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SUPER Eagles head coach Eric Chelle has released his provisional squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations with very few surprises as his 53-man squad contains all the usual suspects and includes a few new faces.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] First of all, let the Kaduna State government set aside 5,000 square kilometres to build a massive cattle ranch in in Birnin Gwari that will be home to about 5,000 herdsmen

[2] Then, can the Katsina State government reach an agreement with Al Rayan Islamic Bank to open an animal feed compounder at Funtua, which will supply the Birnin Gwari ranch

GOVERNOR Alex Otti of Abia State has paid a visit to Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) leader Nnamdi Kanu at Sokoto Prison and assured him of an impending political solution to his situation.

NIGERIA has granted political asylum to Guinea-Bissau's opposition presidential candidate Fernando Dias da Costa granting him and his family the right to stay at the Nigerian embassy as part of its opposition to the military coup d'etat in the country.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Disarmament centres will be established in every one of Nigeria’s 774 local government areas where illegal weapons will be handed in without any prosecution

[2] As from January 1 2026, it will be illegal for anyone to own an automatic weapon like an AK47. Anyone caught with one will be subject to a statutory 10 year jail sentence

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has sent a list of 32 more ambassadorial nominees to the senate for approval as the race to fill up positions in Nigeria's missions abroad gathers pace in response to calls for action on the matter.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Lagos State: Our commercial capital currently accounts for about one quarter of Nigeria's gross domestic product (GDP) and one third of non-oil GDP. However, we need to built on it and turn it into an international financial centre that matches London which generates $650bn a year or New York which generates $1.4trn a year.

FORMER president Dr Goodluck Jonathan has arrived safely in Abuja after the Nigerian government evacuated him and other election observers from Guinea-Bissau following a military coup there earlier this week.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] For starters, we should aim to become the world’s number one producer of the following animal products by 2030:

[i] Cattle

[ii] Snails

[iii] Pigs

[iv] Poultry

[v] Mackerel

[vi] Goats

[vii] Turkeys

[viii] Ducks

[ix] Grass cutters

[x] Impala

[2] I for one would ringfence this sector and give it a minimum target of generating $20bn in foreign exchange earnings by 2030

NIGERIA'S Court of Appeal has dismissed a challenge filed by the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) Nnamdi Kanu disputing the right of the Nigerian authorities to detain and try him for terrorism.