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Ayo Akinfe

[1] Do you know that Michael Okpara dedicated 45% of his annual budget to education when he was the premier of the old Eastern Region? MI Power as he was called had one mission and that was to catch up and overtake the Western region in terms of education

SUPER Eagles midfielder Joe Aribo is looking to leave his current club Southampton and return to Glasgow Rangers in Scotland following the Saints' relegation to the second tier of English football in the just-concluded campaign.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Private jets - A Gulfstream costs about $65m. Only the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has that kind of foreign exchange. If we want to progress, every penny needs to be saved for the purchase of much-needed industrial equipment. If we deplete the CBN’s reserves on things like private jets, then we have no moral right to complain when it has no dollars to buy refinery equipment or electricity turbines

NIGERIAN authorities have seized about 60 private jets across the country and sealed hangers at the Lagos and Abuja airports as part of a major clampdown on owners who are refusing to pay import duties on their aircraft.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] First of all, the federal government needs to licence local vigilante groups in all 774 local government areas of the country to ensure uniformity. This way, they will all be signed up to uniform standards of operation. Those operating in the northeast will obvioulsly be the busiest and will have the largest budget

ENGLISH Premier League giants Leeds United are looking to sign Nigerian winger Christantus Uche during the forthcoming summer transfer window as part of an ambitious squad-building programme.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] One of my favourite quotes of all time is Henry Mattise’s “Every people get the government they deserve.” Ironically, Obafemi Awolowo, Nigeria’s most visionary sage used that quote after the 1983 elections

NIGERIA-eligible striker Elisha Sowunmi has signed his first professional contract with English Premier League side West Ham after being promoted to the senior team ahead of the forthcoming 2025/26 season.

By Ayo Akinfe

[1]We are now officially into the summer when everyone is going away on holiday. Worldwide, everyone just loves island beaches and resorts where they can just chill, taking in the atmosphere

[2] I am asking myself when the penny is going to drop in Nigeria, especially in Bayelsa State. Has the governor ever visited somewhere like Australia's Tasmania or Ibiza, or Nassau, to see what everyone else is doing with beach islands?

AMERICAN immigration technology firm Immigify has announced plans to host a high-profile banquet in Lagos aimed at connecting Nigerian professionals with premium emigration opportunities that would facilitate easy travel and relocation.