Ayo Akinfe

[1] To address a nation’s socio-economic problems, you have to understand the thinking of its people, appreciate their outlook and understand the pace at which they are ready to advance. This will inform the choices you make as you try to accelerate the pace of development

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Were I Nigeria’s foreign minister, I would immediately appoint Meghan as our global investment ambassador

[2] I would offer Harry and Meghan a palatial home in Abuja and a budget of about $1m, with a mandate to attract foreign direct investment (FDI)

[3] They would have an annual target of attracting at least $50bn in FDI and diaspora investment

[4] They will also be mandated to hold their Invicta Games in Nigeria once a year

IGBO young people's umbrella body the Coalition of South East Youth Leaders (Coseyl) has called for the removal of all security checkpoints across the southeast geo-political zone as they are nothing but extortion centres.

SECURITY guards working at the O2 Brixton Academy in London on the night of the Asake concert last month have been accused of accepting bribes to allows fans without tickets into the venue by a whistle blower.

CRYSTAL Palace teenage striker Ademola Ola-Adebomi is due to arrive in Nigeria this Sunday January 22 as he honours his invitation to the Flying Eagles in what will be his debut appearance for Nigeria.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Nobody will admit it publicly but we are Africans are regarded as inferior beings simply because we are not productive enough. Until we start contributing our fair share to global development we really have no moral right to complain about this treatment 

[2] We are considered a burden and a nation of parasites by industrialised countries. Make no mistake about it, this will continue for as long as we remain an eternal consumer producing nothing

ANGRY women and youths in Paikoro Local Government Area of Niger State have burnt down the Kafin-Koro divisional police station in response to the recent burning to death of a Catholic priest in the area.

GOVERNOR Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has acknowledged that he is currently facing several health challenges but has said there is no cause for alarm as the furore over his wellbeing escalated into a full0blown spat between his wife and mistress.

NIGERIAN teenage striker Tobi Adeyemo made it a goalscoring home debut for Watford over the weekend when he came off the bench in the second half in a league match against Blackpool and scored the opener in a 2-0 victory.

Ayo Akinfe 

[1] Lidice is a village in the Czech Republic where all its male inhabitants were executed in 1942 by the Nazis as a reprisal for the assassination of Reich Protector Reinhard Heydrich 

[2] All 173 men from the village who were over 15 years of age were executed on 10 June 1942. A further 11 men from the village who were not present at the time were later arrested and executed soon afterwards, along with several others who were already under arrest