Crystal Palace involved in last minute talks with QPR as it seeks to sign Ebere Eze as deadline looms

NIGERIAN-born playmaker and Super Eagles hopeful Ebere Eze remains the subject of last minute negotiations between English Premier League side Crystal Palace and Championship club Queens Park Rangers (QPR) as a dramatic deadline day deal is being haggled over.

 

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US embassy denies Winner Chapel general overseer David Oyedepo a travel visa

WINNERS Chapel founder and general overseer Bishop Oyedepo has been denied a US visa by the American embassy in Nigeria who rejected his application saying that he did not qualify for a renewal in its assessment.

 

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With Amotekun sparking off an inevitable drive towards federalism it is time for millet and sorghum producing states to gear up towards becoming major brewing centres

By Ayo Akinfe

(1) Nothing has dominated the Nigerian political space over the last month like the creation of Amotekun. This idea that you can create a regional security outfit to effectively combat crime has sparked off a debate about decentralisation of both Nigeria’s security architecture and her economy

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Kaduna police arrest pastor who kidnapped himself and asked his family for N5m ransom

MEN of the Kaduna State Police Command have arrested a Christian clergyman identified as Pastor James Clement for conspiring to kidnap himself and demand a ransom fee of N5m ($10,557 ) from his family claiming he was abducted.

 

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Nigeria to sign MoU with Jersey and the US to facilitate the return of Abacha and Ibori loot

NIGERIA is due to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the authorities in the United Kingdom's Jersey Island as well as with Washington to enable the country repatriate wealth stashed abroad by General Sani Abacha and former Delta State governor James Ibori.

 

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Moghalu calls Ngige failed and recycled politician as Igbo gladiators vie for 2023 presidential ticket

FORMER Young Progressive Party (YPP) presidential candidate Professor Kingsley Moghalu has lashed out at labour minister Dr Chris Ngige for referring to him as a political minion saying he is not a failed and recycled minister.

 

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Nigeria's total debt to the World Bank rises to $9.8bn as government borrows to fund programmes

NIGERIA'S debt to the World Bank has risen by over $1.3bn within the last year to a total of $9.81bn as of September 2019 according to the latest statistics from the Debt Management Office (DMO) as a result of increased borrowing.

 

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Burnley and WBA enter last ditch battle to sign QPR winger Bright Osayi-Samuel

NIGERIAN-born winger Bright Osayi-Samuel could make a dramatic move away from English Championship side Queens Park Rangers (QPR) before the January transfer window shuts as Burnley and West Bromwich Albion (WBA) are both on his case.

 

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How do we address the 10 main issues that are driving investors away from Nigeria despite the fact that returns on investment are among the highest in the world

By Ayo Akinfe

(1) Insecurity which means that foreign workers and their families can be abducted, robbed or even killed

(2) Government ministers constantly demanding bribes from investors. This is what ultimately drove Richard Branson away from the country

(3) Political uncertainty. Tomorrow, a new government can get elected and unilaterally change the law, refusing to honour long terms agreements that are in place

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Supreme Council for Sharia in Nigeria says Amotekun is an attempt to Christianise the southwest

SUPREME Council for Sharia in Nigeria (SCSN) officials have expressed their opposition to the creation of the regional security outfit Amotekun in the southwest of the country saying the move was a subtle plot by Christians to dominate the geo-political zone

 

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