Osimhen reveals why he turned down the chance of signing for Arsenal as he prepares for Ghana

SUPER Eagles striker Victor Osimhen has revealed that he turned down the opportunity of playing for English Premier League side Arsenal in 2015 despite their then manager Arsene Wenger being very keen to sign him.

 

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I dare any of the presidential candidates to come up with a manifesto with these 10 manifesto pledges, which although unpopular are what is required to kick-start Nigeria's economy

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Tell all the state governors that as from October 1, we plan to scrap the federal allocation regime. They thus have to get their states self-reliant

[2] Scrap government subsidies on all religious pilgrimages. If you want to go to Saudi Arabia or Israel, you are on your own

[3] Scrap all government payments to traditional rulers. If any community wants a monarch, they must find ways to fund it themselves

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Ohaneze Youth Council warns Atiku that his candidacy threatens to tear Nigeria apart

OHANEZE Youth Council (OYC) has asked former vice president Alhaji Atiku Abubakar to drop his presidential ambition and support an Igbo candidate if he is really interested in keeping Nigeria as a united country.

 

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Umahi's attempt to get reinstated suffers setback after court strikes out his motion

GOVERNOR David Umahi's attempt to get his recent dismissal from office overturned suffered a major setback today when a federal high court in Abuja struck out a motion he filed seeking to nullify his removal.

 

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EFCC denies that its arrest of Obiano is political saying he was treated in a routine manner

ECONOMIC and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has denied claims that the arrest of the immediate past Anambra State governor Wille Obiano was political saying that it was routine which is why he has been granted bail.

 

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Abuja high court sacks 20 lawmakers in Cross River for defecting to the APC

CROSS River State has been thrown into chaos after a federal high court in Abuja sacked 20 members of the Cross River State House of Assembly for defecting to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

 

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Eagles begin arriving in camp ahead of Friday's World Cup qualifier against Ghana

MEMBERS of the Super Eagles have begin arriving in camp ahead of Friday's World Cup play-off against Ghana's Black Stars with about six players having arrived this morning with the bulk of them expected later on today.

 

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10 things Nigeria needs to do if we want a repeat of the 1970 feat when we witnessed a 25% growth in GDP

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Build at least one silo in each of our 774 local government areas to store all our cash crops and food crops. We then need to build processsing plants around these silos with a goal of adding at least 50% value to every agricultural product we produce

[2] Get the Ajaokuta and Aladja steel mills running at full capacity. Nigeria needs to produce at least 10m tonnes of steel a year

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Ipob warns Soludo not to touch any of their members offering their support if he cooperates

SECESSIONIST group the Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) has warned new Anambra State governor Charles Soludo not to touch any of its members because if he does it would mark the beginning of his failure.

 

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Nigerian military commanders claim to have killed local Iswap leader in recent air strike

NIGERIAN military commanders are claiming to have killed the leader of the terrorist sect the Islamic State West African Province (Iswap) Sheikh Sani Shuwaram in a recent air strike out in Marte Local Government Area of Borno State.

 

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