.