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As we continue to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the ending of World War Two, I cannot but ask when will Africa as a continent attempt something as audacious as the D-Day landings to lift itself out of poverty

Ayo Akinfe

[1] World War Two is my favourite historical topic. I just cannot stop marvelling at the ingenuity it brought to the fore. It was during this conflict that the world made the switch from an agrarian economy into an industrial one

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Youth development minister to deliver keynote address at Canuk's 20th anniversary

NIGERIA'S minister of youth development Ayodele Olawande has agreed to deliver the keynote address at the Central Association of Nigerians in the UK's (Canuk) 20th anniversary celebrations taking place in London on May 24.

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Awoniyi undergoes surgery after colliding with the post during Premier League match

SUPER Eagles striker Taiwo Awoniyi has undergone emergency surgery after colliding with the goalpost during Nottingham Forest's English Premier League clash against Leicester City on Sunday.

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As we celebrate the strong men who won World War Two for the allies, I ask if Nigerians would be happy with an autocratic president that delivers double digit economic growth

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Long before World War Two, on September 28 1785, Napoleon Bonaparte graduated from the military academy in Paris. He was only 42nd in a class of 51 and no one paid any particular notice to him. However, history had other ideas

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Fubara says he is not desperate to return to office as his spirit left Government House long ago

SUSPENDED Rivers State governor Siminalayi Fubara has indicated that he might not return to power again declaring that he is not desperate to return to office  as his spirit left Government House long ago.

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Flights into Abuja disrupted after Air Peace plane collides with antelope on runway

AIR flights into and out of Abuja were disrupted over the weekend after an Air Peace aircraft collided with an antelope while taxiing on the runway of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport leading to a temporary shutdown of the facility.

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Still on this theme of World War Two, when I look at the D-Day landings, I can only ask how we Africans became so intellectually lazy and refused to match European innovation

Ayo Akinfe

[1] On D-Day, in 1944, history was created. In an unprecedented act of bravery, courage, valour, creativity, audacity and initiative, some 150,000 men were landed on an 80km stretch off the Normandy coast of France within 24 hours. Never before or after has such a feat been tried

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As I take in all these VE Day 80th anniversary celebrations, I keep asking myself if Nigeria will ever witness a similar economic miracle as Europe did after the war

Ayo Akinfe

[1] As we all know, Africans are regarded as inferior beings by the rest of humanity because of our economic weakness. All those World War Two former enemies in contrast, have nothing but mutual respect and admiration for each other

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Everton set their sights on Simon Moses ahead of next season as transfer window gets set to open

ENGLISH Premier League giants Everton have stepped up their pursuit of Super Eagles winger Moses Simon with a view to signing him during the forthcoming summer transfer window that commences.

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