Happy Birthday Jay-Jay Okocha: Nigeria's Aesthetic Maestro

To celebrate Jay-Jay Okocha's birthday, we look back at the career of one of the genuine greats of the African game.

Aside from being perhaps the most outrageously gifted Nigerian footballer of all time, Okocha was a walking riddle, a moral and philosophical sticking point. In many ways, he ran counterpoint to the very fabric of the national worldview; hedonism is very much an acquired taste, and at that, a recent one.

National News Headlines - 15/8/2014

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*Osinbajo's protocol officers, organisers clash at Ooni's burial

*Aregbesola absent at Ooni's burial

*Commercial activities paralysed in Ife

*Anambra attracts N472bn investments in 18 months

*Corruption allegations, blot on Fasholas administration

Adeleke University Offers Scholarship To Girl Allegedly Raped By UNILAG Lecturer

The management of Adeleke University, Ede, Osun State, has offered to give a scholarship to the 18-year-old admission seeker allegedly raped by a part-time lecturer of the University of Lagos, Mr. Akin Baruwa.

Ganduje demands more poliice deployment in Kano

Kano State Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Danduje, has urged the Federal Government to deploy more police personnel in the state, saying the status of Kano as a commercial nerve centre and as the most populous state in the country makes the call imperative.

Prof. Jega has been appointed as Plateau University Pro Chancellor

The immediate past Chairman of INEC, Professor Attahiru Jega has been appointed Pro Chancellor and Chairman of Council of the Plateau State University.

See The 11 Nigerian Universities That Are Substandard – NUC Reveals

The NUC Executive Secretary, Julius Okojie, said the 11 affected private universities were given two years to get their full operational licenses, but failed to get in in three.

The affected universities are:-

* Wesley University of Science and Technology

* Landmark University

Nigeria police decorate six officers with new ranks

Six newly promoted police officers have been decorated by the Nigeria's Ondo State Police Commissioner, Isaac Eke .

INEC pledges to cooperate with election Tribunals

Nigeria's electoral body will continue to cooperate with election petition tribunals to ensure free, fair and uninterrupted justice.

Boko Haram kills 10 in Cameroon raid

Boko Haram Islamists killed 10 people, including two soldiers, and torched several homes during a raid in northern Cameroon, security sources said Thursday.

Boko Haram:Adamawa budget 200 million for prayer warriors

The Adamawa State Government on Friday announced that it has earmarked N200 million to engage prayer warriors in seeking divine intervention towards ending the state’s lingering security challenges.