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YORUBA Nation agitator Chief Sunday Adeyemo popularly known as Sunday Igboho has returned to Nigeria from his self-imposed exile which started off with the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari attempting to arrest him in Ibadan in 2021.

ARSENAL goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo who is currently on loan to English League Two side Wrexham has completed his international switch with global footballing body Fifa that will now make him eligible to feature for Nigeria's Super Eagles.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] I would tell all the state governors that as from October 1 2025, we plan to scrap the federal allocation regime. They thus have to begin the process of getting their states self-reliant

[2] I would scrap government subsidies on all religious pilgrimages. If you want to go to Saudi Arabia or Israel, you are on your own. Money saved from this will be used to buy food for free distribution

SENATORS have voted against plans by the Federal Ministry of Power to approve the proposed hikes in electricity tariffs by Nigeria's distribution companies and have also rejected plans to remove subsidies in the light of the present economic hardships in the country.

LAGOS white garment church clergyman Prophet Oriyomi Remilekun has been reported drowned by the police during a recent beach hangout in the Ajah area of the state while celebrating this year’s Valentine’s Day with his parishioners.

SUPER Falcons head coach Randy Waldrum has assured Nigerian football fans that his team will emerge victorious from their Olympic qualifier against Cameroon's Indomitable Lionesses tomorrow in Douala.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] We have suspended the collection of tithes and zakat contributions from all our members until further notice. Given the hardships many of them are facing, it would be morally wrong to collect money from them now

[2] Every registered imam and pastor who is a member of our organisations will take a 50% pay cut for this month of February 2024

ENGLISH Premier League side Brentford are unlikely to release Benjamin Fredrick to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) for the 2023 African Games taking place in Ghana next month as the club wants him as the season reaches its business end.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] I hope President Bola Tinubu is aware that in 2003, President Olusegun Obasanjo signed the Maputo Declaration compelling the federal and 36 state governors to spending 10% of their annual budgets on agricultural projects?

[2] Designed to combat unemployment, guarantee food security and ensure no African nation is wholly dependent on one commodity, the Maputo Declaration was supposed to represent a commitment to economic diversification

MEN of the Zamfara State Transport Agency (Zarto) have stopped 50 trucks conveying foodstuffs out of the country to neighbouring Niger Republic as part of a clampdown on traders seeking to exploit the ongoing scarcity across the country.