IMO West Senatorial District lawmaker Senator Osita Izunaso has refused to accept the All Progressives Congress (APC) hierarchy's allocation of National Assembly leadership positions saying he is very much still in the race to become senate president.

SECESSIONIST group the Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) has denied reports that its members burnt down the house of the late Ohanaeze Ndigbo president Professor George Obiozor over their political differences.

LEON Balogun is one of four players of Nigerian extraction that English Championship side Queens Park Rangers (QPR) have announced they will be releasing at the end of the current season following the expiration of their contracts with the club.

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[1] Set Nigeria an annual target of producing 35m tonnes of steel. This will match Brazilian output and put us on the same trajectory as sister developing nations like Mexico, Iran, Taiwan, South Korea and Vietnam

[2] Announce a radical scrap metal collection programme. This will involve using all the money collected from corrupt officials to buy scrap metal. Maybe call it the Industrial Trader Metal Money Programme

SEVERAL members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) planning to stand for the position of House of Representatives speaker have stormed the party's secretariat in Abuja to protest the imposition of leaders on the National Assembly.

LAGOS State government prosecutors have arraigned the Eze Ndigbo of Ajao Estate in Igwe Frederick  Nwajago before a high court sitting at sitting Tafawa Balewa Square on Lagos Island on nine counts of terrorism.

THREE players of Nigerian descent have been named in England's U20 squad that had just been published ahead of the forthcoming Fifa youth World Cup due to kick off in Argentina on May 20.

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[1] Aircraft carriers

[2] Battlefield tanks

[3] Panamax cargo ships

[4] Assault rifles

[5] High speed trains

[6] Passenger aircraft

[7] Space rockets

[8] Agricultural tractors

[9] Submarines

[10] Speedboats

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has asked the Nigerian Senate to approve a fresh $800m loan from the World Bank to enable his administration sustain its social investment programme in the face of dwindling government revenue.

NIGERIA'S president-elect Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has flown to Europe for what his aides are calling a working visit to enable him fine-tune his transition plans and policy options with some of his key aides without any distractions.