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POLITICIANS interested in standing in the forthcoming 2021 Anambra State gubernatorial elections have turned the Onitsha market into a virtual campaign ground using it as a rostrum upon which to announce their governorship ambitions.

NIGERIAN-born teenage striker Ademipo Odubeko has just signed his first professional contract with English Premier League side West Ham after impressing in the Manchester United youth team.

FULANI herdsmen body the Miyetti Allah cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (Macban) has apologised to the Benue State government over the activities of its members that have led to the cold blooded murder of thousands of villagers across the state.

MEMBERS  of the youth wing of the Ogun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have objected to plans by Governor Dapo Abiodun to allocate 50% of all appointments to women.

NEWCASTLE United have become the latest English Premier League side to show in interest ion Leicester City's struggling Kelechi Iheanacho with an indication that he may be signed on loan during the January transfer window.

By Ayo Akinfe

(1) Following the deal we have just struck with the Russians, this new Federal Ministry of Coastal Affairs should be given oversight for the Lagos to Calabar railway line. This should be a high speed rail link that runs at about 250km an hour

HOUSE of Representatives speaker Hon Femi Gbajabiamila has called on the federal government to patronise local manufacturers producing security equipment like Innoson and Proforce to help end the dependency on foreign imports.

HEALTH minister Dr Osagie Ehanire has announced radical plans to recruit doctors from the Nigerian diaspora as part of a programme to combat the nation's medical challenges using the services of experts from Europe and America.

By Ayo Akinfe

(1) It appears we are finally getting the message that we are going nowhere as a country unless we industrialise. Over the last three months or so, the Nigerian government has entered into pacts with China, Japan and Russia designed to kickstart our economy. Even though the initiative came from these countries, it is great that we are finally playing ball. It is only manufacturing that will banish poverty in Nigeria. Anything else is just hot air

LONDON-based Nigerian telemedicine company Mobihealth has appointed the vice president of agribusiness conglomerate Olam International Ade Adefeko as a member of its board of directors.