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Bristol City and Swansea eye signing Osaze before the January transfer window closes

NIGERIA-eligible defender Osaze Urhoghide maybe moving to England before the January transfer window closes as Championship sides Bristol City and Swansea have both made enquiries about his availability over recent weeks.

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As 2025 gets underway, here are 10 things our south-south governors need to look at doing over the next 10 years to combat the effects of centralism and no resource control

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Can they please consider floating a Niger Delta Petroleum Company to bid for oil blocks. Maybe create a holding company called Jaja of Opobo PLC and make it a multi-faceted petroleum and manufacturing concern

[2] Nothing is stopping Jaja of Opobo PLC building a massive refinery in somewhere like Yenagoa, Bonny, Uyo, Asaba or Calabar as Aliko Dangote has just done in Lekki. This refinery should come with West Africa's biggest sea port

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Adarabioyo shuns Brighton overtures opting to remain at Chelsea for the rest of the season

NIGERIA-eligible central defender Tosin Adarabioyo has shunned overtures from English Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion opting to spend the rest of the season with his current team Chelsea.

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I think the new Alaafin of Oyo should get off to a flying start by putting together a set of proposals that look like this and presenting them to the South West Governors Forum

Ayo Akinfe

[1] These six governors have to get their Amotekun initiative fully functional. This means getting it operating like a regional police service, kind of similar to the Los Angeles Police Department, New York Police Department, Chicago Police Department, etc in the US

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Scottish Premiership giants Hearts consider making a bid for Nigerian striker Kalu

SCOTTISH Premiership giants Hearts are looking to sign Nigerian striker Johnbosco Kalu from Swedish side Värnamo during the forthcoming January transfer window in a desperate drive to stave off looming relegation.

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Given the growing insecurity in Nigeria with the birth of a new sect of armed bandits called Lakurawa and Boko Haram/Iswap resuming their reign of terror in the northeast, the National Assembly should pass this Nigerian Security Act 2025

Ayo Akinfe

[1] as from 2025, Nigeria must start manufacturing all our armaments locally in a bid to guarantee supplies

[2] Our Federal Ministry of Internal Affairs must commence the process of building border posts that can be effectively policed

[3] Our chief of defence staff is mandated to establish a special forces commando unit similar to say the British SAS or the US Navy Seals across all three branches of the Nigerian armed forces

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Boko Haram resumes brutal Borno campaign killing 40 farmers and fishermen in brutal attack

TERRORIST sect Boko Haram appears to have resumed its brutal reign of terror in Borno State over the weekend after it attacked the Dumba community in the Kukawa Local Government Area killing at least 40 farmers and fishermen.

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10 goals I would set for the new Ohanaeze Ndigbo president Senator John Azuta-Mbata that will drastically enhance the economic prowess of his people

Ayo Akinfe

[1] The seven states that make up Ohanaeze Ndigbo will float a finance house called Ogbunigwe Bank. It will hand out loans to small businesses with a maximum interest rate of 5%

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Luton Town send Nigeria-eligible striker Aribim Pepple out on loan to Chesterfield

ENGLISH Championship outfit Luton Town have sent Nigeria-eligible striker Aribim Pepple on loan to League Two side Chesterfield for the rest of the season subject to Football Association and English Football League approval.

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Nigerians have no moral right to ask foreign tourists to visit their country if their own diasporans keep leaving the UK to throw lavish parties in Dubai, Turkey and Spain instead of heading back home to hold such events. It is time for punitive laws

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Ngwa, my people. Let us discuss tourism today because every serious nation has a thriving tourist industry. If you cannot attract tourists to your country, it is an indication that you are not really prepared to be an integral part of the global economy. Apart from the revenue it generates, exposing your populace to the outside world is vital for socio-economic development

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