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Nigerians need the discipline of the Tuskegee Airmen, the Samurai Warriors or the Templer Knights to get through our current crisis

Ayo Akinfe

[1] World War Two is one of my great passions as I could study it non-stop 24/7. It led to so many innovations and altered the way we live to such an extent that it deserves to be studied 365 days a year

[2] One of the biggest revelations of the war were the Tuskegee Airmen. Four squadrons of all-black African Americans created to fail by the racist US military high command but alas, they ended the war as the world’s best ever pilots

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Buhari inaugurates Agricultural Machinery and Equipment Development Institute in Lafia

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has inaugurated Nigeria's Agricultural Machinery and Equipment Development Institute (Amedi) in the Nasarawa State capital Lafia as part of a long-term programme to enhance food security and create jobs across the country.

 

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Peter Obi pleads with Nigerians to bear with the CBN over the currency shortage debacle

FORMER Anambra Stare governor and Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has called on Nigerians to bear with the federal government and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) over the ongoing currency redesign exercise that is causing untold hardship.

 

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10 advantages of a cashless society which Nigeria is sadly not taking benefit of at the moment

Ayo Akinfe

[1] It reduces business risks and costs

[2] It reduces the transmission of diseases via cash

[3] Transaction speed is increased

[4] Elimination of high-denomination notes for purposes of reducing criminal activity

[5] Better collection of economic data

[6] Easier consumer budgeting

[7] Limitation on the amounts spent by politicians to induce voters

[8] Less money sprayed at parties wastefully

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Ganduje accuses CBN governor Emefiele of using naira redesign to frustrate Tinubu

GOVERNOR Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has accused the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor Godwin Emefiele of intentionally launching the naira redesign programme to frustrate the presidential ambitions of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.

 

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Man United U18 striker Victor Musa catches the eye scoring in back-to-back games

NIGERIA-eligible teenage striker Victor Musa is knocking on the doors of the Manchester United first team after putting in scintillating performances with the club's U18 squad where he has scored in successive back-to-back matches.

 

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Were I running for Nigeria’s presidency I would seek to carve out a niche market in the manufacturing of deep sea submarines for the oceanography industry 


Ayo Akinfe 

[1] Anyone who is a student of global manufacturing will know that nations which carve out niches in certain sectors always go on to do well. You just need to look at how Britain dominated shipbuilding for decades or look at what Japan and Germany are currently doing in the global automobile market 

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Armed gunmen shoot local judge dead in Imo State while he presides over court session

ARMED gunmen attacked and murdered local judge Nnaemeka Ugboma the current chairman of Ejemekwuru Customary Court in Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State while he was sitting in court.

 

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Governor Makinde suspends his re-election campaign as protests rock Oyo State

GOVERNOR Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has suspended his gubernatorial re-election campaign for the time being in solidarity  with the electorate who are reeling from the effects of the currency redesign crisis.

 

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Crystal Palace sign Nigeria-eligible teenage striker Franco Umeh from Cork City

ENGLISH Premier League side Crystal Palace have confirmed the signing of Nigeria-eligible teenage striker Franco Umeh who just agreed to a two-and-a-half year contract with the club that will keep him at Selhurst Park until 2025.

 

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