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DIASPORAN cultural organisation the Yoruba Council of Elders (YCE) Europe and North America held its annual general meeting (AGM) in London over the weekend during which it swore-in its officials and committed itself to upholding the values of Nigeria's founding fathers.

NORTHERN Elders Forum (Nef) spokesperson and former Ahmadu Bello University vice chancellor Professor Ango Abdullahi has said that the federal government should deal with the issue of Biafran agitation firmly and not tolerate any constitutional breach.

It is sad to hear that our wonderful capital city of London has once again come under attack by extremist terrorists just three months after the Westminster attack and within days of Manchester coming under attack.

We the executive committee members of the Central Association of Nigerians in the UK (Canuk condemn these attacks and stand with all Londoners in saying we shall not be cowered, intimidated or beaten.

We stand tall and we stand firm against terrorism, against those who threaten our way of life and  our freedom.

NIGERIA'S Super Eagles thrashed Togo's Sparrow Hawks 3-0 in a friendly match in Paris last night thanks to an early strike by Leicester City's Ahmed Musa and an accompanying brace from Manchester City's Kelechi Iheanacho.

Organised to prepare the Eagles for their forthcoming African Cup of Nations against South Africa, the match is the team's second game within a week. Earlier on in the week, the Eagles drew 1-1 with the Corsica national team, as head coach Gernot Rohr seeks to try out new players ahead of a busy competitive schedule.

NIGERIAN National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) officials have disclosed that Indonesia has indicated its interest in increasing its crude oil purchases from Nigeria in a development they hope will boost the country's exports.

At the moment, Indonesia is one of Nigeria's largest crude oil purchasers, overtaking traditional buyers like the UK and US. According to NNPC, while Indonesia produces 900,000 barrels of crude oil per day, it uses 1.4m barrels, so 18% of its supplies come from Nigeria and 28% from Saudi Arabia.

POWER minister Babatunde Fashola has promised that the government will meet its target of generating 10,000MW of electricity by 2019 in line with the pledge provided by President Muhammadu Buhari.

When President Buhari assumed office in 2017, he said he believes that 10,000MW will be an appropriate amount of power required to meet the nation's energy needs. On May 29, 2015, Mr Fashola, the minister of power, works and housing, pointed out that the amount of power available on the national grid was 2,690 megawatts while on May 29, 2017, the amount was 4,014 megawatts.

FORMER Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor Professor Charles Soludo has attributed the prevailing economic woes currently facing Nigeria to the wrong choice of government policies by both the Goodluck and Buhari administrations.

KOGI West's Senate representative Senator  Dino Melaye has fired a salvo at President Muhammadu Buhari over several of his appointments claiming that they have done more harm than good to Nigerians as some of them now constitute a criminocracy.

ANAMBRA State governor Willie Obiano has erected a cenotaph in Awka in remembrance of the dead who died during the Nigerian Civil War on the 30th anniversary of the declaration of the Republic of Biafra.

On May 30, Igbos marked Biafra Remembrance day as 30 years in 1967, its former leader Odumegwu Ojukwu declared it as an independent state, triggering a 30-mont civil war. Across southeast Nigeria, the day was marked with a sit-at-home protest that had been called by the Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob), which is agitating for the recreation of Biafra.

SUPER Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr has unveiled his squad for the forthcoming 2019 Nations Cup qualifier taking place against South Africa on June 10 with several surprises that include the dropping of English Premier League champion Victor Moses.