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SEVERAL leaders of community groups from across southern Nigeria have accused the federal government of preventing them from attending a Middle Belt conference on restructuring that recently took place in the Benue State capital Makurdi.

ENGLISH Premier League giants Arsenal risk losing out on a possible loan deal involving Nigerian youth sensation Kelechi Nwakali after Portuguese side Porto threatened it may pull out of a planned arrangement as the London side keeps delaying a conclusion to the pact.

EKITI State governor Ayo Fayose's family have claimed that he is effectively under house arrest as over 1,000 security operatives have penned him into State House Ado Ekiti and are preventing him having contact with the outside world.

SUPER Eagles goalkeeper Francis Uzoho has been elevated to the first team of Spanish side Deportivo La Coruna with a chance to claim the club's regular number one shirt following his recent heroics at the World Cup in Russia.

NIGERIAN oil company officials Wale Tinubu and his deputy Mofe Boyo have been asked by the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) to pay Panamanian company Ansbury Investments $680m as compensation for breaching a legal agreement between them.

GARETH Southgate has had a London underground tube station temporarily named after him following his heroics in Russia during which he led England to fourth place in the just-concluded World Cup.

ECONOMIC and Financial crimes Commission (EFCC) officials have revealed that they are patiently waiting for Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State to leave office on October 16 so they can prosecute him for alleged corruption.

FORMER presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan are to be questioned by a House of Representatives panel over what they did with the millions of dollars they received as part of the Abacha loot refunds they received from foreign governments.

EKITI State's new governor-elect Dr Kayode Fayemi has outlined his immediate plans for governance pointing out that upon assuming office the first thing he will do is clear the eight month backlog of salary arrears owed to civil servants.

HUNDREDS of Nigerian troops have reported gone missing after Boko Haram attacked their military base at Jilli village in Geidam Local Government Area of Yobe State over the weekend and engaged them in a fierce battle.