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THREE Fulani cattle herdsmen have been arrested by the Ondo State Security Network Agency popularly known as the Amotekun Corps with 40 of their cows confiscated after they were found to have breached the recent anti-open grazing law.

SUPER Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr appears to have settled for a 3-5-2 formation as his team kicks off its 2022 World Cup qualifiers against Liberia in Lagos with a two-man attack made up of Kelechi Iheanacho and Victor Osimhen tasked with scoring goals.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] This picture was taken on April 29, 1975 when the Vietcong captured Saigon. The Americans had to beat a hasty retreat and evacuate all their people immediately

[2] Is it not ironic that September 2 is actually Vietnam’s Independence Day when they celebrated freedom from the French in 1945. Fast-forward 76 years and Afghanistan is the new Vietnam

MINISTER of state for petroleum resources Chief Timipre Sylva has announced plans to launch an oil and gas research and development fund utilisation protocol first mooted by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Fund (NCDMB).

LAGOS State government has successfully trained 210 wives of soldiers posted to military formations in the state  in various skills to help them become financially independent and augment their family income.

AFRICAN Development Bank (AfDB) is planning to mobilise $520m to co-finance the first phase of an ambitious special agricultural processing programme in Nigeria aimed at boosting farm output.

NIGERIA'S presidency has launched a scathing attack on human rights body Amnesty International saying it is siding with terrorists operating in Nigeria and has no legal right to exist within the country.

LAWMAKERS in Nigeria's House of Representatives are contemplating  passing a bill that will offer constitutional backing to regional  security operations like Amotekun and Ebubeagu in a bid to address the growing insecurity plaguing the nation.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Brazil produces about 770m tonnes of sugarcane annually that generates about $36bn in revenue for the country’s economy

[2] As far back as 2011, 1.1m people were employed in the Brazilian sugarcane industry. Despite instances of poor conditions for workers, it is one of the highest paying agricultural sectors in Brazil, second only to the soybean industry

NIGERIA'S federal government has announced that it may sanction eligible citizens who refuse to take the coronavirus vaccine as part of a renewed health campaign to combat the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.