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President Muhammadu Buhari has tasked the National Research and Innovation Council, NRIC, to deepen scientific research in Nigeria, with the hope of producing Nigerian Nobel laureates in sciences. Wole Soyinka is Nigeria’s only Nobel laureate. He won the world’s most prestigious prize in literature in 1986. In his remarks at the first meeting of NRIC on Thursday, President Buhari said Nigeria’s vision of becoming one of the world’s 20 largest economies by 2020 could only be attained when science, technology and innovation are fully integrated into the nation’s national socio-economic development process.

One of the armoured cars handed over to the Nigerian Army The United States government Thursday‎ officially handed over 24 mine-resistant armour-protected vehicles to the Nigerian army. At a brief ceremony in Lagos, the US government said the donation was part of its commitment to assist Nigeria in its war against insurgency.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Wednesday night arrested a former military governor of Kaduna State and chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Lawal Jafaru Isa. Jafaru Isa

The presidency has stated that the ongoing anti-corruption war by President Muhammadu Buhari is not to punish the opposition party.President Muhammadu Buhari has been accused of fighting a personal battle, particularly against leaders of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

A 68-year-old man in Dublin, the capital of Ireland, who pleasured himself with a sex toy had to undergo an emergency surgery to remove the item after it got stuck in his anus. According to the International Journal of Surgery Case Reports, the man was using the dildo for sexual gratification when it slipped and went into his rectum. 

News reports have revealed that a 27-yr-old man has been arrested and jailed for 3 weeks for roaming around the streets of Lagos. Sunday Vincent , 27, was arrested and charged before a Kado Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Thursday which later sentenced him to three weeks imprisonment for public nuisance. The presiding judge, Alhaji Abubakar Sadiq , reportedly gave Vincent an option of paying N3,000 in fine, warning him to desist from committing any other crimes following his incerceration.

The Abia State Government has urged the judiciary to not let it be manipulated by some politicians who do not care if the state turns into a chaos as long as shady scheme is successful. The government, led by Governor Okezie Ikpeazu , who was on December 31, 2016 ordered to vacate his seat by the Appeal Court, said that what the people of the state desire is good governance, which they have experienced in the first 200 days of the Governor.

The National chairman of Labour Party, Alhaji Abdulkadir Abdulsalam, in this interview with Vanguard criticised the 2016 Budget proposal presented to the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari, describing the N6.08 trillion proposal as unrealisable. Alhaji Abdulsalam also bares his mind on recent happenings in the country.

Didier Drogba denied reports of his retirement on Wednesday, saying he had not yet taken a decision over his future amid speculation about a possible coaching role with former club Chelsea.

Zidane needs to win trophies to survive as Real Madrid coach, and must win several of them to leave a heritage, former Liverpool boss Gerard Houllier has said. “At a top club you need to leave a trace, and to do that you need to win trophies,” the Frenchman said, when asked what Zidane needed to do after he took over from sacked Rafael Benitez on Monday.

If you’re in your 20s, you may have heard people say to you, “enjoy your roaring 20s”. Well, what they don’t tell you is that you will eventually get to your 30s and the crazy things you did in your 20s will start to catch up with you. Here are five unhealthy  habits you need to let go off ASAP: