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ENGLISH Premier League giants Aston Villa have opened enquiries about Super Eagles midfielder Raphael Onyedika with a view to signing him from his Belgian side Club Brugge before the January transfer window closes.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] President Tinubu should tell all state governors that as from October 1 2026, he will scrap the federal allocation regime. They thus have to start thinking about getting their states self-reliant

[2] President Tinubu should also scrap government subsidies on all religious pilgrimages. If you want to go to Saudi Arabia or Israel, you are on your own

NIGERIA has come to the rescue of the international aviation industry after the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos dealt with the emergency landing of a Qatar Airways aircraft carrying 248 passengers and 12 crew members.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] NNPC - Oil processing, distribution and retailing and the manufacturing of industrial equipment. It should also be involved in the production of oil by-products like petrochemicals and fertiliser

[2] Innoson - Manufacturing of industrial goods like automobiles, railway wagons, aircraft, ships, electronic consumer goods and medical equipment

NIGERIA'S defence minister Retired General Christopher Musa has warned state governors against entering into peace deals with armed bandits that involve granting them amnesties saying that government policy is that negotiations will not be conducted with terrorists.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] An unprecedented Blitzkreig operation will be inleashed over the next few weeks to recapture those parts of Borno State still not under government control . A pincer movement will be launched in conjunction with the Chadian army to recover the entire area

[2] Nigeria will expand the Lake Chad Basin Force into a fully fledged Ecomog Army of about 20,000 men

Ayo Akinfe

[1] One huge problem the UK will face now she is outside the European Union (EU) is that she will no longer enjoy duty-free supply of fruits and vegetables from the Mediterranean region. Trust the Spanish, Italians, Greeks, French and Portuguese, they will demand full market price for all the tropical fruits they sell to the UK from now on

LAGOS State is to set begin using electric-powered boats across its Lagos Ferry Services (Lagferry)  fleet before the end of the year as part of efforts to lower transport fares and promote sustainable mobility.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Nigerians have among the most diverse array of textiles in the world. It is inexplicable that the sector is not one of the nation’s biggest sources of foreign exchange

[2] There is absolutely no reason why Nigeria’s revenue from the exports of lace, adire, guinea brocade, Atiku, ankara, etc does not match crude oil receipts. We should be mass-producing finished products and exporting them to retail outlets all over the world

NIGERIAN head coach Eric Chelle could be on his way after the ongoing African Cup of Nations as the Tunisian football federation have initiated an interest in securing his services following the sacking of their own manager Sami Trabelsi.