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FORMER Ekiti State governor Kayode Fayemi has refuted reports that he is under probe by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over an alleged N4bn ($8.65m)  fraud case claiming that he has no case to answer.

OUTGOING speaker of the Federal House of Representatives Hon Femi Gbajabiamila has been appointed as the new chief of staff to President Bola Tinubu as part of a flurry of new appointments.

ENGLISH Premier League side Brighton and Hove Albion are weighing up a move for Super Eagles defender Calvin Bassey as a possible replacement for Levi Colwill who they may be unable to sign from Chelsea during the summer transfer window.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Given that the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) is totally overwhelmed by the security situation, it is crystal clear that we need at least one new layer of security. As things stand, the NPF lacks the capacity to respond to distress calls and attacks taking place up and down the country because it is hopelessly overstretched

NIGERIA'S Flying Eagles have qualified for the quarter finals of the ongoing U20 World Cup in sensational style by knocking out hosts Argentina in a dramatic 2-0 win last night thanks to two second half goals from strikers Ibrahim Muhammad and Haliru Sarki.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] We will establish a special anti-kidnapping division of the Nigeria Police Force headed by a deputy inspector general of police with a mandate to eliminate what has become a banditry pandemic of late

[2] We will build the world’s largest hydro-electric power plant at Lokoja with a capacity to generate 15,000MW of electricity

ALL Progressives Congress (APC) chairman Senator Abdullahi Adamu has been accused of working with a group of northern hardliners to frustrate the zoning formula adopted by the party's national working committee (NWC) regarding National Assembly leadership positions.

NEWLY-promoted English Premier League side Burnley are interested in signing Nigerian striking sensation Gift Orban during the forthcoming summer transfer window as the clubs looks to strengthen its squad ahead of life in the top flight.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Nigeria needs to attract at least $50bn in foreign direct investment (FDI) annually to avoid total economic collapse

[2] Where on earth are we going to get such FDI from? I do not know and nobody is even talking about it

[3] Waiting for investors to just come to Nigeria to bail us out is utopian thinking.

[4] We should be the ones aggressively pursuing them, using our control of the Ecowas market as a unique selling point

NIGERIA'S high commissioner to the UK Ambassador Sarafa Ishola has announced several radical changes that will not only speed up the issuance of passports but also make the process more user-friendly.