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FORMER Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) publicity secretary Prince Olisa Metuh collapsed in court this morning while making his way to the dock for his resumed trial at the Federal High Court in Abuja where he is facing corruption charges.

FORMER vice president Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and ex-information minister Professor Jerry Gana have paid a solidarity visit to the embattled Senator representing Plateau North Senatorial District Senator Jonah Jang currently being detained in Jos prison.

WORLD Cup-bound Arsenal and Super Eagles midfielder Alex Iwobi has signed a deal with household goods manufacturer LG Electronics making him the company's official brand ambassador.

Yesterday, Iwobi, 22, who has just finished a good season with Arsenal and is soon due to report to the Super Eagles camp, penned the deal with the electronics giants. Mohammed Fouani and Hari Elluru signed the deal, which will involve the player promoting their goods worldwide, on behalf of the company.

NIGERIANS have been warned to desist from buying second hand clothing as it has  negative health implications given that purchasers have no idea of the kind of ailments the previous users had.

CHIEF Olu Falae's daughter-in-law Ese has been granted the sum of N245.5m ($681,000) by a Lagos federal high court as compensation for the losses she suffered due to the death of her husband Deji in the 2013 Associated Airline air crash.

FORMER Arsenal captain Thierry Henry has declared that he will not accept a job as a member of the management team at the Emirates if someone else is offered the manager's position in succession to Arsene Wenger.

NIGERIAN winger Henry Onyekuru is furious with his Belgian club Anderlecht after he was left out of the Super Eagles preliminary 30-man World Cup squad blaming the team for his exclusion.

ARSENAL mercurial playmaker Kelechi Nwakali looks set to make his debut for Nigeria after he was called up for the Super eagles friendly against Atletico Madrid taking place at Uyo on Tuesday next week.

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari's special assistant on diaspora and foreign affairs Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa has expressed frustration at the fact that the numerous efforts introduced to stop xenophobic attacks in South Africa are not working.

MINES and steel development Dr Kayode Fayemi has promised to resign from office within a week after being elected as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the forthcoming Ekiti State governorship elections.