Our new foreign minister must come up with an African Development Doctrine
By Ayo Akinfe
(1) Now that all President Buhari’s ministerial nominees have been cleared by the senate, can he please assign them portfolios today. I gather that Geoffrey Onyeama is returning as foreign minister. Can he please put together an African development plan
(2) We need an African Development Doctrine that compels all nations to produce an least half of what they consume
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Unveiled at the Power Connections Hall in Leeds, the new application can be accessed though Google Play and App Store for free. Its launch earlier this month, attracted stakeholders in the digital technology, arts and entertainment industries and community leaders.
NIGERIA'S main opposition the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged the senate to forward the names of the recently approved ministerial nominees to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for clearance before they took office.
FORMER governors Babatunde Fashola and Akinwunmi Ambode are facing the prospect of being called to testify before a probe panel instituted by the Lagos State House of Assembly over a sum of N7bn ($19.25m) spent at the Gbagada General Hospital.
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SUPER Eagles striker Henry Onyekuru will not be playing in the English Premier League over the forthcoming season after the British Home Office rejected an application filed by his clubside Everton to grant the player a work permit.
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(1) July 30 has always been a historic day in the history of humanity. In Nigeria too it is important for us an on this day in 1966, Lt Col Yakubu Cinwen Gowon became head of state after the country was without a helmsman for 24 hours
(2) On this day in 1975, some nine years later, Brigadier Murtala Ramat Mohammed also seized power, taking over from General Yakubu Gowon as head of state
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Our new foreign minister must come up with an African Development Doctrine 
NIGERIAN digital innovators Bayo Dada and Kelechi Anyikude have launched a new video request platform known as Fanbies that enables entertainment fans to get closer to their heroes via the Internet.
NIGERIA'S main opposition the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged the senate to forward the names of the recently approved ministerial nominees to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for clearance before they took office.
FORMER governors Babatunde Fashola and Akinwunmi Ambode are facing the prospect of being called to testify before a probe panel instituted by the Lagos State House of Assembly over a sum of N7bn ($19.25m) spent at the Gbagada General Hospital.
GOVERNOR Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has been ordered to withdraw his inauguration of the Edo State House of Assembly or risk its functions being taken over by the National Assembly in Abuja.
SUPER Eagles striker Henry Onyekuru will not be playing in the English Premier League over the forthcoming season after the British Home Office rejected an application filed by his clubside Everton to grant the player a work permit.
NIGERIAN Bottling Company (NBC) officials are planning to introduce revolutionary new chewable bottles in which they will sell Coca Cola as part of a radical environmental programme aimed at reducing the amount of plastic in circulation.
NIGERIAN Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) officials have given Air Peace the all clear after carrying out a technical audit of the airline's fleet of aircraft and ascertaining that its planes meet all the standard set for domestic carriers.
