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Federal government dissolves all Nigerian footballing bodies as part of widespread reforms

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has ordered the dissolution of all of Nigeria's footballing administrative bodies and the postponement of the Nigeria Football Federation's (NFF) annual congress due for September 27 as part of a major ongoing shake-up.        

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Now that the euphoria of winning the election has worn off, Governor Adeleke needs to come up with a comprehensive economic plan that will turn Osun State into a revenue spinner

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Nigeria Machine Tools is a conventional machine manufacturing company that produces and distributes flanges, fitting, stud bolts and other machine tools, also offers equipment maintenance service, refurbishment and fabrication. It is based in Oshogbo

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NFF president Gusau bows to pressure and stands down in response to string of failures

NIGERIAN Football Federation (NFF) president Ibrahim Gusau has tendered his resignation amid mounting political pressure for him to stand down following the recent poor performances of the various national teams.

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Has it ever occurred to anyone to designate the people of the world’s largest black nation as God’s special chosen ones?

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Religion holds a lot of sway in Nigeria but how many of the country’s Christians know that the word Niger is contained in the bible? Had this been the case with a European nation, the missionaries would have told us that it is a sign that they are God’s ordained people

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Femi Azeez named in Professional Footballers Association Championship Team of the Year

SUPER Eagles winger Femi Azeez has been named in the English Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) Championship Team of the Year following his impressive exploits for Milwall during  the 2025/26 season.

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Given our love for exotic furniture it is a crime against humanity that Nigeria is not a major producer and exporter. We simply have to correct this anomaly immediately

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Given that 45% of Nigerian timber exports are rosewood, a highly prized wood used for the production of luxurious furniture we need to ban its export immediately. Nigeria must only export finished products from henceforth

[2] We need to set ourselves a basic target of matching Brazil’s production of 11bn kg of timber production annually

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Elijah Adebayo signs two year deal with Bristol City after joining them from Luton Town

NIGERIA-eligible striker Elijah Adebayo has joined English Championship side Bristol City on a two year deal following the expiration of his existing contract with former Premier League side Luton Town.

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Now that Ademola Adeleke has ended the debate about who controls Osun State, Gboyega Oyetola should focuse on his job as the minister for marine affairs and the blue economy

Ayo Akinfe

[1] First of all, it is his responsibility to build an 850km windmill wall along Nigeria’s Atlantic coastline. He should get Nigeria into the Guinness Book of Records as the nation with the world’s latest windmill farm

[2] Secondly, it is his job to turn Nigeria into a maritime power. This should lead to the location of shipyards along the Nigerian coastline, especially in the Niger Delta

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Nwaiwu looks set to snub Fulham and Palace and stay put in Turkey after his partner gives birth

SUPER Eagles centreback Chibuike Nwaiwu has revealed that he is now unlikely to move to the English Premier league despite the interest in his services by Crystal Palace and Fulham because his family is well settled in Turkey where he has just had a baby.

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Within a week of being elected, I want to see the winner of Nigeria’s next presidential election name 10 individuals into these ministerial offices

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Minister of Education

With 13m out-of-school kids, Nigeria is the truancy capital of the world. We have become a nation of dropouts. Our new minister has to set him or herself a target of at least halving this by 2030. To help, maybe building at least two primary schools and one secondary school in each of our 774 local government areas

[2] Minister of innovation, science and Technology

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