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I am at a loss as to why those behind the federal government's Renewed Hope Agenda have not come up with a National Almajiri Eradication Plan that will be given the same prominence as say the UK's Levelling Up programme

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Levelling up in the UK is generally about spreading prosperity to all parts of the country. We desperately need this kind of policy in Nigeria, especially in certain states in the northeast and northwest where the absence of any form of commerce has boosted the Almajiri phenomenon, kidnapping and terrorism

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Awoniyi says he wants to remain in English Premier League should he leave Forest

SUPER Eagles striker Taiwo Awoniyi has declared that he would like to stay plying his trade in the English Premier League should he part ways with Nottingham Forest this summer over a lack of playing time.

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At the next African Union summit, I would like to see Presidents Tinubu and Rampahosa present this joint continental development programme aimed at getting us out of the woods

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Africa accounts for 18% of the world's population, yet just 4% of its trade and 1% of its manufacturing capacity. It is thus no surprise that we are the poorest continent on earth and unless something drastic is done soon, the economic gulf between Africa and the rest of the world will keep growing

[2] We need an African Development Doctrine that compels all 55 nations on the continent to produce an least half of what they consume

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Anthony Joshua considers investing in football by buying a majority stake in Watford

FORMER heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua is weighing up a potential investment in English Championship side Watford with a view to purchasing a majority stake in the club.

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I would have loved it if Nigerian civil society groups had used the occasion of May Day to get 50m Nigerians to sign the Lekki Toll Gate Declaration and use it as a national compass

Ayo Akinfe

[1] We declare that from this date henceforth, we shall not flee in the face of attacks from the Nigerian security forces. Whenever we are holding peaceful demonstrations and the police and/or army are sent to shoot us, we will stay put and be shot. Martyrdom is a necessary price that has to be paid for freedom

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Anthony Joshua faces weeks out on the sidelines as he gets set for surgery later this month

FORMER world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua is to undergo elbow surgery later this month as he prepares for a possible comeback fight with Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk before the end of the year.

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As the world's largest black nation, Nigeria has to come up with a roadmap to bridge the gap between rich and poor nations with a coherent plan for wealth distribution

Ayo Akinfe

[1] On December 22, 1956, American newspapers were full of pictures of Dr Martin Luther King riding on a mixed bus with white folks after the Alabama Bus Boycott has been called off a day earlier. Dr King was the first person to ride on non-segregated buses in Montgomery, Alabama on December 21 1956 to make the point that victory had been won

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Palace confident they will be able to sign Osayi-Samuel on a free transfer this summer

ENGLISH Premier League side Crystal Palace has revived its interest in Super Eagles fullback Bright Osayi-Samuel with a view to signing him from Fenerbahce during the forthcoming summer transfer window.

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I am surprised that nobody has led a campaign for the quadrupling of Nigeria's budget because at the moment, we simply do not vote enough to cater for our basic needs as a nation

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Let me make this crystal clear once more. About 90% of Nigeria’s problems stem from the fact that we are not productive enough as an economy. As long as things remain the way they are, corruption, brigandage, tribalism, ethnic mistrust, religious upheaval, kidnapping, terrorism, etc, will continue to thrive

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If we had a law that allowed ordinary Nigerians to sponsor legislation on their birthdays, I would have submitted to the National Assembly this Nigerian Radical Action Bill 2025

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Ban the import of everything but essential items like medicines and heavy machinery

[2] Stop exporting crude oil as production costs may soon exceed world prices. Only refined products will be exported from henceforth

[3] End the federal allocation formula as there will be no money to share soon anyway at this rate

[4] Ask every company that has sold a finished good to Nigeria over the last 10 years to come and open a manufacturing unit there

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