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FORMER Arsenal striker Chuba Akpom will return to the American Express Community Stadium tonight where he will face his previous club Brighton & Hove in the Europa League in a showdown with his current employers Ajax of Amsterdam.

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has reached out to his political opponents Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi asking them to join hands with him to help move Nigeria forward in the light of today's Supreme Court judgement which affirmed him as being duly elected.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Nigerians are currently incensed at the callousness of the members of the National Assembly who have bought themselves brand new SUVs at a time when inflation is running riot across the country. Are they aware that about 80m Nigerians are currently living in extreme poverty?

[2] Bear in mind that these same lawmakers recently paid themselves jumbo recess allowances. We are talking about legislators who are already among the highest paid in the world

BRITAIN'S high commissioner to Nigeria Richard Montgomery has revealed that his government will be closely monitoring the forthcoming gubernatorial elections taking please in three states next month.

NIGERIAN lawmakers have justified the recent purchase of 360 brand new sports utility vehicles (SUVs) for themselves at a time when the nation is groaning under the yoke of hyper-inflation saying the poor state of the country's roads made it necessary.

NIGERIA'S Super Falcons failed lift up to the recent billing as one of the best team in the world when they were held to a 1-1 draw by lowly Ethiopia in an Olympic games qualifier in Addis Ababa.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Nigerians are currently bemoaning the weak state of the naira. Let us be honest, they are only doing so because of the impact the development has had on their beloved imported products. It is thus no surprise that my people want a short-term quick fix

Ayo Akinfe

[1] We spend too much money partying when such funds should go into investment. Every local government must set up a cooperative fund and encourage people to pay into it. This capital should then be spend creating sustainable jobs

[2] Local government chairmen should hold monthly public town hall meetings in all 774 local government areas in the country. Our people need to be made part of the governance process

NIGERIA'S federal government has revealed that it attracted over $2bn in investments in the renewable energy sector over the past decade as its contribution towards combating climate change and reducing are carbon footprint.