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FORMER Ogun State governor Senator Gbenga Daniel has asked the incumbent Dapo Abiodun to stop paying him a monthly pension under the current extravagant arrangement that provides for a handsome retirement packages for past chiefs executives.

BRITISH non-profit organisation the Prince’s Trust International (PTI) established by King Charles III has been launched in Nigeria as part of a drive to address the urgent issue of youth unemployment on a global scale.

SUPER Eagles winger Cyriel Dessers has just signed a four year contract with Scottish giants Glasgow Rangers that will keep him at Ibrox until the end of the 2026/27 season in a deal said to be worth about €6.5m.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] An unprecedented Blitzkreig operation will be inleashed over the next few weeks to recapture those parts of Borno State still not under government control . A pincer movement will be launched in conjunction with the Chadian army to recover the entire area

[2] Nigeria will expand the Lake Chad Basin Force into a fully fledged Ecomog Army of about 20,000 men

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has approved plans for a national census to be conducted later this year as part of plans to enable his government enact policies using reliable statistics that are a genuine reflection of Nigeria's population distribution.

FORMER Kano State governor Dr Abdullahi Ganduje has been summoned for questioning by the Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC) over a video that went viral four years ago showing him stuffing dollars into his pockets.

ENGLISH Championship side Cardiff City are looking to step in to sign Super Eagles playmaker Chidera Ejuke after he decided to suspend his contract with CSKA Moscow as the Russian-Ukraine conflict shows no sign of abating.

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has assured genuine local and foreign investors of his administration’s commitment to providing a conducive environment for commerce to thrive and for jobs to be created.

ROTIMI Adelesi has assumed office as Nigeria's first ever state police commissioner after taking up her duty as the head of the Kwara State Police Command in Ilorin taking over from Paul Odama who has been promoted to assistant inspector-general.

ENGLISH Championship side Southampton have offered a football scholarship to Golden Eaglets-eligible central defender Abdulhalim Okonola-Matthews as they prepare for the forthcoming 2023/24 season.