NIGERIA'S senate has passed for a second reading a bill seeking to allow the federal government to seize assets acquired by corrupt public officers and terrorism financiers as part of the ongoing campaign against corruption.

OHANEZE Ndigbo has declared that Nigeria's southeast geo-political zone is prepared to produce the country's next president come 2023 and will be expecting all the other component parts of the country to support this quest.

SUSPENDED Alberta justice minister and solicitor-general Kelechi Madu has been asked by the Coalition for Truth and Justice (CTJ) to apologise to Nigeria's attorney-general Abubakar Malami for criticising the arrest of Nnamdi Kanu.

OUTGOING Super Eagles interim manager Augustine Eguavoen has declared that he and all the members of his team will back the incoming head coach Jose Poseiro as he assumes duty ahead of a two legged World Cup play-off against Ghana.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Nigerian does not need loans or grants but proper foreign direct investment (FDI) to build up our industrial capacity. Consequently, all recent coronavirus-related loans must be written off

[2] Nigeria needs at least $100bn of FDI annually. International development agencies must agree to press industrialised countries to offer tax rebates to their private companies that invest in Nigeria

HON Alhassan Ado-Doguwa the majority leader of Nigeria's House of Representatives has given birth to his 28th child and has promised to give birth to even more with plans to hit 30 before the 2023 elections so he can have a poling unit in his home.

AFRICAN airline travel fell by a whopping 65% during the course of 2021 when compared with the pre-pandemic era as a result of the economic effect of the coronavirus virus according to statistics just published by the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

GOVERNOR Nyesom Wike of Rovers State has claimed that his predecessor Rotimi Amaechi flew a government Legacy 600 private jet to Germany and abandoned it there in a development that has so far cost over €3m.

NIGERIA'S federal government has revealed that over 14m people have so far received at least one shot of the coronavirus vaccine with over 5m getting two doses and less than half a million getting the third booster dose.

FORMER Imo State governor Senator Rochas has formally declared his candidacy for the 2023 presidential elections by announcing that he will be seeking the ticket of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).