Ipob warns Igbo youths not to join Ebubeagu saying it was created to sabotage ESN

SECESSIONIST group the Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) has urged youths across the southeast geo-political zone not to join the newly created regional security outfit Ebubeagu calling it a huge joke and a waste of time.

 

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EFCC arrest Rochas in Abuja after he repeatedly shuns invitations to report to their office

FORMER Imo State governor Senator Rochas Okorocha has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja and taken to its headquarters for questioning regarding corruption charges pending against him.

 

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West Ham consider making a bid for Slavia Prague's Nigerian striker Peter Olayinka

ENGLISH Premier League side West Ham in looking at the prospect of signing Nigerian striker Peter Olayinka this summer having been impressed with his exploits in the Europa League with his Czech club Slavia Prague.

 

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With Nigeria needing to generate about $100bn in foreign exchange annually we simply need to cash in on religion and make it a $20bn industry 

Ayo Akinfe 

(1) We need to build a holy city somewhere and name it Angelsville. We should sell it as a major tourist attraction like Paris Disneyland or Australia’s Tasmania. It should be the home of all sorts of biblical and mythical characters like black angels, burning bushes, winged humans, winged animals, centaurs, minotaurs, talking serpents, unicorns, etc. Let us aim to attract about 1m visitors a year 

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Nigeria's external debt-to-revenue ratio ballooned to 400% in 2020 from 8% in 2011

NIGERIA'S external debt-to-revenue ratio ballooned to  400% last year from 8% in 2011 as a result of increased federal government borrowing according to former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor Mallam Lamido Sanusi.

 

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Goodluck wants Nigeria's electoral law changed so courts can no longer declare winners

FORMER president Dr Goodluck Jonathan has called for the changing of Nigeria's electoral laws so courts can no longer determine the winners of elections as is currently the case that has resulted in governors getting elected on the basis of legal technicalities.

 

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Buhari claims Nigerian scientists are close to producing a local coronavirus vaccine

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has claimed that Nigerian scientists working in vaccine in collaboration with Digital Immune Optimised Synthetic Vaccines in Cambridge in the UK  are close to producing a local coronavirus vaccine.

 

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Ighalo says he rejected offers from other Premier League clubs to stay in England as he lashes out at Solskjaer

FORMER Super Eagles striker Odion Ighalo has lashed out at Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer saying he treated him unfairly during his recent stint at Old Trafford by not giving him enough playing time to prove himself.

 

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Legislative aides barricade Gbajabiamila in his office over the non-payment of their allowances

HOUSE of Representatives speaker Hon Femi Gbajabiamila has been barricaded in his office inside the National Assembly complex this morning by legislative aides this morning who are protesting the no-payment of their allowances since 2019.

 

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10 things Nigeria’s Northern State Governors Forum should do as part of an ambitious plan to create 20m jobs and woo our youths away from crime and terrorism

Ayo Akinfe

(1) Open a 20,000 square kilometre National Game Reserve in Taraba State. Make it the world’s largest wildlife sanctuary. Designed along similar lines to South Africa’s Kruge National Park, it should employ about 5,000 park rangers to police and fight off poachers

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