I would like to see the Southern Governors Forum follow up their recent actions on open grazing and VAT with the creation of an Okapi Nature Reserve

Ayo Akinfe 

[1] Kudos to the members of the Southern Governors Forum (SGF) for finally waking up from their slumber. They have finally realised that it is they who will fix Nigeria, not the federal government 

[2] Waiting for the federal government to come and bail you out is just looking for a lame excuse in my opinion. As we have seen from Amotekun, VAT and open grazing, things only get done when state governors take action 

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UK promises EFCC that it will return all Nigeria's stolen loot stashed away in London

BRITAIN'S high commissioner to Nigeria Catriona Laing has revealed that the country is willing to return all of Nigeria's stolen loot stashed away in London as part of a programme to strengthen the bilateral partnership between both nations.

 

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Afenifere insists that restructuring must take place ahead of Nigeria's 2023 elections

PAN-Yoruba socio-cultural group Afenifere has insisted that Nigeria must be restructured before the next general elections gold in 2023 if the federal government is serious about addressing the plethora of socio-economic woes afflicting the nation.

 

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Nigeria's Professor Oyewale Tomori named as a member of WHO panel on Covid-19 vaccination

NIGERIAN virologist Professor Oyewale Tomori has been appointed to serve as a member of the World Health Organisation's (WHO) technical advisory group on Covid-19 vaccine composition.

 

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Orji Uzor Kalu avoids fresh arraignment after court rules he cannot be tried for the same offence twice

FORMER Abia State governor Senator Orji Uzor Kalu appears to have got away with his N7bn money laundering charge after a federal high court barred the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from retrying him over the matter.

 

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Dora Akunyili's husband murdered in cold blood by unknown gunmen this morning

UNKNOWN gunmen have shot dead Dr Chike Akunyili the husband of Nigeria's former information minister Professor Dora Akunyili in Anambra State  along with his driver and police escort this morning.

 

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Britain’s current petrol queues nail the myth that there is anything to be gained from xenophobia, secession, balkanisation and the go-it-alone illusion 

Ayo Akinfe 

[1] In life, very little happens without precedence. What we are seeing in the UK today is a classic case of xenophobic fears coming back to bite a people in the behind. As ever, the chickens alwats come home to roost 

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Ogun State government paralysed as Governor Abiodun his deputy and the speaker are all abroad

GOVERNANCE has been brought to a standstill in Ogun State over the last week after Governor Dapo Abiodun and his deputy along with the speaker of the state house of assembly all travelled abroad leaving the state in limbo.

 

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Ethnic tension rises as Northern States Governors’ Forum objects to the stance of its southern colleagues

NIGERIA'S ongoing divisive ethnic spat took a turn for the worse yesterday after the Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF) issued a communique at the end of their emergency meeting in Kaduna condemning recent steps taken by the southern counterparts.

 

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Local Nigerian blacksmiths develop the capability to manufacture AK47 assault rifles

SEVERAL Nigerian blacksmiths have now acquired the necessary expertise to manufacture AK47 assault rifles and other light arms thus providing a steady flow of weaponry to bandits and criminals according to a recent Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) report.

 

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