Arsenal may accelerate their quest for Ndidi in the January transfer window with the sacking of Emery

LONDON Premier League side Arsenal could accelerate its interest in Super Eagles midfielder Wilfred Ndidi during the January transfer window following the sacking of manager Unai Emery today and replacing him with former midfielder Freddie Ljungberg.

 

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Has Bayelsa State set Nigeria back about 20 years by refusing to elect someone like Ben Bruce-Murray as its new governor?

By Ayo Akinfe

[1] Like the rest of you, I listened to David Lyon, the new Bayelsa State governor-elect after he was declared the winner of the recent gubernatorial election. I was looking for inspiration but alas, I was left dumbfounded. This man failed to inspire me one bit. He could barely string two coherent sentences together and I kept asking myself if he had any idea of the magnitude of the task facing him

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Sokoto State grants amnesty to 8,000 ghost workers if they come clean by December 9

SOKOTO State government has granted an amnesty to about 8,000 suspected ghost workers and those collecting abnormal salaries under its payroll if they come clean and admit their offences between now and December 9.

 

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Super Eagles rise four places to 31 in latest Fifa rankings thanks to Benin and Lesotho wins

NIGERIA'S Super Eagles have climbed up four places in the latest Fifa rankings rising to 31 on the global table thanks to back-to-back victories over Benin Republic and Lesotho in the 2021 African Cup of Nations qualifiers.

 

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Fayemi and Tambuwal to speak about Nigeria's 20 years of democracy at Oxford university

GOVERNORS Kayode Fayemi and Aminu Tambuwal of Ekiti and Sokoto states are both due to speak about Nigeria's experiences as a democratic nation at a special African seminar organised by the University of Oxford in the UK on December 6.

 

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Boris Johnson in fresh race row over piece in which he described Nigerians as too money loving

BRITISH prime minister Boris Johnson has become involved in a fresh race row in the run-up to the December 12 elections as he is being taken to task over a newspaper column he wrote in which he described Nigerians as people with an innate interest in money.

 

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University of Cambridge's Jesus College returns bronze cockerel looted during the 1897 Benin Massacre

UNIVERSITY of Cambridge's constituent school Jesus College has agreed to return its emblem a bronze cockerel to Nigeria as it was forcefully taken by colonial conquerors during the 1897 Massacre of Benin.

 

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Can someone please explain to me why Nigeria is not the world's largest manufacturer of transistor radios

By Ayo Akinfe

[1] Is it just me but growing up, every Hausa and Fulani man I knew had a transistor radio. Now, there are 61m Hausas in Nigeria and 15m Fulanis across the country, making a combined total of 76m. Is there any larger market anywhere on earth for transistor radios?

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Nigerian Army hands over 983 Boko Haram suspects to Borno government after they are cleared

NIGERIAN Army commanders have handed over 983 Boko Haram suspects to the Borno State government after they were cleared of having any links with the terrorist sect and deemed safe to live within society.

 

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Governor Umahi appoints 513 fresh aides in Ebonyi State in addition to the existing 4,000

GOVERNOR David Umahi of Ebonyi State has approved the appointment of 513 additional aides to serve as his technical assistants in an unprecedented move that is likely to make his administration the most bloated in Nigeria.

 

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