Blogs

I am waiting for one of the 2023 presidential candidates to come up with an audacious plan to make Nigeria the global capital of bamboo bicycles

[1] Do you know that China, India, the European Union, Taiwan and Japan are responsible for 87% of global bicycle production, churning out about 150m units annually

[2] As recently as 1965, world production of cars and bikes was essentially the same, with each at nearly 20m but as of 2003, bike production had climbed to over 100m per year compared with 42m cars. With the growing emphasis on the environment, the gulf will only widen

Share

Kemi Badenoch throws her hat into the ring as the race to succeed Boris Johnson hears up

NIGERIAN-born former British equalities minister Kemi Badenoch has announced that she will be standing to become the leader of the Conservative Party as the race to succeed Boris Johnson begins following his recent resignation.

 

Share

Chelsea sends Prince Adegoke out on loan to National League South club Welling United

ENGLISH Premier League giants Chelsea have sent Nigerian-born goalkeeper Prince Adegoke out on a season-long loan to National League South club Welling United for the duration of the 2022/23 season.

 

Share

African leaders lead by Nigeria's president should be drawing up a British-African Fruit Programme which the new British prime minister should be obliged to sign if he want them to remain members of the club

Ayo Akinfe

[1] One huge problem the UK will face outside the European Union (EU) is that she will no longer enjoy duty-free supply of fruits and vegetables from the Mediterranean region. Trust the Spanish, Italians, Greeks, French and Portuguese, they will demand full market price for all the tropical fruits they sell to the UK from now on. We want some of this action too, so demand a share of the market immediately

Share

Lagos airport's runway to remain closed for three months so air field lights can be installed

DOMESTIC flights in and out of the Murtala Mohammed Airport in Lagos face severe disruption as the runway will be closed for the next three months to facilitate repairs and the installation of air field lighting.

 

Share

Ipob wants Nnamdi Kanu moved to a prison in the southeast saying terrorists plan to execute him

SECESSIONIST group the Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) has asked that its detained leader Nnamdi Kanu be transferred to a prison facility in the southeast geo-political zone because terrorists plan to eliminate him in the Department of State Services (DSS) custody.

 

Share

Dati Baba-Ahmed says he agreed to be Peter Obi's running mate because he believes change is imminent

LABOUR Party vice presidential candidate Dr Dati Baba-Ahmed has revealed that he only accepted to be Peter Obi's running mate in the forthcoming 2023 elections because he believes his principal has the capacity to make Nigeria live up to its billing.

 

Share

Fear grips FCT as 300 escaped terrorists set free from Kuje Prison are believed to be in the area

TENSION is rising across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and its environs following the escape of over 600 inmates including Boko Haram terrorists and hardened violent criminals from Kuje Prison earlier this week.

 

Share

Super Falcons coach isolates his team from the media after stinging criticism in Nations Cup

SUPER Falcons head coach Randy Waldrum has said that he has to shield his wards from the Nigerian media during the ongoing Africa Women’s Cup of Nations because the press is too negative and their harsh words affect the team.

 

Share

President Buhari should be working on a list of demands for whoever takes over from Boris Johnson

Ayo Akinfe

[1] In what way has Nigeria benefitted from it membership of Briatin's Commonwealth? Can you think of a more one-sided bilateral relationship?

[2] For starters, Britain is a country well renown for its expertise in several sectors including tunnelling, coal mining and steel making for instance. No British prime minister has ever pushed for a group of experts to help Nigeria in these industries

Share

Pages

Subscribe to RSS - blogs