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Everton weigh up making a move for Chukwueze before the transfer window closes

ENGLISH Premier League giants Everton are considering making a move for Super Eagles winger Samuel Chukwueze with a view to signing him before the start of the forthcoming 2024/25 season.

 

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10 things President Tinubu could do to take the heat out of the current nationwide protests

Ayo Akinfe

[1] He should go to one of the protest sites and address the youth, similar to the way President Yar’Adua went to the Niger Delta to address the militants. It was only that which ended the fighting and ushered in the amnesty programme

[2] He must within the next 48 hours announce a raft of anti-inflammatory measures. Nigerians are really feeling the impact of runaway inflation at the moment

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Otedola supports 70% windfall tax on banking forex profits as they spend $500m on private jets

BILLIONAIRE businessman Femi Otedola has thrown his weight behind federal government proposals to introduce a 70% windfall tax on the foreign exchange gains of commercial banks to help fund Nigeria's N6.2tn ($3.73bn) supplementary budget.

 

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Nigerian teenage fullback Emeka Adiele signs first professional contract with West Ham

ENGLISH Premier League giants West Ham have announced that Nigerian fullback Emeka Adiele has committed his future to club by signing his first-ever professional contract having completed his apprenticeship at the London Stadium.

 

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No amount of handing out of palliatives can address this matter of essential food item shortages. What we need is a minister of state for essential food item production whose job it is to guarantee adequate supply

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Like every other economy in the world, Nigeria lives at the mercy of supply and demand fundamentals. We are thus particularly vulnerable to inflation as with a population of 200m, there is always going to be a massive demand for consumer goods

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Nigeria-eligible right back Michael Kayode being sought after by several Premier League clubs

NIGERIA-eligible right fullback Michael Kayode has become the subject of a tug-of war between several English Premier League clubs with Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur involved in a fierce battle to secure his services before the close of the transfer window.

 

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Apart from introducing a raft of anti-inflationary measures, President Tinubu needs to also introduce the following measures as part of his response to the planned nationwide protests

 

Ayo Akinfe

[1] This government will initiate a plan to gradually dismantle the federal allocation regime with thr goek of making all our 36 states self-reliant by 2040

[2] A bill will be sent to the National Assembly making it illegal to export primary products. Ad from 2025, it will be illegal to export and product from Nigeria unless it is processed by at least 50%

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Liverpool now join the race to sign Osimhen as Arsenal and Chelsea baulk over price tag

SIX times Uefa Champions league winners Liverpool have joined the fresh race to sign Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen during the current transfer window as a three-horse race to secure his service has developed over the last week involving Chelsea and Arsenal.

 

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I hope the organisers of this planned nationwide protest have drawn up a list of demands that looks like this, calling on the government to introduce robust anti-inflationary measures to combat the cost of living crisis

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Basic economics teaches us that inflation is too much money chasing after too few goods. Nigeria is reeling from the effects of this reality at the moment, so the government has to commit itself to doubling the amount of essential household items available on the Nigerian market by the end of the year

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House of Reps speaker guarantees that diaspora voting bill will be passed before 2027

HOUSE of Representatives speaker Hon Tajudeen Abass has promised Nigerians that the current 10th National Assembly will pass a bill authorising diaspora voting before the end of its tenure in 2027.

 

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