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GLASGOW Rangers centreback Emmanuel Fernandez is looking forward to becoming the next Nigerian defensive sensation as he awaits an invitation to the Super Eagles camp ahead of the forthcoming friendly tournament taking place in Jordan later this month.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Security

Provide funding for geo-political zone, state or local government security outfits to combat the current insecurity menace. Our current security architecture is wholly inadequate

[2] Restructuring

AMERICA is not going to bar Iran from participating in this year's World Cup taking place in North America in the summer despite the ongoing war between the two nations according to Fifa president Gianni Infantino.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Without security, economic growth is a mirage. As a first step, the Nigerian federal government needs to licence local vigilante groups in all 774 local government areas of the country to ensure uniformity. This way, they will all be signed up to uniform standards of operation in the fight against terrorists, bandits and kidnappers

NIGERIAN Football Federation (NFF) officials have missed out on securing the services of former Chelsea winger Carney Chukwuemeka for the Super Eagles after global footballing body Fifa officially approved his switch to Austria.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] We have flogged the issue of cattle ranches to death and called for the construction of several mega ones across northern Nigeria. President Tinubu has to pledge to send a bill to the National Assembly, making open grazing illegal, forcing every herdsman to move into these ranches

IRAQ has called on global footballing body Fifa to delay the planned World Cup inter-continental play-offs due to take place in Mexico later this month as a result of the escalating US-Israeli conflict with Iran.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] I have always believed that it is our innovative spirit that will get Nigeria out of the economic doldrums and give us a gross domestic product (GDP) of $2trn in the not-too-distant future. Unfortunately, this cursed liquid called crude oil is acting as a huge distraction at the moment. It is a real fly in the ointment and at some stage we need to turn the taps off to get us thinking

NIGERIAN teenage striker Josh Ajala has ended speculation over his future by signing a new contract with English Premier League club West Ham United that will keep him at the London Stadium until the end of the 2027/28 season.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Nigerians always look towards the federal government for redemption but this is just ignorance. It is the state government that is responsible for 80% of governance responsibilities under our federal structure, so that is where we need to place the emphasis