Brighton look to sign Super Eagle Calvin Bassey during the summer transfer window

ENGLISH Premier League side Brighton and Hove Albion are weighing up a move for Super Eagles defender Calvin Bassey as a possible replacement for Levi Colwill who they may be unable to sign from Chelsea during the summer transfer window.

 

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At yesterday’s meeting with his security chiefs I hope Tinubu was able to reach an agreement with them to proceed with a policy which looks something like this

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[1] Given that the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) is totally overwhelmed by the security situation, it is crystal clear that we need at least one new layer of security. As things stand, the NPF lacks the capacity to respond to distress calls and attacks taking place up and down the country because it is hopelessly overstretched

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Flying Eagles qualify for U20 World Cup quarter final with shock win over hosts Argentina

NIGERIA'S Flying Eagles have qualified for the quarter finals of the ongoing U20 World Cup in sensational style by knocking out hosts Argentina in a dramatic 2-0 win last night thanks to two second half goals from strikers Ibrahim Muhammad and Haliru Sarki.

 

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On 1799 Napoleon Bonaparte became the France’s first consul and declared: “A newborn government must dazzle and astonish.” Here are 10 things Bola Tinubu can announce within the next week to dazzle and astonish

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[1] We will establish a special anti-kidnapping division of the Nigeria Police Force headed by a deputy inspector general of police with a mandate to eliminate what has become a banditry pandemic of late

[2] We will build the world’s largest hydro-electric power plant at Lokoja with a capacity to generate 15,000MW of electricity

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APC chairman accused of seeking to frustrate National Assembly leadership zoning formula

ALL Progressives Congress (APC) chairman Senator Abdullahi Adamu has been accused of working with a group of northern hardliners to frustrate the zoning formula adopted by the party's national working committee (NWC) regarding National Assembly leadership positions.

 

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Newly-promoted Burnley look to bring Nigerian striking sensation Gift Orban to the Premier League

NEWLY-promoted English Premier League side Burnley are interested in signing Nigerian striking sensation Gift Orban during the forthcoming summer transfer window as the clubs looks to strengthen its squad ahead of life in the top flight.

 

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On March 6 1957, Kwame Nkrumah said: “Our independence is meaningless unless it leads to the total liberation of the African continent. Likewise, Tinubu’s subsidy removal is meaningless unless it leads to the diversification of the Nigerian economy

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[1] Nigeria needs to attract at least $50bn in foreign direct investment (FDI) annually to avoid total economic collapse

[2] Where on earth are we going to get such FDI from? I do not know and nobody is even talking about it

[3] Waiting for investors to just come to Nigeria to bail us out is utopian thinking.

[4] We should be the ones aggressively pursuing them, using our control of the Ecowas market as a unique selling point

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UK high commission introduces sweeping changes to make passport applications easier

NIGERIA'S high commissioner to the UK Ambassador Sarafa Ishola has announced several radical changes that will not only speed up the issuance of passports but also make the process more user-friendly.

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Glasgow Rangers eye Super Eagles striker Cyriel Dessers during the forthcoming transfer window

SCOTTISH Premiership giants Glasgow Rangers are looking to sign Super Eagles striker Cyriel Dessers from Italian side Cremonese during the forthcoming summer transfer window as they seek to mount a challenge for the title next season.

 

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King Charles sends Tinubu congratulatory message saying he looks forward to working with Nigeria

BRITISH monarch King Charles III has congratulated Nigeria on the smooth transition of power from the Buhari regime to the Tinubu administration saying that he looks forward to building a deeper relationship between the country and the UK.

 

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