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FORMER Super Eagles skipper Mikel Obi could be on his way to Italy next season after newly promoted side Benevento expressed an interest in signing him as it prepared for life in Serie A.

Ayo Akinfe

Here are 10 things I dream of as I think about the kind of Nigeria we want to bequeath to our grand children and great grand children:

(1) Nigeria will develop supersonic aircraft that can fly at the speed of light and travel to other galaxies and solar systems

(2) Nigeria’s president will become the first world leader to sign a bilateral deal with the leader of an alien race. We will agree to share technology and sign up to annual exchange visits

WORLD Health Organisation (WHO) officials have warned people against wearing masks while exercising saying that they may reduce the ability to breathe comfortably and as such pose a serious risk to users.

NIGERIA has been elected as the United Nations (UN) coordinator of the newly-launched poverty eradication group aimed at confronting complex and the multi-sided challenges posed by socio-economic under-development.

SEVERAL socio-cultural organisations from across southeast Nigeria have decided to join forces together and campaign for the actualisation of an Igbo president in 2023 when the country is next due to hold elections.

NIGERIA plans to open the Lagos and Abuja airports for domestic operations on Wednesday July 8 as part of the ongoing programme to ease the coronavirus lockdown and return to normal economic activity.

ENGLISH Premier League champions Liverpool are preparing to match whatever Italian side Napoli offers for Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen in a desperate bid to lure him to Anfield at the end of the season.

Ayo Akinfe

(1) Crude oil - This is vital if you want to power your economy. We have crude oil in abundance, so thankfully do not need to spend billions importing petroleum products

(2) Cash crops - To process goods, you need a cheap supply of cash crops like rubber, timber, livestock, cocoa, palm oil, neem, cassava, etc. Again, we have more of this than we need

MEMBERS of the Association of Hospital and Administrative Pharmacists of Nigeria (AHAPN) have threatened to embark on a nationwide strike action over the federal government’s unwillingness meet their demands over the Covid-19 pandemic.

GOVERNOR Kayode Fayemi has announced that all worship centres across Ekiti State will open on July 17 while schools are to partially resume on July 20 as part of a gradual plan to ease the Covid-19 restrictions.