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HOUSEHOLD of God Church founder Reverend Chris Okotie has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to stand down and hand over the running of the country to him for the remainder of his tenure.

CONTROVERSIAL Catholic clergyman Reverend Father Ejike Mbaka has distanced himself from yesterday's protests by his followers outside the Adoration Ministry ground in Enugu as youths took to the streets to oppose his recent suspension from duty.

FORMER Nigerian military ruler General Abdulsalam Abubakar has been flown to the UK for emergency medical treatment after taking ill after suffering what is believed to have been a partial stroke.

PLANS to merge the campaigns of two of Nigeria's leading presidential candidates have hit a rock after the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) declared that its flagbearer Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso would not step down for Peter Obi of the Labour Party.

GLASGOW Rangers are contemplating bringing Nigerian striker Stephen Odey to Scotland next season in a deal that would be worth around £4m as the clubs looks to strengthen its forward line during the summer transfer window.

Ayo Akinfe 

[1] Food processing - $20bn
[2] Railways - $15bn
[3] Power generation - $10bn
[4] Automobile assembly plants - $10bn
[5] Steel production - $5bn
[6] Solid mineral processing plants - $5bn
[7] Pharmaceuticals - $5bn
[8] Leather processing - $5bn
[9] Green energy - $5bn
[10] Cosmetics and beauty products - $5bn

NEWLY-promoted English Premier League side Nottingham Forest have opened discussions with the German Bundesliga side Union Berlin about signing Nigerian striker Taiwo Awoniyi during the current transfer window.

POLITICAL commentators have expressed doubts about the feasibility of the much-talked-about merger between the Labour Party and the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) saying it is unlikely to happen due to the tight election timetable.

NIGERIA'S Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec) has declared Biodun Oyebanji of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of yesterday gubernatorial elections in Ekiti State and the new governor-elect.

EVERTON have joined the ranks of English clubs looking to sign Super Eagles striker Emmanuel Dennis ahead of the forthcoming 2022/23 season following the relegation of his club Watford.