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MEMBERS of Nigeria's fourth largest ethnic group may hold a series of meetings over the coming weeks to debate the vexed issue of self-determination following the recent decision by the federal government to declare a state of emergency in Rivers State.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Rural roads: Do you know that about one third of Nigerian farm produce goes to waste due to poor transportation facilities? In many parts of the country, farms are inaccessible during the rainy season

[2] On-farm storage facilities: We desperately need every one of our 774 local government areas to open a mega silo and food storage facility to combat the high level of waste due to inadequate storage and refrigeration facilities

NIGERIAN airline Air Peace has cut the price of its Lagos to London flights to N600,000 ($392) as part of a major promotion campaign aimed at attracting more clientele as the busy summer period looms.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Africa is in the middle of earth, Nigeria is almost in the middle of Africa, so we are not just any nation. We should consider ourselves humanity's hope of the 22nd century. When you are the world’s largest black nation, as a people, you must be prepared to think the unthinkable

FORMER members of the executive committee of the Central Association of Nigerians in the UK (Canuk) will be honoured with awards at the forthcoming Canuk at 20 celebration due to take place in London on May 24.

FORMER mayor of Southwark Councillor Michael Situ has been named as the chairman of the Central Association of Nigerians in the UK (Canuk) 2025 electoral committee with a mandate to usher in a new executive committee at this year's annual general meeting (AGM) on June 14.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Nigeria will lead a 10,000 Ecomog peacekeeping force to police the Russia/Ukraine border

[2] In return Russia will agree to open a tank manufacturing facility in Nigeria

[3] Nato member states for their part will agree to invest $100bn annually in Nigeria

[4] The US will agree to train a unit of elite anti-terrorist commandos of the Nigerian Army up to the standards of the US Seals or the British SAS

Ayo Akinfe

[1] If you were to conduct a poll of Nigerians today and ask them the three main issues bugging them the most, your answers would probably be security, inflation and power supply. It appears that our governments at state and federal level are at a loss about how to tackle these three problems

DOMESTIC carrier Value Jet Airlines and the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) have entered into an agreement that will make the company the official airline of all of Nigeria's national teams.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] This picture is of a street in London during the Blitz. All this debris was cleared up by volunteers and neighbourhood committees who were determined not to have their spirits broken by German bombardment