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Marcelo Bielsa plans bringing Kelechi Nwakali to Leeds as he builds title-chasing team

ENGLISH Premier League's most entertaining team Leeds United have opened discussions with Spanish side Huesca about bringing former Golden Eaglets skipper Kelechi Nwakali to Elland Road as part of manager Marcelo Bielsa's plans to win the title next year.

 

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10 things I would do to bring about peace across the southeast 


Ayo Akinfe 

[1] Immediately release Nnamdi Kanu and drop all charges against him 

[2] Reclassify the Indigenous People of Biafran (Ipob) as a socio-cultural organisation 

[3] Get the South East Governors Forum to take over the Eastern Security Network (ESN) and turn it into a regional security body similar to Amotekun 

[4] Release all agitators, Ipob members and ESN operatives in exchange for everyone with firearms laying them down under an amnesty programme 

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British high commission to Nigeria says it will seek clarification over how Nnamdi Kanu was arrested

BRITAIN'S high commission to Nigeria has said it will engage the federal government over the recent arrest of Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) leader Nnamdi Kanu to ascertain the details of how he was apprehended.

 

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Senators amend Nigerian Firearms Act increasing the fine for illegal weapon possession to N1m

NIGERIA'S senate has amended the country's Firearms Act 2004 increasing the dine for being in possession of an unregistered weapon to N1m ($2,430) from N1,000 as part of new measures to arrest the growing spate of violence and lawlessness across the nation.

 

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Ipob spokesman confirms that Nnamdi Kanu was arrested in Kenya and handed over to Nigerian officials

SECESSIONIST group the Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) has confirmed that its leader Nnamdi Kanu was arrested during a recent visit to Kenya and was then and handed over to the Nigerian authorities who then flew him into the country.

 

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Inec official sentenced to seven years in jail for receiving bribe from Diezani to rig elections

INDEPENDENT National Electoral Commission (Inec) officer of Ibrahim Umar has been sentenced to seven years in prison by the Nigerian Court of Appeal sitting in Yola after being found guilty of receiving a bribe from ex-petroleum minister Diezani Alison-Madueke.

 

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Nidcom chair condemns killing of Nigerian footballer in Milton Keynes by British police

NIGERIA Diaspora Commission (Nidcom) chairperson Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa has asked the UK government to thoroughly investigate the recent shooting of Nigerian footballer Kelvin Igweani by the British police in Milton Keynes.

 

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Personally I would cash in on Nnamdi Kanu's popularity and use him to quadrupule industrial output creating some 10m jobs over the next five years

Ayo Akinfe

[1] I would recreate the economic reconstruction agency Projects Development Institute (Proda) founded by Ukpabi Asika in 1971 and ask Nnamdi Kanu to head it

[2] Ipob will change its name to Industrial and Productive Organisation of Brothers

[3] I would them give Nnamdi Kanu the task of creating 5m automobile related jobs at Nnewi

[4] He would also be tasked with creating 3m textile, clothing and fashion related jibs in Aba

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Nigeria lost about $30bn annually between 2005 and 2019 to revenue leakages according to recent report

NIGERIA lost a total of about $30bn annually between 2005 and 2019 to revenue leakages according to a recent report by the Joint House of Representatives Committee on Finance Banking and Currency.

 

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Senate president says Nigeria has no option but to keep borrowing for infrastructural development

SENATE president Senator Ahmad Lawan has revealed that Nigeria has no option than to keep borrowing money to fund infrastructural projects because the country is poor and does not generate enough wealth internally.

 

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