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BOTH Nigerian players in the Leicester City team featured in the club's pre-season friendly against Derby County yesterday that saw the Foxes secure a 3-1 victory with striker Kelechi Iheanacho getting in among the scorers.

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[1] Nigeria will be made up of 42 states, with seven per each of her constituent geo-political zones

[2] Each state will be responsible for creating and funding its local governments as it deems fit. Local governments will be funded internally by the charging of a local tax, which will be augmented by a state grant representing no more than 10% of their total expenditure

EUROPEAN Union (EU) officials have visited Abuja and requested that Nigeria replace Russia as the community's supplier of natural gas following the imposition of economic sanctions against Moscow over the Ukraine war.

NIGERIAN London-based medical doctor Obinna Obeta has been charged with conniving with deputy senate president Senator Ike Ekweremadu and his wife Beatrice to facilitate the travel of David Ukpo Nwamini for kidney harvesting in the UK.

GERMAN Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen are stepping up plans to acquire Nigeria-eligible youngster Sam Edozie from English Premier League giants Manchester City before the closure of the current transfer window.

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[1] Lamido Sanusi - Economy 

[2] Amina Ibrahim - Socio-economic programmes

[3] Attahiru Jega - Impeccable integrity 

[4] Labaran Maku - Socio-economic programmes 

[5] Rabiu Kwankwaso - Socio-economic programmes 

[6] Matthew Kukah - Impeccable integrity  

[7] Pauleen Tallen - Socio-economic programmes 

[8] Shehu Sani - Credibility 

[9] Martin Luther Agwai - Security expertise 

NIGERIA'S financial situation has become precarious over the last few months after data just released show that the cost of servicing the national debt has surpassed the federal government’s retained revenue by N310bn ($746.26m) in the first four months of 2022.

FORMER vice president Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has added his voice to the ongoing debate about same faith presidential tickets saying that he and Asiwaju Bola Tinubu fell out in 2007 over the matter because the former Lagos State governor wanted to stand with him.

SUPER Falcons striker Asisat Oshoala has made history by winning the 2022 Confederation of African Football female Player of the Year becoming the first person ever to win the accolade for a record fifth time.

Oshoala, 27, who plays for Spanish giants Barcelona, has now broken the record of compatriot Perpetual Nkwocha, who was voted African Footballer of the Year four times. Last season, Oshoala helped Barcelona seal an unprecedented La Liga Femini and Copa de la Reina triumph.

ACCESS Bank has announced plans to invest the $1.7m it recently raised at its charity polo tournament in the UK at the Guards Polo Club in Surrey towards improving the state of education in Nigeria.