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INDIGENOUS people of Biafra (Ipob) leader Nnamdi Kanu is about to be set free after the Court of Appeal in Abuja declared his detention illegal and unlawful and quashed the terrorism charges brought against him by the Nigerian government.

SUPER Eagles playmaker Alex Iwobi has begun contract extension talks with Everton as the club are looking to tie him down to a new long term deal in recognition of his blistering form this season.

Ayo Akinfe 

[1] On August 3 1900, the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company was founded by a gentleman named Harvey Firestone. Cashing in on the booming automobile market, Mr Firestone soon saw the huge potential for marketing tyres and his company was a pioneer in the mass production of them 

NIGERIA Meteorological Agency (Nimet) officials have warned states in the north central and southeast geo-political zones to expect more flooding over the coming weeks as the deluge brought about by the River Benue overflowing its banks is not over yet.

NIGERIAN medical doctors recruited from abroad to work in the UK have lamented how they are being exploited by being made to work excessive hours which they fear may even put their patients’ health at risk.

BRITAIN is considering tightening the rules on how many relatives migrants can bring into the country after the home secretary erroneously declared that the Nigerian community has the highest number of dependants in the country.

GOVERNOR Babajide Sanwoolu has received a letter of approval from the federal government giving his administration permission to proceed with the construction of the Lekki Airport in the high brow suburb of Lagos State.

ENGLISH Championship side Stoke City have opted to give Chelsea's Nigeria-eligible teenage goalkeeper Prince Adegoke trials with a view to signing him up as a long term prospect.

Originally signed as an U13 youth academy product, Adegoke, 18, came through the ranks at Chelsea and signed his first professional contract with the club last year upon turning 17. Already well known to the Nigerian Football Federation, Adegoke was invited to the Golden Eaglets camp in 2019.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] We have all gone over the realities of the current economic climate. In this post-coronavirus and cost-of-living crisis era, Nigeria and most other African countries are staring into the abyss. Our reality is that the prices and exports of our primary commodities have collapsed and as we manufacture very little, we are looking at huge debts and massive balance of trade deficits

FORMER Nigerian Medical Association president Dr Osahon Enabulele has been congratulated by the Nigeria in Diaspora Commission (Nidcom) over his recent election as the World Medical Association (WMA) president.

Founded on September 17, 1947, the WMA is a global association of physicians and Dr Enabulele takes over from Heidi Stensmyren of Sweden later this month. He in turn took over from David Barbe, of the US, who served  as the WMA president for the 2020/21 executive year.