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SUPER Eagles midfielder Joe Aribo has revealed that his current club Southampton rejected a bid for his services from Turkish giants Galatasaray during the last summer transfer window.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Do you know that China, India, the European Union, Taiwan and Japan are responsible for 87% of global bicycle production, churning out about 150m units annually

[2] As recently as 1965, world production of cars and bicycles was essentially the same, with each at nearly 20m but as of 2003, bike production had climbed to over 100m per year compared with 42m cars. With the growing emphasis on the environment, this gulf will only widen

FORMER Niger Delta militant leader Asari Dokubo has decried the nature of President Bola Tinubu’s appointments describing them as lopsided and dangerous to the overall well-being of Nigeria.

OVER 2,168 repentant Boko Haram terrorists have graduated from the federal government’s de-radicalisation rehabilitation and reintegration (DRR) programme at a special camp in Gombe State and are now said to be ready to return to society.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] He should summon the 36 state governors to Abuja and tell them that as from October 1 2024 he will scrap the federal allocation regime. They thus have to start thinking about making their states self-reliant

[2] He should announce that as from January 1 2024, he will scrap government subsidies on all religious pilgrimages. If you want to go to Saudi Arabia or Israel, you are on your own

NIGERIA'S national currency the naira surprisingly rallied against the US dollar yesterday on the unofficial parallel market commonly referred to as the black market in a reversal of a recent trend that has seen slide incessantly.

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.