[1] I would argue that Taraba is the “most wasted state in Nigeria.” It is by far the most beautiful state in the country, it has an abundance of wildlife and were we a thinking people, we would have developed Taraba State into another Serengeti or Masai Mara

SUPER Falcons midfielder Halimat Ayinde has pulled out of Nigeria's Olympic women's football squad after sustaining a knee injury during training with her Swedish club Rosengård that is likely to keep her out of action for several weeks.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Back in the 2000s, a programme named Delta Beyond Oil was launched. This programme appears to have fallen by the wayside, so I say it is time to revive the scheme and end this parasitic dependence on petroleum for survival. Delta State has historically produced rubber, palm oil, timber, cocoa, etc. We need mega processing plants at Warri, Sapele, Ughelli, Asaba, Patani, etc to turn all these raw materials into finished products

ENGLISH Premier League giants Arsenal have signed professional contracts with two young Nigeria-eligible players over the last week offering both teenagers the opportunity to progress into the senior squad.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Imo is one of the most urbanised states in Nigeria with a landmass of 5,530 km2 and a population of about 5m people. With a population density of about 900 people per square kilometre, Imo is never going to be a big agricultural producer, so the emphasis simply has to be on services, manufacturing and tourism

ENGLISH Premier League giants Manchester United have been told by German Bundesliga champions Bayern Leverkusen to come up with $47m if they want to secure the services of Super Eagles striker Victor Boniface.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] First of all, Kaduna metropolis is the gateway to northern Nigeria. It has road links to all the other states that make up the old Northern Region. This should have been expanded into rail links, with a thriving Northern Nigeria Railway Company

[2] Kaduna city should also be the centre of Islamic finance in Nigeria. Every Arab and Middle East bank should have a branch there, offering loans to farmers, industrialists, food processors, etc at 2% interest rates

NIGERIAN lawyer Sandie Okoro has been named as the eighth chancellor of the University of Birmingham succeeding Lord Bilimoria of Chelsea who is standing down this month after 10 years in the role.

EMBATTLED former petroleum minister Diezani Alison-Madueke has been dragged to court by her ex husband retired Admiral Alison Madueke who is seeking a legal declaration to prevent her from using his surname any more.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] For starters, Osun State is home to the historic Yoruba town of Ile-Ife, which should be turned into a tourist hub on the same scale as Ibiza. One does not need to be a rocket scientist to know that the Osun State government needs to invest massively in Ile-Ife’s infrastructure like hotels, trams, restaurants, hospitals, roads, nightclubs, swimming pools, etc