THREE soldiers recently dismissed from the Nigerian Army have confessed that they were recruited by the Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) to train over 4,000 Eastern Security Network (ESN) members.

NIGERIAN entertainment celebrities have condemned the recent decision of the federal government to ban Twitter saying it makes a mockery of democracy and will affect their work as they try to reach out to their fans.

NIGERIA'S Super Eagles succumbed to a lone goal defeat last night losing to Cameroon's Indomitable Lions in a friendly match played in the Austrian capital Vienna going down to a 36th goal by Fulham midfielder Andre-Frank Anguisa.

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[1] By law, the federal government is mandated to build six high-speed railway lines on which trains will runs at speeds of 250km per hour. This project must be completed no later than 2030

[2] Routes which the high speed lines will ply include: Lagos-Abuja; Lagos-Onitsha; Abuja-Onitsha; Lagos-Kano; Kano-Onitsha and Kano-Abuja

[3] All other trains will run at speeds no less than 100 Km per hour

PAN-cultural Igbo umbrella group Ohanaeze Ndigbo has urged Nigeria's federal government to use dialogue as a means of resolving the present national crises in the country pointing out that no secessionist forces can defeat Nigeria.

COMMUNICATIONS minister Sheikh Isa Pantami has revealed the federal government has ambitious plans to achieve 90% Broadband penetration in Nigeria by 2023 as part of an aggressive programme to expand Internet usage.

FAITH umbrella body the Christian Association of Nigeria (Can) has asked the federal government to immediately establish ecclesiastical courts across the country to counterbalance the fact that Muslims have Sharia courts.

NIGERIAN-born student Aisha Akinola has become the first ever African to be elected as a sabbatical officer responsible for racial integration and support matters at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland in its 438 years history.

NIGERIAN-born winger Bright Osayi-Samuel could on his way back to Britain from Turkey after Fenerbahce revealed that it is ready to put him up for sale and Scottish giants Celtic and Glasgow Rangers have signified an interest in purchasing him.

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[1] The Federal 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