MEMBERS of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Muslim youth organisation have kicked out against the decision of their party's presidential candidate Asiwaju Bola Tinubu to pick a fellow Muslim as his running mate got next year's election.

RECENTLY-elected Osun State governor-elect Senator Ademola Adeleke has finally been handed his certificate of return by the Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec) following his shock victory at the polls on Saturday.

NIGERIAN-born central defender Oludare Olufunwa is hoping to join another English Premier League or Championship side before the close of the current transfer window after just being released by Southampton.

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[1] On August 30 1894, British explorer Frederick Lugard began his expedition of the Niger which led to the eventual creation of the nation state called Nigeria. Over the next 20 years, Lugard had captured nearly 1m square kilometres, subduing about 20m people from 250 different ethnic groups. He created the biggest and most lucrative British colony south of the Sahara to the envy of the Germans and French

LAWYER Adebayo Lawal has been sworn-in as the new deputy governor of Oyo State following the recent impeachment of his predecessor Rauf Olaniyan by members of the Oyo State House of Assembly.

OSUN State's new governor-elect Senator Ademola Adeleke is yet to receive his certificate of return from the Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec) despite being declared the winner of the recent gubernatorial election.

NIGERIA'S Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has denied that its general overseer Pastor Enoch Adeboye has endorsed the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.

NIGERIAN- born British Conservative Member of Parliament Kemi Badenoch has been eliminated from the Tory Party leadership race and bid to succeed Boris Johnson as prime minister after coming fourth with 59 votes in the latest round of the contest.

SUPER Eagles midfielder Wilfred Ndidi has suffered another setback in his bid to return to full fitness ahead of the forthcoming English Premier League season twisting his ankle during a training session yesterday.

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[1] Unfortunately for Nigeria, our leaders never make it a duty to study what goes on elsewhere or what has happened in the past. As a result, they constantly repeat the mistakes of others