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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.

NIGERIA has already begun benefitting from the recent stand-off between Iran and the US as the price of crude oil has shot up to $69 a barrel over the last three days in response to the assassination of General Qasem Soleimani on Friday.

NIGERIAN teenager Iffy Udanoh has signed a academy deal with English Championship side Stoke City due to come into effect on July 1 this year when he turns 17 ending a tug-of war that involved at least three Premier league clubs.

By Ayo Akinfe

[1] With the recent Australian wildfires, about 1m animals are thought to have died. Over the next few weeks, there will be many more unfortunately

FOUR Nigerian stowaways arrested in the UK in December 2018 for illegal entry into the country have been jailed for a total of seven years after an eight-week trial at the Old Bailey in London.

By Ayo Akinfe

(1) Our gross domestic product (GDP) must match that of Indonesia - $1.02trn from our current $375bn

(2) Our annual budget must match that of Mexico - $314bn from our current $28bn

(3) We must generate as much electricity as Turkey - 332,000GWh from our current 28,000GWh

(4) We must match Turkey for the amount of energy produced from renewable sources - 33% from our current 18.6%

By Ayo Akinfe

[1] Following the recent assassination of Iran's Major General Hossein Salami, religious tensions are bound to rise in Nigeria again. Our Muslim faithful will feel aggrieved that the Yanks have turned on the Islamic faithful and are persecuting Muslims. However, should that be their main priority?

SUPER Eagles midfielder Peter Oghene Etebo is expected to leave English Championship side Stoke City next week on loan to Spanish Primera Liga side Getafe with the prospect of converting it into a permanent move at the end of the season.