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GOVERNOR Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has joined the growing list of Nigeria's presidential aspirants declaring his intention to stand for office next year as the candidate of an alliance between the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Allied Peoples Movement (APM).

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Nigeria’s intelligence agencies must be compelled to publish details of any politician, monarch or publicly exposed person on whom they have information that he could be a sponsor of terrorists, bandits, kidnappers or hoodlums

[2] Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria and all its splinter groups will be declared terrorist organisations as from October 1 2026

SUPER Eagles midfielder Frank Onyeka has agreed a new three year deal with newly-promoted English Premier League side Coventry City that will keep him at the Building Society Arena until 2029.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Nigeria has a population of 220m, while Africa’s second most populous nation DR Congo has 116m people. Between them, they account for about 4% of the world’s population but alas, Africa as a whole only accounts for 1% of global manufacturing

THREE of Nigeria's new opposition parties are considering pooling their resources and presenting a united front against the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in next year's general elections.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] For those not familiar with these vehicles, half-tracks are automobiles featuring front wheels for steering and rear continuous tracks for propulsion. They are designed to combine the off-road capability of a tank with the speed and handling of a wheeled vehicle

ENGLISH Premier League side Crystal Palace have handed Nigerian striker Adewusi Habeeb a trial with a view to signing him up during the forthcoming summer transfer window.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] We need to reorientate ourselves as currently, we spend too much money partying when such funds should go into investment. Every local government must set up a cooperative fund and encourage people to pay into it. This capital should then be spent creating sustainable jobs

[2] Local government chairmen should hold monthly public town hall meetings in all 774 local government areas in the country. Our people need to be made part of the governance process

ENGLISH Premier League giants Chelsea are lining up a bid for Super Eagles-eligible forward Ethan Nwaneri with a view to purchasing him from across-town rivals Arsenal during the forthcoming summer transfer window.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] By 2030, Nigeria must manufacture at least 50% of all the consumer goods she consumes. We must drastically reduce our import bill to no more than $5bn a year to enable the Central Bank of Nigeria build up its foreign reserves

[2] As from October 1 2027, it will be illegal to export any primary product from Nigeria without adding at least 50% value to it. Every raw material from agricultural produce to crude oil must be processed before export