(POLITICS) Senate Presidency Was Not Zoned To South East Because They Voted For Atiku— APC Publicity Secretary, Yekini Nabena

  The Deputy National Publicity Secretary of APC, Yekini Nabena, has said that the Igbos have themselves to blame for losing out in the slot to either become the Senate President or Deputy Senate President of the incoming 9th National Assembly.

   Nabena siad this while reacting to the comment made by former Abia state governor, Orji Uzor Kalu, that the party must make him the deputy senate president or he will contest for the Senate President. The party has since zoned the Senate President position to North-East, Deputy Senate President to the North-West, and Chief Whip to the South-East. This did not augur well with Kalu as he felt it was a slight on the South East.

(SPORTS) Former Aston Villa & England Striker Gabriel Agbonlahor Announces Retirement At 32

 

   Former Aston Villa and England forward Gabby Agbonlahor has announced his retirement at 32.
Agbonlahor has been a free agent since leaving Aston Villa last summer. He scored 86 times in 391 appearances for the Birmingham club and is Villa’s record Premier League scorer with 75 goals.

(FOREIGN) Trump Announces FBI, Justice Department To Review Jussie Smollett Case

 

 

   President Donald Trump again leaned into a controversial issue that has ignited his base -- the case of "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett -- when he announced Thursday that the Department of Justice would review Smollett's case after conservatives decried a prosecutor's decision Tuesday to unexpectedly drop all charges against the actor, who was accused of staging a hate crime against himself in Chicago.

(LOCAL) Federal Government To Introduce New Tax

 
   Mrs Ahmed made this known to lawmakers at the public hearing on the 2019 budget organised by the Senate and House of Representatives committees on appropriation. According to her, the federal government has devised a new revenue initiative to increase revenue to fund the 2019 budget. She said the initiative is segregated into three thematic areas and appealed for the support of the National Assembly.

(SPORTS) Manchester United Appoint Ole Gunnar Solskjaer As Permanent Coach On 3 Years Deal

   Premiership club, Manchester United has appointed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as permanent coach on a three-year contract after impressing as caretaker manager.