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CANADA'S high commission in Nigeria has suspended all of its operations indefinitely in response to a fire outbreak at its mission in Abuja on Monday which resulted in the death of two persons.

Following the incident, the high commission, via its X handle, announced a temporary suspension of its operations. This means a suspension of visa and immigration services for all persons seeking to visit or emigrate to Canada.

ENGLISH Premier League side Crystal Palace had offered Nigeria-eligible teenage defender Mofe Jemide his first professional contract in what the club hopes will be his first step towards getting into their first team.

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[1] Every one of Nigeria’s 774 local government areas must have at least one industrial estate. Failure to establish one within one year of assuming office will make a local government chairman liable to face criminal, treason and economic sabotage charges

NIGERIA'S attorney-general and justice minister Lateef Fagbemi has submitted a formal warrant of arrest request to the UK's Crown Prosecution Services demanding the extradition of former petroleum minister Diezani Allison-Madueke.

MEN of the Bauchi State Police Command have arrested two residents of Zaki Local Government Area after a local man was shot dead while testing the efficacy of a gun charm which failed the protection test.

ENGLISH Premier League giants Liverpool have offered Nigeria-eligible teenage central midfielder Afolami Onanuga his first professional contract in a development which now makes him eligible to play for the senior team.

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ENGLISH Championship side Norwich City has sent Nigeria-eligible teenage striker Kenny Coker out on loan to National League South club Chelmsford City for the remainder of the season in the hope that he can get some first team action.

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[1] On August 3 1900, the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company was founded by a gentleman named Harvey Firestone. Cashing in on the booming automobile market, Mr Firestone soon saw the huge potential for tyres

[2] Now, in 1926, the company opened one of the world's biggest rubber plantations in Liberia, West Africa, spanning over 1m acres. Why Nigeria did not seek a similar facility at independence is beyond me

NIGERIA'S main opposition the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) may expel former vice president Alhaji Atiku Abubakar over his refusal to concede defeat in this year's presidential elections despite the Supreme Court declaring the result as valid.