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By Ayo Akinfe

(1) As the tension between Iran and the US heats up, I for one am amused by all the talk about Iran being this dominant global player using its oil wealth. The fact remains that Iran is a country with an economy almost identical in size to Nigeria, so the Iranians should be given credit for making the best use of their resources

POLICE in the Kenyan city of Mombasa are investigating a bizarre murder that took place at the Ground for God’s Gospel Church when the pastor murdered his wife and then proceeded to commit suicide during a live service.

NIGERIA'S Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec) has revealed that Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State will be prosecuted double registration during the recent gubernatorial election at the end of his tenure in 2024.

FOREIGNERS entering Nigeria under the government's new visa on arrival policy must have on them a minimum of $200 (N72,000) under the terms of the new arrangement that is due to kick into effect later this month.

FORMER Super Eagles winger Victor Moses has moved a step closer to returning to Chelsea during the current transfer window after Fenerbahce omitted him from its training roster for the second half of the 2019/20 season.

IRAQ has debunked the US line that the recently-assassinated Iranian General Qasem Soleimani was planning imminent attacks against Americans pointing out that he was in Baghdad to broker a peace deal.

By Ayo Akinfe

(1) I am a big fan of the Knights Templar, that Catholic military order founded in 1119. The world owes them a debt of gratitude as they spearheaded the new age of enlightenment that spread across Europe at the time, opening up new frontiers in an unprecedented manner. I first fell in love with them when I read Da Vinci Code. They have fascinated me ever since

MEN of the Kano State Police Command have arrested a 30-year-old housewife identified as Hauwa Lawal for allegedly pushing her co-wife named Zuwaira and her 18-month-old son into a well in a fit of anger.

NIGERIAN maize producers are confident that they can produce 22m tonnes of produce this year consolidating their position as the world's eighth largest producer equipping them to supply both the food and animal feed markets.

SHIITE Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) officials have raised fears that the Nigerian government could kill their leader Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky in detention as the tension between the US and Iran starts to mount.