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DOZENS of UK diasporans gathered for a special networking cocktail party at the high commission in London yesterday tagged Community Reach Out organised by the Central Association of Nigerians in the UK (Canuk).

FORMER president Dr Goodluck Jonathan's son-in-law Prince Goodwill Edward is receiving treatment for gunshot wounds in hospital in the Cross River State capital Calabar after he was attacked by unknown assailants.

IMO State clergyman Reverend Father Christian Amusuo has been sacked by the Catholic Bishop of Okigwe Diocese Rt Reverend Solomon Amatu for allegedly shooting his assistant Reverend Father Precious Osuji.

BRITAIN'S high commissioner to Nigeria has made it clear to secessionists campaigning to break the country up that his government would not support their cause as it believed in a united and indivisible nation.

SUPER Eagles goalkeeper Carl Ikeme has been diagnosed with an acute form of leukaemia after a series of medical tests carried out by his clubside Wolverhampton Warriors revealed that he has cancer of the blood.

ZAMFARA State governor Abdulaziz Yari has been ordered to forfeit a combined sum of N500m (£1.2m) and $500,000 to the federal government by an Abuja court after he was adjudged to have appropriated money allocated to him as part of the Paris Club refund.

SUPER Eagles centreback Kenneth Omeruo could be on his way out of Chelsea during the current transfer window after newly-promoted Turkish clubside Goztepe stepped up its interest in the player.

FORMER Jigawa State governor Saminu Turaki was arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday at a book launch in Abuja attended by former president Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and ex-head of state General Yakubu Gowon.

FORMER Super Eagles captain and goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama is thought to be on his way out of French Ligue One side Lille after the club notified 11 of its players that their services will not be required over the forthcoming season.

FORMER Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) chairman Olisa Agbakoba has rejected the recent calls for Nigeria's restructuring saying it is just a ploy by the elite to grab power in 2019 arguing that any debate should include discussing the actual existence of the country.