NIGERIA'S diaspora community in the UK has used the occasion of the country's 61st independence anniversary to welcome two new associations as the Nigerian Community in Greenwich and the Nigerian Community in Surrey & Sussex joined its fold.

NIGERIA'S former finance minister Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is said to be considering leaving her job as the World Trade Organisation (WTO) director-general due to the frustration she is encountering with regards to getting things done.

Ayo Akinfe 

[1] Today, Nigeria is 61 but alas, a 61 year old with a lot of problems that include ethnic strife, religious extremism, being a mono-economy, inadequate productivity, poor social infrastructure, a lack of security, limited social amenities, corruption, a lack of patriotism, nepotism, etc 

NIGERIA'S senate has initiated moves that will compel multinational oil companies to relocate their operational bases to the Niger Delta as part of a plan to create jobs and regenerate the region.

GOVERNOR Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has returned to Abeokuta following his controversial disappearance over recent weeks and got to work immediately by signing the recently-passed anti-open grazing bill into law.

MEMBERS of Nigeria's House of Representatives have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to designate the bandits terrorising large swathes of Nigeria as terrorists so they can be prosecuted under the Terrorism Prevention Act.

NIGERIA'S main opposition the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has been warned by the youth wing of Ohaneze Ndigbo not to bother standing any candidates for elective positions across the southeast if it fails to field an Igbo presidential candidate in 2023.

SUPER Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr has handed a debut call-up to Glasgow Rangers leftback Calvin Bassey ahead of Nigeria's World Cup double header qualification matches against the Central African Republic this October.

Ayo Akinfe 

[1] Kudos to the members of the Southern Governors Forum (SGF) for finally waking up from their slumber. They have finally realised that it is they who will fix Nigeria, not the federal government 

[2] Waiting for the federal government to come and bail you out is just looking for a lame excuse in my opinion. As we have seen from Amotekun, VAT and open grazing, things only get done when state governors take action 

BRITAIN'S high commissioner to Nigeria Catriona Laing has revealed that the country is willing to return all of Nigeria's stolen loot stashed away in London as part of a programme to strengthen the bilateral partnership between both nations.