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SUPER Eagles head coach Eric Chelle has decided to build on yesterday's success in the Unity Cup by using the strikers who won it to prosecute next month's friendly games against Portugal and Poland in place of regulars Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Ending the current insecurity epidemic. There are 6m illegal weapons in the country at the moment and criminals are having a field day. This needs urgent addressing with the launch of an amnesty and collection programme

[2] Putting out all the ethnic fires currently raging across the country. Ethnic mistrust is now such an issue, it virtually impossible to have any serious national debate on any subject without attracting suspicion

SUPER Eagles striker Ademola Lookman could be on his way back to the English Premier League after his Spanish club Atlético Madrid indicated that they are prepared to listen for offers as they look to rebuild ahead of the forthcoming season.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Buying private jets when we do not have an aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) in Nigeria is just an act of economic sabotage as all is does is drain foreign exchange and enrich foreign aircraft manufacturers

[2] Buying generators when you could install solar panels on your roof is not only economically damaging but an environmental crime

NIGERIA'S federal government has asked 21 state governments and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to activate emergency preparedness measures in response to the recent outbreak of ebola across Africa.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Security and second tier policing - I look forward to a 42 state structure with each geo-political zone made up of seven states. Under this arrangement, the geo-political zone will be responsible for regional policing. Each zone will have a body similar to Amotekun but four out of the seven governors need to approve deployment for major operations to prevent governors using these bodies as private armies

ENGLISH Championship side Milwall have rejected a €20m bid from newly promoted Premier League team Ipswich Town for Super Eagles Unity Cup hero Femi Azeez who they want to join them ahead of next season.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] With oil prices still nowhere near the past highs of over $140 a barrel that we enjoyed during the Goodluck era and the Dangote refinery taking over as Nigeria’s main source of petrol products, it is the time to convert the NNPC into an industrial concern

NIGERIA'S Super Eagles got their Unity Cup campaign off to a flying start yesterday with a comfortable 2-0 victory of Zimbabwe thanks to a brace of goals from Milwall striker Femi Azeez who scored once in each half.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Six regional powers grids will be established across the country, with each responsible for providing electricity to the states within its domain

[2] A national grid will operate on top of this serving as a supplement whenever there are shortages in any geo-political zone

[3] Zonal grids will be free to sell excess power generated to other zones or export it as a commercial product