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By Ayo Akinfe

[1] No matter how you look at it, large under-performing countries like Nigeria, Indonesia, Pakistan and Bangladesh are the only hope for humanity in the post-Covid-19 era. With global economic output likely to be down by about a third, they are the ones who can drag the human race out of this morass

TWO police officers and three men suspected of being members of the Eastern Security Network (ESN) were killed during a major gun battle following an attack on Izombe Police Station in Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State.

POLITICAL associates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) national leader Asiwaju Bola Tinubu are having a rethink about his 2023 presidential ambitions as a result of his recent health challenges that have led to him seeking medical treatment in the UK.

SUPER Eagles striker Nwankwo Simy is set to snub a move to English Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur in favour of a move to newly-promoted Italian club Salernitana ahead of the start of the Serie A season which begins next Saturday.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Every African nation should stop exporting wildlife. If anyone wants to see lions, elephants, giraffes, leopards, cheetahs, gorillas, baboons, zebras, rhinos, hippos, etc, they should go to Africa. There is absolutely no justification for the zoo. For starters it is a crime against nature to cage wild animals

SEVERAL northern Nigerian socio-economic groups have vowed to resist the ongoing attacks and killings in their region by Fulani cattle herdsmen having come to the realisation that the violence is threatening their economies.

ENGLAND'S heir to the throne Prince Charles has appointed Nigerian Eva Omaghomi as his director of community engagement as part of a programme to extend the reach of the British royal family to ethnic minorities.

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari will return to Nigeria after two weeks in the UK where among other things he attended Global Partnership for Education (GPE) summit and then spent the last week with his doctors receiving medical attention.

NEWLY-promoted English Premier League side Watford have sent former Flying Eagles midfielder Tom Dele-Bashiru to Championship side Reading on a season-long loan to enable him grab valuable playing time.

NIGERIA'S high commission in the UK has been shut for 10 days as from August 10 after two members of staff tested positive for coronavirus following a mass testing of all employees at the mission.