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If Tinubu is serious about succeeding he should make creating a Technology Acquisition Bureau before he gets sworn-in an immediate priority 

Ayo Akinfe 

[1] If Bola Tinubu is serious about his new assignment, he will realise that he cannot achieve anything unless he can make the Nigerian economy more competitive. That he cannot do without a significant technology transfer 

[2] It is naive of us to think that the industrialised world will take pity on us and suddenly transfer the needed technology to us. They are well aware of the fact that it will convert us into a competitor from a dumping ground 

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PDP denies that it has entered into alliance with Labour Party in Lagos State over governorship

NIGERIA'S main opposition the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has debunked claims that its leaders were in talks with the Labour Party over creating an alliance in Lagos State ahead of Saturday’s governorship and house of assembly elections.

 

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APC and PDP continue bickering over election result as China's President Xi Jinping congratulates Tinubu

NIGERIA'S two main political parties the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) remain at loggerheads over last Saturday's presidential elections even as China's President Xi Jinping congratulates Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on his victory.

 

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Dominic Iorfa Jnr enjoys return to good form at Sheffield Wednesday as he remains injury-free

NIGERIA-eligible right fullback Dominic Iorfa looks set to leave League One side Sheffield Wednesday at the end of the season as a combination of recent good form and the fact that his contract is about to come to an end.

 

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What Tinubu’s government has to look like if it is to stand the remotest chance of success 

Ayo Akinfe 

[1] First of all this needs to be a government dominated by technocrats rather than politicians. His cabinet needs to be dominated by characters similar to say Ngozi Okonji-Iweala, Akinwunmi Adeshina, Arunma Oteh, Oby Ezekwesili, Charles Soludo, Lamido Sanusi, Kingsley Moghalu, etc 

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Nigerian midwife Olukemi Akinmeji drags NHS trust before industrial tribunal over racist remarks

NIGERIAN midwife Olukemi Akinmeji has taken her former employers the National Health Service (NHS) before an industrial tribunal over cases of racism she allegedly experienced while working at the William Harvey Hospital in Ashford.

 

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Ohanaeze Ndigbo congratulates Bola Tinubu conceding that Peter Obi lost last weekend's election to him

PAN-Igbo socio-cultural organisation Ohanaeze Ndigbo appears to have conceded that former Anambra State governor Peter Obi lost last Saturday's presidential elections pointing out that an Igbo presidency is not destined to happen in 2023.

 

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Everton block Fernebahce move to take Iwobi to Turkey on loan for the rest of the season

ENGLISH Premier League giants Everton have put a block on moves by Turkish side Fenerbahce to lure Super Eagles playmaker Alex Iwobi to the Super Lig before the close of their transfer window on March 5.

 

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Getting Nigeria’s elite to commit class suicide will be the only real antidote against corruption during the Tinubu era

Ayo Akinfe 

[1] Bola Tinubu has never ever said he is interested in combatting corruption. We all know him as a chop-make-I-chop man, so there is a real risk of corruption spiralling out of control under his watch 

[2] Tinubu understands the psyche of the average Nigerian, hence his love for billion vans. Everyone wants to make sure they have enough cars to keep them mobile for at least the next 10 years 

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Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskyy joins the ranks of world leaders congratulating Tinubu

UKRANIAN president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has joined the tanks of world leaders congratulating former Lagos State governor Asiwaju Bola Tinubu over his recent election as Nigeria's next president.

 

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