Diasporans lament second successive loss as Eagles succumb to 0-1 loss at the hands of Ecuador

NIGERIAN diasporans in the US have lamented the Super Eagles' 0-1 loss to Ecuador in New Jersey yesterday saying suffering two defeats on the bounce within a week is a very demoralising development.

 

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President Buhari should have asked the British high commissioner to Nigeria to mark the Platinum Jubilee with the opening of the first ever British shipyard in the Niger Delta

Ayo Akinfe

[1] I have always regarded the 1851 capture of Lagos as the date when the British colonisation of Nigeria began. That was the year when John Beecroft the British consul of the Bights of Benin and Biafra, lined up his naval gunboats off the coast of Lagos and forced Oba Akintoye to sign a treaty of protection handing over the city to Britain

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As many as five English Premier League clubs signify and interest in Emmanuel Dennis

SUPER Eagles striker Emmanuel Dennis is now wanted by as many as five English Premier league clubs as the 2022/23 approaches following the relegation of his previous club Watford to the English Championship.

 

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If the British want to be fair to Nigeria, they will use the opportunity of the Platinum Jubillee to address some of the heinous crimes of colonialism

Ayo Akinfe

[1] First of all, how about paying compensation for the bloody 1897 Massacre of Benin. It was by far the most brutal slaughter of Nigerians during colonialism, followed by the sacking of the Sokoto Caliphate in 1905

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US government grants Kemi Adeosun's Dash Me Foundation tax-free charitable status

FORMER finance minister Kemi Adeosun has enjoyed a significant breakthrough in her quest to expand the activities of her charity Dash Me into the US after the government announced that all its activities will be exempt from paying tax from henceforth.

 

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CBN decides to keep lending rate for manufacturing and critical sectors like power at 5%

CENTRAL Bank of Nigeria (CBN) directors have agreed to keep the interest rate for lending for critical sectors and manufacturing industries at 5% until March 2023 as part of an ongoing plan to help stimulate the economy.

 

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Asari Dokubo asks Wike to apologise for saying he was betrayed at PDP convention

NIGER Delta militant leader Asari Dokubo has asked Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State to apologise for his recent comment that he was betrayed during the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential primaries just held in Abuja.

 

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Fayose sacks his former special assistant for voting for Atiku instead of Wike at PDP summit

FORMER Ekiti State governor Ayo Fayose has sacked Sunday Anifowose his former special assistant on stomach infrastructure for voting for Alhaji Atiku Abubakar instead of Nyesom Wike in the recent Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primaries.

 

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Gareth Southgate invites Arsenal striker Folarin Balogun to train with England squad

NIGERIA's hopes of wooing Arsenal striker Folarin Balogun to the Super Eagles receded significantly yesterday after England manager Gareth Southgate invited him to train with the Three Lions senior squad.

 

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