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FORMER president Dr Goodluck Jonathan has dismissed speculation indicating that he shall be seeking the Peoples Democratic Party's (PDP) presidential ticket ahead of next year's general elections.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] We should aim for annual double digit economic growth between 2027 and 2030. If we sustain this and enjoy 10% growth every year for a decade, it will increase Nigeria's gross domestic product (GDP) to over $1trn

SUPER Eagles head coach Eric Chelle has unveiled his list of 24 players who will participate in the two high-profile friendly games against Portugal and Poland taking place next month as part of the warm-up matches ahead of the World Cup.

SUPER Eagles head coach Eric Chelle has published his list of 27 invitees called to camp to prosecute the forthcoming Unity Cup tournament taking place in London later this month between May 26 and 30.

SEMI Ajayi's chances of returning to the English Premier League next season have increased significantly after Southampton his club's opponents in this weekend's play-off final got disqualified and were replaced with the slightly less formidable Middlesbrough.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Nigeria will provide free of charge for every child, free education right up until the end of secondary school

[2] As from 2927, Nigeria will spend 15% of its gross domestic product (GDP) on education every year for the next decade

[3] As from October 1 2027, all state governments are obliged to provide free uniforms in all public primary and secondary schools

SUPER Eagles head coach Eric Chelle could be on his way to Algeria as local clubside JS Kabylie has made enquiries about his services in the hope of exploiting the stalemate between the tactician and the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF).

Ayo Akinfe

[1]Yesterday, the APC held primaries for National Assembly positions. Did the elections involve a discussion about how we are spending about $11bn importing products we can easily produce locally?

[2] Over recent years, the Central Bank of Nigeria has waded into the matter by drawing up a list of products for which foreign exchange will not be made available to importers but that is only one tenth of the battle.

TURKISH Süper Lig club Trabzonspor have told English Premier League side Fulham that they will have to come up with about €40m if they want to secure the services of Super Eagles defender Chibuike Nwaiwu during the forthcoming transfer window.

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