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Police boss dissolves all Intelligence Response Teams and Special Tactical Squads in response to drugs scandal

NIGERIA'S inspector-general of police Usman Baba has ordered the closure of all satellite units of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) and Special Tactical Squad (STC) in response to the recent narcotics scandal.

 

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Premier League players eye Millwall's Nigerian teenage centreback Chinwike Okoli

NIGERIAN-born central defender Chinwike Okoli has become the latest defensive sensation in England with several English Premier League clubs aiming to sign him in the forthcoming January transfer window.

 

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Are Nigeria’s rulers aware of the fact that they are sitting on a Jurassic gold mine as a dinosaur fossil that has since been named Nigersaurus was found in neighbouring Niger Republic


Ayo Akinfe 

[1] Are Nigeria’s rulers aware of the economic potential of Jurassic tourism?

[2] I for one subscribe to the idea of bringing back the Jurassic era and have man and dinosaurs live alongside each other 

[3] For this to work, however, dinosaurs must live in a contained environment. If not, one of the two species will wipe the other out 

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European Business Chamber says Nigeria remains one of its key investment destinations

NIGERIA remains a major market of interest to European investors according to a visiting European Business Chamber Nigeria (EuroCham) delegation who said the nation is one of their key priority economies.

 

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UK to send team of policing advisers to Nigeria to help combat the growing spate of insecurity

BRITAIN is planning to send a team of police advisers to Nigeria over the coming months as part of a plan to help the country combat the growing spare of insecurity that has turned large swathes of the nation into no-go areas.

 

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Sunday Igboho files $1m lawsuit against Benin Republic for unlawful detention in Ecowas court

YORUBA Nation campaigner Chief Sunday Adeyemo has filed a $1m lawsuit against the government of the Republic of Benin in the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) Community Court of Justice for illegal detention.

 

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NDLEA declares Abba Kyari a wanted man over his links with an international drug cartel

NIGERIA'S National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has declared Deputy Police Commissioner Abba Kyari a wanted man over his alleged links with an international drug cartel.

 

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Nigerian teenage centreback Zach Olumide Awe breaks into Arsenal's first team with sub appearance

ARSENAL manager Mikel Arteta has promoted Nigerian teenager Zach Awe to the club's first team naming him as an unused substitute in Thursday's narrow 1-0 victory over Wolverhampton Warriors at the Molineux Stadium.

 

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I look forward to President Buhari delivering a Valentines Day address that sounds something like this

Ayo Akinfe 

[1] Any Nigerian couple who marry from outside their geo-political zone will get a federal government marriage allowance of N50,000. This is to foster togetherness 

[2] All Nigerian girls aged 10 to 21 will be able to get sanitary towels free of charge from their local clinics 

[3] As from today, marriage to a minor under 18 will be considered statutory rape, even if no intercourse takes place 

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10 basic industrial goods Nigeria should set herself the task of mass-producing by 2025. We should aim to have surplus for export in the hope of generating at least $20bn annually

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Electricity transformers

[2] Motorcycles

[3] Bicycles

[4] Mobile phones

[5] Electricity meters

[6] Rapid Flow Test kits

[7] Laptop computers

[8] Fridge-freezers

[9] Flatscreen TV sets

[10] Microphones

With elections looming, are the electorate even demanding this of the politicians? There can be no good leadership without good followership.

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