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BRITISH dignitaries including Prince William and Prime Minister Boris Johnson have rallied to the defence of Bukayo Saka and two of his team mates who have become the subject of racist abuse since yesterday for missing their penalties in the Euro 2020 final.

NIGERIA'S federal government has signed an agreement with several Brazilian firms to come and establish tractors’ assembly plants in the country as part of a major agricultural expansion programme.

GOVERNOR Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has pledged that his administration will not engage in disrespectful exchanges with the Oba of Benin Oba Ewuare II over stolen artefacts that are currently being retrieved from across Europe.

ETHNIC body the Gan Allah Fulani Development Association (Gafdan) has warned that the recent decision by the Southern Governors Forum (SGF) to ban open grazing across the country will lead to a breakdown of peace between north and south Nigeria.

CENTRAL Association of Nigerians in the UK (Canuk) has put together a seven-man passport liaison committee made up of representatives of its member organisations to help address the perennial problem of obtaining travel documents from the high commission.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Our Nigerian Football Federation should invite the Azuri to come to Abuja to face the Super Eagles. This plan should involve an ambitious tourist programme to attract at least 5,000 Italian fans

[2] Our trade minister should initiate talks with all the major Italian fashion designers about them opening factories in Nigeria to manufacture kits for both the Azuri and Super Eagles

KADUNA'S wealthy residents have now resorted to pretending to be poor and experiencing hardship  to prevent them falling victims to kidnappers who have terrorised the city of late preying on the affluent.

YORUBA traditional rulers have called for the immediate release of the aides of activist Sunday Adeyemo who were arrested by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) during a recent raid of his Ibadan residence.

NEW head of Radio Biafra Simon Ekpa has vowed to continue delivering broadcasts as controversial as the incarcerated Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) leader Nnamdi Kanu with immediate effect.

ENGLISH Premier League side Tottenham Hotspurs have made enquiries about signing Nigerian winger Paul Mukairu from Turkish club Antalyaspor ahead of the forthcoming season after he impressed while on loan at Belgian club Anderlecht.