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Tinubu's spokesman says he is not bothered about tomorrow's tribunal verdict because he knows he won

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu is not in the slightest bit bothered by the impending judgement of the Presidential Election Tribunal which is due tomorrow according his spokesman Ajuri Ngelale who said he believes the mandate of the electorate will be upheld.

 

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NNPP expels Kwankwaso after he refuses to appear before its disciplinary committee

FORMER Kano State governor Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso has been expelled from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) for whom he stood as its presidential candidate in the last elections for failing to appear before its disciplinary committee.

 

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Tinubu took a team of 20 leading Nigerian businessmen to the G20 summit in India. When he gets back he needs to take 20 leading evangelical clergymen to the Vatican to see how Christian finance works and implement a plan like this

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Legislation must be passed compelling all clergymen to donate their privates jets to the state to be used as part of the fleet for a new national carrier. Nigeria Air did not take off because we did not have a budget to purchase the required aircrafts. It is unpatriotic to be flying around in a private jet when your country cannot afford an airline

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Sports minister meets with NFF top brass as they agree to extend Peseiro's contract ahead of Sunday's game

SPORTS minister John Enoh has held a meeting with the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) leaders in search of a solution to the lingering issues surrounding the status of the contract with the Super Eagles Coach ahead of the last African cup of Nations qualifying match.

 

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Today, President Tinubu will be off to the G20 summit in India. I hope he arrives with a wish list that looks something like this

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Population-wise, we are number seven in the world. Nigeria should thus become the seventh largest foreign direct investment (FDI) destination by 2030. G20 members must pledge to invest at least $10bn annually in Nigeria

[2] Every automobile manufacturer must be compelled to open at least one assembly plant in Africa by 2025

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Redeemed Christian Church of God clergyman named as new Soun of Ogbomosho

REDEEMED Christian Church of God (RCCG) clergyman Prince Afolabi Ghandi Olaoye has been named by the Oyo State government as the new Soun of Ogbomosho after his appointment was approved by Governor Seyi Makinde.

 

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As we ponder how to end this dependency on the federal government, here are 10 things Nigerian state governors could do today without having to involve President Tinubu

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Kogi state can attract the likes of Siemens to build a 10,000MW hydro-electric power plant at Idah

[2] Kogi State can build a Niagara Falls-type tourist attraction at the confluence of the rivers Niger and Benue at Lokoja

[3] Taraba State can open the world’s largest nature reserve in Gembu

[4] Niger State can open the world’s largest cattle ranch in Mokwa

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High commissioner Sarafa recalled as Tinubu asks all non-career ambassadors to return home

NIGERIA'S high commissioner to the UK Ambassador Sarafa Ishola has been recalled to Abuja as part of a major overhaul of the diplomatic corp that has seen the government recall all non-career ambassadors worldwide.

 

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Iwobi leaves Everton signing five year deal with Fulham said to be worth about £22m

ALEX Iwobi has completed the signing of a five-year deal with English Premier League side Fulham said to be worth about £22m that sees him return to London from Merseyside where he went to in 2019 when he joined Everton.

 

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President Tinubu should have appointed a minister of state for foreign direct investment with a mandate to woo investors like Mohammed Al-Fayed to fund ventures like this in Nigeria

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Hotel Ritz Paris

[2] Balnagowan Castle and Estates, Scottish Highlands

[3] HJW Geospatial

[4] Turnbull & Asser

[5] 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York City

[6] House of Fraser Group

[7] Harrods

[8] Fulham Football Club

[9] Villa Windsor in Paris

[10] Pinewood Shepperton Studios

 

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