Now that Ademola Adeleke has ended the debate about who controls Osun State, Gboyega Oyetola should focuse on his job as the minister for marine affairs and the blue economy

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[1] First of all, it is his responsibility to build an 850km windmill wall along Nigeria’s Atlantic coastline. He should get Nigeria into the Guinness Book of Records as the nation with the world’s latest windmill farm

[2] Secondly, it is his job to turn Nigeria into a maritime power. This should lead to the location of shipyards along the Nigerian coastline, especially in the Niger Delta

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Nwaiwu looks set to snub Fulham and Palace and stay put in Turkey after his partner gives birth

SUPER Eagles centreback Chibuike Nwaiwu has revealed that he is now unlikely to move to the English Premier league despite the interest in his services by Crystal Palace and Fulham because his family is well settled in Turkey where he has just had a baby.

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Within a week of being elected, I want to see the winner of Nigeria’s next presidential election name 10 individuals into these ministerial offices

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[1] Minister of Education

With 13m out-of-school kids, Nigeria is the truancy capital of the world. We have become a nation of dropouts. Our new minister has to set him or herself a target of at least halving this by 2030. To help, maybe building at least two primary schools and one secondary school in each of our 774 local government areas

[2] Minister of innovation, science and Technology

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Hull City sweat on the fitness of Ajayi amid concerns he picked up a hamstring injury

SUPER Eagles centreback Semi Ajayi risks missing out on action over the next few weeks after being substituted yesterday in Hull City's Premier League game against Manchester United with a suspected hamstring injury.

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Having put his presidential campaign team together, I hope President Tinubu can now turn his attention to forming a Nigerian Investment Ambassadors Forum

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Its members should include the likes of:

[1] Tobi Amusan

[2] Hilda Bassey

[3] Chimamanda Adichie

[4] Stanley Nwabali

[5] Victor Osimhen

[6] Asisat Oshoala

[7] Michelle Alozie

[8] Tiwa Savage

[9] Burna Boy

[10] Davido

Their brief should be very simple:

[1] Attract about $50bn a year in foreign direct investment

[2] Woo local investors to create at least 5m jobs a year

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Hull look to strengthen their forward line with Nigerian striker Ilenikhena after beating Man United

NEWLY-promoted English Premier League side Hull City are hoping to sign Nigerian striker George Ilenikhena before the closure of the current transfer window to augment their squad after getting off to a flying start of the season with a 2-0 victory over Manchester United.

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Has any of the contending parties seeking to win Nigeria's presidential elections next year come up with a kolanut production expansion plan that looks like this:

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[1] Nigeria is the world’s largest kolanut producer. Surely common sense dictates that we turn this cash crop into an important industrial raw material that acts as a cash cow, bringing in much needed foreign exchange

[2] One thing the rest of the world has done successfully is turn all its plants into sources of raw materials for end products. Just look at the way the cactus is used to make tequila to get my point

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Arthur Okonkwo joined Championship side Charlton Athletic on a season-long loan

NIGERIAN goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo has joined English Championship side Charlton Athletic on a season-long loan from rivals Wrexham ending speculation about his future after his former club signed Sunderland shot stopper Anthony Patterson for £8m.

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Are any of Nigeria’s political parties considering building fortifications across our northern borders that include say dragons teeth and minefields to deter terrorists and gun smugglers

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[1] No doubt, our political elite is aware of the fact that there are about 6m illegal firearms in Nigeria. Almost all of them came from Libya’s armoires, which were looted when the Gaddafi administration fell

[2] If Nigeria’s government wants to combat the growing insecurity across the nation, it needs to do something about its porous border. Especially the northern border with Niger Republic, which is a haven for smugglers, gun runners, terrorists and religious zealots

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Senators summon NSC and NFF officials to explain the current collapse of Nigerian sports

SENATORS have held an emergency meeting with the heads of the Nigerian Sports Commission (NSC) and the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) to demand answers to the nagging question of the nation's recent poor performances.

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