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Ayo Akinfe

[1] As the UK ponders over what kind of future she is going to have in the 22nd century, it is unfortunate that African nations are fast asleep. Many Britons for instance opted to leave the European Union (EU) because they erroneously thought that by doing so they will return to the glorious Rule Britannia era when their country ruled the oceans and colonised two thirds of the world

NIGERIA'S federal government has expressed strong disapproval of the unverified security alerts recently issued by certain embassies in the country advising their citizens not to travel  to Nigeria as a result of insecurity fears.

DUCHESS of  Sussex Meghan Markle has dropped a genetic bombshell revealing that a recent genealogy test she took revealed that she is she 43% Nigerian indicating that some of her ancestors were from Nigeria.

NIGERIA'S total external debt has quadrupled over the last seven years ballooning to $40.06bn as of at June 30, 2022 from a mere $10.32bn on June 30, 2015 as government borrowing grew in the wake of the pandemic-induced economic meltdown.

THERE are currently10,296 Nigeria-trained doctors practising in the UK according to the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) as the incessant brain drain that has seen physicians leave in large numbers continues unabated.

NIGERIAN striker Chuba Akpom is set to return from injury with his English Championship club Middlesboro under a new manager after a seven game absence brought about by injury during which team Chris Wilder was sacked as Boro's head coach.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Our insecurity crisis has spiralled out of control. We need a whole mechanised division of the Nigerian Army trained into a commando unit of special forces up to the standards of say the US Navy Seals or British SAS. They must become the world’s leading force at hostage rescue. Nigeria needs Britain to train this unit 

FORMER petroleum minister Diezani Alison-Madueke has lost more of her illegally acquired wealth to the federal government after an Abuja federal high court ordered the forfeiture of two Abuja property and two luxury cars.

GOVERNOR Simon Lalong of Plateau State has been asked to resign his appointment as the director-general of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council (PCC) because the party has refused to respect the religious diversity of the country.

FORMER Anambra State governor and Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi is facing the first serious hiccup of his campaign after his running mate Datti Baba-Ahmed appeared to dismiss the #EndSars Lekki toll gate shootings two years ago.