Atiku confident of uniting the PDP after holding meeting with Wike in London hotel

FORMER vice president and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate Alhaji Atiku Abubakar is hopeful that his election campaign is back on track again after he met with party rebels led by Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State in London yesterday.

 

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Fashanu to be honoured by Wimbledon FC for his role in 1988 FA Cup victory over Liverpool

FORMER Nigerian football ambassador John Fashanu is set to receive an honorary award from Wimbledon FC 34 years after guiding the team to its first and only ever FA Cup triumph when it beat Liverpool 1-0 in 1988.

 

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Would you not just love it if these London meetings were being called to agree on economic blueprints like this

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[1] It should be mandatory for Nigeria to enjoy annual double digit economic growth between 2023 and 2033. If we enjoy 10% growth every year for a decade, it will increase Nigeria's GDP to over $1trn

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World Bank and Exim Bank to provide Nigeria with $3bn towards funding energy transition plan

NIGERIA is to receive $3bn from the World Bank and the US Export-Import Bank (Exim Bank) to assist the government with the implementation of its energy transition plan aimed at enabling the nation to achieve its zero emissions target by 2060.

 

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Wike lashes out at former Jigawa governor Sule Lamido saying he no longer has any political relevance

GOVERNOR Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has lashed out at former Jigawa State governor Sule Lamido for criticising his refusal to accept the outcome of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential primaries saying the ex-helmsman has lost his political relevance.

 

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Federal government advised to spend latest tranche of Abacha loot to resolve Asuu strike

NIGERIA'S federal government has been advised to use the latest tranche of $23m returned to the country by the US to settle the ongoing Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) industrial dispute that has crippled tertiary education since February.

 

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APC northern Christians leaders meet with IBB and Abdulsalam as they weigh up their options

OPPOSITION to the All Progressives Congress (APC) decision to field a Muslim-Muslim ticket in next year's presidential election continues to grow with northern Christian leaders meeting ex-military leaders Ibrahim Babangida and Abdusalam Abubakar over the matter.

 

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Nigerian teenage centreback Odel Offiah to face Arsenal in next round of Carabao Cup

NIGERIAN teenage centreback Odel Offiah has made his season's debut for English Premier League side Brighton & Hove featuring for them in yesterday's Carabao Cup match when the Seagulls beat League One side Forest Green Rovers 3-0.

 

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How do we get Tinubu, Atiku and Obi to sign an MoU committing them to compel everyone of our 774 local government areas to install at least 100 Archimedes Screws within one year of them assuming office

 

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[1] This is the screw pump, known as the Archimedes Screw. It is the oldest displacement pump in the world and records of its use dates back to Ancient Egypt before the 3rd century BC. Back then, Egyptians used it to lift water from the Nile

[2] Later introduced from Egypt to Greece, some researchers have postulated that the Archimedes Screw was the device used to irrigate the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

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China to forgive 23 interest-free loans to 17 African countries and hand out $10bn to struggling partners

CHINA is planning to forgive 23 interest-free loans to 17 African countries and redirect $10bn of its International Monetary Fund (IMF) reserves to nations across the continent as part of its programme to come to the assistance of its struggling trade partners.

 

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