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CENTRAL Bank of Nigeria (CBN) staffer Odoh Ocheme and two other persons have been declared wanted by the Nigeria Police Force for allegedly forging the signature of former President Muhammadu Buhari to steal $6.2m from the bank.

ONE soldier serving with the Nigerian armed forces has questioned the rationale behind the federal government rewarding members of the Super Eagles with national honours and material gifts while members of the military are being neglected.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Any Nigerian couple who marry from outside their geo-political zone will get a federal government marriage allowance of N50,000. This is to foster togetherness and inter-ethnic unions

[2] All Nigerian girls aged 10 to 21 will be able to get sanitary towels free of charge from their local clinics

[3] As from today, marriage to a minor under 18 will be considered statutory rape, even if no intercourse takes place

NIGERIA'S federal government has announced plans to establish a National Commodity Board that will intervene on the food market be regulating the price of basic items such as crucial grains other essential foodstuffs.

NIGERIA and the UK have just signed a new investment deal a that aims to boost bilateral trade and reduce commercial barriers between both nations as Britain seeks to strengthen ties with its former colonies as part of a post-Brexit plan.

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has conferred the national award the Member of the Order of the Niger on members of the Super Eagles squad that just finished second at the African Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] All five states of the southeast geo-political zone will float a finance house called Ogbunigwe Bank. It will hand out loans to small businesses with a maximum interest rate of 5%. The federal government will take a 10% stake in the venture

IGBO secessionist group the Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) has rejected plans by Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State to establish a cattle ranch in the Nimbo saying the development poses a threat to the southeast geo-political zone.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] OK, we lost the Nations Cup final. I think what hurt the most was the way we lost it. A lack of spirit among our boys was obvious with the way the Ivorians won every 50:50 ball throughout the 90 minutes

[2] Clearly there was a lack of motivation in the team. Poor tactical decisions did not help either. Just as well the head coach Jose Peseiro is leaving as he clearly lacks the capacity to take this team to higher heights

AVIATION minister Festus Kenyamo has joined in the grieving if Access Bank's chief executive Herbert Wigwe who died in a helicopter crash on Friday along with his wife and son.