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Nigeria-eligible teenager David Ozoh included in Palace's match day squad for tomorrow's game

CRYSTAL Palace manager Patrick Viera has included Nigeria-eligible teenage midfielder David Ozoh in their first team squad for tomorrow's English Premier League game against Fulham at Selhurst Park.

 

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Were I running for president, I would deliver a Christmas Day speech in which I would set production quotas in several key sectors


Ayo Akinfe

We would have annual production targets in all these sectors:

[1] Steel - 10m tonnes
[2] Cocoa - 1.5m tonnes
[3] Natural gas - 100m cubic metres
[4] Rice - 10m tonnes
[5] Distributed electricity - 20,000MW
[6] Tarred roads - 200,000km
[7] Assembled automobiles - 500,000 units
[8] Bitumen - 10m tonnes
[9] Palm oil - 20m tonnes
[10] Clean energy - 5,000MW

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Governor Akeredolu tells all those dreaming of dreaming of Oodua Nation to perish the thought

GOVERNOR Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State and the chairman of the Southwest Governors’ Forum has called on all those agitating for the creation of an independent Oduduwa Nation to abandon the thought and rally behind the concept of one Nigeria.

 

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Basketmouth announces separation from his wife Elsie bringing to an end 12 years of marriage

POPULAR Nigerian comedian Bright Okpocha otherwise known as Basketmouth has announced the dissolution of his 12 year old marriage to his wife Elsie in what has been the latest collapse of a celebrity union.

 

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West Bromwich Albion hopeful Semi Ajayi will return to action on Boxing Day against Bristol City

ENGLISH Championship side West Bromwich Albion (WBA) are optimistic that Nigerian centreback Semi Ajayi will return to the starting line-up for their Boxing Day clash against Bristol City having returned to the bench against Coventry City on Wednesday.

 

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I look forward to hearing which presidential candidate will come out with a Christmas Day message that sounds something like this

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Offers details of how his government plans to combat the rising spate of insecurity across the country

[2] Details how his administration intends to reduce the ratio of government revenue that accrues from crude oil exports to 20% from the current 90% through an economic diversification programme

[3 Explains how his administration plans to add value to every single agricultural good we produce before exporting it

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Buhari writes to National Assembly asking to borrow an extra $1.8bn to fund supplementary budget

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has written to the House of Representatives asking it to approve a N819.5bn ($1.82bn) supplementary budget for the remainder of 2022 which shall be funded through increased borrowing.

 

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Old Bailey denies Ekweremadu bail again with judge ruling that he remains a flight risk

FORMER deputy senate president Senator Ike Ekweremadu has once more been denied bail by London's Central Criminal Court popularly known as the Old Bailey with the judge ruling that he was a flight risk.

 

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Chukwuemeka dumps Nigeria pledging his senior international future to England

CHELSEA midfielder Carney Chukwuemeka has opted to plat for England instead of Nigeria at senior international level stating that he is aiming to feature for the Three Lions in the 2024 European championships.

 

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Has any of the presidential candidates come up with an aviation masterplan as part of their manifesto?

Ayo Akinfe

[1] When you have a population of 200m, are located bang in the middle of your continent and your populace love travelling, you should have a one of the most lucrative aviation industries in the world. Indeed, Nigeria should be an African aviation hub

[2] Nigeria is a currently a mono-economy. When 95% of government revenue comes from crude oil sales, we have no choice other then to look for alternative sources of income if we do not want to perish as a people

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