SECESSIONIST group the Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) has claimed that its leader Nnamdi Kanu is still being held by the Nigerian government because he has refused to accept monetary and property inducements to abandon the cause.

NIGERIAN-born midfielder Tim Akinola has joined Scottish Premiership side Dundee United in loan for the rest of the season after the club and Arsenal agreed a deadline day deal for the promising youngster.

AIRLINE industry regulator the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) is considering introducing a major hike in operating licence fees and other charges as part of a desperate bid to raise the required funds to get the sector functioning properly.

BOKO Haram and Islamic State in West African Province (Iswap) terrorists have released four schoolgirls from Kautikari village in Chibok Local Government Area of Borno State who were among 24 persons abducted in the area earlier this month.

GOVERNOR Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State has anointed his lands and water resources commissioner Pastor Uno Eno as his successor saying that he will do everything he can to ensure he emerges as the next chief executive.

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[1] You simply have to give it to India for leveraging on their English-speaking population and making the best out of business process outsourcing (BPO). Virtually every American and British blue chip company has an Indian call centre 

[2] As far back as 2012, around 2.8m Indians were working in the BPO sector and the number just keeps rising 

ENGLISH Premier League giants Leeds United are planning to make an audacious bid for Super Eagles winger Moses Simon before the end of the January transfer window in a bid to revive their floundering season that has been blighted by injuries.

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SUPER Eagles striker Paul Onuachu has just got engaged to his Ghanaian girlfriend Tracy Acheampong as former Brighton and Hove manager Chris Hughton is appointed as the new Black Stars manager ahead of their World Cup play-off with Nigeria.

TRAGEDY has struck for the lawmaker representing the Oyo South Senatorial District Senator  Teslim Folarin after his wife Angela recently passed away in the UK after succumbing to a brief illness.