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. Nigerians now shamelessly support or oppose government policy based on what part of the country they are from

SUPER Eagles fullback Ola Aina might be out of action for longer than originally anticipated after Nottingham Forest's manager Sean Dyche revealed that his hamstring injury is long term in nature and the player will not be returning to action immediately.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] I have always believed that it is our innovative spirit that will get Nigeria out of the economic doldrums and give us a gross domestic product (GDP) of $2trn in the not-too-distant future. Unfortunately, this cursed liquid called crude oil is acting as a huge distraction at the moment. It is a real fly in the ointment and at some stage we need to turn the taps off to get us thinking

CONTINENTAL body the Confederation of African Football (Caf) has published details of next month's World Cup play-offs highlighting the fact that Nigeria's Super Eagles will face the Black panthers of Gabon in their first match in the Moroccan city of Rabat.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Maize - We currently produce about 11m tonnes. We need to up this to about 20m tonnes to have enough maize to feed livestock commercially

[2] Palm kernels - We are currently producing about 1.3m tonnes a year but need to increase this to at least 5m tonnes as we consume about 2m tonnes already

[3] Soyabeans - We are currently producing about 758,000 tonnes a year but need to increase this to at least South Africa’s 1.5m tonnes

NIGERIAN teenage winger Angelo Agbejoye has commenced trials with English Premier League giants Manchester City  and is hopeful of making the cut and joining their first team during the forthcoming January transfer window.

Ayo Akinfe

Are we aware of the fact that the global leather goods market is valued at $629.65bn today? Here are the top 10 producers worldwide:

[1] China produces 6.17bn square feet of leather goods and accounts for 25% of global output

[2] Brazil produces 2.36bn square feet of leather goods and accounts for 9.5% of global output

[3] Russia produces 1.65bn square feet of leather goods accounting for 7% of global output

INDIGENOUS People of Biafra (Ipob) leader Nnamdi Kanu has abandoned plans to call witnesses in his ongoing trial before the Federal High Court in Abuja opting to keep mum in the case arguing that the court had no jurisdiction to try him.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Six regional powers grids will be established in each geo-political zone across the country, with each responsible for providing electricity to the states within its domain

[2] A national grid will operate on top of this serving as a supplement whenever there are shortages in any geo-political zone

[3] Zonal grids will be free to sell excess power generated to other zones or export it as a commercial product

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Once more the planet needs the help of the world’s largest black nation Nigeria as we are faced with a climatic and ecological crisis. As should always be the case, the giant of Africa needs to come to the rescue of humanity