NIGERIA'S House of Representatives has written to the UK government and the London high court asking that they be merciful in sentencing former senate deputy president Senator Ike Ekweremadu and his wife Beatrice.

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has re-appointed Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa as the chair of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (Nidcom) for a second term and written to the senate asking it to confirm the appointment.

ENGLISH Premier League side Crystal Palace side are prepared to firm up their interest in Middlesbrough striker Chuba Akpom by launching a bid for his services during the forthcoming summer transfer window.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Nigeria's economic and human development indicators will be compared annually with those of other Mint nations like Mexico, Indonesia and Turkey and Brics nations like Brazil, India, Russia, China and South Africa, to ensure we never fall behind

[2] At the moment, Nigeria's human development index is on a par with Pakistan in terms of literacy rates, healthcare centres, employment, GDP, etc. We will double this over the next 10 years

AFRICA'S richest man Alhaji Aliko Dangote has agreed to help fund the evacuation of thousands of Nigerians from Sudan who are having to flee the country as a result of the outbreak of civil war there.

NIGERIAN award-winning pop artist Tiwa Savage has been selected as one of the entertainers who will perform at the forthcoming coronation of King Charles taking place on Sunday, May 7.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] I would immediately announce the creation of a South East Industrial Directorate (SEID) with a mandate to turn the geo-political Zik e into one huge manufacturing hub. Kind of similar to Germany’s Ruhr Valley

[2] I would release Nnamdi Kanu from detention and appoint him as the chief executive of this new agency. I would obviously also drop all charges against him and decriminalise Ipob

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Do you know that on August 2 1776, 55 men signed the US Declaration of Independence. As a nation, they have never looked back since. Nigeria needs to make a similar statement to the whole world

[2] Such a declaration signed at the National Theatre, Iganmu, our most iconic building needs to first of all declare that all Nigerian states will become self-reliant by the year 2025, generating as much as they spend at the very least

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has approved the postponement of Nigeria's 2023 population and housing census saying he will now leave the matter to the incoming administration to determine.

OHANAEZE Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide Mazi Okwu Nnabuike has revealed that he has started receiving death threats because he recently congratulated Nigeria's president-elect Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.