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Watford step up moves to sign Nigerian wonderboy Daniel Daga under elite significant contribution laws

ENGLISH Championship side Watford have stepped up moves to sign Nigeria's Flying Eagles anchorman Daniel Daga having already got him to London with a view to sealing a deal with him and giving him a medical.

 

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Surely this Niger Republic crisis has got Nigeria’s ruling elite to start thinking the unthinkable as we may never get another opportunity like this in our lifetime

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Build an African giant of a nation with a landmass of about 3m square kilometres. This will include about 800,000 sq kilometres of Sahara Desert

[2] We are looking at a socialist secular nation with a population of 1bn people where power is devolved to the federating units

[3] An economic giant with a gross domestic product of about $30trn putting it in sharp competition with China, India, the US and a United States of Europe

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Career diplomat Jonny Baxter appointed as new British deputy high commissioner in Lagos

JONNY Baxter has been named as the new British deputy high commissioner in Lagos taking over from Ben Llewellyn-Jones who recently concluded his three year sojourn in Nigeria and will be returning to London.

 

Under the British diplomatic structure in Nigeria, the high commissioner resides in the capital Abuja, while the deputy high commissioner lives in the commercial capital Lagos. Mr Baxter is described as an experienced diplomat who has worked in different parts of the world.

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Niger Republic's military junta defies Ecowas and appoints Lamine Zeine as it prime minister

MEMBERS of the new military junta in Niger Republic have appointed former economy minister Lamine Zeine as the country’s new prime minister as they defy the rest of the world and refuse to back down.

 

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England's Lauren James apologises after Michelle Alozie dismisses stamping incident

ENGLAND winger Lauren James has apologised for stamping on Super Falcons defender Michelle Alozie  during yesterday's World Cup match promising to learn from the incident which earned her a red card.

 

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Tinubu should draw up a list of demands for France which Macron must meet if he wants Nigeria’s cooperation on Niger Republic

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Nigeria needs French automobile companies Citroen and Renault to come and open manufacturing and assembly plants in Nigeria immediately as Peugeot did in Kaduna. We need them to make Nigeria the centre of electric car manufacturing

[2] Pharmaceutical giant Sanofi should come and open a facility in Nigeria to manufacture a coronavirus vaccine. The French government should offer them a massive tax rebate for doing so

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Waldrum said he wants to stay on as Super Falcons head coach to build on World Cup success

SUPER Falcons head coach Randy Waldrum said he wants to continue managing the team despite the recent spats he has had with the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) after the impressive showing of his wards at the Women's World Cup.

 

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Niger Republic is the world’s seventh largest uranium producer making it a country that can provide the whole African continent with nuclear power. Nigeria desperately needs to merge with her northern neighbour

Ayo Akinfe

[1] As things stand, Nigeria only generates about 7,000MW of electricity and to industrialise, she needs about 50,000MW. Basically, this means Nigeria needs to generate power from several sources and the most economical is nuclear energy

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England and Nigeria could both have their Barcelona stars back tomorrow as both Oshoala and Walsh declared fit

NIGERIA'S Round of 16 clash against England in the Women's World Cup tomorrow has been given an extra boost after both sides declared their Barcelona stars and poster girls fit for the game.

 

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10 things President Tinubu could do to announce to the whole world that Nigeria is now open for business

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Get the federal government to buy the rights to the Volkswagen Beetle. Then enter into a pact with Innoson Motors where the government owns 25% of a joint venture that manufactures electric Beetles. Make Nigeria the world’s largest manufacturer of such vehicles

[2] Place an eagle in the middle of the national flag. People need to see a clear break from the past as they did in South Africa at the end of apartheid

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