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LAWMAKERS in Nigeria's House of Representatives have begun deliberating a bill that will empower the National Assembly to summon the president and state governors to answer questions about prevailing developments in the country.

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Nigerian Dr Mahmoud Isa-Dutse as an executive director on the board of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) based in the Saudi Arabian city of Jedda.

EUROPEAN Union (EU) officials have reported Nigeria to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) complaining about the restrictions the country has placed on the importation of milk and other dairy products.

FORMER Golden Eaglets head coach Emmanuel Amunike has urged the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) to introduce new guidelines that will make it impossible for Super Eagles managers to invite clubless and inactive players to the national team.

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WORLD heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury have signed a deal for two all-British world heavyweight title unification fights involving a 50:50 split of the purses  between the two fighters.

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has been conferred with Niger Republic's highest national award the Grand Croix Des Ordre National Du Niger in recognition of his services to the country by the  outgoing President Mahamadou Issoufou.

INDIGENOUS People of Biafra (Ipob) leader Nnamdi Kanu has warned governors and traditional rulers across the southeast geo-political zone not to offer land to Fulani cattle herdsmen asking for plots under the National Livestock Transformation Plan (NLTP).

FORMER Everton striker Henry Onyekuru has been called up to the Super Eagles as a replacement for injured Bordeaux winger Samuel Kalu ahead of the impending African Cup of Nations qualifiers against Benin Republic and Lesotho later this month.

FULANI herdsmen leader Alhaji Abdullahi Wakili has been remanded in custody by the Iyaganku Chief Magistrates Court in Ibadan after his case was heard today in which he was charged with six counts of violence including murder and kidnapping.