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FORMER deputy senate president Senator Ike Ekweremadu gas secured a significant victory in his ongoing battle with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) after an Abuja high court vacated an interim order forfeiting 40 of his properties to the government.

NOTTINGHAM Forest are desperately trying to hijack the signing of Nigerian fullback Bright Osayi-Samuel from Turkish giants Fenerbahçe before the closing of the current January transfer window.

Ayo Akinfe 

[1] Establish a special Kidnapping and Firearms Bureau (KFB). It will be an elite police agency kind of like the US Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms Bureau 

[2] Have the KFB train special 1,000  tracker dogs who will be able to track kidnap victims with ease 

[3] Pass laws that will make paying ransom fees a criminal offence. Legally, it is colluding with the kidnappers 

COMMERCIAL banks found hoarding the new naira notes will be sanctioned by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) as part of a clampdown on any operators across the finance industry who get in the way of the new currency design programme.

FORMER vice president and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has declared that he will make the southwest geo-political zone the nation's industrial hub if elected president next month.

ENGLISH Premier League side Bournemouth have joined the race to sign Super Eagles  striker Terem Moffi during the forthcoming January transfer window entering into the fray with the likes of West Ham and Southampton.

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.