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PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has categorically ruled out restructuring Nigeria during his tenure saying that his government will not succumb to blackmail and be intimidated into adopting a policy which it does not believe in.

ENGLISH Premier League sensations Leeds United have stepped up plans to purchase Nigerian midfielder Ovie Ejaria from Championship side Reading before the close of the current transfer window.

AUSTRIAN authorities have informed Nigeria and Algeria that their friendly game taking place on Friday October 9 at the Jacques Lemans Arena will now take place behind closed doors as Super Eagles talisman Victor Osimhen pulls out of the squad over Covid-19 fears.

FORMER Super Eagle Jero Shakpore's teenage son Ruben has signed a scholarship deal with English Premier league side Aston Villa ending a five year relationship with Norwich City after coming through their academy.

SYNAGOGUE Church of All Nations founder Pastor TB Joshua has reacted to the recent news that the US president has been taken into isolation for coronavirus revealing that he warned President Donald Trump four years ago that he would face stormy times in office.

AMERICAN oil giant Chevron is making 25% of its Nigerian staff redundant as the crippling effects of the coronavirus lockdown and the subsequent collapse in global petroleum prices and demand are taking their toll on the economy.

AMERICAN district judge Jeffrey White has temporarily lifted the US visa ban on a large number of work permits that was imposed by President Donald Trump earlier this year that limited the number of Nigerians who can enter the country.

NIGERIAN community leaders in the UK marked the country's 60th independence day anniversary yesterday with a muted celebration at the Yanga TV studios that involved a three-hour seminar to debate the country's past and suggest solutions going forward.

Ayo Akinfe

(1) Building an economy that is at least worth $2trn, placing her among the top six economies globally as her population dictates

(2) Establishing an automobile brand that is synonymous with the country like say Volvo and Sweden, Fiat and Italy, Toyota and Japan, Lada and Russia, Citroen and France, Daewoo and South Korea or Proton and Malaysia

NIGERIA'S federal government has shelved plans to introduce a National Water Resources Bill that will take the country's river basins away from state governments following widespread opposition to the move across the country.