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Palace look to hijack Fulham's quest for Nwaiwu from Trabzonspor with last minute bid

EUROPEAN Conference League champions Crystal Palace have joined the race to sign Super Eagles centreback Chibuike Nwaiwu with ambitious plans to snatch him up from under the noses of Premier League rivals Fulham.

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Have any of Nigeria’s presidential candidates actually lined up a town hall meeting to explain economic policies such as these anti-inflationary measures to combat the cost of living crisis

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Basic economics teaches us that inflation is too much money chasing after too few goods. Nigeria is reeling from the effects of this reality, so the government has to commit itself to doubling the amount of essential household items available on the Nigerian market by the end of the year

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Nigeria emerging as weightlifting power as she wins three more Commonwealth gold medals

WEIGHTLIFTING is emerging as a sport in which Nigeria is beginning to excel internationally as the country's contingent at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Scotland have added three more medals to their tally.

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Do any of Nigeria’s political parties actually have a coherent aquaculture policy designed to maximise revenue from our 853km Atlantic coastline

Ayo Akinfe

[1] I once suggested releasing oil-eating algae into the environment of the Niger Delta to get rid of some of the oil slicks. I was then hoping that on the back of this, a lucrative aquaculture industry could be built

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Nigerian government redeems its pledge to reward Super Falcons with cash and houses

NIGERIA'S federal government has finally fulfilled its promise to the Super Falcons for winning the last Women's African Cup of Nations (Wafcon) by handing over the houses and cash payments of $100,000 to each team member.

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Whoever wins Nigeria’s next election needs to appoint a minister of double digit economic growth with a mandate similar to what Winston Churchill gave Lord Beaverbrook during World War Two


Ayo Akinfe

[1] Let me start off be retreating the point that 95% of Nigeria’s social-economic woes stem from the fact that we are not productive enough. If we were to quadruple our industrial output overnight, half of our problems would disappear immediately

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Anthony Joshua bounces back from personal tragedy knocking his opponent out in the second round

FORMER world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua has bounced back from his recent personal tragedy that saw him lose two of his close friends by winning his first comeback fight against Kristian Prenga in Saudi Arabia last night.

 

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After World War Two, there was a post-war consensus on economic policy across Europe. Nigeria needs to learn from this and get all her political parties to sign up to a development plan that look like this

Ayo Akinfe

[1] First of all, we must mass-produce the following consumer items in sufficient quantities to meet local demand and generate at least $1bn in export earnings:

[1] Wrist watches
[2] Mobile phones
[3] Laptop computers
[4] iPads
[5] Plasma Television sets
[6] Fridge-freezers
[7] Handbags
[8] Irons
[9] Generator sets
[10] Bicycles

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Team Nigeria soars to second place in Commonwealth Games table with three gold medals

TEAM Nigeria soared to second place in the medals table after the first day of competition at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Glasgow picking up three gold medals in para powerlifting and setting a new world record in the process.

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Nigeria desperately needs to enter into an environmental conservation agreement with Malaysia and Indonesia

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Once more the planet needs the help of the world’s largest black nation Nigeria as we are faced with a climatic and ecological crisis. As should always be the case, the giant of Africa needs to come to the rescue of humanity

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