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World athletics body rejects Turkeys attempt to poach Nigerian sprinter Favour Ofili

NIGERIAN sprinter Favour Ofili will not be allowed to represent Turkey in future sporting events after World Athletics rejected her request to switch nationality saying such moves discourage countries from developing home-grown talent.

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Now that we have had the time to fully digest the details of President Tinubu’s state visit to the UK, we can now put together a shipbuilding plan. Our former colonial masters owe it to us to turn Nigeria into a maritime power

Ayo Akinfe

[1] I have always regarded the 1851 capture of Lagos as the date when the British colonisation of Nigeria began. That was the year when John Beecroft the British consul of the Bights of Benin and Biafra, lined up his naval gunboats off the coast of Lagos and forced Oba Akintoye to sign a treaty of protection handing over the city to Britain

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Arsenal promote Nigerian teenager Ogunnaike to first team ahead of tonight's clash against Sporting

NIGERIA-eligible teenage defender Josh Ogunnaike has been promoted to Arsenal's first team by manager Mikel Arteta ahead of the club's Uefa Champions League clash with Portuguese giants Sporting Lisbon tonight.

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Italians are the Europeans most similar to Nigerians. It is time we leveraged on this, making Italy a source of about $30bn in FDI annually

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Nigerians and Italians have an identical fashion sense. This should be the foundation of a bilateral trade agreement, starting with shoes. We need to get the likes of Santoni, Gucci, Salvatore, Prada, Ferragamo and Tod's to open joint ventures with local counterparts in Aba

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Nigeria becomes a net exporter of petrol as Dangote's refinery sells 44,000 barrels during March

NIGERIA has become a net exporter of refined petrol for the first time in her history this week after the Dangote Refinery in Lagos exported about 44,000 barrels of produce to neighbouring African countries during the course of March.

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Nigeria needs to use the current Middle East crisis as the opportunity to totally revamp her petroleum industry, modelling the NNPC along the same lines as Malaysia’s Petronas

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Nigeria’s economic woes all stem from the fact that we are not productive enough as a people. Our Southeast Asian brethren have shown us the way to get out of this rut, especially the South Koreans with their conglomerates known as chaebols, such as Samsung, LG and Hyundai and Malaysia with Petronas

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Nigeria faces higher petrol prices as US and Iran fail to reach agreement at peace talks

NIGERIA is facing the prospect of higher petrol prices as a result of increased tension in the Middle East as the US and Iran are unable to agree on a peace deal that will result in the opening of the Strait of Hormuz.

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Rangers manager downplays altercation between Nigerian team mates on Saturday

GLASGOW Rangers manager Danny Röhl has played down the on-field altercation between Nigerian teammates Emmanuel Fernandez and Tochi Chukwuani during the club's 6-3 victory over Falkirk in Saturday's league match.

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In response to the recent attacks in Plateau and Kwara States, I am looking forward to President Tinubu sending an ambitious Middle Belt Development Bill to the National Assembly

Ayo Akinfe

[1] For starters, Nigeria’s Middle Belt needs to be protected from these murderous Fulani herdsmen. They need an Amotekun-like regional security that provides intelligence to the police and armed forces. A regional security association must be established under the auspices of the North Central Governors Forum

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