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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.

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.

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 

BANDIT leader Bello Turji has accused Nigeria's federal government of being responsible for the incessant acts of banditry currently taking place across the northwest of the country claiming the criminal acts take place because the authorities benefit from it.

NIGERIA'S ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has debunked rumour that its presidential candidate Asiwaju Bola Tinubu postponed a trip to the US scheduled to take place this month because he was denied a visa.

NIGERIA-eligible teenagers Maximillian Oyedele and Shola Shoretire have been included in the Manchester United squad that has travelled to Spain for a week as part of the club's plans to get ready for the resumption of the Premier League later this month.

Ayo Akinfe  

[1] My government plans to combat the rising spate of insecurity across the country

[2] My 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] My administration plans to add value to every single agricultural good we produce before exporting it  

WORLD Bank officials have warned that Nigeria is facing the risk of having a $3trn infrastructure gap by the year 2052 if something is now done quickly to address the current lack of social amenities.

ENGLISH Premier League giants Aston Villa are closely monitoring their Nigeria-eligible teenager Tim Iroegbunam currently on loan to Championship side Queens Park Rangers (QPR)  ahead of the January transfer window with a view to recalling him.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Nigeria is the world's largest black nation and that brings along with it a lot of responsibilities. It is totally unacceptable that small nations like Qatar can host the World Cup and this global giant cannot

[2] Also very disturbingly, how can small nations like Uruguay brag about having won the World Cup before and Nigeria cannot. As a people, these are the kind of lofty targets, goals and quotas we have to set ourselves as a nation