Henri Mattise is one author and artist I would recommend every Nigerian reads about, as he came up with the phrase - Every people get the government they deserve

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[1] Henri Mattise is a French sculptor, author and scholar. He was one of the artists who helped to define the revolutionary developments in the visual arts throughout the opening decades of the 20th century

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New Liverpool teenage hero Rio Ngumoha is eligible to play for Nigeria's Super Eagles

NIGERIA-eligible teenage striker Rio Ngumoha has become the youngest ever Liverpool goalscorer in the club's history when he netted a winner against Newcastle yesterday in an English Premier League at St James Park.

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President Tinubu is currently in Brazil looking to attract foreign direct investment. As he prepares for a second term, he needs to target the following between 2027 and 2031 if he wins

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[1] John Deere - Our plans to commercialise and industrialise agriculture will get nowhere unless we can produce crops competitively. To do this, our farming has to become mechanised, so John Deere, this agricultural equipment manufacturer simply has to be present in the Nigerian economy, churning out tractors, crushing machines, harvesting equipment, seed planting machines, irrigation sprinklers, etc by the thousand every day.

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Nigerian airlines hike prices to the southeast by over 100% as they start to cash in on the Xmas rush

SEVERAL Nigerian airlines have already hiked their air fares to the southeast and south-south geo-political zones by 131% with effect from December 1 as they get set to cash in on the seasonal Christmas rush that witnesses all Igbo returning home to celebrate.

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It is time we faced up to the reality that too many of our African nation states are weak, small and unsustainable. President Tinubu has got to initiate an amalgamation programme to address this

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[1] By 2030 we want a united Socialist Republic of West Africa with a population of 1bn people

[2] This colossus of a nation must have a gross domestic product of $20trn and an annual budget of about $5trn

[3] As is the case in Canada, English and French will be its two official languages

[4] This Socialist Republic of West Africa will hang an army made up of 10m standing troops

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ADC promises that at least half of all its appointees and elected officials will be women and youth

LEADERS of Nigeria's new opposition coalition the African Democratic Congress (ADC) have promised that if elected into office in 2027 they will ensure that at least half of all political appointments go to women and youth.

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President Tinubu has just left Japan for Brazil as part of his global quest for FDI. He should do the unthinkable by asking the rest of humanity to invest in an unprecedented human research centre based in Nigeria

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[1] Homo Sapien man has long been regarded as the ape that got lucky. Unlike our cousins Homo Neanderthalis, Homo Habilis, Homo Erectus, Homo Naledi and Homo Neanderthalis, we survived the Ice Age and are the only surviving homininia specie today

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Chelle names 31-man squad for must-win World Cup qualifiers against Rwanda and South Africa

SUPER Eagles head coach Eric Chelle has announced a 31-man provisional squad for Nigeria's forthcoming World Cup qualifiers against South Africa and Rwanda next month with a few home-based youngsters getting their first call-ups.

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US medical practitioner claims Ndigbo remit as much as $60bn back home annually

IGBO diasporans remit a grand total of $60bn back to Nigeria every year according to US medical practitioner Dr Nwachukwu Anakwenze who happens to be the traditional prime minister of Abagana in Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State.

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