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EMBATTED former deputy police commissioner Abba Kyari has had 14 highly priced assets and the sums of N207m ($488,870) and Є17,598 confiscated by the federal government and 24 fresh charges filed against him for failing to disclose them.

NIGERIA'S federal government has just paid out a whopping sum of $496m to settle a long-standing contractual dispute with an Indian investor group in the steel sector that could have ended up costing the country $5.26bn.

FORMER vice president Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has promised to set aside 40% of all appointments in his cabinet to women and the youth if he is elected president when Nigeria goes to the polls next year.

NIGERIA-eligible teenager Shola Shoretire is set to be part of the Manchester United senior team this season after manager Erik Ten Hag blocked moves to send him out on loan because he believes the teenager is ready for first team football.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] If you want further evidence of the fact that Nigeria is sitting on an unbelievable gold mine, look no further than bottle gourds. They are used for a wide array of purposes. We hollow them out and the dried calabashes produced are used as household utensils across West Africa. They are used to clean rice, carry water, cooking utensils and as food containers. Smaller ones are used as bowls to drink palm wine too

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Upon assuming office you will scrap all laws which limit a woman's right to inherit family property

[2] Child marriages will become criminalised immediately with a minimum 10 year prison sentence for convicted criminals

[3] Across Nigeria, 50% women's representation will be guaranteed in all elected and appointed positions

[4] Free smear tests will be made available in all states of the federation

LEADERS of Nigeria's main opposition the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) held another emergency meeting in London yesterday as the crisis ricking the party in the run-up to next year's presidential elections refuses to go away.

NIGERIA has been ranked as the second most terrorised nation in the world by Islamic State according to findings just published by global and international terrorism research/analysis group Jihad Analytics.

ENGLISH Premier league giants Leeds United could make a fresh bid for Super Eagles striker Kelechi Iheanacho during the forthcoming January transfer window after missing out on signing him this week.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] We must develop the Eyo Festival in Lagos and make it an international tourist magnet. Why should it not compete with London’s Notting Hill Carnival?

[2] Usman Dan Fodio’s tomb must be turned into an African Mecca. Let us try and make it a pilgrimage site for Muslims that competes with the Kaaba