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ENGLISH Championship side Bristol City have signed a four year deal with Nigeria-eligible anchorman Gibson Yah as part of a major squad-strengthening exercise ahead of the 20206/07 season.

Yah, 22, who was born in Amsterdam to Nigerian parents, is a highly rated defensive midfielder, who is attracting the attention of several English clubsides. Already, fellow Championship side Portsmouth has made enquiries about his services in an attempt to buy him from his current Dutch club FC Volendam.

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[1] First and foremost Nigeria’s foreign policy should aim to attract at least $100bn annually in foreign direct investment nationally and at least $1trn continent-wide. Our ambassadors and high commissioners but have attracting investment from their locations as a primary job task

ENGLISH Premier League side Brighton & Hove Albion are looking to add another Nigerian to their playing staff for the forthcoming season following the recent signing of Zadok Yohanna from Sweden club AIK.

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[1] Do you know that between 1960 and 1995, Nigeria spent over $61bn to fight apartheid, more than any other country in the world. This was supposed to be an investment in the future of our continent but alas, typically, we have just wasted that money. Since the end of apartheid in 1994, Nigeria has failed to come up with a coherent pan-African roadmap

NEWLY-promoted English Premier League side Coventry City are closing in on the signing of Nigerian midfielder Anthony Dennis as they continue preparations for their first season back in the top flight.

SUPER Eagles head coach Eric Chelle and the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) have agreed a new four year deal that includes his monthly salary being doubled  and  him taking charge of the U23 squad the Olympic Dream Team.

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[1] Our insecurity crisis has spiralled out of control. We need a whole mechanised division of the Nigerian Army trained into a commando unit of special forces up to the standards of say the US Navy Seals or British SAS. They must become the world’s leading force at hostage rescue. Nigeria needs Britain to train this unit

ITALIAN Serie A giants Juventus have been linked with a move for Super Eagles goalkeeper Maduka Okoye during the current summer transfer window as part of a move to strengthen their squad ahead of next season.

BRITISH election observers who recently monitored Ekiti State gubernatorial election have raised concern over several discrepancies which characterised the exercise which took the shine off what was otherwise a peaceful event.

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[1] Given that 45% of Nigerian timber exports are rosewood, a highly prized wood used for the production of luxurious furniture, Nigeria will tap into this extensively. For starters, Nigeria will immediately introduce a ban the export of raw wood

[2] Under this bilateral trade deal, the UK will become Nigeria’s main export market for furniture. As part of this pact, Nigeria will match Brazil’s production of 11bn kg of timber by 2030