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[1] Before the end of 2025, we will abolish the federal allocation regime compelling all 36 states to generate their own revenue

[2] This year, we will give the Nigerian military an ultimatum to wipe out Boko Haram, Iswap, Lakurawa and all other terrorist and banditry organisations operating in the country. They must also make kidnapping and abductions a thing of the past

FORMER British deputy prime minister John Prescott who served in Tony Blair's Labour government for 10 years between 1997 and 2007  has passed away at the age of 86 at a care home in Yorkshire.

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[1] Given how much American presidential candidates have been in our thoughts lately, I think this is the best time to reflect on a gentleman called Robert F Kennedy, popularly known as Bobby Kennedy

[2] Bobby Kennedy was the 64th US attorney-general, serving from January 1961 to September 1964, in office under his older brother, President John F Kennedy and his successor, President Lyndon Johnson

ENGLISH Premier League giants Manchester United have tabled a €100m bid for Super Eagles striker Ademola Lookman with a view to purchasing him from his Italian clubside Atalanta during the forthcoming January transfer window.

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[1] We have all gone over the realities of the current economic climate. Nigeria and most other African countries are staring into the abyss. Our reality is that the prices and exports of our primary commodities have collapsed and as we manufacture very little, we are looking at huge debts and massive balance of trade deficits

TRADITIONAL cultural displays will once again be the centrepiece of this year's Central Association of Nigerians in the UK (Canuk) gala dinner as due to popular demand the organisers have opted to entertain guests with a rich array of African culture.

STAND-IN Super Eagles coach Augustine Eguavoen has reacted to the team's recent defeat by Rwanda in an African Cup of Nations qualifier by stating that Glasgow Rangers striker Cyriel Dessers night be invited for future matches to give the team more bite.

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Here are 10 products I would like to see patented in Nigeria during the course of 2025:

[1] Air conditioned bus stop booth

[2] A pepper grinding and corn milling machine

[3] A cocoa shelling machine

[4] A double decker molue that can rival Volvo buses in terms of quality

[5] Double decker railway carriages

[6] An egusi shelling machine

[7] A machine that removes maize from the cob

ABOUT five men were shot dead in Anambra Central Senatorial Zone this morning by gunmen believed to be enforcing the Indigenous People of Biafra's (Ipob) sit-at-home order sparking a massive manhunt for the perpetuators.

NIGERIA'S external debt is set to rise to as much as $45.1bn by the end of this year as the federal government is planning to borrow more money to fund its annual budget due to the lack of growth in the economy.