GOVERNOR Simon Lalong of Plateau State has suffered an embarrassing defeat in his quest to go to the National Assembly after he lost the race for the Plateau South Senatorial District seat to Retired Air Vice-Marshal Napoleon Bali of the Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP).

FORMER lawmaker representing Kogi West Senatorial District senator Dino Melaye caused a mild drama the National Collation Centre in Abuja where the counting of votes is taking place when he demanded that the results from Ekiti State be scrapped.

ALL Progressive Congress (APC) leaders including its presidential candidate Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and Governor Babajide Sanwoolu have appealed to their supporters to end the violence that erupted in Lagos State after the party's shock defeat in the presidential polls.

SURPRISE English Premier League leaders Arsenal may have abandoned their quest to sign Nigerian goal scoring machine Victor Osimhen after a recent report omitted the club's name from a list of four sides that are likely to bid for him this summer.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Our insecurity crisis has spiralled out of control. We need a whole mechanised division of the Nigerian Army trained into a commando unit of special forces up to the standards of say the US Navy Seals or British SAS. They must become the world’s leading force at hostage rescue. Nigeria needs Britain to train this unit 

FORMER Lagos State governor Asiwaju Bola Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) appears to be in the lead as counting gets underway in Nigeria's presidential election which took place yesterday.

NIGERIAN striker Victor Adeboyejo scored his first goal for Bolton Wanderers this weekend finding the back of the net in a 2-1 victory over Port Vale in an English Football League One match yesterday.

Ayo Akinfe 

[1] Unprecedented problems require unprecedented solutions. When you are faced with challenges that look insurmountable, that is when it is time to think outside the box sand do the unthinkable

Ayo Akinfe 

[1] We will 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] We will build the world’s largest wind farm along Nigeria’s Atlantic coastline stretching for 850km from Calabar to Badagry 

Ayo Akinfe

[1] We will aim for annual double-digit economic growth between 2023 and 2030. If we enjoy 10% growth every year for a decade, it will increase Nigeria's GDP to over $1trn from the current $400bn. At the moment, over 90% of government revenue comes from crude oil exports. This soft underbelly makes Nigeria highly vulnerable to the vagaries of the global oil market. By 2030, we should aim to reduce this to 50% as part of an aggressive diversification plan.