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Rohr says Tomori will be welcome if he goes through Fifa switch making himself eligible for Nigeria

AC MILAN centreback Fikaro Tomori could still feature for Nigeria in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers after Super Eagles manager Gernot refused to close the door on the player following his recent declaration that he feels Nigerian.

 

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Ogun police warn Christians that they are vulnerable to kidnappers when they pray in the forest

OGUN State Police Command officials have warned Christians organisations operating in the state to desist from holding prayer sessions in forests as by doing so they leave themselves vulnerable to kidnappers.

 

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President Buhari has just arrived in New York for a United Nations summit. He should make it clear to the General Assembly that they have to take the following steps if they want to avoid another Afghanistan in Nigeria

Ayo Akinfe

[1] First of all, he should let the whole world know that Nigeria is not Afghanistan where what happens remains local. Whenever anything happens in Nigeria, it has continental implications. If Iswap or Boko Haram seize power in Nigeria, there will be a massive domino effect across Africa. They ignore Nigeria at their peril

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Indigenous nationalities alliance lists six demands for Buhari as he departs for UN today

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has been presented with six demands by the Nigerian Indigenous Nationalities Alliance for Self-Determination (Ninas) as he departs for New York today to participate in the United Nations General Assembly.

 

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Nnamdi Kanu's lawyer claims he was smeared in urine and faeces during his Kenyan detention

INDIGENOUS People of Biafra (Ipob) leader Nnamdi Kanu was regularly smeared with his own faeces and urine during his eight day incarceration in Kenya according to the details of a N5bn ($12.12m) lawsuit he has filed against the Kenyan government.

 

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Mourinho advices Tammy to switch his allegiance to Nigeria in response to England snub

ROMA'S head coach Jose Mourinho has advised striker Tammy Abraham to consider switching his international allegiance to Nigeria if his fine form is not getting him into the England team.

 

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To mark her 61st birthday, Nigeria should set herself the target of becoming the world's number one manufacturers of the following 10 products over the next decade

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Mobile phones - 300m
[2] Electricity transformers - 1m
[3] Generators - 10m
[4] Irrigation pumps - 20m
[5] Farm tractors - 5m
[6] Crude oil wells - 5,000
[7] Oil rigs - 1,000
[8] Bicycles - 40m
[9] Microphones - 100m
[10] iPads - 30m

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Macban leader killed in Kaduna by armed bandits after he was kidnapped and ransom paid

ARMED kidnappers have killed the chairman of the Miyetti Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (Macban) chapter in Lere Local Government Area of Kaduna State Alhaji Abubakar Abdullahi popularly known as Danbardi.

 

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Nigerian high commission in the UK suspends fast-track passport application services

NIGERIA'S high commission to the UK has suspended its fast-track passport services indefinitely as part a major restructuring programme aimed at guaranteeing the smooth issuance of passports.

 

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I dream of the day when Nigeria will be a player in the ongoing saga currently being played out in the Australian submarine drama

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Over the last few days, France has up in arms with Australia after a submarine supply contract was suddenly cancelled and offered to the US instead

[2] This new US-UK-Australia agreement, scuppers a 2016 deal that Australia sealed with France to acquire 12 diesel-powered subs from shipbuilder Naval Group.

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