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Rohr advices Yobo to go and acquire his coaching qualifications if he wants to succeed

SUPER Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr has advised his newly-appointed assistant Joseph Yobo to acquire his coaching qualifications in the immediate future if he wants to go on to become a great manager.

 

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Peter Obi and Senator Abaribe are among the guests at Nnamdi Kanu's parents colourful funeral

INDIGENOUS People of Biafra (Ipob) leader Nnamdi Kanu's parents have been buried amid a lot of fanfare and pageantry in Umuahia today despite the presence of heavily armed soldiers who barricaded the family compound earlier on in the week..

 

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Inec issues certificate of return to PDP's Douye Diri declaring him Bayelsa's governor-elect

FORMER Bayelsa Central Senatorial District lawmaker Senator Douye Diri has received his certificate of return from Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec) clearing the way for him to be sworn-in as the next state governor.

 

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President Buhari would have excelled if he adopted the same stance as Yakubu Gowon and delegated responsibly to the sharp minds around him

By Ayo Akinfe

(1) When I read all the gloomy economic forecasts about Nigeria and grapple with the fact that our economy is only growing at a rate of 1.9%, while that of Ethiopia is forecast to grow by 10.8% this year, I ask what is going on. I am sure all these international financial institutions must be asking the same questions too because it is not as if Nigeria lacks the brains to turn her economy around

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Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau warns Buhari not to dare visit Borno State again

BOKO Haram leader Sheikh Abubakar Shekau has warned President Muhammadu Buhari not to ever return to Borno State saying that if he dares doing so again his boys will be on the ground waiting for him.

 

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Supreme Court sacks APC's governor-elect in Bayelsa State and declares PDP's Senator Diri victorious

NIGERIA'S Supreme Court has nullified the election of David Lyon as the Bayelsa State governor-elect and declared Senator Douye Diri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner if the November 16 poll.

 

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UK suspends its annual Commonwealth secretariat subscription until financial procedures are improved

BRITAIN has suspended its funding of the Commonwealth Secretariat deciding to withhold the annual £4.7m contribution its makes to the body until there have been significant changes in the way it improves its financial procedures.

 

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South East Governors Forum scraps plans to launch Operation Ogbunigwe after meeting police boss

GOVERNORS of the five states across the southeast geo-political zone have agreed to suspend plans to float their own regional security outfit that they had christened Operation Ogbunigwe after holding a meeting with the inspector-general of police.

 

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Nigerian Football Federation appoints Joseph Yobo as Super Eagles assistant coach

FORMER Super Eagles skipper Joseph Yobo has been named as the team's assistant coach replacing Imama Amapakabo as part of the Nigerian Football Federation's (NFF) preparations for the 2022 World Cup.

 

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10 unpalatable and unpopular changes we are going to have to make to our lifestyles if we want Nigeria to raise the domestic capital required for progress

By Ayo Akinfe

[1] Place a 10 year moratorium on the building of new churches and mosques. Instead, channel all those funds into building schools and hospitals

[2] Indefinitely suspend all pilgrimages to Saudi Arabia and Israel. This will free up millions for investment in small industry

[3] Cut back on our extravagant and flambouyant parties. For every Owambe, we could educate at least one child and take one Almajiri off the streets

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