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ENGLISH Premiership side Everton has revealed that Super Eagles winger Henry Onyekuru will not need surgery on a knee injury he recently suffered and should be back in action before the end of the season.

FULANI herdsmen's body the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (Macban) has dismissed a recent panel created by the National Economic Council (Nec) to look into the clashes between pastoralists and farmers saying it will not work with it.

FORMER Golden Eaglets skipper and Arsenal player Kelechi Nwakali could become the next Nigerian to move in the current January transfer window as Portuguese club Porto are looking to take him on loan for the rest of the season.

VICE president Professor Yemi Osinbajo is to chair a 10-man panel just formed by the National Economic Council (Nec) to look into the nagging and incessant problem of violence by Fulani cattle herdsmen across the country.

FORMER Super Eagles skipper Nwankwo Kanu has expressed fears that the Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria (Amcon) may forcefully seize his Hardley Suites hotel on Victoria Island in Lagos.

TENSION is mounting in the Plateau State capital Jos raising fears of a fresh spate of communal attacks after 209 cattle went missing out of which 100 have been recovered and 20 found dead.

NIGERIAN businessman Walter Wagbatsoma has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison in the UK and disqualified from being a company director for six years after being found guilty of engaging in money laundering.

FORMER Benue State governorship aspirant and federal minister for steel Dr Paul Unongo has resigned as the convener of the Northern Elders Forum (Nef) in protest at the lack of government action in response to the incessant Fulani herdsmen attacks.

NIGERIAN Football Federation (NFF) officials have released an updated timetable of friendly matches planned for the Super Eagles in the run-up to this summer's World Cup that now includes a game against Serbia in London on March 27.

FORMER Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs has been appointed as the new manager of the Welsh national team by the Football Association of Wales (Faw) with a mandate to qualify the team for the 2020 European championships.