ASIWAJU Bola Tinubu ended up picking Senator Kashim Shettima as his All Progressives Congress (APC) running mate for next year's presidential elections because his first choice Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State rejected the offer.

NIGERIA'S University College Hospital (UCH) in Ibadan has rescinded its recent decision to charge all patients a sum N1,000 per day to cover the cost of generating electricity as the facility is now wholly dependent on generators.

WOLVERHAMPTON Wanderers have become the latest English Premier League side to express an interest in signing Super Eagles striker Paul Onuachu with a view to bringing him to Molineux this summer.

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[1] Nigeria will establish a Religious Parades Commission to determine the route, timing, date and duration of all religious marches across the country

[2] All faith houses will pay a 40% rate of corporation tax to the government

[3] There will be a complete separation of religion and state. No government officials are allowed to fund religious campaigns or give public money to churches, mosques or other faith groups

NIGERIA has received an extra $5m in funding from the United States Agency for International Development (Usaid) to support the administering of the Covid-19 vaccine across the country.

[1] Do you know that China, India, the European Union, Taiwan and Japan are responsible for 87% of global bicycle production, churning out about 150m units annually

[2] As recently as 1965, world production of cars and bikes was essentially the same, with each at nearly 20m but as of 2003, bike production had climbed to over 100m per year compared with 42m cars. With the growing emphasis on the environment, the gulf will only widen

NIGERIAN-born former British equalities minister Kemi Badenoch has announced that she will be standing to become the leader of the Conservative Party as the race to succeed Boris Johnson begins following his recent resignation.

ENGLISH Premier League giants Chelsea have sent Nigerian-born goalkeeper Prince Adegoke out on a season-long loan to National League South club Welling United for the duration of the 2022/23 season.

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[1] One huge problem the UK will face outside the European Union (EU) is that she will no longer enjoy duty-free supply of fruits and vegetables from the Mediterranean region. Trust the Spanish, Italians, Greeks, French and Portuguese, they will demand full market price for all the tropical fruits they sell to the UK from now on. We want some of this action too, so demand a share of the market immediately

DOMESTIC flights in and out of the Murtala Mohammed Airport in Lagos face severe disruption as the runway will be closed for the next three months to facilitate repairs and the installation of air field lighting.