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ALEX Iwobi's father has dismissed fears that his son will face a lengthy time on the sidelines after picking up an ankle injury yesterday at Old Trafford when Everton faced Manchester United pointing out that he should only be out for about two weeks.

Ayo Akinfe 

[1] At the end of World War Two in 1945, Germany was basically one huge bomb crater. All her cities lay in ruins. However, by 1954, just nine years later, the country had fully recovered and believe it it not, West Germany actuality won the Fifa World Cup

[2] Most shockingly, Germany managed to develop herself into the world’s third largest economy behind the US and Japan 

LEASE and licence holders operating in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector have been given seven days by the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC)  to disclose the real owners of their companies or face sanctions.

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has announced that he will personally attend about 10 rallies of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu the presidential candidate of his All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of next month's elections.

ENGLISH Premier League giants West Ham have joined Southampton and Aston Villa in the chase for Super Eagles striker Terem Moffi as they are keen to sign him up during the forthcoming January transfer window.

Ayo Akinfe 

[1] China – 28.7% Global Manufacturing Output - $4trn

[2] United States – 16.8% Global Manufacturing Output - $2.3trn

[3] Japan – 7.5% Global Manufacturing Output - $1trn

[4]Germany – 5.3% Global Manufacturing Output - $806bn

[5] South Korea – 3% Global Manufacturing Output - $416bn

[6] India – 3% Global Manufacturing Output - $412bn

[7] Italy – 2.1% Global Manufacturing Output - $314bn

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has tasked Nigeria's security forces with the challenge of eradicating the current scourge of oil theft plaguing the country by the time his administration leaves office on May 29 this year.

NIGERIAN National Petroleum Company (NNPC) officials have announced plans to commence crude oil prospecting in Borno State as a follow-on to the recent discovery of oilfields in Bauchi and Gombe states.

ENGLISH Championship side Sheffield United have recalled Nigeria-eligible striker William Osula from his loan spell at League One club Derby County as they step up their push for promotion to the Premier League.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Our state Ministry of the Land, Housing and Urban Development will be responsible for granting settlements charters that grant them city status

[2] To be granted city status, an urban settlement must have a cathedral, central mosque, university, central post office, at least 10 secondary schools, a city centre, a shopping mall and unemployment must have been under 5% over the last five years