Ayo Akinfe

[1] One of the key pieces missing in the Nigerian jigsaw puzzle is unconditional patriotism. I believe we would have built a super power by now if our commitment to the nation was not always predicated on getting something back in return

NIGERIA'S Adeyinka Samuel has been elected as the president of the Commonwealth Fencing Federation (CFF) in a development expected to enhance the development of the sport across the country.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Yesterday was August 8. On this day in 1898, a gentleman known as Will Kellogg invented a cereal known as Corn Flakes, which has gone on to become the world’s most popular breakfast cereal

[2] Today, Kellogg employs about 33,000 people and has an annual turnover of about $13bn. What does it do? Kellogg converts cereals into breakfast packages. Kellogg now has other products like Pringles, Cheez-It Crackers, Pop Tarts, etc

ENGLISH Football Association officials have invited five players of Nigerian extraction to England's U15 Emerging Talent Camp in a bid to tie them down and prevent them pledging their allegiance to Nigeria.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] It should start off with an agreement that both China and India will open pharmaceutical factories in Nigeria. In addition, Nigeria wants sole distribution rights of every tropical vaccine across Africa

NIGERIAN teenage midfielder Aderemi Adeoye has decided to seek openings at several alternative English Football League clubs after Championship side Middlesbrough opted not to offer him a professional contract after a week of trials.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Team sports - When I was in secondary school, we participated in team sports every day. Handball, basketball, volleyball, football, hockey, etc were events in which we were all trained. Across the spectrum we had national games festivals for universities, polytechnics, colleges of education, police colleges, etc, in which talent emerged. We then had the National Sports Festival which produced the crème de la crème. Can we reintroduce all this immediately?

ENGLISH Premier League side Nottingham Forest has joined the ranks of European clubs looking to sign Nigerian teenage sensation Abdoulaye Agbejoye following his recent exploits in the ongoing West African U21tournament in Ivory Coast.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] No matter how anyone looks at things, religious capital presents Nigeria with the biggest potential source of internal finance for investment. Even if we appoint the most brilliant economist on earth as our finance minister, he or she will never be able to crack the Nigerian economy without tapping into religious finance

NIGERIA-eligible midfielder David Ozoh looks set to leave Uefa Conference League champions Crystal Palace probably for continental Europe as several clubsides have made enquiries about securing his services.