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APC refuses to sign election sheet in Bayelsa saying Inec colluded with PDP to rig

NIGERIA'S ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has rejected the final results of the Bayelsa State governorship election released today by the Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec) with incumbent Governor Douye Diri being declared the winner.

 

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Bruno Onyemaechi doubtful for World Cup qualifiers after he picked up injury yesterday

BOAVISTA leftback Bruno Onyemaechi is a doubt for Nigeria's forthcoming World Cup qualifiers against Lesotho and Zimbabwe taking place over the next week after picking up an injury in a league game over the weekend.

 

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Last weekend, Imo, Bayelsa and Kogi states all held gubernatorial elections. If well run, these three states could easily match the $25bn or so that Nigeria is generating from crude oil exports

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Let us start with Imo State where incumbentent Governor Hope Uzodinma already been declared the winner. Imo has always had a presence in the palm oil industry and should be home to numerous processing plants making soap, cosmetics, animal feed, lubricants, etc for both domestic use and export

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PDP and Labour Party reject Imo election results after Inec declares Uzodinma the winner

OPPOSITION parties have refused to accept the results of yesterday's gubernatorial elections in Imo State after the Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec) declared incumbent Governor Hope Uzodinma of the All Progressives Congress (APC) the winner.

 

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President Tinubu has launched a programme called Unlocking the Healthcare Value Chain Initiative. I hope it includes initiatives aimed at combating health tourism like this

Ayo Akinfe

[1] All elected officials and the members of their immediate families are barred from going overseas for medical treatment

[2] Exceptions may be made in the cases of rare specialist care. In such cases, affected officials need to write to the National Assembly seeking permission for such trips

[3] Any public official who needs specialist overseas care more than once during a four year tenure must vacate their office

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I look forward to the day President Tinubu will tell Nigerians that a country of over 200m people needs to have an automobile manufacturing capacity so must have a car policy that looks like this

By Ayo Akinfe

[1] With an internal market of 200m people and a further 150m consumers across the Ecowas sub-region, Nigeria has a captive automobile market and simply has to exploit this to the maximum

[2] As a people, we need to make a solemn pledge to at least assemble locally every passenger car used in the country. Importing finished cars has got to become a criminal offence

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Peseiro reveals 23-man squad for forthcoming World Cup qualifiers against Lesotho and Zimbabwe

SUPER Eagles head coach Jose Peseiro has announced a 23-man squad for the forthcoming 2026 World Cup qualifying matches against Lesotho and Zimbabwe taking place later this month.

 

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With the international community pouring aid into Palestine, Nigeria should have positioned herself to be the number one supplier as their main staple is couscous made from millet and sorghum

Ayo Akinfe

[1] I am sure that a lot of you are asking yourselves what futures awaits the Palestinians as about 10,000 of them have been killed, over 1 million have been displaced and their homes have been reduced to rubble over the last month. These poor people have been to hell and back and the Arab league appears clueless about what to do

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Midfielder Bayo Fapetu shines as he makes his professional debut for Derby County

NIGERIA-eligible teenage central midfielder Bayo Fapetu has been made his debut for Derby County as they registered a 4-1 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s in a Bristol Street Motors Trophy clash at Pride Park yesterday.

 

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I am gobsmacked that President Tinubu has not appointed a minister for animal husbandry and aquaculture with a mandate to dramatically expand production of the following animals

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Cattle

[2] Snails

[3] Pigs

[4] Poultry

[5] Mackerel

[6] Goats

[7] Turkeys

[8] Ducks

[9] Grass cutters

[10] Impala

[1] I would ringfence this sector and give it a minimum target of generating $20bn in foreign exchange earnings by 2025

[2] This ministry for animal husbandry and aquaculture would be responsible for liaising with state governors over the provision of land for all these sectors

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