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GOVERNOR Babajide Sanwoolu has committed Lagos State to exploring shared interests with the US in response to the growing interest it is attracting from American investors who see Lagos metropolis in particular as a key investment destination.

SUPER Eagles head coach Jose Peseiro will have his compliment of players available for selection ahead of Saturday's Round of 16 clash with Cameroon in the ongoing African Cup of Nations after William Ekong and Alhassan Yusuf both returned to full training.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] For decades, the French have been kicking themselves over Nigeria. They forever regret allowing the British to beat them to this sub-Saharan jewel, creating a West African giant that just dwarfs and dominates all their former colonies

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has departed for the French capital Paris today in what presidency officials are describing as a private visit pointing out that he will return to Nigeria during the first week of February.

CHELSEA head coach Mauricio Pochetinno is planning to fast-track the integration of Michael Emenalo's teenage son Landon into the senior team as Stamford Bridge having been impressed with the young man's prodigious talent.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Noah was the world’s first known animal conservationist. Bless the great man’s soul for his attempts to preserve as many animal species as possible. Obviously, some species did not survive his bold initiative but why should we not continue from where he left off?

SUPER Eagles skipper William Ekong has declared that he will be in contention for selection as Nigeria qualifies for the knock-out stages of the ongoing African Cup of Nations pointing up that his recent injury is not as bad as some people fear.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Do you know that between 1960 and 1995, Nigeria spent over $61bn to fight apartheid, more than any other country in the world. This was supposed to be an investment in the future of our continent. Since the end of apartheid in 1994, Nigeria has failed to come up with a coherent pan-African roadmap

NIGERIANS spent a total of $1.58bn on foreign personal matters over the first six months of 2023 with health tourism and foreign education gulping up a huge amount of foreign exchange according to figures just released by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

SUPER Eagles head coach Jose Peseiro is set to make several changes to today's Group A match against Guinea-Bissau in the ongoing African Cup of Nations  as injuries have forced him to bring in at least three new faces and name Kenneth Omeruo as stand-in skipper.