Nigeria Football Federation, NFF president Amaju pinnick has confirmed that Gernot Rohr will continue as Super Eagles coach until the 2022 FIFA World cup in Qatar.

Both parties had been locked in months-long negotiations over a contract extension for Rohr whose original deal was set to expire in June.

https://theathletic.com.ng/rohr-nff-reach-agreement-on-new-deal/

Goalkeeper, Theophilus Afelokhai has shockingly revealed that Sudanese club, Al Hilal Omdurman offered him millions of dollars to betray Enyimba in the CAF Champions League.

Enyimba were eliminated from the 2019/20 CAF Champions League qualifying round by the Sudanese club following a 1-0 defeat to Omdurman.

https://theathletic.com.ng/bribery-enyimbas-afelokhai-reveals-how-he-rejected-bribe-from-sudanese-club-al-hilal/

The gentleness of the weather by 6.15am caressed my dark-tan skin as I hurried out of my apartment to the bus stop to board a bus going to Mile2.

Apparently, Lagos had been up like forever, so, commuters were all at the bus stop: some selling, some with megaphones and lemon aprons calling people to the knowledge of Christ. Bodies hit against mine severally but I dared not complain except I want to further delay myself.

READ MORE: https://platinum.ng/sunday-digest-groped/

Ceremonies have been held in Ethiopia and Kenya for the 157 victims of last week’s Ethiopia Airlines plane crash.
Relatives wept and threw themselves on the red coffins of the Ethiopian victims at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in the capital, Addis Ababa.

READ MORE: https://platinum.ng/relatives-mourn-etiopia-plane-crash-dead/

President Muhammadu Buhari will visit Akwa Ibom State on Monday, March 4, 2019, to boost the chances of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the forthcoming Governorship Election on Saturday.

READ MORE: https://platinum.ng/buhari-to-visit-akwa-ibom-on-monday-4/

A socio-political group known as Akwa Ibom Redemption Frontiers and based in Ikot Abasi Local Government Area has written to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to probe the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nsima Ekere on issues bothering on fraud.

READ MORE: https://platinum.ng/group-petitions-ekere-to-efcc/

The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) have felicitated with President Buhari on his re-election.

The Labour Union on Thursday, February 28, through its secretary-general, Bashir Lawal, urged the President to assent to and enforce the new minimum wage act once it is passed by the Senate.

READ MORE: https://platinum.ng/congratulations-but-remember-minimum-wage-labour-tells-buhari/

Investigations have confirmed that the former Governor of Akwa Ibom, Senator Godswill Akpabio has called to beg Governor Udom Emmanuel when it became clear that he will not be returning to the Red Chambers.

READ MORE: https://platinum.ng/senatorial-defeat-akpabio-begs-udom/

Popular Nollywood actress, Toyin Abraham, has addressed reports of her alleged secret relationship with Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo.

Reports had emerged that Toyin was having an affair with Osinbajo after she was spotted hanging out with the VP at the distribution/monitoring of Tradermoni in Ibadan.

READ MORE: https://platinum.ng/toyin-abraham-reacts-to-alleged-relationship-with-osinbajo/

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Friday, February 8, extended the date for collection of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) to Monday, February 11.

Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman of the Commission, announced the extension at the regular meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) held at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja.

READ MORE: https://platinum.ng/inec-extends-deadline-for-collection-of-pvcs/

Since the commencement of his presidential campaign rally, President Buhari has been caught committing notable blunders incessantly. At Kogi state, the President had told supporters that he assumed office on May 19, 2015, instead of May 29. At Delta state when he was to hand over the Party’s flag to the governorship candidate of the state, Great Ogboru; the President called him the APC presidential candidate. When corrected, President Buhari announced Great Ogboru as the senatorial candidate and finally, he settled for “governotorial candidate”.

READ MORE: https://platinum.ng/vox-pop-will-president-buharis-gaffes-help-his-reelection-bid/

Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, who recently withdrew from the 2019 presidential race has revealed her next plans for the future which includes creating a value-based movement to disrupt Nigeria’s politics and reconstruct the country.

Ezekwesili quitted the presidential race due to what she referred to as ideological differences with her now estranged party, Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN).

READ MORE: https://platinum.ng/ezekwesili-ready-for-another-movement-after-quitting-presidential-race/

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has refused an application seeking to restrain Honourable Justice Tanko from acting as the Chief Justice of Nigeria.

A rights advocate Foundation, by name Malcolm Omirhobo Foundation had dragged President Buhari, Justice Mohammed Tanko and others before the Federal High Court...READ MORE: https://platinum.ng/onnoghens-suspension-court-refuses-application-seeking-restrain-of-justice-tanko-as-acting-chief-justice-of-nigeria/

Five socio-cultural cum political organizations including the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Middle Belt Forum (MBF), Ohaneze Ndigbo and a faction of Afenifere on Sunday, February 3, adopted the presidential candidate of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, as its consensus candidate for the February 16 presidential election.

READ MORE: https://platinum.ng/2019-pandef-afenifere-middle-belt-forum-others-endorse-atiku/

The Nigerian Air force base in Port Harcourt was on Saturday, February 2, in a state of confusion when Mrs Irobuisi, wife of Air Commodore CC Irobuisi (NAF2042) who is presently the deputy director of safety defence headquarters Abuja, attempted to murder one of the soldiers in the Air force secondary school, Port Harcourt.

READ MORE: https://platinum.ng/officers-wife-attempts-murder-for-childs-discipline/

A 16-year-old child bride, Chinwe, who was recently married to a 56-year-old man in Ozubulu, Anambra state, has been rescued and discovered to be a nursing mother. She currently has a six-month-old child, according to the rights activist who rescued her.

READ MORE: https://platinum.ng/16-year-old-married-to-56-year-old-rescued-with-six-month-old-baby/

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has alerted Nigerians that palm oil products will soon replace crude oil as the main stay of Nigeria’s economy.

Prof Osinbajo stated that after many years of dependence on oil, the country has witnessed economic diversification under the Buhari led government, and will harness the potentials in oil palm as a replacement for crude oil.

READ MORE: https://platinum.ng/palm-oil-will-replace-crude-oil-in-nigeria-osinbajo/

The United Kingdom chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Buhari Support Organisation (BSO), has called for an investigation into the air mishap involving Vice President Yemi Osinbanjo on Saturday, February 2.

READ MORE: https://platinum.ng/bso-uk-calls-for-investigation-into-osinbajos-helicopter-crash/

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned journalists, social media users and accredited election observers not to risk going to jail by publishing results of the forthcoming elections not endorsed by the body.

READ MORE: https://platinum.ng/2019-declare-fake-results-end-up-in-jail-inec-to-journalists-others/

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Akwa Ibom State, Prof. Ini Udoka, has said the party does not hire crowds for its campaign rallies.

Prof. Udoka, a former member of the House of Representatives, while addressing party stakeholders at Odoro Ikpe, headquarters of Ini Local Government Area, recently, said it was thus imperative for party leaders to mobilize supporters to turn up for rallies in their respective areas.

READ MORE: https://platinum.ng/we-do-not-hire-crowds-for-our-campaigns-prof-ini-udoka/

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has called on security agencies to probe the alleged participation of foreigners in the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential rally in Kano State on Thursday, January 31.

The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, made the call when briefing newsmen in Abuja, on Friday, February 1, referring to the presence of Issa Moussa and Zakiri Umar, governors of Zinder and Maradi states in Niger Republic at the Kano APC campaign held on Thursday in Kano State.

READ MORE: https://platinum.ng/presidential-campaign-pdp-calls-for-probe-into-foreigners-participation-at-kano-apc-campaign/

Barely a fortnight to the presidential election, the Director General of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) campaign organisation in Gombe State, Alhaji Bala Bello Tinka has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

READ MORE: https://platinum.ng/pdp-campaign-dg-dumps-party-joins-apc/

Olatokunbo Fagbemi, the newly appointed group managing director of the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO) was at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Wednesday, January 30, in a familiarity tour with other newly appointed board/executive members of the company to capital market operators. The introduction was marked with a closing gong ceremony. She intimated operators with the company’s operations and also gave audience to the media. Ade Olulana brings excerpts:

Why did NAHCO decide to adopt a new group structure?

The Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO) became a private company from a public company and listed its shares on the stock exchange. Over the years the company has grown.

In the last five years several subsidiaries were created, such as Main Land Cargo Options, Energy Power and Infrastructure Company, as well as NAHCO Free Trade Zone Company.

So what we have decided is that we need to optimise the benefits that we can get from these companies that we have created since they are wholly owned subsidiaries of our company.

We are re-jigging our company itself, and what we have done in the last six months is to start a journey of creating a five-year transformational growth plan which is being driven by KPMG from 2019 – 2023.

An integral part of this plan is to ensure that we run a group structure so that we can optimise all the resources that we have to grow the company, provide better customer services and ensure that we give better value to the shareholders for the money they have invested.

READ MORE: https://platinum.ng/how-new-structure-will-impact-returns-for-shareholders-nahco-md/

The South-South wing of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, (SWAN), has concluded plans to stage a celebration marking the 55th Anniversary of SWAN on Friday, February 1.

The event which will be observed simultaneously in other zones across the country will take place in Uyo at the Conference Hall of Emjmm Hotel, Dominic Utuk Avenue, by 4pm.

According to a release signed by the south-south Vice President, Mr. Bonny Nyong, and made available to platinum.ng, the theme for this year’s anniversary is ‘Sports as a Vehicle for Social Mobilisation’.

READ MORE: https://platinum.ng/swan-set-for-55th-anniversary-celebration/

28 out of 34 lawmakers at the Lagos State Assembly who spoke at the plenary early this week called for the impeachment of the Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode over alleged gross misconduct, while 6 others asked the governor to resign.

This opens the impeachment process of the state governor by the lawmakers over what they referred to as atrocities bordering on gross misconduct and extravagant spending of unknown and unapproved budget.

Speaker of the House, Mudashiru Obasa said there was need for the House to give Ambode a last chance to appear before the House to explain the allegations and infractions levelled against him.

READ MORE: https://platinum.ng/28-assembly-members-call-for-ambodes-impeachment/