MALI'S military junta has agreed to the proposed Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) transition programme that involves them conducting elections and handing over to a democratic government within a year.

FORMER Wimbledon and Aston Villa striker John Fashanu has warned Arsenal fullback Bukayo Saka not to opt for England ahead of Nigeria because the Three Lions will only use him for a few games and dump him while the Super Eagles offers a lengthy career.

Ayo Akinfe

(1) In his 1961 inaugural address, President John Kennedy said: “Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.”

(2) In the run-up to Indian independence, Mahatma Gandhi said: “Be the change you wish to see in the world.”

OHANEZE Ndigbo leader Chief Nnia Nwodo has predicted that Nigeria would witness a dramatic turnaround in her fortunes should a president of Igbo extraction emerge at the next elections in 2023.

HOLLYWOOD star Chadwick Boseman famous for his ground-breaking superhero film Blank Panther set in the fictitious nation of Wakanda has died at the age of 42 after finally succumbing to a long-running battle against colon cancer.

Ayo Akinfe

(1) We are the seventh most populated nation on earth

(2) We are the world’s largest black nation

(3) We have Africa’s largest economy

(4) We are the world’s sixth largest agricultural producer

(5) We produce the highest number of twins of any nation on earth

(6) We are almost bang in the middle of earth. The lines of latitude and longitude meet not too far off the coast of Nigeria

FORMER chairman of the Central Association of Nigerians in the UK (Canuk) Chief Bimbo Afolayan has been appointed as a member of Nigeria's Adhoc Committee on the Establishment of Diaspora Investment Trust Fund.

NIGERIAN playmaker Ebere Eze has joined English Premier League side Crystal Palace from London Championship team Queens Park Rangers (QPR) for an undisclosed fee after he signed a five year contract this morning.

JAMES Ibori's girlfriend and mistress Udoamaka Onuigbo has appeared in a UK court video link from Nigeria in the ongoing confiscation of assets hearing taking place to determine how much of his illegally acquired wealth should be seized.

NIGERIAN aviation authorities have mover the date for the resumption of international flights in and out of the country from tomorrow to September 5 to give airports and airlines enough time to put their coronavirus checks in place.