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By Ayo Akinfe

GOVERNOR Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has reportedly been denied a US visa because Washington is unhappy about his recent comments about how international election observers would be send back home in body bags if they got too nosy.

NIGERIA'S Super Eagles have been knocked out of the ongoing African Cup of Nations by Algeria's Desert Foxes after succumbing to an injury time goal from Manchester City's Riyad Mahrez in the semi finals to lose the game 1-2.

NIGERIA Customs Service (NCS) officials have revealed that six containers of poisonous Iranian Shirin Asal tomato paste have arrived at Nigerian ports for distribution into local markets and into the food chain.

FULANI herdsmen's body the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (Macban) has disassociated itself from the recent murder of Afenifere chieftain Reuben Fasoranti's daughter Funke Olakunrin saying its members were not responsible.

ETHIOPIAN Airlines is looking to expand its presence into the Nigerian market by coming up with a formula whereby it works with the federal government to operate a national carrier in conjunction with local private operators.

SUPER Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr is expected to stick to the same starting line-up that began the quarter final game against South Africa today when the team faces Algeria in the semi final of the ongoing African Cup of Nations.

By Ayo Akinfe 

(1) This sudden federal government passion for livestock production has caught most of us by surprise. For decades, the Nigerian government has shown no interest whatsoever in the expanding cattle numbers, opening ranches, locating feed companies or manufacturing high nutrition grasses but alas, out of the blue, we have been told about this Ruga policy aimed at expanding livestock production. Not thought out, however, the proponents of Ruga, somehow forgot about the Land Use Act

DIASPORA community leaders in the UK have presented the government with a white paper titled We are Marching on Together Towards a Better Nigeria aimed at improving the quality of consular services at the London high commission.

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari's government has been indicted by a report recently put together  by a group of British clergymen for persecuting and killing Christians and being one of seven countries that pays scant regard to the security of its adherents.