NEWLY-promoted English Premier League side Coventry City are closing in on the signing of Nigerian midfielder Anthony Dennis as they continue preparations for their first season back in the top flight.

SUPER Eagles head coach Eric Chelle and the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) have agreed a new four year deal that includes his monthly salary being doubled  and  him taking charge of the U23 squad the Olympic Dream Team.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Our insecurity crisis has spiralled out of control. We need a whole mechanised division of the Nigerian Army trained into a commando unit of special forces up to the standards of say the US Navy Seals or British SAS. They must become the world’s leading force at hostage rescue. Nigeria needs Britain to train this unit

ITALIAN Serie A giants Juventus have been linked with a move for Super Eagles goalkeeper Maduka Okoye during the current summer transfer window as part of a move to strengthen their squad ahead of next season.

BRITISH election observers who recently monitored Ekiti State gubernatorial election have raised concern over several discrepancies which characterised the exercise which took the shine off what was otherwise a peaceful event.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Given that 45% of Nigerian timber exports are rosewood, a highly prized wood used for the production of luxurious furniture, Nigeria will tap into this extensively. For starters, Nigeria will immediately introduce a ban the export of raw wood

[2] Under this bilateral trade deal, the UK will become Nigeria’s main export market for furniture. As part of this pact, Nigeria will match Brazil’s production of 11bn kg of timber by 2030

Ayo Akinfe

[1] In a developing nation, football is more just a game. It is a tool of When you have been around the presidency as I have, you will be shocked at how many doors it opens. Trust me, no coach in the world will turn down a direct request from Nigeria’s presidentsocial cohesion

[2] In a diverse multicultural nation like Nigeria, football can be the cement that binds the country together

FORMER Anambra State governor and Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate Peter Obi has asked President Bola Tinubu to emulate the example of British prime minister Keir Starmer and resign for failing to address the nation's socio-economic problems.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] If Nigeria was a country that had any shame, we would be eternally embarrassed about the fact that we do not have an internationally renown aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility. This is totally unacceptable for Africa’s largest economy

Ayo Akinfe

[1] I have named Nigeria's campaign to win the 2030 World cup Operation Storm the Bastille because of the French element to it. I want to us to launch this programme now. It should be a project on a par with Operation Dynamo, Operation Barbarossa, Operation, Overlord or Operation Bagration as far as I am concerned as winning the World Cup will mark a turning point in Nigeria's trajectory as a nation