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Ayo Akinfe 
[1] By 2033, Nollywood must make more films and sell more tickets than Hollywood and Bollywood 
[2] By 2033, Nigeria must have at least two aircraft carriers so she can effectively police her maritime and land borders and deploy her aircraft anywhere in the world 
[3] By 2033, Nigeria must account for at least 20% of global pharmaceutical production 
[4] By 2033, Nigeria’s gross domestic product (GDP) must at least total $2trn 

SOCIO-political body the Balance and Equity Group has advised politicians of Igbo extraction who believe the southeast geo-political zone should produce Nigeria's next president to ensure they pick a candidate acceptable to all parts of the country.

FORMER Central bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor Professor Charles Soludo has appointed ex-minister of education Obiageli Ezekwesili as head of his transition team as he prepares to assume office as the next Anambra State governor.

MEDIA personalities and social critics have described the Nigerian government's recent decision to lift its ban on Twitter as sheer politics pointing out that the federal government only took the step because of the looming general elections next year.

BRITAIN's diplomatic mission in Nigeria has announced a temporary suspension of the Flexi Appointment regime known as the walk-in service whereby applicants can  turn up without appointments and get seen at its visa application centres (Vac).

CHIGOZIE Awaziem could be out of the 33rd African Cup of Nations after it emerged that he is nursing an injury which is far worse than originally thought and is likely to keep him sidelined for a few weeks at the very least.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Receiving inducements to vote incompetent people into office

[2] Buying foreign designer goods which they know our economy cannot sustain

[3] Refusing to ostracise those inducted with corruption. Today, even the likes of James Ibori and Orji Uzor Kalu who were jailed for corruption still wield political clout

[4] We take a stance on matters depending on the ethnicity of the person in power

UNITED Arab Emirates (UAE) immigration officials have opened a visa application and document attestation centre at the office of their Lagos consulate to help speed up the processing of travel documentation.

AIR Peace's millionaire chairman Allen Onyema has made a cash donation of N10m ($24,165) to the members of the Super Eagles to reward them for their 1-0 victory of the Pharaohs of Egypt yesterday.

SOCIO-cultural group the Yoruba Ronu Leadership Forum (YRLF) has backed the suggestion that Nigeria's next president should come from the southeast geo-political zone as 2023 should be the turn of the Igbos to produce the country's leader.