ENGLISH FA Cup winners Arsenal have joined the growing list of Premier League clubs seeking to sign Nigerian midfield sensation Ebere Eze ahead of the forthcoming season as the teams looks for a playmaker to replace the departing Mehut Ozil.

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(1) A minister of state for retail affairs will be appointed with a mandate to consolidate our army of petty traders into viable and competitive business concerns

(2) In every sector of the economy, small businesses will be encouraged to form cooperatives with a minimum market capitalisation of N1bn

GOVERNOR Aminu Masari has lamented to total lack of security in Katsina State pointing out that there are only 30 police officers assigned to provide security for 100 villages across the state despite it living at the mercy of armed bandits.

TELEVANGELIST and Chris Embassy Church founder Pastor Chris Oyakhilome has lashed out at African leaders including President Muhammadu Buhari who go to receive medical treatment abroad saying it brings shame on the continent.

BELGIAN analyst Dr José Luis Bazán has published  new figures showing that as many as 2,539 people have been killed by Fulani cattle herdsmen across Nigeria within the last three years.

SOUTH African retail giant Shoprite Holdings has announced plans to auction off its network on Nigerian outlets and pull out of the country in response to a dramatic clump in sales as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

GENK of Belgium striker Cyriel Dessers has rubbished reports that he is planning to dumb the Super Eagles and opt for the Belgian national team instead pointing out that he remains committed to representing Nigerian in international football.

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[1] Between 2020 and 2025, a nationwide railway network will be constructed linking all 774 local government areas together

[2] Between 2020 and 2025, Nigeria will move towards allowing each of its 36 federating units to control the resources within their domain. By 2025, they will only have to remit 50% of all monies received to the federal government

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari his distanced himself from the views of his nephew Mallam Mamman Daura who recently stated that the principle of zoning should be abandoned when it comes to electing a Nigerian president.

LAGOS State government has begun closing down coronavirus isolation centres in response to the fact that the number of infections is beginning to dwindle to a point whereby some locations are enjoying less than 20% capacity.