The U-17 Women National Team, known as Flamingos, has been confirmed as one of Africa’s representatives at next year’s FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup finals taking place in Costa Rica following the withdrawal of South Sudan from the qualifying race. The Sudanese were to host the first leg of the qualifying fixture on the weekend of 1st – 3rd November, but threw in the towel, making 2012 quarter finalists Nigeria the first African team to reach the finals that will be staged in four Costa Rican cities. “It’s good that our team has qualified early. The Nigeria Football Federation will ensure…
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The 2015 general elections are some months away but in politics especially in the Nigerian context, a thousand years is like just the next day so most aspirants to political offices in 2015 are already galvanizing their machinery to take part in that elections that would remarkably become a defining period of Nigeria’s national life. Political and human rights scholars know that elections are essential ingredients for the sustenance of vibrant democracy and the constructive participation by the people to ensure peaceful, fair and transparent conduct of elections are imperative and indeed finds support in several provisions of both local…
Five men who kidnapped the wife of the Speaker of Osun state House of Assembly, Muibat Salaam have been sentenced to 27 years in jail. The five persons convicted by the court are Chukwudi Okereke (40), Ogbole Ochijile Elijah (25), Lucky Okonkwo (33), Kaikine Mahah (35) and Philip Nwadinnor (30). Delivering his judgment, Justice Moshood Adeigbe, of Osun State High Court, sitting in Iwo, held that the prosecutors had proved his case beyond reasonable doubt that the kidnappers met and conspired before they executed their plans. On October 9, 2012, the Speaker’s wife was kidnapped in Ejigbo, Osun State…
The House of Representatives’ Ad hoc Committee set up to investigate land allocation in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) from 2011 to date has assured the public that there is no going back on its assignment. Speaking with reporters on Monday, the chairman of the committee, Bunmi Daramola, allayed the fears being expressed in some quarters that members of the House of Representatives may have succumbed to pressure to shelve the probe. The Ad Hoc Committee is charged to investigate improper allocation and cases of land racketeering in Mass Housing Scheme, Land Swap Scheme and Residential Plots by the FCT…
To further demonstrate its support for the proposed national conference, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), has constituted a six-man committee to put together the body’s position on the dialogue. Inaugurating the committee in Abuja on Monday, CAN President, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor described President Goodluck Jonathan’s decision to allow a national dialogue as a right step in the right direction. The committee is chaired by Prof. Emele Uka. To serve as members are: Mrs. Kate Okparake, Apostle Etimbule Sunday, Elder John Achimugu, Chief Chukwuma Igwe and Elder Albert Uko (Secretary). “Today for me and for CAN is historic and important…
President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Aminu Maigari on Monday charged the U-17 National Team, Golden Eaglets, to clinically disorientate and dismantle their counterparts from Sweden when both teams clash at the on-going FIFA U-17 World Cup finals in the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday. Three-time champions Nigeria turned back Cup holders Mexico 6-1 in the first match of Group F on Saturday, but the Swedes also hugged the spotlight with a 4-1 demolition of Iraq. However, the Eaglets top the Group F pool on goals difference and the Nigerian youngsters’ devastating pace and precision in front…
A new Ambassador/Head of Delegation of European Union (EU) to Nigeria and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Ambassador Michel Arrion has assumed duty. Mr. Arrion who has presented his letter of credence to President Goodluck Jonathan replaces Ambassador David MacRae who has since completed his duty tour in Nigeria. Ambassador Arrion, a Belgian national, was previously the Head of Delegation of the EU to Rwanda. The new EU Head of Delegation brings with him to his new posting a vast experience on African and particularly West African affairs, having earlier served as Head of EU Delegation to…
The Federal Government has directed that efforts aimed at preventing and relocating slums must strictly take cognisance of the laws of the country, through continuous engagement and dialogue. Vice President Namadi Sambo made this known on Monday at the National Housing and Slum Summit, which held at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja, with the theme: Developing a National Strategy for Mass Housing Delivery and Slum Upgrading, organised by the Federal Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development. The Vice President, who noted that issues regarding freedom of choice, respect for human rights, respect for human dignity and other forms of…
The U-20 Women National Team, nicknamed Falconets, has intensified training programme in Abuja ahead of this weekend’s 2014 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup qualifying match against their counterparts from Sierra Leone. Earlier scheduled to play the U-20 Women’s Team of Burkina Faso, the Falconets now have Sierra Leone on their plate following the withdrawal of the Burkinabes from the qualifying race. It would be recalled that the Sierra Leonean girls were to play the Falconets in the first round of the race to the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Japan, but withdrew. The Nigerian girls then vented their…
Nigeria’s U-17 girls’ team, known as Flamingos, will have only South Sudan standing between it and a place at the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup finals to be staged by Costa Rica in March. A message from the Confederation of African Football shows that only six countries, namely Nigeria, Zambia, South Africa, Ghana, Equatorial Guinea and South Sudan registered for the qualifying race, with three of them to fly the continent’s flag in Costa Rica. Nigeria square off against South Sudan in a two-legged fixture, as will Zambia and South Africa, and Ghana and Equatorial Guinea. South Sudan will…