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Air Peace to start flying into Heathrow as from October after being granted landing rights

NIGERIA'S aviation minister Festus Keyamo has expressed delight about the fact that domestic carrier Air Peace has now been granted rights at London's Heathrow Airport saying the development is a culmination of months of diplomatic activity.

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I cannot believe that a fortnight after the Benue massacre, the governors of Nigeria’s 19 northern states have not met and agreed to float a National Livestock Bank of Nigeria

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Why has the Northern States Governors Forum not met and agreed to float a National Livestock Bank of Nigeria? Its primary aim should be to offer loans to herdsmen so they can open ranches and raise their livestock there

[2] I believe the 19 states should have like say a 30% stake in the bank. Corporate stakeholders should have like a 40% holding in the venture, with the remaining 30% sold to the public

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English Women's Super League giants Everton hope to sign Falcons skipper Ajibade

ENGLISH Women's Super League (WSL) giants Everton have initiated talks with Super Falcons skipper Rasheedat Ajibade with a view to signing her before the start of the forthcoming 2025/26 season.

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Were I in President Tinubu's shoes, I would send this Yelwata Security Bill 2025 to the National Assembly immediately in response to the Benue State massacre

Ayo Akinfe

[1] As from July 1 202025, every local government is compelled by law to register and licence all vigilante groups within its domain. Copies of this list are to be sent to the state police commissioner immediately

[2] Given that a lot of these herdsmen come into Nigeria from neighbouring countries, we are to establish 20 Nigerian Army battalions in strategic towns across the north east and northwest geo-political zones

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Semi Ajayi signs two-year deal with option of extension at Championship side Hull City

SUPER Eagles centreback Semi Ajayi has signed a two year deal with English Championship side Hull City with the club having the option of extending the contract for another year if they want to.

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I expect the six governors of Nigeria's north central geo-political zone to meet in Makurdi over the next week and launch a regional security outfit similar to Amotekun called the Joseph Tarka Brigade

Ayo Akinfe

[1] First of all, the six governors need to agree to form a regional security outfit as the current arrangements are wholly inadequate. Maybe name it the Joseph Tarka Brigade with a mandate to serve as a regional police force. Its members will bear arms and shall be the first line of defence against armed herdsmen and terrorists

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Several English Premier League clubs said to be eyeing recently-capped Nigerian centreback Ogbu

NEWLY-capped Super Eagles centreback Igoh Ogbu could be playing in the English Premier League next season as several clubsides including Nottingham Forest and Newcastle are reported to have enquired about securing his services.

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This latest Benue massacre should force us to come up with a permanent solution to this herdsmen crisis that will end the menace of nomadism once and for all

Ayo Akinfe

[1] I am surprised that despite the hundreds of thousands of clergymen and millions of churches and mosques littered across Nigeria, nobody has been able to see the parallels between our current situation and the case of Cain and Abel. We should be analysing this interesting biblical myth and use it as a template to find solutions to our current woes

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Nigeria-eligible teenage striker Sanusi signs contract with Premier League giants Newcastle

           

NIGERIA-eligible teenage striker Trevan Sanusi has signed a fresh contract with English Premier League giants Newcastle United in a move which is likely to see him become a first team regular next season.

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One of our biggest diseases as a people is sycophancy. If Nigeria could get rid of all the Yes Men around the government and replace them with people like Frank Sprague, I believe our GDP would double overnight

Ayo Akinfe

[1] I regularly watch the documentary Impossible Engineering that reveals how agrarian societies became industrialised. In many cases it was just due to the ingenuity, courage, foresight, determination and single-minded stubbornness of one individual. Men like Frank Sprague are what it takes to make the world a better place

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