LONDON-based diaspora football organiser David Doherty of Pathway Sports is one of the 11 candidates cleared to stand for the presidency of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) when elections hold at its convention on September 30 in Benin City.

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[1] Governors of the 19 states of northern Nigeria will make land available so the country’s cotton cultivation area is increased to at least 2m hectares 

[2] Nigeria’s Bank of Industry will make loans available to all cotton farmers at an interest rate no higher than 2%

GOVERNOR Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has been accused by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of luring President Muhammadu Buhari to the state to inaugurate uncompleted projects that will falsely show his administration as one that performed.

ALL Progressives Congress (APC) campaign spokesperson Festus Keyamo has accused the Labour Party's presidential candidate Peter Obi of planning to stage-manage a fake assassination attempt on himself in a bid to court public sympathy.

MEMBERS of the Oyo State Western Nigerian Security Network otherwise known as Amotekun will use all weapons that their disposal to fight armed bandits terrorising the state including bees and poisonous snakes according to their commander.

GOVERNOR Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has alleged that certain characters in Nigeria's presidency are backing former vice president and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate Alhaji Atiku Abubakar in his quest to become the country's leader.

ENGLISH Premier league side Crystal Palace has signed up Nigerian teenage leftback Kelvin Agho from the Hypebuzz Academy in Abuja and sent him to go and join their youth academy with long-term plans to get him into their senior team.

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[1] Parties should strive to only nominate presidential candidates under the age of 60 

[2] Parties should strive to only nominate vice presidential candidates under the age of 55

[3] Parties should strive to only nominate governorship candidates under the age of 55

[4] Parties should strive to only nominate deputy governorship candidates under the age of 50

GOVERNOR Babagana Zulum of Borno State has approved the release of N10m ($23,403) and a house of the same value to the family of civilian Joint Task Force (JTF) commander Babagana Tela popularly known as Kadau who was killed by Boko Haram in June this year.

NIGERIAN security forces are still yet to ascertain the whereabouts of 98 of the 276 Government Girls’ Secondary School Chibok pupils abducted by terrorist sect Boko Haram on April 14 2014.