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MILLIONS of Muslims and Christians worldwide have begun fasting today as the holy months of Ramadan and Lent start on the same day for the first time in a long while marking the commencement of periods of religious observance.

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[1] Nigeria needs to generate about $100bn annually to fund her infrastructural development. Sadly, we only have an annual budget of about $30bn. If President Tinubu wants to break the cycle, he simply has to give his ministers production quotas and revenue targets

PROMINENT civil rights campaigner and two-time US presidential candidate the Reverend Jesse Jackson has passed away at the age of 84 succumbing a recent degenerative condition described as progressive supranuclear palsy.

GLOBAL footballing body Fifa is yet to make any decision on Nigeria's petition against the Democratic Republic of Congo despite a flurry of false reports being published on the Internet regarding the World Cup dispute.

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FINANCIAL authorities in the US have frozen the assets and properties of eight Nigerians accused of having links to the terrorist sects Boko Haram and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil).

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[1] Kogi state can attract the likes of Siemens to build a 10,000MW hydro-electric power plant at Idah

[2] Kogi State can build a Niagara Falls-type tourist attraction at the confluence of the rivers Niger and Benue at Lokoja

[3] Taraba State can open the world’s largest nature reserve in Gembu

[4] Niger State can open the world’s largest cattle ranch in Mokwa

[5] Akwa Ibom State can attract investors to build Africa’s largest sea port at Ikot Abasi

FORMER Anambra State governor Peter Obi has assured his supporters that he will be standing in Nigeria's 2027 presidential elections most likely on the platform of the opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC).

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[1] One of my favourite quotes ever is Henry Mattise’s “Every people get the government they deserve.” Ironically, Obafemi Awolowo, Nigeria’s most visionary sage used that quote after the 1983 elections

[2] Despite his flaws, the more I read about Awolowo, the more I just marvel at his unique ability to envisage the future

GLOBAL football governing body Fifa has announced that it will deliver its verdict on Nigeria's petition against DR Congo qualifying for the 2026 World Cup on Monday February 16 in a development that will determine if the Super Eagles attend the big dance or not.