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BRITAIN'S Teesside University has ruthlessly thrown dozens of Nigerian students out of the campus and ordered them  to leave the UK after a currency crisis left them struggling to pay their tuition fees on time.

ENGLISH Premier League giants Arsenal has offered Italian side Napoli their Brazilian striker Gabriel Jesus and a large sum of cash in exchange for Super Eagles goal scorer Victor Osimhen in a desperate bid to make their team good enough to challenge for the title.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Do you know that 80,000 Nigerians go on pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina every year? Rather than subsidise the hajj, I would tax it heavily and turn it into a revenue source for the government

[2] Do you know that 30,000 Nigerians go on pilgrimage to Jerusalem and Rome every year? They too will equally be taxed at the same rate as their Muslim counterparts

ENGLISH Premier League side Nottingham Forest has activated the one-year extension clause in the contact of Super Eagles fullback Ola Aina that will enable him to play for another season at the City Ground.

AIR Peace has dismissed allegations by its detractors that there are question marks surrounding the operating of its London to Lagos route saying any claims that the safety of its activities were in question is simply untrue.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] As from October 1 2025 every state government and the Federal Capital Territory authority is compelled to construct a minimum of 10,000 housing units a year

[2] Every one of our 774 local government areas is compelled to construct at least 1,000 housing units a year

[3] All government ministries, agencies, departments and parastatals are compelled to offer mortgages to any employee who has spent up to three years in service

DISABLED Nigerian Anthony Olubunmi George who has lived in the UK for the last 38 years faces deportation to Nigeria despite the fact that he is 61 years old and has suffered two strokes and cannot r4emember having any living relatives in Nigeria.

BRITISH aviation authorities have reported Air Peace to the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) in Abuja claiming that the airline has been violating safety regulations at Gatwick Airport where it operates its London-Lagos operation from.

NIGERIAN artist Olaolu Akeredolu-Ale popularly known as Olaolu Slawn has been commissioned by the English Football Association to design a one-off trophy for this year’s FA Cup that will involve the two Manchester sides slugging it out for the accolade.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] It is a given that if Africa as a continent wants to get off her knees, she simply needs to start adding value to what she produces. If we do not do that, we have no moral right to complain about exploitation

[2] To kick-start this process, we need to introduce an immediate ban on the export of primary agricultural produce. It should be a criminal offence punishable with at least 10 years imprisonment to export farm products without at least adding 50% value