When we have finished with all these silly squabbles and stopped insulting all our literary giants can we please get back to the serious business of discussing how we get annual GDP growth of at least 10%

 

Ayo Akinfe

[1] How many Nigerians know that the Gowon regime was getting an average GDP growth rate of about 20%? They did it by adopting a simple formula of gathering the best brains around them. They had a National Economic Council (NEC) which Gowon chaired and Awolowo served as its vice chairman

Share

Former Nigerian high commissioner to the UK Prince Bola Ajibola passes away at the age of 89

NIGERIA'S former high commissioner to the UK between 1999 and 2002 and the country's ex-justice minister Prince Bola Ajibola passed away quietly at the ripe old age of 89 last night eventually succumbing to failing health.

 

Share

I hope Tinubu appoints a minister of religious opportunities with a mandate to tap into the commercial potential of festivals like Easter 

Ayo Akinfe

[1] As we celebrate Easter, do Nigerians ever for once give a thought to cashing in on the commercial opportunities it presents? For a variety of reasons, we are uniquely placed to make millions from Easter in foreign exchange both through tourism and the sale of memorabilia but alas, we are fast asleep

Share

Legal challenges to Ekiti gubernatorial election end after Supreme Court rules in favour of APC

LEGAL challenges to the Ekiti State gubernatorial elections that took place on June 18 last year have come to an end after the Supreme Court unanimously upheld all previous judgements on the matter recognising Governor Biodun Oyebanji as duly elected.

 

Share

Tinubu should use Easter as an opportunity to fly dozens of Christian leaders to meet him in Europe where he and them should sit down and agree a plan for Man of God Nigeria Ltd

 

Ayo Akinfe

[1] All Nigerian evangelical churches shall run their economic divisions as autonomous departments. They shall keep accounting records of all tithe and other collections just like any other financial house

[2] All these financial departments of churches shall pool their resources into one common pot to be known as Man of God Nigeria Limited. The federal government will take out a 25% stake in the venture

Share

APC bigwigs start jostling for positions in Tinubu's cabinet as Ganduje eyes FCT minister

JOSTLING has said to have begin in earnest for positions in president-elect Bola Tinubu's government with high profile members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) stepping up lobbying to get appointed to key cabinet positions.

 

Share

Abia State's Benjamin Kalu officially launches his bid to become House of Reps speaker

HON Benjamin Kalu the lawmaker representing Bende Federal Constituency in Abia State has declared his intention to ruin for the speakership of the 10th House of Representatives when it resumes sitting on May 29.

 

Share

Buhari says recent National Assembly elections should serve as a lesson to Nigeria's elite

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigeria's political elite to take a cue from the fact that as many as 10 sitting and former state governors failed in their bids to get elected into the senate in the last election.

 

Share

Kingsley Moghalu cautions Peter Obi's supporters over their personal attacks on Soyinka

FORMER African Democratic Congress presidential candidate Professor Kingsley Moghalu has cautioned supporters of Labour Party flag-bearer Peter Obi against criticising Professor Wole Soyinka over his recent remarks on Nigeria's 2023 elections.

 

Share

Buhari uses his Easter message to urge all those aggrieved with election results to seek legal redress

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has used his Good Friday Easter address to urge all those aggrieved with the outcome of the recent elections to tone down their rhetoric and stick to using legal options to addressing their grievances.

 

Share

Pages

Subscribe to Ayo Akinfe | Bookshop RSS