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Super Eagles to play pre-World Cup friendly against Mexico's El Tri in Texas on May 28

NIGERIA'S Super Eagles are to play a friendly match against Mexico's El Tri on May 28 as the North American side lines up a series of friendlies in the run-up to this year's World Cup taking place in Qatar in November.

 

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Pakistan is the most identical nation on earth to Nigeria yet its budget is twice the size of ours

Ayo Akinfe

[1] How many Nigerians know that Pakistan is actually the most similar nation to Nigeria on earth? In terms of population, GDP, generated electricity, literacy rates, number of hospital beds, kilometres of tarred roads, level of corruption, religious fanaticism, etc, the figures obtainable in both countries are almost identical, except in a few areas. If you were looking for a nation to twin Nigeria with, it would be Pakistan

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Terrorists offer to release passengers on Kaduna-Abuja train in exchange for their detained commanders

MURDEROUS hoodlums who attacked the Kaduna-Abuja train last month are demanding the release of 16 of their top commanders in exchange for over 100 innocent passengers abducted from the derailed train on March 28.

 

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Nnamdi Kanu sues federal government in fresh suit to allow him wear isi-agu in court

INDIGENOUS People of Biafra (Ipob) leader Nnamdi Kanu has filed a fresh suit against the federal government asking that he be allowed to wear his native isi-agu Igbo attire in court whenever he appears in his ongoing trial.

 

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Military intercept N60m kidnappers ransom in sting operation that leads to arrests of bandits

NIGERIAN security forces have intercepted a sum of N60m ($145,000)  being taken to criminals as ransom fees collected for the freedom of captives who have been abducted by armed kidnappers.

 

Apparently, an assault carried out by a Nigerian Army squadron in conjunction with Nigerian Air Force special forces took out a number of the bandits during the operation. It is believed that among the hoodlums arrested during the assault were some members of the security forces.

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Former Chelsea legend and coach Eddie Newton says he is Nigerian and want to manage Eagles

FORMER Chelsea legend and assistant coach Eddie Newton has thrown his hart into the ring saying he would like to manage the Super Eagles as the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) steps up its quest for a new head coach.

 

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Nigerian Bayo Dosunmu recommended to be appointed as Lambeth chief executive

LAMBETH Council’s Appointments Committee has recommended that Nigerian-born Bayo Dosunmu be appointed as the council’s chief executive subject to the approval of full council meeting in May.

 

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Interior ministry scraps UK fast track passport applications

NIGERIANS resident in the UK will no longer be able to access fast-track applications of their passports which enable them to renew travel documents within 72 hours because the Nigeria Immigration Service has asked the London mission to halt the programme.

 

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10 embarrassing symbols of poverty Nigeria must look to phase out by 2025

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Mud huts
[2] Open pit latrines
[3] Barefoot children
[4] Street beggars
[5] People wearing rags
[6] Children not attending at least primary school
[7] People living in cardboard boxes
[8] Prostitution
[9] A local government not having a general hospital
[10] Villages being cut off from the rest of the world during the rainy season

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