Nigeria’s new sports minister should hit the ground running by putting in an audacious bid to host the 2030 World Cup

Ayo Akinfe

[1] So eventually President Tinubu named his cabinet, appointing Senator John Owan Enoh as the new sports minister

[2] Kenneth Kaunda once said: “Sports is power.” What he meant was that success in sports has the opportunity to open up openings for the betterment of society. Nigeria needs to start understanding this

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Tinubu should call Biden and Macron and offer them supplies of Nigerien uranium in exchange for them signing up to this version of the West African Monroe Doctrine

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[1] Niger Republic produced 2,020 tonnes of uranium in 2022, about 5% of world mining output. This was actually down from 2,991 tons in 2020. It is this no surprise that they county is of interest to the Western world

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While initiating amalgamation talks with Niger Republic, President Tinubu should release Nnamdi Kanu and appoint him as head of a desert agriculture directorate

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Nnamdi Kanu spent a substantial amount of time in Israel while he was on the run. Surely, while there, he must have seen how they converted the desert into lush farmland and this expertise is now required as we contemplate merging with our northern neighbour in line with Kwame Nkrumah’s dream

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10 things Nigeria could do with Niger Republic’s 1.2 km sq of landmass if we gobbled her up

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

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Today being a Sunday, I expect most Nigerian pastors to deliver sermons reminding their flock that the name Niger is in the bible

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[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

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Former Flying Eagles midfielder Samson Lawal signs three year deal with Scottish side Livingston

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.

 

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This Niger Republic crisis is Bola Tinubu’s chance to aspire towards being a Kwame Nkrumah

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

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Ohanaeze Ndigbo laments the fact that southeast geo-political will only get five ministers

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.

 

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Liverpool offer new scholar's contract to Nigerian teenage midfielder Afolami Onanuga

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.

 

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Bola Tinubu should aspire to resolve the Niger Republic crisis by September 9, the anniversary of the day when the US gobbled up New Mexico

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

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