GOVERNOR Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State has accused the Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) of placing a fatwa on some governors from across the southeast geo-political zone for not supporting their secessionist cause.

NIGERIA'S senate has approved the sum of $2.6bn out of the $5.5bn external borrowing request sent to the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari in May last year as part of the government's measures to finds ways to fund its current budget.

CHELSEA manager Thomas Tuchel has added Super Eagles striker Kelechi Iheanacho to the shortlist of the players he wants to bring to Stamford Bridge next season as speculation grows that Olivier Giroud may be leaving the club.

Ayo Akinfe

(1) Raise maize output from the current 10m tonnes to match Mexico’s 28m tonnes

(2) Increase tomato production from the current 4m tonnes to match Pakistan’s 16.6m tonnes

(3) Increase rice production from the current 6m tonnes to match Thailand’s 25m tonnes

(4) Raise sugarcane production from current 1.3m tonnes to match South Africa’s 15m tonnes

NIGERIA'S drive to become self-sufficient in sugar received a major boost this week after Flour Mills of Nigeria announced that its subsidiary the Golden Sugar Company intends to increase its production capacity by  250,000 tonnes per annum.

SECESSIONIST group the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (Massob) has rejected the recent offer from the British government that allows its members to apply for political asylum n the UK saying it is just a ruse.

NIGERIA'S ongoing expansion of its aviation industry enjoyed a major boost yesterday as the latest carrier United Nigeria Airlines commenced regular scheduled flight operations at the Port Harcourt International Airport.

THREE of the at Greenfield University Kaduna students who were abducted by armed gunmen earlier this week have been killed by their captors in what the state government has described as an act of mindless evil and sheer wickedness.

CRYSTAL Palace playmaker Ebere Eze has hinted that he may now decided to opt for Nigeria and play for the Super Eagles after pointing out that he has not closed the door on making a Fifa switch.

Ayo Akinfe 

(1) I think we will all agree that waiting on the federal government to solve all our security issues is an exercise in futility. We all know that in many instances the government actually sponsors some of these groups as it needs a private army to clamp down on political opponents. It is thus time to come up with a national self defence plan