It is a crime against humanity that Nigeria is not the world's largest manufacturer of animal feed compounds

Ayo Akinfe

[1] You know, sometimes maybe if we celebrate ourselves and acknowledge how much we can do, it will spur us on to doing greater things. Do you know that Nigeria accounts for about 70% of global yam production with an annual output of about 40m tonnes?

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Fashola says Ipob's sit-at-home protest has affected the completion of the Second Niger Bridge

NIGERIA'S minister of works and housing Babatunde Fashola has admitted that the sit-at-home protest called by the Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) across the southeast geo-political zone is affecting project implementation in the region.

 

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Peter Obi declares himself a candidate for president and receives blessing of Anambra monarchs

FORMER Anambra State governor Peter Obi has thrown his hat into the ring for the 2023 presidential contest formally declaring himself a candidate at a campaign launch in Awka where he declared that he alone can unite Nigeria.

 

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Policemen warns that they are not allowed to go on strike as it will be considered mutiny

KEBBI State police commissioner Musa Baba has warned officers and men of his command that if any of them participates in the rumoured strike their actions will be considered is mutiny and disobedience of lawful order.

 

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Obiano released from EFCC custody after meeting stringent bail conditions set for him

FORMER Anambra State governor Chief Willie Obiano has finally left the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) almost a week after being arrested with the lapsing of his immunity following the end of his tenure.

 

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Super Eagles arrive in Kumasi ahead of tomorrow's World Cup qualifier against Ghana

NIGERIA's Super Eagles have left landed in Ghana ahead of tomorrow's World Cup qualifier against the Black Stars taking place at the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi having arrived aboard a chartered Air Peace  flight from Abuja.

 

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10 basic items Nigeria should try and mass produce and then market aggressively with the aim of generating at least $20bn annually 

Ayo Akinfe 

[1] Head ties 
[2] Fedora hats 
[3] Jollof rice packs 
[4] Suya packs 
[5] Ogogoro gin 
[6] Bottled palm wine 
[7] Danshiki and trousers 
[8] Packaged gari, sugar and groundnuts 
[9] A breakfast cereal called Garibix
[10] Isiagu tops

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APC thugs believed to have stolen journalists car outside party secretariat in Kaduna

NEW Nigerian Newspaper journalist Amos Mathew has had his car miraculously stolen outside the secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna in a act believed to have been carried out by party political thugs.

 

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Man standing trial for terrorist offences escapes from police custody in court premises

POLICE in Akwa Ibom State have revealed how a suspect standing trial for terrorism offences miraculously escaped from custody at a court premises in Uyo during the continuation of his trial.

 

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Soludo laments the fact that he met empty coffers and huge debts of $262m upon assuming office

NEW Anambra State governor Charles Soludo has lamented the fact that he inherited debts of about N109bn ($262.17m)  upon assumption of office while only meeting between N300m ($721,529 ) and N400m ($962,000) in the treasury.

 

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