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[1] Africa is in the middle of earth, Nigeria is almost in the middle of Africa, so we are not just any nation. We should consider ourselves humanity's hope of the 22nd century. When you are the world’s largest black nation, as a people, you must be prepared to think the unthinkable

FORMER members of the executive committee of the Central Association of Nigerians in the UK (Canuk) will be honoured with awards at the forthcoming Canuk at 20 celebration due to take place in London on May 24.

FORMER mayor of Southwark Councillor Michael Situ has been named as the chairman of the Central Association of Nigerians in the UK (Canuk) 2025 electoral committee with a mandate to usher in a new executive committee at this year's annual general meeting (AGM) on June 14.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Nigeria will lead a 10,000 Ecomog peacekeeping force to police the Russia/Ukraine border

[2] In return Russia will agree to open a tank manufacturing facility in Nigeria

[3] Nato member states for their part will agree to invest $100bn annually in Nigeria

[4] The US will agree to train a unit of elite anti-terrorist commandos of the Nigerian Army up to the standards of the US Seals or the British SAS

Ayo Akinfe

[1] If you were to conduct a poll of Nigerians today and ask them the three main issues bugging them the most, your answers would probably be security, inflation and power supply. It appears that our governments at state and federal level are at a loss about how to tackle these three problems

DOMESTIC carrier Value Jet Airlines and the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) have entered into an agreement that will make the company the official airline of all of Nigeria's national teams.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] This picture is of a street in London during the Blitz. All this debris was cleared up by volunteers and neighbourhood committees who were determined not to have their spirits broken by German bombardment

FORMER Wimbledon and Aston Villa striker John Fashanu was recently arrested in Abuja over a land dispute involving himself and a group of investors who apparently agreed to pay more than £500,000 for the 22-acre site.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Nigeria is the world’s number two okra producer with an annual crop of 2m tonnes, behind India, the undisputed number one origin with 6m tonnes. Between them, the two countries dominate global production accounting for over 50% of world supplies

[2] It is estimated that the global okra market is worth about $353m, as the world has begun to appreciate its medicinal and nutritional value

ENGLISH Premier League giants Liverpool have joined the race to sign Super Eagles fulback Ola Aina at the end of the season in response to the fact that he and his current club Nottingham Forest are yet to agree a new deal.