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FORMER Oyo State governor Chief Christopher Adebayo Alao-Akala has passed away at his home in Ogbomosho during the early hours of today at the age of 71 prompting incumbent governor Seyi Makinde to order flags fly at half mast.

NIGERIA has suddenly become one of the favourites to win the 33rd ongoing African Cup of Nations tournament taking place in Cameroon after the Super Eagles beat the Pharaohs of Egypt 1-0 in their opening game yesterday.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Nigeria has got to be the only country in the world with 853km of Atlantic coastline and is yet still a net importer of fish. For me, the absence of a fishing industry in Nigeria highlights the effects of this atrocious oil doom and shameless dependency on crude oil

FORMER Ministry of Petroleum Resources director of legal services Grace Taiga has been slapped with a 13-count corruption charge by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at the resumption of her trial in Abuja.

NIGERIA'S former head of state  Chief Ernest Shonekan has passed away at the ripe old age of 85 today at a private hospital in the Lekki area of Lagos State after succumbing to a brief but undisclosed illness.

SUPER Eagles head coach Augustine Eguavoen is rumoured to have opted for a 4-3-3- formation in today's African Cup of Nations opener against Egypt  using Leicester City's Kelechi Iheanacho as his targetman in place of the absent Victor Osimhen.

STANDARD Chartered Bank has closed up to 50% of its Nigerian branches over the last few months as part of its ongoing digitisation programme that has seen it move the provision of many services online.

SUPER Eagles fullback Ola Aina could be on his way back to the English Premier League this month after Leeds United targeted him as one player the clubs needs to strengthen its injury-ravaged squad before the close of the January transfer window.

Ayo Akinfe 

[1] Basically, the biggest defect of the Nigerian economy is that we import too many consumer goods. We simply do not produce what we consume 

[2] Any Year One BA Economics student will reveal that this scenario is simply not sustainable. A nation will always have balance of trade and balance of payment deficits when it consumes more than it produces 

NIGERIA'S National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA) has urged all state governments to step up the mass vaccination of its employees against Covid-19 as part of a nationwide programme to curtail the spread of the virus.