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I am still waiting for one of Nigeria’s presidential candidates to outline a coherent foreign policy 

Ayo Akinfe 

[1] On July 11 1960, Ivory Coast, Dahomey, Upper Volta and Niger Republic all declared their independence from France. It was the most defining moment in modern West Africa if you ask me 

[2] That year 1960 was the one in which most African nations achieved independence. If we want to be honest about it, after World War Two, Britain and France were no longer interested in their empires, so decided to let Africans run their own affairs

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International Crisis Group warns that naira and fuel scarcity could mar Nigerian elections

ELECTION observer group the International Crisis Group (ICG) has expressed fears that Nigeria's forthcoming polls may be marred by a combination of factors including growing insecurity and the ongoing fuel and currency scarcity.

 

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Maybe our first step in the quest for economic emancipation should be to write our own African holy book like the Torah, Bible and Koran. It would give us the self-belief to start manufacturing and initiate self-reliance

Ayo Akinfe

Central tenants of African Bible/Koran

[1] In the beginning there was a void. God created dinosaurs in the Nile Valley but because they were not procreating enough, he destroyed them in a meteoric attack and wiped them out

[2] God then decided he would create man in their place and make him the master of the universe. He thus created a special garden at a place called The Valley of Kings in modern day Egypt

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APC urges Buhari to respect Supreme Court ruling and prolong life of old naira notes

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari's own All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged him to obey the recent order made by Nigeria's Supreme Court ruling that the federal government should abandon plans to end the use of old naira notes on February 10.

 

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Ekweremadu denies allegations he offered money to a prospective kidney donor as his case resumes

FORMER deputy senate president Senator Ike Ekweremadu has appeared in a London court and denied allegations that he offered money to a prospective kidney donor to save his sick daughter Sonia.

 

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Michael Olise reported to be ready to consider Nigeria if he does not get French call-up

CRYSTAL Palace playmaker Michael Olise has said he might consider playing for Nigeria's national team the Super Eagles at senior level if he does not get a call-up from France who he has represented as a junior.

 

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Our new president will need to appoint a minister of accelerated manufacturing because at the moment he does not have manufacturers he can call on to kick-start our economy 

Ayo Akinfe

[1] This is a picture of the chairmen on the three major US automobile companies and their directors outside the White House. It was taken in December 1941 after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbour. These chairman had been summoned by President Franklin Roosevelt 

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Inec files appeal against Osun electoral tribunal judgement insisting Adeleke was duly elected

NIGERIA'S Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec) has filed an appeal against the judgement of the Election Petition Tribunal that nullified the recent victory of Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke  in the July 16 2022 gubernatorial polls.

 

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Tory MPs see Kemi Badenoch as the favourite to take over from Sunak following her promotion

CONSERVATIVE Members of Parliament are tipping Kemi Badenoch as the most likely person to take over from Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as party leader following her recent promotion in a mini-reshuffle.

 

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Man U and Chelsea may have to forget about Osimhen as Napoli say he is not for sale

MANCHESTER United and Chelsea could be forced to look elsewhere for striking reinforcements during the summer as Italian side Napoli has told them both that Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen who they currently have their eyes on is not for sale.

 

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