AkinfeAyo's blog

NIGERIA'S highest ranking female lawmaker ever Senator Abiodun Olujimi the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has returned to the National Assembly after the Federal Court of Appeal recently declared her duly elected to represent Ekiti South Senatorial District.

SAHARA Reporters publisher and former presidential Omoyele Sowore has embarked on a hunger strike to protest the refusal of the Nigerian authorities to release him despite an Abuja high court granting him bail.

By Ayo Akinfe

(1) As Nigeria desperately searches around for potential sources of revenue, can someone please tell me why we have not thought about horses? A horse costs about $2,000 on the open market, so just imagine the revenue we would generate if we exported say 3m of them

(2) Apparently there are 240,000 horses in Nigeria with the bulk of them used by the police and the polo industry. Kaduna in particular has a vibrant horse-owning population but alas, I doubt if we export one horse

NIGERIAN Customs Service (NCS) has announced a reduction in the amount of petroleum products people living within 20 kilometres to an international border will be allowed to purchase as part of its ongoing campaign to combat smuggling.

LAGOS Chief Superintendant of Police (CSP) Taiwo Kasunmu has urged Nigerian women to shun the unnecessary display of wealth on social media to avoid falling prey to criminals who may target them as a result.

FORMER Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor and National Economic Advisory Team member Professor Chukwuma Soludo has pressed the government to encourage diasporans to invest more at home in a bid to stimulate the economy.

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has been accused of breaching Nigeria's constitution for failing to hand over to the vice president Professor Yemi Osinbajo before embarking on a two-week private visit to London.

SUPER Eagles centreback William Troost-Ekong has signed a new improved deal with his Italian clubside Udinese that extends his contract with the Serie A club until 2023 confirming his importance to the mid table team.

Ekong, 26, who was born in the Netherlands, was purchased from Turkish side Bursaspor in the summer of 2018 for €3.3m. So far this season, he has made nine Serie A appearances and one in the Coppa Italia, establishing himself as a stalwart of the team.

By Ayo Akinfe

(1) Today, I have decided to write about the women’s movement because November 7 is a historic day in the fight for gender equality. It was on this day in 1916 that Jeannette Rankin from Montana was elected to US Congress as its first ever woman Representative

GOVERNOR Abubakar Bello of Niger State has invited the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to come and investigate the activities of his state after his predecessor Babangida Aliyu claimed that $181m has gone missing under his watch.