NFF agrees to raise the $50,000 required to fly Christian Chukwu to the US for surgery

NIGERIAN Football Federation (NFF) officials have undertaken to fund the treatment of former Super Eagles skipper and head coach Christian Chukwu who needs to travel abroad for urgent medical attention.

 

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APC draws up ambitious plans to win Anambra State in the 2021 gubernatorial elections

NIGERIA'S ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has begun drawing up ambitious plans to take control of Anambra State in 2021 when the gubernatorial elections are due to hold there as part of a grand plan to expand its presence in the southeast geo-political zone.

 

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Ndume and Goje face possible expulsion from the APC if they stand against Lawan for senate president

SENATORS Ali Ndume and Danjuma Goje face the threat of being expelled from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) if they do not drop their bids to become senate president according to one of their colleagues just re-elected to the ninth senate.

 

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Nigeria desperately needs to pass a Religious Investment Act

By Ayo Akinfe

[1] Today is April 8, a historic day when it comes to the use of religious capital as it was in this day in 1802 that the French Protestant Church became state supported and controlled. What this means was that on this day, the French government could access the funds of the Protestant Church for infrastructural uses and the development of France

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Chelsea youngster Adrian Akande turns down offer of playing for England U16 for Golden Eaglets

CHELSEA winger Adrian Akande has turned down an opportunity to play for the England U16 national team opting instead to feature for Nigeria's Golden Eaglets with a view to playing on the African U17 tournament taking place in Tanzania this month.

 

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Politicians and VIPs resort to using Kaduna-Abuja railway service to escape highway robbers

NIGERIAN politicians and dignitaries have stepped up their use of the Abuja-Kaduna Railway Express over recent weeks as it has proven to be the safest way of travel due to increased banditry and armed robbery along motorways.

 

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Ali Ndume rebuffs Tinubu's attempt to get him to drop his senate president ambition

ATTEMPTS by the national leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to get Senator Ali Ndume of Borno South Senatorial District to ditch his plans to become senate president have failed after he rebuffed overtures from Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.

 

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Abia State chapter of APC wants Buhari to drop Enelamah because he is a technocrat and not a party man

MEMBERS of the All Progressives Congress (APC)  in Abia State have asked President Muhammadu Buhari not to re-appoint their representative on the federal cabinet trade an investment minister Dr Okechukwu Enelamah because he is interested in helping the party.

 

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Torino look to sign Super Eagles fullback Ola Aina permanently from Chelsea for £9m

ITALIAN Serie A side Torino looks set to trigger Chelsea fullback Ola Aina's £9m release clause in the summer in a bid to sign him permanently after being impressed with his performance this season while on loan.

 

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How did we revert from Awolowo’s futurism to today’s immediacy

By Ayo Akinfe

(1) Ladies and gentlemen, this is a picture of Cocoa House, Africa’s first ever skyscraper, built by a man who simply stands head and shoulders above any leader we have ever known in Nigeria, Obafemi Awolowo. Despite his flaws, the more I read about Awolowo, the more I just marvel at his unique ability to envisage the future

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