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SUPER Eagles striker Kayode Olanrewaju has dragged UK evangelical pastor Tobi Adegboyega to court seeking N1bn in damages in him for emotional trauma and a loss of goodwill after it emerged that the clergyman had an affair with his wife Ezinne.

DIASPORA umbrella body the Central Association of Nigerians in the UK (Canuk) will hold its 2024 end-of-year annual gala dinner at the Mayfair Banqueting Suite in Chadwell Heath on December 14.

ENGLISH Premier League side Leicester City have completed the signing of Nigeria-eligible centreback Caleb Okoli from Serie A side Atalanta after putting pen to a five year deal with the player for a fee said to be around €15m (£12.6m).

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Ebonyi State is the smallest and least developed of the five in the southeast geo-political zone. I would argue that this gives it the most potential as it remains relatively untapped. With a population of about 3m and a landmass of 6,400 km2, Ebonyi is what I would call virgin territory

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has approved the creation of a new Federal Ministry of Livestock Development and at addressing the agonising problem of nomadic Fulani cattle herdsmen and ending the incessant attacks on farming communities across the country.

FORMER Super Eagles winger Sone Aluko as a member of the backroom coaching staff at newly promoted English Premier League side Ipswich Town that will see him taking training sessions for the first team.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Kano State apparently has the second largest economy in Nigeria after Lagos. Many Nigerians have forgotten that during World War Two, their country was the world’s largest groundnut producer. Thanks to Alhaji Alhassan Dantata, it was Nigerian peanuts that helped sustain allied troops during the conflict

NIGERIA's Super Falcons have begun preparations for the Paris Olympics due to start later this month as training began at their Spanish camp in the southern city of Seville over the weekend.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Ekiti State has one of the lowest internally generated revenue (IGR) figures in Nigeria. The paltry sum of $13m a year the state generates is just over 10% of the $110m Ekiti gets in Federation Account Allocations and this needs to change immediately. In my opinion, the only way to do this from what I can see is through agriculture, agro-processing, solid minerals and tourism

LAGOS luxury property developer Cruxstone has launched a new real estate and hospitality package specifically designed for UK diasporans that involves the company not only selling them choice properties but also furnishing them as hotel apartments with high rental returns.