FORMER presidential candidate and Sahara Reporters publisher Omoyele Sowore has had his bail conditions revoked by an Abuja high court after his lawyers appealed the Draconian terms imposed when he was first detained in August.

ENGLISH Premier League giants Newcastle United have become favourites to sign Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen in the forthcoming January transfer window after the clubs' fans identified him as  the person who could end the team's current goalscoring drought.

By Ayo Akinfe

(1) Today is October 21. On this day in 1854 a certain British lady called Florence Nightingale with a staff of 38 was sent to the Crimean War to help look after troops injured during the fighting between Britain, France and Russia and alas, the profession of nursing was born. Nightingale selflessly introduced things like sick pans, dressing wounds, making beds, etc and ever since then, healthcare has been revolutionised

By Ayo Akinfe

[1] Over the last week, we have just heard that Aisha Buhari has had four special assistants appointed to serve under her. She has also pledged to build a secretariat for African "First ladies." All that nonsense has to stop. There is no provision for any office called first lady in our constitution, so using public funds to bankroll such a position is illegal

GOVERNOR Willie Obiano has been asked to resign by the Igbo National Council (INC) over his alleged arbitrary negligence and gross ineptitude over the recent Onitsha fire disaster that destroyed hundreds of ships and homes.

SUPER Eagles striker Victor Osimhen has been voted as the French Ligue One Player of the Month for September 2019 following his recent rich vein of form that him score seven goals for his clubside Lille this season.

By Ayo Akinfe

[1] Today is October 18. On this day in 1867 the US took formal possession of Alaska from Russia, having paid a sum of $7.2m for the territory

[2] Alaska is the largest US state by area and the seventh largest sub-national division in the world. In addition, it is the third least populous and the most sparsely populated of the 50 US states

By Ayo Akinfe

(1) Like the rest of you, I have a heavy heart today as I agonise over the Onitsha tragedy. Once again, a petrol tanker caught fire and hundreds of innocent people are now either dead, homeless or without any means of livelihood. I look forward to seeing what madame minister for humanitarian relief does about this

GHANAIAN foreign minister Shirley Botchwey has pleaded with the Nigerian government to end its border closure and allow goods from across the sub-region into its market as the closed border is leading to economic hardship for her neighbours.

TROUBLE is brewing in the ministry of Niger Delta affairs after new minister Senator Godswill Akpabio assumed full control of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and its powers to award contract.