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Ayo Akinfe

[1] Organise a grand slam tennis tournament on sand. If we have clay, grass and hard court tournaments, why not have sand too

[2] Organise a Lagos to Algiers motor rally. Make it the best car rally in the world

[3] Build the world’s largest solar farm in the desert. With 80% of Niger Republic being desert, this will be easy

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Religion holds a lot of sway in Nigeria but how many of the country’s Christians know that the word Niger is contained in the bible? Had this been the case with a European nation, the missionaries would have told us that it is a sign that they are God’s ordained people

SCOTTISH Premiership club Livingston have signed former Flying Eagles and Katsina United midfielder Samson Lawal on a three year deal in what looks like the beginning of a promising career.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] For the first time in a long while, I was feeling very inspired in February 2021 when I read President Patrice Talon of Benin Republic’s proposals about how he would like to see Benin Republic merge with Nigeria and become her 37th state

PAN-Igbo socio-cultural organisation Ohanaeze Ndigbo has expressed dissatisfaction with the fact that President Bola Tinubu only allocated five ministerial slots to the southeast geo-political zone as he is currently seeking to form his cabinet.

NIGERIAN teenager Afolami Onanuga has signed a new deal with English Premier League giants Liverpool that enables him to feature as a first year scholar and a member of the club's U18s squad on a permanent basis.

By Ayo Akinfe

[1] It was on September 9 1850 that the Territory of New Mexico became an organised incorporated territory of the United States. This process began in 1848, with the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo that ended the Mexican-American War and allowed the New Mexico territory to be annexed to the US

[2] This arrangement remained in place until January 6, 1912 when New Mexico officially became the 47th state of the United States of America

FORMER Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai has withdrawn his nomination to serve as a minister in the government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu after senators rejected his initial presentation over security concerns.

FORMER Nigerian presidential candidate Professor Pat Utomi has revealed that he is currently involved in a bitter struggle with cancer which has restricted his public engagements of late.

Regarded as one of Nigeria's most brilliant economists, Utomi is a professor of political economy and management. Earlier today, he expert revealed that a biopsy he had in 2022 showed he tested positive for cancer

FORMER Kwara State governor and ex-senate president Senator Bukola Saraki is locked in what looks like a fierce two-horse race along with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) campaign spokesman Segun Sowunmi to become the next chairman of the party.