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FEDERAL government ministers have opened talks with the World Bank about securing a fresh $2.5bn loan which it hopes to invest in the nation's power sector in an attempt to end the scourge of inadequate electricity supply and frequent blackouts.

EUROPEAN Union (EU)  officials have opened a free sexual abuse referral centre at the Enugwu-Ukwu General Hospital in Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State as part of a programme to support the fight against rape.

SPORTS minister Sunday Dare has spoken with the father of Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham in a desperate bid to get the youngster to opt for Nigeria and feature for the Super Eagles as the battle for his services rages.

By Ayo Akinfe

[1] Today is September 20. I have decided to rechristen it World Futuristic Day because on this day a lot has happened over the centuries. Men and women of unbelievable courage did the unthinkable on this day, changing our world forever

MINISTERS and leading members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) are bracing themselves for four turbulent years as the ongoing attempts by those close to President Muhammadu Buhari step up their control of the apparatus of government.

GOVERNOR Emeka Ihedioha of Imo State has just returned from a one week trip to the US as part of an aggressive plan to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) under an economic diversification programme.

By Ayo Akinfe

(1) Like the rest of you, I have seen the list of experts President Buhari has put together to form his new economic management team. On paper, the list looks very impressive but whether they will deliver is the litmus test. If they are only there to implement nonsensical policies like Ruga, it is just a waste of talent

NIGERIAN immigration detainee Oscar Okwurime who died in his cell at the Harmondsworth removal centre in London last week was apparently feeling unwell but was denied medical attention by the authorities.

NDIGBO have been advised by Senator Chris Adighije the former lawmaker representing Abia Central Senatorial District to step up negotiations and planning towards producing Nigeria's next president in 2023.

KADUNA housewife Shamsiya Muhammad has asked a Sharia court to dissolve her marriage to her husband Sani Adamu because he refuses to join her in observing the Muslim injunction of praying five times a day.