NIGERIA'S Super Falconets have got their U-20 World Cup campaign off to a flying start by beating France 1-0 in their opening game in San Jose yesterday thanks to an 85th minute goal from star striker Flourish Sabastine.

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[1] Ajaokuta Steel Mill
No nation can industrialise without steel. Without it, you simply cannot go about manufacturing, so until we get that plant up and running, we are going nowhere. Come on now, we have been at this thing since 1979

FORMER Borno State governor Senator Kashim Shettima has been advised by the Middle Belt Congress (MBC) to stand down as the All Progressive Congress (APC) presidential running mate in the interest of national unity and peace.

BRITISH prime ministerial hopeful Lizz Truss has hinted that Nigerian-born Member of Parliament (MP) Kemi Badenoch could be appointed as the next foreign secretary if she succeeds on getting into Downing Street.

ENGLAND manager Gareth Southgate has stepped up plans to win over Nigeria-eligible midfielder Carney Chukwuemeka by visiting the youngster at Chelsea's training ground today while also observing other players there.

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[1] One thing that makes my heart bleed is the fact that as a continent, Africa has very little man-made infrastructure to show the rest of the world. All we really have are the pyramids of Egypt. Just look at all the castles dotted across Europe, the forts of North America and the temples of Asia. Such things should shame us into action

SOUTH African Airways has announced plans to start selling tickets in US dollars so it can remit its profits out of Nigeria without any hassle and avoid having its funds trapped in its naira accounts.

ALL Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has urged his Labour Party opponent Peter Obi to caution his supporters spreading malicious lies about him as the election campaign heats up.

NIGERIA spent a total of $2.35bn on phone imports over the last three years purchasing mobile handsets and ancillary parts as the nation buys about 63m devices per annum according to recent data just published by the International Trade Centre (ITC).

GOVERNORS Babagana Zulum and Mai-Mala Buni of Borno and Yobe States are currently undertaking a study tour of Japan to observe how Hiroshima recovered from the 1945 atomic bomb attacks which left the city devastated.