ENGLAND manager Gareth Southgate has stepped up plans to win over Nigeria-eligible midfielder Carney Chukwuemeka by visiting the youngster at Chelsea's training ground today while also observing other players there.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] One thing that makes my heart bleed is the fact that as a continent, Africa has very little man-made infrastructure to show the rest of the world. All we really have are the pyramids of Egypt. Just look at all the castles dotted across Europe, the forts of North America and the temples of Asia. Such things should shame us into action

SOUTH African Airways has announced plans to start selling tickets in US dollars so it can remit its profits out of Nigeria without any hassle and avoid having its funds trapped in its naira accounts.

ALL Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has urged his Labour Party opponent Peter Obi to caution his supporters spreading malicious lies about him as the election campaign heats up.

NIGERIA spent a total of $2.35bn on phone imports over the last three years purchasing mobile handsets and ancillary parts as the nation buys about 63m devices per annum according to recent data just published by the International Trade Centre (ITC).

GOVERNORS Babagana Zulum and Mai-Mala Buni of Borno and Yobe States are currently undertaking a study tour of Japan to observe how Hiroshima recovered from the 1945 atomic bomb attacks which left the city devastated.

NEWLY-promoted English Premier League side are considering signing Watford striker Emmanuel Dennis on a loan deal until the end of the season and pairing him up with compatriot Taiwo Awoniyi who they have just signed.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Increasing generated power from the current 7,000MW to about 50,000MW through a variety of sources like wind, solar, thermal, gas, hydro and waste recycling

[2] Initiating a Lagos Underground tube network. Lagos is the largest city in the world without an underground network. With 12m people and no metro, you will always take five hours to drive from one end of the city to the other

AFROBEAT musician and songwriter Oluwatobiloba Daniel popularly known as Kizz Daniel has been released from detention by the Tanzanian authorities who recently arrested him for failing to show up for a concert after the federal government intervened in the matter.

NIGERIAN military operatives have successfully arrested the masterminds behind the gruesome mass murder at the St Francis Catholic Church in Owo that took place on June 5 this year leaving 40 people dead.