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Ayo Akinfe

[1] As from October 1 2026, every Nigerian’s state of birth will be their state of origin

[2] As from October 1 2026, anyone who has lived in a state for three years or more and paid taxes there, automatically becomes an indigene

FORMER Nigerian ambassador to South Korea Amin Mohammed Dalhatu has been named as the new high commissioner to the UK with immediate effect and is expected to resume duty over the coming weeks.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Eyo Festival in Lagos. Why should it not compete with London’s Notting Hill Carnival?

[2] Usman Dan Fodio’s tomb. Let us try and make it a pilgrimage site for African Muslims that competes with the Kaaba

[3] Samuel Ajayi Crowther’s tomb. It should be a Christian pilgrimage site that competes with Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity

[4] Badagry’s slave castle. That city desperately needs its own railway station, hotels, restaurants, cafes, bars, etc

SUPER Eagles head coach Eric Chelle could be on his way to accepting one of the numerous offers being dangled before him after the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) president Ibrahim Gusau revealed that his current contract will not be extended.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] During World War Two, nations had no choice but to step up the production of new industrial goods like armaments, munitions, tanks, aircraft, ships, etc. Industrial output boomed in a manner never seen before

[2] Prior to the conflict, agrarian nations like Australia, Canada, India, China, etc were nobodies but alas, the war was a huge wake-up call for them. They suddenly became industrial producers and have never looked back since

GLOBAL footballing body Fifa is expected to announce its decision on Nigeria's petition against the Democratic Republic of Congo next month after it has met to review the complaint filed by the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF).

ALL 96 candidates who have been nominated to fill the vacant stool of the Awujale of Ijebu Ode have been asked to report to the local offices of the Department of State Services (DSS) as the race for the coveted throne appears to have heated up significantly.

NIGERIAN celebrity chef Hilda Bassey has been officially recognised as a three-time Guinness World Book of Records holder after her latest feat of cooking the largest serving of rice last September was accepted as a global benchmark.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Homo Sapien man has long be regarded as the ape that got lucky. Unlike our cousins Homo Neanderthalis, Homo Habilis, Homo Erectus, Homo Naledi and Homo Neanderthalis, we somehow miraculously survived the Ice Age

ENGLISH Premier League giants Leeds united have signed Nigerian teenage centreback Leonard Ngenge from local clubside Remo Stars in a two-and-a-half year deal with will keep him in Yorkshire until the end of the 2006/07 season.