GOVERNOR Samuel Ortom of Benue State has backed former president Chief Olusegun Obasanjo’s endorsement of the Labour Party's presidential candidate Peter Obi in next year's polls saying it was the right call to make.

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has signed Nigeria's 2023 budget into law appending his signature to the bill passed by the National Assembly which set aside a sum of N21.83trn ($48.66bn) for expenditure during the course of this year.

NIGERIA-eligible striker Nathan Butler-Oyedeji could feature in English Premier League leaders Arsenal's match day squad tonight against Newcastle United after manager Mikel Arteta promoted him to the first team.

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[1] Get Innoson to purchase the rights of The Beetle from Volkswagen so it can manufacture electric cars in Nnewi

[2] Establish a massive cattle ranch in Abia State to supply the leather for a shoemaking conglomerate in Aba

[3] Get a pharmaceutical giant like Pfizer to open a plant in Owerri or Orlu

[4] Expand on Rochas Okorocha’s statue parks across Imo State to quadruple Nigeria’s tourism revenue

HOUSE of Representatives speaker Hon Femi Gbajabiamila has sponsored a bill seeking to change lawmakers’ appellation to Representatives from the current designation of Honourable as part of a series of changes.

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[1] Nigeria will seek to build a global superpower in the middle of the African continent that will serve as a homeland for negroid people the world over. It will be the spiritual and ancestral home of all negroes

[2] This nation will merge as many African countries as possible into one giant with an economy that has a gross domestic product (GDP) of at least $15trn and an annual budget of at least $2trn

FORMER president Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has officially endorsed the ex-Anambra State governor and presidential candidate of the Labour Party Peter Obi as his preferred choice during the forthcoming 2023 presidential elections.

ENGLISH Championship side Birmingham City have opened contract talks with Nigerian central defender Chris Ogor with a view to extending his stay at the St Andrew's Stadium after impressive performances for the club's U18 and U21 teams.

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[1] Nigeria failed to cash in on the passing of Diego Maradona despite being in the unique position of being the last team Maradona played against before he retired. His last football match was against the Super Eagles in the 1994 World Cup

GOVERNOR Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has dared the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)  to take disciplinary action against him and his fellow G5 group of governors for refusing to back the party's presidential candidate Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.