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FORMER Kogi State governor Yahaya Bello has been remanded in custody at the Kuje Correctional Centre by a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) high court pending the hearing of his bail application.

CHAD and Niger Republic have joined forces with Nigeria to initiate a new joint border patrol service to combat the rise of the new West African terrorist group Lakurawa that poses a fresh security threat in the region.

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[1] While we celebrate the use of the second River Niger bridge, do my people know they Turkey is about to construct the third tunnel connecting the European and Asian sides of Istanbul, officially named the Great Istanbul Tunnel?

[2] This new tunnel will be put into service in 2028. It will have the capacity to serve 1.3m passengers on a daily basis

With 2024 fast coming to an end, Canuk wishes all its members peace, love and laughter. With a lot of you preparing to break up from work and school for the year we hope you can look back and consider 2024 a fruitful year.

May the holiday season bring you special moments and happy memories. Canuk is hoping to add these memories on Saturday December 14 when we host our end-of-year gala dinner.

ENGLISH Premier league giants Arsenal have stepped up their monitoring of Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen in the hope that they may still be able to sign him at the end of the current season.

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[1] As the years go by, the number of barrels of crude oil Nigeria cannot sell is growing by the day. We are not alone in this as every other Opec nation is facing a similar problem. Supply and demand fundamentals are a reality, so fossil fuel prices are eventually going to come down to near zero

NIGERIA-eligible centreback Tosin Adarabioyo has shunned overtures from rival English Premier league clubsides and pledged to remain at Chelsea for the remainder of the season and fight for a place rather than make a move during the January transfer window.

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[1] Low productivity, the obsession with getting rich and religious fundamentalism remain our three biggest challenges as a nation

[2] Solve these three and watch our other problems like corruption, nepotism, a lack of patriotism and ethnicity disappear

FORMER Chelsea striker Oladapo Afolayan has revealed that he is looking forward to breaking into the Super Eagles squad ahead of the 2026 World Cup as he opts for Nigeria ahead of his country of birth at international level.

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[1] On August 30 1894, British explorer Frederick Lugard began his expedition of the Niger which led to the eventual creation of the nation state called Nigeria. In just 20 years, Lugard had captured nearly 1m square kilometres, subduing about 20m people from 250 different ethnic groups. He created the biggest and most lucrative British colony south of the Sahara to the envy of the Germans and French