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A former President of the West African Football Union, (WAFU) Chief Jonathan Ogufere has declared any manner of distraction should not be allowed to get on the path of the Super Eagles chief coach, Shaibu Amodu, in his preparations ahead of next year's Africa Cup of Nations coming up in Angola.
The Executive Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation met at the NFF Secretariat, Federal Capital Territory , Abuja on Wednesday, 25th November, 2009 to discuss on pertinent issues in Nigeria football and decided as follows:
Super Eagles coach, Amodu Shaibu, has threatened to sue an Abuja-based weekly newspaper, AbujaToday, unless the paper retracts what he termed "defamatory publication" against his person.
SuperSport has promised football fans in Nigeria a world-class telecast/analysis of matches of both the African Cup of Nations slated to hold next January in Angola and the 2010 FIFA World Cup Finals of South Africa.
The 23rd edition of Annual Central Bank of Nigeria Financial Institutions Cup will on Monday kick off with this year's top prize of N1 million going to the winners. The total prize money has been put down as N2.6 million. Sixteen teams will be competing in this year's event.
Warri Wolves yesterday moved to the top of the glo Premier League table with a 3-2 victory over visiting Heartland FC of Owerri. Wolves, who have maintained a 100 percent home record are currently tied at same 13 points with leaders Enyimba of Aba but have superior goals advantage. Heartland's Sherrif Bill had stunned the homers with his 3rd minute opener before skipper Goodluck Onamado stopped ...
Against the backdrop of public outcry over the quality of play of the Super Eagles, Victor Nosa Ikpeba has said Nigeria should not be written off before the war (of the World Cup in South Africa next summer) had begun.
National Orientation Agency presented a book, Survey of Nigerian Core Values to the Nigerian public recently. At the presentation, the custodians of Nigerian cultural values stressed the need for active engagement of all citizens in value re-orientation as a key to national development.
For CHINWE OCHU, many Nigerians do not appreciate their country until they travel out and taste the bitter side of other countries. Her trip to South Africa recently exposed her to experiences that made her realise that despite the country's bad image abroad, Nigeria still has something to be proud of, even though she still has Soweto in her mind
Activities at the Delta State Legislature were brought to a halt yesterday following a work-to-rule by staff over unpaid allowances.
Following reports that ailing President Musa Yar Adua was Monday flown to Saudi Arabia for treatment again, the Action Congress (AC) has recommended that politicians aspiring to become president of the country in future must undergo serious medical test.
In furtherance of the Midwives Services Scheme (MSS) embarked upon by the Federal Government, the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) and the Galaxy Backbone PLC, an ICT infrastructure development company, yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the provision of internet access linking the headquarters of the NPHCDA to its six zonal offices and 160 primary ...
The Ondo State House of Assembly and the state Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, are at loggerheads again. This time, the executive and the legislative arms of government are disagreeing over the N27 billion supplementary appropriation bill currently before the lawmakers.
The Federal Government yesterday approved the sum of -68.6 million for the purchase of five helicopters for the aerial surveillance and reconnaissance of the Niger Delta region.
The Yar'Adua for New Nigeria (YFNN) group yesterday officially reacted to the statement from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), insisting that its activities are multi-partisan, as such cannot be controlled by PDP.
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos command has apprehended a 64-yearold mother of seven for ingesting 80 wraps of substances, weighing 1.060 kg, which tested positive to cocaine.
Leadership of the Progressives Peoples Alliance (PPA) in Enugu state yesterday described as "laughable and total fallacy" the recent statement by Governor Sullivan Chime that his achievements in the past 30 months had silenced the opposition politicians in the state, insisting that the governor was only "wallowing in self-deceit."
A team of Mobile Policemen under the newly created anti-robbery and kidnap outfit set up by the Edo State Government codenamed "Operation Thunder Storm" was on Tuesday morning demobilised by armed robbers, who killed a police Sergeant and set the patrol vehicle ablaze.
The world's most prestigious film academy, the New York Film Academy, is to open its institute in Nigeria in February, 2010, as part of the its drive to train Nollywood actors and actresses for optimal competition in the international arena.
Unable to contain the activities of its self-styled god fathers any longer, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has given indication that it will soon kick out all self-styled leaders who have held the party hostage and forced their prejudices on the majority.
Sayawa Community in Bogoro Local Government Area of Bauchi State; has reminded Governor Isa Yuguda of his campaign promises that he would create a chiefdom for them.
President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua's wife, Turai, left for Saudi Arabia with some family members yesterday to perform the Hajj. THISDAY learnt that the First Lady spent most of yesterday with the husband who has undergone medical tests at an unnamed hospital in Jeddah.
The 2010 fiscal year gross federally collectible revenue is projected at N6. 211 trillion as against N5.305 trillion for the current budget year. These figures are contained in the 2010-2012 Fiscal Framework under sources of revenue with which government intends to fund its proposed expenditures and deficits.
Ogun State Governor, Gbenga Daniel, has commissioned four industries built at the cost of N15 billion by a diversified Indian company, Parco Group with manufacturing and trading activities in chemicals, steel and glass.
The latest rating by global corruption watchdog, Transparency International (TI), which ranked Nigeria 130 out of 180 countries surveyed in the 2009 corruption index, has, contrary to positions in official quarters, reaffirmed the belief that corruption, which has been the bane of the country's development, is far from reducing.
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