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PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has been warned by a US Congressman investigating the ongoing allegations of persecution of Christians in northern Nigeria that he will be held responsible should anything happen radical Plateau State clergyman Reverend Ezekiel Dachomo.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Continues to espouse the dependence on the federal allocation formula which ties Nigeria’s fortunes to crude oil exports indefinitely

[2] Advocates further prospecting for crude oil at a time when the whole world is moving towards clean energy

[3] Seeks to keep Nigerians divided along ethnic and primordial lines

[4] Seeks to fuel religious divisions or brings matters of faith into government

NIGERIA is all set to soon appoint a substantive high commissioner to the UK after President Bola Tinubu forwarded the names of three ambassadorial nominees to the senate for approval with one of them expected to be posted to London soon.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Open a 20,000 square kilometre National Game Reserve in Taraba State. Make it the world’s largest wildlife sanctuary. Designed along similar lines to South Africa’s Kruge National Park, it should employ about 5,000 park rangers to police and fight off poachers

BRITAIN has rejected a request from the Nigerian government to allow former deputy senate president Ike Ekweremadu to serve the remainder of his nine year prison sentence back home pointing out that any prisoner transfer must meet strict justice and security conditions.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Do you know that on March 4 1976, the Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention was formally dissolved resulting in direct rule of the province from London by the British parliament. Britain made billions from what was supposed to be a major setback

WASHINGTON has agreed provide Nigeria with assistance that will enable it to combat the growing insecurity ravaging the country following a recent meeting between both governments in response to President Donald Trump's intervention into the matter.

GOVERNORS of Nigeria's six states that make up the southwest geo-political zone are expected to come up with a new security initiative this week in response to the growing insecurity that is ravaging the country.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Our intelligence agencies must be compelled to publish details of any politician, monarch or publicly exposed person on whom they have information that he could be a sponsor of terrorists, bandits, kidnappers or hoodlums

[2] Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria and all its splinter groups must be declared terrorist organisations

ABOUT 50 of the students kidnapped by terrorists from St Mary’s Catholic School in Niger State have escaped from their abductors and have been reunited with the families in a development that has lifted spirits in the area.