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Mrs Tinubu recently celebrated her birthday. I would have liked it if the event was marked with the passing of a Nigerian Women’s Bill 2025 that looks like this

 

Ayo Akinfe

[1] We are hereby scrapping of all laws which limit a woman's right to inherit family property

[2] Child marriages shall become criminalised immediately with a minimum 10 year prison sentence for convicted criminals

[3] As from May 2027, 50% women's representation will be guaranteed in all elected and appointed positions

[4] Free smear tests will be made available in all of Nigeria’s 36 states and 774 local government areas

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Chelsea and West Ham step up their quest for Nigerian teenage wonder kid Kamaldeen

ENGLISH Premier League clubs Chelsea and West Ham have stepped up their pursuit of Nigerian wonderkid Abduljelili Kamaldeen who is tipped to be the next Jay Jay Okocha following his dazzling displays at the ongoing Fifa U20 World Cup.

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As we celebrate 65 years of independence, here is a 30-step guide to how Nigeria came about. We have come a long way as a nation but the best is yet to come

Ayo Akinfe

[1] On August 6 1861, the port of Lagos was seized by the British.

[2] On 5 March 1862, the Crown Colony of Lagos was declared, governed directly from London

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Yobe sharia courts to introduce digital technology in a bid to clear backlog of cases

SHARIA courts in Yobe State may soon be going digital dispensing judgement virtually cutting out the need for physical attendance in all matters as part of a drive to clear the backlog of cases before them.

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10 bitter truths I would love President Bola Tinubu to tell Nigerians in his 65th Independence Day anniversary address later today

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Nigeria is too large for her current import-dependence economic model. We will never be able to afford consumer good imports for 200m people and even if we could, no nation will be able to supply us with the quantities we want at the time we want these goods

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Nigerian government criticised for cancelling independence day parade scheduled for Abuja

NIGERIA'S opposition coalition the African democratic Congress (ADC) has lambasted the federal government for cancelling tomorrow's independence day parade saying the development is another sign of the Tinubu administration's disconnect with the masses.

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With kidnapping arguably our biggest headache in Nigeria at the moment, the president needs to announce drastic measures like this on Independence Day tomorrow to combat the scourge

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Nigeria’s army was created by our former colonial masters along identical lines to the British Army with the primary task of protecting the country from external threats. Well, the reality is that unlike European powers such as Britain, France, Germany, Spain, the Ottoman Empire, Czarist Russia, Italy, etc, 90% of Nigeria’s security challenges are internal. We will thus restructure the Nigerian Army to reflect that reality

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Ohanaeze Ndigbo adopts Tinubu as its consensus candidate on the eve of Igbo Day 2025

PAN-Igbo socio-cultural organisation Ohanaeze Ndigbo has adopted President Bola Tinubu as its consensus candidate for the 2027 presidential elections saying that the development was designed to end political rivalry between Igbos and Yorubas.

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This photograph was taken at the opening of the Nigerian Constitutional Conference in London on this very day 67 years ago. On Sep 29 1958, our leaders reached a consensus on how Nigeria would operate. Let us look at their legacies starting with Awo

Ayo Akinfe

[1] I will start off with Cocoa House, Ibadan, Africa’s first ever skyscraper. Despite his flaws, the more I read about Awolowo, the more I just marvel at his unique ability to envisage the future. He built Cocoa House to serve as a revenue earner that would help fund his social programmes

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ADC opposes Nigerian government's decision to apply for a seat on the UN Security Council

OPPOSITION party the  African Democratic Congress (ADC) has opposed the quest by the Nigerian government to secure a seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) saying President Bola Tinubu's should focus on addressing insecurity challenges at home.

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