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NIGERIAN striker Kelechi Iheanacho is set for another spell on the sidelines after picking up a hamstring injury during Celtic's Scottish League Cup final against St Mirren at Hampden Park yesterday.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Every one of Nigeria’s 774 local government areas must have at least one industrial estate. Failure to establish one within one year of assuming office will make a local government chairman liable to face criminal, treason and economic sabotage charges

[2] No licences will be issued to any faith house to open a church or mosque unless such premises also involves the construction of an industrial complex which shall employ at least 50 people

NOTORIOUS terrorist and armed bandit Bello Turji has denied claims by former Zamfara State governor and current minister of state for defence Bello Matawalle that he collected N30m ($20,650) as part of a settlement aimed at getting him to lay down arms.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Nigeria has a very weak foreign policy as her Ecowas neighbours defy Abuja at will and with impunity. Across Mali, Guinea, Chad, Burkina Faso and Niger Republic, military juntas have seized power in defiance of Nigeria. Once upon a time, the penalty for defying Nigeria was so severe, very few tried it across West Africa

NIGERIA'S federal government has unveiled an ambitious Women in Mobility programme involving handing out loans to 10,000 females to allow them to purchase motorcycles and tricycles popularly known as kekes.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] One who continues to espouse the dependence on the federal allocation formula which ties Nigeria’s fortunes to crude oil indefinitely

[2] Anyone who advocates further prospecting for crude oil at a time when the whole world is moving towards clean energy

[3] One who seeks to keep Nigerians divided along ethnic and primordial lines

[4] One who seeks to fuel religious divisions or brings matters of faith into government

NIGERIA'S federal government has announced ambitious plans to recruits over 94,000 new personnel into the country's security services as part of radical measures aimed at tackling rising insecurity across the country.

ENGLISH Premier League giants Chelsea are delighted that central defender Tosin Adarabioyo has been omitted from Nigeria's African Cup of Nations squad despite recent rumours that he has committed to playing for the Super Eagles.

NIGERIAN diasporans in the UK are going to get the added benefit of discounted rice in the run-up to Christmas as Golden Sella will be offering them subsidised 5kg bags of rice at this year's gala dinner taking place on December 12.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Ending the current insecurity epidemic. There are 6m weapons in the country at the moment and criminals are having a field day. This needs urgent addressing

[2] Putting out all the ethnic fires currently raging across the country. Ethnic mistrust is now such an issue, it virtually impossible to have any serious national debate on any subject without attracting suspicion