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Fulham join the list of clubs looking to sign Arokodare ahead of forthcoming season

ENGLISH Premier League side Fulham gas become the latest European club to enquire about the services of Super Eagles striker Tolu Arokodare with a view to signing him ahead of the 2025/26 season.

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If it wants to capture the imagination of Nigerians, this new ADC coalition needs to be prepared to think the unthinkable and come up with unprecedented ideas that have never been thought of before

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Unlike most Nigerians, I do not believe in doing just the basic. For starters, I believe we should be looking to leapfrog the industrialised nations, which is exactly what China did. I for one am prepared to think the unthinkable and push the boundaries of human know-how to breaking point

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Falcons all set to go for their 10th African title when they take on Tunisia tomorrow

NIGERIA'S Super Falcons are all set to begin their quest for a tenth Women's Africa Cup of Nations trophy when they get their campaign going tomorrow in their opening match against Tunisia at the Stade Larbi Zaouli in Casablanca.

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I hope this ADC coalition is carefully studying these global pre-Covid manufacturing output figures and is drawing up plans to redress Nigeria's woeful position

Ayo Akinfe

[1] South Korea - $416.9bn

[2] India - $394.54bn

[3] Indonesia - $220.5bn

[4] Mexico - $217.85bn

[5] Brazil - $173.68bn

[6] Turkey - $143bn

[7] Australia - $78.66bn

[8] Malaysia - $78.28bn

[9] Vietnam - $43.17bn

[10] Nigeria - $38.32bn

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Osayi-Samuel signs three-year deal with Birmingham City joining from Fernebahce on a free transfer

SUPER Eagles fullback Bright Osayi-Samuel has signed a three year contract with English Championship side Birmingham City that sees him join from Turkish side Fernebahce on a free transfer ahead of the 2025/26 season.

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Given that Nigeria's primary problem is low productivity, I expect this new ADC coalition to announce over the next week that they have set the following targets for 2035

Ayo Akinfe

[1] By 2035, Nollywood must match the £1.3bn annual revenue that India's Bollywood generates and also match the 3.6bn tickets it sells worldwide

[2] By 2035, Nigeria must have at least two aircraft carriers so she can effectively police her maritime and land borders and deploy her aircraft anywhere in the world

[3] By 2035, Nigeria must account for at least 20% of global pharmaceutical goods production

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Buhari in the UK since April receiving medical treatment amid fears his health is deteriorating

FORMER Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari is receiving emergency medical treatment in the UK after falling ill to a point whereby the deterioration in his health led to him being flown abroad for urgent attention.

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If this new ADC coalition wants Nigerians to take it seriously, it should publish a policy document which looks something like this with a promise to implement all these ideas within four years if elected

Ayo Akinfe

[1] With effect from October 1 2025, we will begin the process of dismantling the federal allocation regime and begin the process of returning to the agreement reached at the 1958 London Constitutional Conference. Resource distribution will end up looking like this by 2050: States - 50%, federal government - 20%, geo-political zone - 15%, common fund - 15%

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Newly-promoted English Premier League side now turn their attention to Tolu Arokodare

SUPER Eagles striker Tolu Arokodare has become the latest target of newly-promoted English Premier League club Burnley as the Lancashire team is desperately looking to sign him from Belgian side Racing Genk before the start of the new season.

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We need the presidency to adopt a guideline which makes it compulsory for Nigeria's president to take our leading pastorpreneurs with him whenever he is going on an international trip in search of foreign direct investment

Ayo Akinfe

[1] President Tinubu is currently in the Americas looking for foreign direct investment (FDI). From what I can see, he is hoping to attract finance capital from St Lucia and then get industrial investment from Brazil. I just hope he does not come back empty-handed

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