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FORMER finance minister Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala's hope of becoming the World Bank president have once again been dashed after American David Malpass was named as the new head of the institution.

GOVERNOR Ibikunle Amosun has been warned by the Ogun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) that it will probe all the last minute transactions he is entering into after May 29 when Dapo Abiodun takes over from him.

AUSTRIAN police have arrested an Iraqi man identified as Daban K sand charged him to court for murder after he killed his girlfriend because she repeatedly mocked him for having a small penis.

In a gruesome murder case, Mr Daban was said to have killed his Austrian girlfriend despite the fact that she had sheltered him from the Austrian authorities for several years. She apparently hid Mr Daban in her flat when he ignored a deportation order to be sent back to Iraq from Austria.

By Ayo Akinfe

FORMER British prime minister Tony Blair held a brief meeting with vice president Professor Yemi Osinbajo today for what were believed to be discussions regarding his Tony Blair Africa Governance Initiative.

EMBATTLED chief judge of Nigeria Justice Walter Onnoghen has finally tendered his resignation to President Muhammadu Buhari ending months of intrigue that resulted in him being suspended and sparked a litany of legal actions.

AMERICAN telecommunications investors have asked the Nigerian National Assembly to review some of the provisions of the Nigeria Postal Commission Bill currently before it with a view to opening up the sector to foreign direct investment (FDI).

NIGERIA National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) managing director Maikanti Baru has revealed that oil drilling will continue across the north of the country despite recent reports showing that so far, all efforts have been futile.

PLANS are underway to commence an aggressive expansion of several seaports along Nigeria's coastline as part of an ambitious programme to address the gridlock at the Apapa port in Lagos that has turned the area into an environmental hazard.

BORNO South's Senator Ali Ndume has boosted his chances of becoming the next Nigerian senate leader after one of his main rivals Senator Danjuma Goje of Gombe State has agreed to examine the prospect of working with him and presenting a joint team.