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FORMER Super Eagles skipper John Obi Mikel said he wished English Premier League sides Arsenal and Manchester City were the two teams to reach the final of this year's Uefa Champions league final before today's draw in Switzerland.

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[1] The Alakija Cattle Company

This company will operate ranches, dairy companies, leather tanneries, abattoirs and animal feed compounders. It will turn Nigeria into a major exporter of milk, beef, animal feed compounds and leather goods like bags, shoes, belts, wallets, etc

[2] Alakija Engineering

CHELSEA'S French-born midfielder Lesley Ugochukwu has indicated that he might be willing to pledge his senior international future to Nigeria after he made a surprise visit to family members in the Imo State capital Owerri.

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10 items which Nigeria is the world’s number one producer. Warehouses need to be built in each of our 774 local government areas to store them under a National Foodstocks Programme:

[1] Yam - 47.9m tonnes

[2] Cassava - 59m tonnes

[3] Kolanuts - 140,000 tonnes

[4] Shea nuts - 303,000 tonnes

[5] Melon seeds - 606,000 tonnes

FAILED asylum seekers whose applications to remain in the UK get refused and who are subsequently sent to Rwanda are to be offered a sum of up to £3,000 to enable them move under a new voluntary scheme.

NEW Nigerian citizen Bekee Igbo has pledged to use his new found status to move to the country and help turn her economy around after he was issued with a green passport  which he qualified for through marriage.

FORMER Super Eagles winger and current Enyimba of Aba head coach Finidi George will manage the Super Eagles for the two friendly games against Ghana and Mali later this month as the battle to fill the position heats up with 10 applicants so far.

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[1] Nigeria will only import goods from suppliers prepared to open processing plants in the country

[2] Nigeria will only import semi-processed goods. We have to add some value to what we purchase locally

[3] Our trade and industry ministry will begin drawing up a list of preferred international suppliers. To get on that list, a company will need to invest a minimum of $10m in Nigeria over the next decade

CONTROVERSIAL Muslim cleric Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has announced that he is prepared to act as a go-between and negotiate with armed bandits who recently abducted 287 schoolchildren in Kaduna State in a bid to facilitate their release.

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[1] Over the last decade, rice has been a major economic topic in Nigeria. We have made so much about the fact that we have expanded production and how we will soon be self-reliant. However, the fact remains that we still consume more than we produce