SUPER Eagles centreback Semi Ajayi risks missing out on action over the next few weeks after being substituted yesterday in Hull City's Premier League game against Manchester United with a suspected hamstring injury.

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Its members should include the likes of:

[1] Tobi Amusan

[2] Hilda Bassey

[3] Chimamanda Adichie

[4] Stanley Nwabali

[5] Victor Osimhen

[6] Asisat Oshoala

[7] Michelle Alozie

[8] Tiwa Savage

[9] Burna Boy

[10] Davido

Their brief should be very simple:

[1] Attract about $50bn a year in foreign direct investment

[2] Woo local investors to create at least 5m jobs a year

NEWLY-promoted English Premier League side Hull City are hoping to sign Nigerian striker George Ilenikhena before the closure of the current transfer window to augment their squad after getting off to a flying start of the season with a 2-0 victory over Manchester United.

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[1] Nigeria is the world’s largest kolanut producer. Surely common sense dictates that we turn this cash crop into an important industrial raw material that acts as a cash cow, bringing in much needed foreign exchange

[2] One thing the rest of the world has done successfully is turn all its plants into sources of raw materials for end products. Just look at the way the cactus is used to make tequila to get my point

NIGERIAN goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo has joined English Championship side Charlton Athletic on a season-long loan from rivals Wrexham ending speculation about his future after his former club signed Sunderland shot stopper Anthony Patterson for £8m.

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[1] No doubt, our political elite is aware of the fact that there are about 6m illegal firearms in Nigeria. Almost all of them came from Libya’s armoires, which were looted when the Gaddafi administration fell

[2] If Nigeria’s government wants to combat the growing insecurity across the nation, it needs to do something about its porous border. Especially the northern border with Niger Republic, which is a haven for smugglers, gun runners, terrorists and religious zealots

SENATORS have held an emergency meeting with the heads of the Nigerian Sports Commission (NSC) and the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) to demand answers to the nagging question of the nation's recent poor performances.

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[1] Each of Nigeria's 774 local government areas must organise at least one sporting event a year

[2] Scholarships must be provided for exceptional talents who will be educated up to university level at specialist sports academies

[3] There will be a National Sports Festival held at least once a year, to which all states are compelled to participate

NIGERIA-eligible goalkeeper Noah Atubolu is expected to move before the close of the summer transfer window at the end of the month as the battle to secure his services intensifies with several English Premier League battling rivals from across Germany and France.