KADUNA State government officials have denied reports that Governor Nasir El-Rufai has ordered the demolition of banks that failed to comply with the directive to accept the old N500 and N1,000 from customers in the state.

AMERICA has alerted its citizens in Nigeria about the possible outbreak of protests during or immediately after Nigeria’s general elections holding between February 25 and March 11 and warned them to be cautious.

NIGERIA'S Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec) has been refrained from using the services of the Lagos Parks and Garages agency run by Musiliu Akinsanya popularly known as MC Oluomo during the forthcoming elections.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Remember the saying from that great French philosopher Voltaire: “No problem can stand the assault of sustained thinking.”

[2] Well, Nigeria has several problems that are inter-linked and require a combined solution. We need to boost our gross domestic product (GDP), diversify our economy, combat insecurity and we have to develop our tourism industry

Ayo Akinfe 

[1] Do you know that on October 15 1967, the tallest statue in Europe was unveiled in the Soviet Union. Named the Motherland Calls, it was also the tallest statue of a woman in the world. This edifice was erected as part of a memorial complex in Volgograd that commemorates the Battle of Stalingrad during World War Two. Designed by the sculptor Yevgeny Vuchetich and engineer Nikolai Nikitin it stands 85 meters high. Stalingrad was were the Nazis were beaten back 

ENGLISH Football Association officials have stepped up their quest to secure the services of Nigeria-eligible teenage midfielder Chidozie Obi as the three-way fight for his services intensifies.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Wheat

[2] Barley

[3] Rye

[4] Palladium

[5] Maize

[6] Nickel

[7] Copper

[8] Gas

[9] Electric transport trucks

[10] Microchips

Are we thinking at all? There is a global scarcity of all these goods due to the war, giving us a perfect opportunity to expand production, boost gross domestic product and grow our economy.

ENGLISH Premier League giants Arsenal have loaned out Nigeria-eligible goalkeeper Brian Okonkwo to non-league side Hitchin Town on a one-match release basis that will see him play just a single game for them.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Given that 45% of Nigerian timber is rosewood, a highly prized wood used for the production of luxurious furniture, its export is subsequently banned. Why we do not have a thriving furniture industry is this totally beyond me 

[2] Given that we have about 21m hectares of tropical rain forest, can someone please explain why Nigeria does not have plans to match Brazil’s production of 11bn kg of timber by 2025 

GOVERNOR Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has ruled out any chance of him and his political allies negotiating with the Peoples Democratic Party's (PDP) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar ahead of this month's general elections.