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LABOUR Party vice presidential candidate Dr Dati Baba-Ahmed has revealed that he only accepted to be Peter Obi's running mate in the forthcoming 2023 elections because he believes his principal has the capacity to make Nigeria live up to its billing.

TENSION is rising across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and its environs following the escape of over 600 inmates including Boko Haram terrorists and hardened violent criminals from Kuje Prison earlier this week.

SUPER Falcons head coach Randy Waldrum has said that he has to shield his wards from the Nigerian media during the ongoing Africa Women’s Cup of Nations because the press is too negative and their harsh words affect the team.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] In what way has Nigeria benefitted from it membership of Briatin's Commonwealth? Can you think of a more one-sided bilateral relationship?

[2] For starters, Britain is a country well renown for its expertise in several sectors including tunnelling, coal mining and steel making for instance. No British prime minister has ever pushed for a group of experts to help Nigeria in these industries

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Boris Johnson once referred to Africa as a country. He also once said Europe should recolonise Africa and this time not be made to feel guilty about it. Let us not delude ourselves, Britain's elite still regards Nigeria as a nation of savages where people have just climbed down from tree tops

NIGERIAN-born secretary general of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) Muhammad Sanusi Barkindo passed away during s brief visit to the country yesterday evening in a shock development.

Dr Barkindo, 63, who runs the affairs of the oil-producers' cartel from Geneva, had been in a brief visit to Nigeria. Earlier on yesterday, he visited President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja but by 11pm in the evening he had given up the ghost.

ENGLISH Premier league side Southampton have made a £6m bid for Super Eagles midfielder Joe Aribo beating off several other rivals for the signature of the Glasgow Rangers midfielder ahead of the forthcoming season.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] With crude oil now considered an unnecessary pollutant we need to phase out its use. More and more cities on the world are going car free and those that are not, are phasing out petrol and diesel cars, going for electronic automobiles

ZENITH Bank has been voted as the best commercial bank in Nigeria in the recent World Finance Banking Awards 2022 retaining the award for a second consecutive year as well as being named as the best corporate governance bank in Nigeria.

ARMED bandits have forcefully dispersed a crowd of mourners who gathered to bury Evangelical Church Winning All (Ecwa) clergyman  Reverend Adamu Buba who was killed when armed hoodlums attacked his church in Kaduna State.