Reverend Nkechi Nwosu ordained as Nigeria's first ever Methodist Church bishop

 

RIGHT Reverend Nkechi Nwosu has been ordained as the first ever female bishop of the Methodist Church Nigeria after being coronated at a special service today conducted by the Archbishop of Kaduna Reverend Joseph Nnonah.

 

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Wilfred Ndidi set to be out of action for several weeks as he picks up injury in training

SUPER Eagles midfielder Wilfred Ndidi is poised to spend several weeks out injured again after picking up a knock in training during the week that kept him out of yesterday's league game against Brighton.

 

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All of Nigeria’s 2023 presidential candidates should be made to sign up to this 10-point agenda. Failure to deliver on this after four years should lead to automatic impeachment proceedings 

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[1] Doubling the number of security operatives 

[2] Scrapping the current revenue allocation formula 

[3] Reducing the amount crude contributes to government revenue to about 40% from the current 90%

[4] Building a national railway network with at least one station in every local government area 

[5] Increasing generated power to 50,000MW from the current 7,000MW

[6] Building at least one general hospital in every local government area 

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European Union observers express fears that insecurity could mar Nigerian elections

EUROPEAN Union (EU) officials have expressed concerns about the incessant security challenges in Nigeria warning that if not urgently addressed they might hinder next month's general elections.

 

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Abuja high court vacates interim forfeiting order against 40 of Ekweremadu's properties

FORMER deputy senate president Senator Ike Ekweremadu gas secured a significant victory in his ongoing battle with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) after an Abuja high court vacated an interim order forfeiting 40 of his properties to the government.

 

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Nottingham Forest keen on signing Bright Osayi-Samuel from Fenerbahçe this month

NOTTINGHAM Forest are desperately trying to hijack the signing of Nigerian fullback Bright Osayi-Samuel from Turkish giants Fenerbahçe before the closing of the current January transfer window.

 

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10 things our new president should do to address the current spate of insecurity in Nigeria 

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[1] Establish a special Kidnapping and Firearms Bureau (KFB). It will be an elite police agency kind of like the US Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms Bureau 

[2] Have the KFB train special 1,000  tracker dogs who will be able to track kidnap victims with ease 

[3] Pass laws that will make paying ransom fees a criminal offence. Legally, it is colluding with the kidnappers 

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CBN says it will sanction commercial banks who flout its directive on new naira notes

COMMERCIAL banks found hoarding the new naira notes will be sanctioned by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) as part of a clampdown on any operators across the finance industry who get in the way of the new currency design programme.

 

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Atiku promises to make the southwest's industrial hub if elected president next month

 

FORMER vice president and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has declared that he will make the southwest geo-political zone the nation's industrial hub if elected president next month.

 

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Bournemouth join the list of Premier League clubs looking to bring Moffi to England

ENGLISH Premier League side Bournemouth have joined the race to sign Super Eagles  striker Terem Moffi during the forthcoming January transfer window entering into the fray with the likes of West Ham and Southampton.

 

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