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CENTRAL Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor Godwin Emefiele is reported to be planning to stand in next year's presidential elections with some political insiders saying that his candidacy has been warmly received by President Muhammadu Buhari.

NIGERIAN military authorities have reported that as many as 104 Islamic State of West Africa Province (Iswap) terrorists and their families have surrendered to troops of the 25 Task Force Brigade in Borno State.

NIGERIAN Football Federation (NFF) officials are yet to shut the door on Portuguese coach Jose Peseiro saying he may still take charge of the Super Eagles after the World Cup play-offs against Ghana and lead Nigeria to Qatar 2022.

Ayo Akinfe
[1] Nigeria was founded on the basis of the fact that she could supply Europe with commodities she needed at particular points in time. First of all it was human cargo in the form of slaves and then it later became palm oil once the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade was abolished in 1833. I ask myself why we have not continued with that trend. As the world’s largest black nation, Nigeria has got to be one of humanity’s greatest providers, only this time, to out own benefit

NIGERIAN medical doctor Efe Ovueni has been suspended by Canada's College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta Tribunal for getting intimate with his colleague during the course of his work.

Apparently, Dr Ovueni has been suspended for three months over unprofessional conduct for hugging and blowing a kisses at his co-worker without her consent. He was also fined $3,000 and is liable for the undisclosed costs of the hearing and investigation.

CRYSTAL Palace manager Patrick Viera is keen on signing Super Eagles midfielder Joes Aribo in the summer as a replacement for Chelsea's on-loan Conor Gallagher who is certain to return to Stamford Bridge at the end of the season.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Ajaokuta Steel Mill
No nation can industrialise without steel. Without it, you simply cannot go about manufacturing, so until we get that plant up and running, we are going nowhere. Come on now, we have been at this thing since 1979

NIGERIA'S Federal Ministry of Works and Housing has received Islamic finance funding to the tune of N210bn ($504m) raised by the government to help it fund the execution of critical road projects across the country.

FORMER Brighton and Hove Albion head coach Chris Hughton has taken up the challenge of preventing the Super Eagles from qualifying for the 2022 World Cup after formally accepting an offer from the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to coach the Black Stars.

NIGERIA has been thrown an unexpected economic lifeline by the global economy as a combination of the political tension between Russia and Ukraine and the new US storm has rallied world crude oil prices to a lofty $93 a barrel.