NIGERIA'S Super Eagles could get an unexpected boost in their quest for 2026 World Cup qualification as key rivals South Africa face the risk of being deducted three points after their fielded an ineligible player in a recent match against Benin Republic.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Mud huts

[2] Open pit latrines

[3] Barefoot children

[4] Street beggars

[5] People wearing rags

[6] Children not attending at least primary school

[7]People living in cardboard boxes

[8] Prostitution

[9] A local government not having a general hospital

[10] Villages being cut off from the rest of the world during the rainy season

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Nigeria needs to be given strict production quotas in every area of manufacturing. By 2039, the value of our gross domestic product (GDP) simply needs to total $1trn at the very least and the National Assembly needs to pass a bill to that effect

SUPER Eagles manager Eric Chelle has barred visitors and journalists from the team camp in Uyo ahead of Tuesday's forthcoming World Cup qualifier against Zimbabwe as part of a new disciplinary regime aimed at ensuring maximum concentration.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] End the use of the phrase Your Excellency for all public officials. What does this mean anyway? Does it mean the person is excellent?

[2] End the use of all these needless titles like Apostle, Otunba, Chief, Alhaji, Dame, Elder, Engineer, Barrister, Sir, etc. Promote the use of simple Mr and Ms

NIGERIA'S former petroleum minister Diezani Alison-Madueke has dragged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to court seeking an order restraining it from selling off all the properties that were seized from her.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] If you look at all the major modern economies worldwide, it was some big discovery that sparked their sudden rise as everyone went there in search of a pot of gold. Nigeria simply needs to follow this well-trodden route

MEMBERS of Nigeria's fourth largest ethnic group may hold a series of meetings over the coming weeks to debate the vexed issue of self-determination following the recent decision by the federal government to declare a state of emergency in Rivers State.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Rural roads: Do you know that about one third of Nigerian farm produce goes to waste due to poor transportation facilities? In many parts of the country, farms are inaccessible during the rainy season

[2] On-farm storage facilities: We desperately need every one of our 774 local government areas to open a mega silo and food storage facility to combat the high level of waste due to inadequate storage and refrigeration facilities