GLASGOW Rangers centreback Leon Balogun looks set to be out of action for the rest of the season after he fractured his cheekbone his sides recent 0-2 loss to Spanish side Athletic Bilbao in the quarter-final of the Uefa Europa League.

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[1] Cross River is Nigeria’s second largest cocoa producing state with an annual crop of about 80,000 tonnes. It also has the advantage of bordering Cameroon which has an annual crop of 180,000 tonnes. Calabar should be a major chocolate processing centre with the likes of Mars, Cadbury and Nestle all owning processing plants there

NIGERIAN teenage goalkeeper Owen Asemota has signed his first ever professional contract after putting pen to paper on a deal with English Premier League giants Aston Villa that will now make him eligible to feature for the first team.

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[1] As we celebrate Easter, do Nigerians ever for once give a thought to cashing in on the commercial opportunities it presents? For a variety of reasons, we are uniquely placed to make millions from Easter in foreign exchange both through tourism and the sale of memorabilia but alas, we are fast asleep

ENGLISH Premier League side have stepped up their pursuit of Nigerian goalkeeper Maduka Okoye with a view to purchasing him from Italian side Udinese during the forthcoming summer transfer window.

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[1] Nigeria will offer free tuition to every child right up until the end of secondary school

[2] Nigeria's federal government will spend 15% of its gross domestic product (GDP) on education

[3] Every state government will be compelled buy law to provide free uniforms in all public schools

[4] Every state government must provide at least one free school meal for all state primary and secondary school pupils

NIGERIANS living in the UK can no longer claim a new gender other than the one into which they were born after the country's Supreme Court ruled earlier today that transgender changes are not legally recognised.

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[1] Do you all know that Israeli agriculture is highly developed as the country is a major exporter of fresh produce and a world-leader in agricultural technologies despite the fact that its geography is not naturally conductive to agriculture

ENGLISH Premier League giants Newcastle United have opened up discussions with Belgian side Genk about signing Super Eagles striker Tolu Arokodare during the forthcoming summer transfer window.

Arokodare, 24, who made his Nigeria debut last month in a World Cup qualifier against Rwanda, has been prolific in the Belgian league this season, thus attracting attention from all across Europe. He has scored 20 goals and provided five assists in 38 matches across all competitions so far this season.