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Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council calls Simon Ekpa an Igbo enemy for demanding five day sit-at-home

OHANAEZE Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide (ONYCW) has lashed out at the self-declared interim leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) Simon Ekpa for ordering a five day sit-at-home protest across the southeast geo-political zone.

 

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Chukwuemeka returns from injury participating in Chelsea's Abu Dhabi training session

NIGERIA-eligible midfielder Carney Chukwuemeka has recovered from a debilitating hamstring injury and has returned to training with Chelsea at the club's ongoing warm weather training camp in Abu Dhabi.

 

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Were I invited to talk about Nigerian insecurity at Chatham House, I would unveil policy plans that look something like this 

Ayo Akinfe 

[1] Insecurity is by far our biggest problem in Nigeria today. I would appoint a coordinating minister for security who will coordinate the affairs of the defence, police and internal affairs ministries 

[2] I will also appoint a coordinating minister of the economy who will oversee the finance, agriculture, labour & employment, trade & industry and petroleum ministries 

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CBN places restrictions on the amount of naira that can be withdrawn following redesign

RESTRICTIONS have been placed on the amounts of cash Nigerians can withdraw from banks by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in response to the scarcity brought about by the redesigning of the naira.

 

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Two UK diasporans drag Buhari and Inec to court seeking the right to vote in 2023 elections

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari and the Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec) have been dragged before an Abuja high court by two Nigerians resident in the UK who are seeking to get voting rights extended to diasporans.

 

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Arsenal loanee Arthur Okonkwo shortlisted for League Two Player of the Month award

ARSENAL's Nigeria-eligible goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo has been shortlisted for the English Football League's League Two Player of the Month for November after a brilliant month that saw him keep two cleans sheets in his last couple of matches.

 

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Bauchi and Gombe state governments at loggerheads over the ownership of oil fields

BAUCHI and Gombe state government have become embroiled in a protracted dispute over the ownership of a lucrative oil well which is believed to contain up to 1m barrels of crude and 500bn cubic feet of gas.

 

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Arsenal set to recall Balogun from Reims as a replacement for the injured Gabriel Jesus

ENGLISH Premier League side Arsenal has concluded plans to recall on loan Nigeria-eligible striker Folarin Balogun from French side Stade de Reims following an injury to Brazilian Gabriel Jesus while on World Cup duty.

 

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Nigeria should be using the brainstorming sessions ahead of the 2023 elections to come up with plans to radically alter the electric car market 

Ayo Akinfe 

[1] We appear not to have got the message yet but fossil fuels is old school 

[2] As we proceed into the 21st century, mankind simply has to wean himself of fossil fuels like crude oil and coal 

[3] With a population of 200m, Nigeria actually has an inbuilt advantage when it comes to producing renewable energy. With waste-to-power for instance, 200m people generate a lot of waste and offer a massive head start 

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