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ENGLISH League One side Huddersfield Town have offered Nigeria-eligible teenage winger Michael Onyeka his first professional contract leading to the player signing a three year deal with the club that will keep him in West Yorkshire until 2029.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Worldwide, about 80m hectares of irrigated lowland rice provide 75% of output. Our Asian friends lead the world in this regard, while we African are loyal consumers

[2] Irrigated rice is grown in bunded fields or paddies, which are surrounded by a small embankment that keeps the water in. Our Niger Delta is tailor-made for this kind of rice production but alas, our domestic production still lags behind consumption

ENGLISH Premier League giants Newcastle United have offered Nigeria-eligible teenage midfielder Sam Alabi his first ever professional contract on his 17th birthday ahead if the forthcoming 20206/27 season.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] We will submit a Nigerian Housing Bill 2026 to the National Assembly. As from January 1 2027, every state government and the FCT authority will be compelled by the new law to construct a minimum of 10,000 housing units a year

[2] Under this same law, every one of our 774 local government areas will be compelled to construct at least 1,000 housing units a year

ENGLISH Premier League giants Newcastle United have offered Nigeria-eligible teenage midfielder Chukwudi Afumuzor a scholarship deal  as a prelude to offering him a full-blown professional contract when he leaves school this summer.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Anyone who continues to espouse the dependence on the federal allocation formula which ties Nigeria’s fortunes to crude oil indefinitely

[2] Advocates further prospecting for crude oil at a time when the whole world is moving towards clean energy

[3] Seeks to keep Nigerians divided along ethnic and primordial lines

[4] Seeks to fuel religious divisions or brings matters of faith into government

ENGLISH Premier league giants Liverpool have completed a major transfer coup by prising highly-rated Scotland U16 captain of Nigerian descent Olamilekan Jikiemi away from Glasgow Celtic.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] When you have a population of 200m, are located bang in the middle of your continent and your populace love travelling, you should have a one of the most lucrative aviation industries in the world. We will make Nigeria an African aviation hub

SUPER Eagles duo Ola Aina and Taiwo Awoniyi will be managed by former Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner after the Austrian coach signed a three year deal with Nottingham Forest committing him to the Midlands club until the end of the 2028/29 season.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Unlike most Nigerians, I do not believe in doing just the basic. I believe we should be looking to leapfrog the industrialised nations. I am prepared to think the unthinkable and push the boundaries of human know-how to breaking point. I hope our presidential candidates are thinking along the same lines as me