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ENGLISH Premier league side Fulham have opened talks with Merseyside rivals Everton over the signing of Super Eagles midfielder Alex Iwobi ahead of this Friday’s transfer deadline.

Iwobi, 27, has entered the final year of his contract but has not been able to reach an agreement with Everton over an extension. Fulham manager Marco Silva was in charge of the Merseyside club when Iwobi joined from Arsenal in 2019 and appears keen on a reunion with the playmaker.

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[1] Once a year, 500 diasporans will be invited to Abuja to rub minds with the government

[2] The presidents of the major diaspora organisations in four or five key countries will be granted observers status at Nigerian Governors' Forum meetings

[3] A diaspora investment desk will be established in the foreign minister’s office, to liaise with Nigerians living abroad

FULANI herdsmen's body the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association (Macban) has called for the setting up of a national truth and reconciliation commission to begin the process of national healing process in rural communities.

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[1] Women’s 100 metres hurdles

[2] Women’s long jump

[3] Women’s football

[4] Men’s table tennis

[5] Women’s 4x 100

[6] Men’s 4 x100

[7] Women’s 4 x 400

[8] Men’s 4 X 400

[9] Women’s discuss

[10] Women’s 200 metres

NIGERIA'S national security adviser Mallam Nuhu Ribadu has expressed concern that the  country is still losing 400,000 barrels of crude oil daily to local and international thieves despite concerted efforts to combat the menace.

ENGLISH Premier League side Aston Villa have confirmed the signing of Nigeria-eligible central defender Jamaldeen Jimoh who joins them from Midlands rivals West Bromwich Albion (WBA) as a teenage scholar.

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[1] Tourism - $20bn

[2] Manufacturing - $50bn

[3] Food processing - $20bn

[4] Animal husbandry - $10bn

[5] Aviation - $20bn

[6] Clean energy - $20bn

[7] Shipping and maritime - $20bn

[8] Information and communication technology - $20bn

[9] Clothing, textiles and fashion items - $20bn

[10] Health and pharmaceutical services - $10bn

SUPER Eagles leftback Zaudu Sanusi has become the subject of a two-way tussle for this services with English Premier league sides West Ham United and Nottingham Forest involved in a race against time to sign him before the end of the month.

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[1] Team sports. When I was in secondary school, we participated in team sports every day. Handball, basketball, volleyball, football, hockey, etc were events in which we were all trained. Across the spectrum we had national games festivals for universities, polytechnics, colleges of education, police colleges, etc, in which talent emerged. We then had the National Sports Festival which produced the crème de la crème

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