DOMESTIC flights within Nigeria face being suspended over the coming days after airline operators warned that  they may be forced to ground their fleets after oil marketers informed that the cost of aviation fuel has now risen to N680 per litre from N500.

STUDENTS body the National Association of Nigerian Students (Nans) has warned the country's two main political parties that it will now allow then to gold their forthcoming presidential primaries unless they sort out the ongoing strike in universities.

TROOPS of the 14 Brigade of the Nigerian Army based in the Abia State capital Aba have shot dead four armed gunmen suspected to be members of the Eastern Security Network (ESN) responsible for enforcing sit-at-home orders.

NIGERIA'S ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has racked in a cool sum of N1.23bn ($2.96m) over the last month as a total of 17 presidential aspirants have purchased the party's nomination form at a whopping cost of  N100m each.

SUPER Eagles centreback Leon Balogun is hoping to extend his contract with Rangers or move on to new pastures in the summer if he does not get an extension pointing out that he feels he still has a lot more to give despite his advancing years.

Ayo Akinfe 

[1] I am committed to supporting life imprisonment with no possibility of parole, for public officials found guilty of corruption

[2] I am committed to the scrapping of Sharia law in all the 36 states of Nigeria. We live in a democracy not a theocracy so there should be a clear division between the state and religion

YORUBA Nation leader Professor Banji Akintoye has urged the visiting United Nations secretary-general Antonio Guterres to ignore any excuses made by President Muhammadu Buhari about insecurity and visit the scenes of any attacks himself.

NIGERIA'S 2023 presidential race has heated up significantly with several major gladiators including Niger Delta Affairs minister Senator Godswill Akpabio former All Progressives Congress (APC) chairman Adams Oshiomhole and science and technology minister Dr Ogbonnaya Onu formally declaring their candidacy.

Ayo Akinfe 

[1] Every one of Nigeria’s 774 local government areas must have at least one industrial estate. Failure to establish one within one year of assuming office will make a local government chairman liable to face criminal, treason and economic sabotage charges 

[2] No licences will be issued to any faith house to open a church or mosque unless such premises also involves the construction of an industrial complex which shall employ at least 50 people 

ATTORNEY-general of the federation Abubakar Malami's quest to become the next governor of Kebbi State has got off to a colourful start after his loyalists kick-started his campaign by donating exotic cars to party delegates.

Mr Malami's tenure as attorney-general and justice minister is due to end next year with the end of the Buhari presidency. Last week, he announced that he would be looking to run for the governorship of his native Kebbi State.