LEICESTER City's Nigeria-eligible goalkeeper Chituru Odunze has been nominated for the Premier League Two Save of the Season Award in recognition of his big save in a 3-1 win over West Ham United back in August.

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[1] Every serious nation must have the capacity to manufacture its own military hardware. There is simply no way you can provide security within your borders if you have to buy equipment on the international market. It is totally impossible to get the equipment you want at the price you want, in the specifications you want, at the time you want and in the quantities you want if you do not have a domestic manufacturing capability

SENATORS Godswill Akpabio and Orji Uzor Kalu have become locked in a fierce two-horse race to become Nigeria's next senate president with both of them desperately seeking the endorsement of president-elect Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.

NIGERIAN woman Olabisi Abubakar is facing two counts of manslaughter and child cruelty in the Cardiff Crown Court after her three year old son Taiwo died from starvation as a result of her forcing him to fast.

ENGLISH League One side Derby County are interested in signing Tottenham Hotspur's teenage striker of Nigerian descent Justin Oguntolu ahead of next season as part of a plan to develop their academy structure.

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[1] Mali is currently being ruled by a military junta

[2] Chad is currently being ruled by a military junta

[3] Guinea has recently followed suit with the army in power

[4] Unless we want Western nations coming into our backyard to tell us how to live, Nigeria needs to get her act together fast

NIGERIA'S federal government has secured permission from the Supreme Court to file nine fresh grounds of appeal to oppose the release of the embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) Nnamdi Kanu from detention.

BRITISH prime minister Rishi Sunak has written to Nigeria's president-elect Asiwaju Bola Tinubu ahead of his inauguration coming up on May 29 pointing out that he looks forward to them enjoying a good working relationship together.

NORWICH City's Nigerian teenage striker Kenny Coker has been invited to the Flying Eagles training camp in Abuja ahead of the forthcoming U20 World Cup in Argentina which kicks off next month.

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[1] Abubakar Tafawa-Balewa: He commissioned Kainji Dam, built Victoria Island from scratch, founded Unilag in defiance of everyone’s advice and built the Asaba-Onitsha bridge. He also extended our railway network to Ilaro, Baro and Kaura Namoda