BY NAIRA CHRONICLES Following allegations that controversial lawyer Mr Festus Keyamo SAN is being paid by the NNPC to serve as spokesperson for President Muhammadu Buhari's campaign, the Leadership Newspaper has asserted that it would provide proof on Saturday. The Leadership Newspaper made the assertion via a tweet on Friday. See tweet below: It would be recalled that the erstwhile peoples' advocate had denied the allegations insisting that he works probono for Mr Buhari and the APC. One wonders, if the allegation is true, why a state agency should be paying for the campaigns of a presidential candidate. So much more for a regime built on the foundations of anticorruption and integrity and one that is trying others for using state funds for their campaigns.

KELECHI SCORES ANOTHER BRACE FOR LEICESTER CITY FC

Kelechi Iheanacho (c) Talksport Nigerian international and Leicester City FC fringe striker, Kelechi Iheanacho on Saturday hit another brace for the Midland's club and was almost making it a hat trick despite not having played a full-90 minutes game for his club. Iheanacho scored in the 12th and 29th minute of the encounter against Peterborough United and was substituted in the second half of the match. He has scored four goals in two games in the FA cup games for his club. Hopefully, he is getting in shape for the Mundial in the Summer taking place in Russia. Compatroit Wilfred Ndidi also put one inside the Peterborough net in the 90th minute of the game which ended 5:1 in favour of Leicester City FC.

OBASANJO'S DISCIPLES SHOULD JOIN PDP TO EASE BUHARI OUT - OPARA

Erstwhile deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, Sir Austin Opara and chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP has been a recurring decimal in the politics of Rivers State and the nation at large. In this interview, he gave insight into the recent letter of former President Olusegun Obasanjo to President Muhammadu Buhari and on other interesting issues. By Davies Ihemnachor How would you describe the recent letter from former President Obasanjo to President Muhammadu Buhari? That is what I consider to be the voice of wisdom; an elder statesman speaking to a leader. There cannot be a better way of advising the president than that. In the same view, I call on the president to heed the advice given by the past president. God has been very merciful to the president. Last year, we all remember what he went through, health-wise. We know that the issue of life and death belong to God; nobody will wish his fellow human being death talk more of a president. But the wh...