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- Minister of agriculture and rural development, Audu Ogbeh, said agriculture can be boosted and encouraged in the country through road construction - Ogbeh, who described road as the greatest means of transportation, said good road network will help move produces from one zone to the others - According to him, this will help unite the people of the country more than ever Audu Ogbeh, the minister of agriculture and rural development, said good access roads in the country can boost agricultural production, open up business opportunities and further unite the country. NAN reports that Ogbeh said this when he was addressing newsmen in Otukpo, Benue, after an inspection of federal roads. Legit.ng gathers that Ogbeh said that in Nigeria, the largest means of transportation today was the road and good access roads played a major role in the movement of goods, products and humans. READ ALSO: NAIJ.com upgrades to Legit.ng: a letter from our Editor-in-Chief Bayo Olupohunda He said : “F...

- The Arewa Consultative Forum has reacted to a comment made by the chairman of the Northern Elders Forum, Ango Abdullahi, on President Buhari’s re-election bid - Abdullahi is said to have called on northerners not to vote for President Buhari in 2019 elections - Anthony Sani, secretary general of ACF, while reacting to the Abdullahi’s comments said they are not in position to decide for the citizens The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) declared that it does not know anything about a comment made by the chairman of Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Ango Abdullahi, on President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election during the 2019 general elections. It was learnt that Abdullahi on Sunday, December 9, called on northerners not to vote for President Muhammadu Buhari in the elections. Premium Times reports that Anthony Sani, secretary general of ACF while reacting to Abdullahi’s comments said “The Arewa Consultative Forum, wishes to disassociate itself from the statement credited to the northern el...

- Chelsea have clamped down on four of their fans after allegedly been involved in the racial probe currently going on at the club - The Blues supporters were said to have racially insulted Man City's Raheem Sterling during their 2-0 defeat at the Stamford bridge - Police are also carrying out their investigations and will hand appropriate punishment to erring fans Four Chelsea fans have been suspended by the club following the alleged racial abuse rained on Raheem Sterling last weekend. The supporters who are yet to be identified are currently under investigations since they were indicted for raining abuses on the England international. READ ALSO: Former employee sues Lionel Messi's father-in-law for £40,000 Sterling was said to have been insulted by some of the Blues fans in their 2-0 win over Manchester City at Bridge over the weekend. With N'golo Kante and David Luiz scoring a goal each to end the Citizens unbeaten run in the Premier League this season. The Mi...

Barcelona manager Ernesto Valverde has revealed a number of first team stars will be rested against Tottenham in Tuesday night Champions League clash at Nou camp. According to The Mirror, the football tactician also took out time to assure Group B foes Inter Milan that despite the changes in the matchday squad, Barcelona will be seeking a win in their final group game against Spurs. Already, the Spanish giants have the quartet of Sergi Roberto, Rafinha, Samuel Umtiti and Malcom ruled out with various degrees of injury. READ ALSO: UCL: Mbappe, Neymar and PSG stars storm Belgrade for Red Star showdown But Valverde is also set to rest Luis Suarez, Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Ivan Rakitic and Sergio Busquets with Barcelona are though to the last 16 rounds, but club captain Lionel Messi is tipped to be in action from the start. Interestingly, the decision of the Barcelona boss appears to have given Tottenham a chance to sneak into the knockout rounds ahead of Serie A giants Inter Milan, bu...

- Police have commenced investigation into the alleged assassination attempt on Reverend Ejike Mbaka - The controversial priest was reported to have escaped assassination attempt on him on Sunday, December 9 - Danmallam Mohammed, the Enugu state commissioner of police, said his operatives would carry out a full scale investigations into the said assassination attempt Enugu state command of the Nigeria police force has commenced investigations into the alleged assassination attempt on the spiritual director of the Adoration Ministry Enugu Nigeria (AMEN), Rev Fr Ejike Mbaka. Legit.ng regional reporter in Enugu, Ikpechukwu Chinedu, reports that this was contained in a statement issued by the state police public relations officer, SP Ebere Amarizu, on Monday, December 10, after the state commissioner of police, Danmallam Mohammed, together with other senior officers of the command, visited the priest at the adoration ground, Umuchigbo, Enugu east local government area. READ ALSO: NA...