By: Gracious Akujobi The build up to the August 14 Mandela Challenge prestige clash between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and South Africa’s Bafana Bafana has started to reach the real actors of the game, with Chelsea of England’s Victor Moses, declaring that he has missed his colleagues in the national team and cannot wait for the Mandale Challenge to reunite with them. Super Eagles Scribe Dayo Enebi Achor, was quoted by Media Officer, Ben Alaiya, as saying that Moses was the first player to put a call though to the team to say he will be available for the…
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President of the Senate, David Mark has sent a message of condolence to the President and members of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) over the death of three Journalists in a ghastly motor accident in Ilesa, Osun state at the weekend. Mark in a condolence message to the President of the NUJ, Garba Mohammed in Abuja lamented that the journalists were cut down in their prime. He said: “I received with shock and sadness the death of your colleagues through a ghastly motor accident in Ilesa, Osun State. This is unfortunate. I share in this pain and earnestly identify…
By: Gracious Akujobi Corporate Nigeria appears positively disposed towards the formation of a Beach Soccer League in the country, as a number of top-drawer companies have thrown their weight behind the project being packaged by Nigeria Football Federation and Sports Solutions Limited. Head of Events, Sports Solutions Limited and Coordinator of the Nigeria Beach Soccer League, Taye Olajide disclosed at the weekend that top brands such as Gategold (a premier sports fitness equipment dealer), Prixair Hotels and Suites and Dewluk have thrown their weight behind the efforts to kick-start a League for beach soccer. “We are also in discussions with…
As the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees(BOT), Tony Anenih turns 80, political heavyweights gathered in Abuja to honour him at a special church serve. The service held at Our Lady Queen Catholic Cathedral, Garki, had in attendance, President Goodluck Jonathan and wife, Patience, former President Olusegun Obasanjo and Senate President David Mark. Also in attendance were Governors Emmanuel Uguaghan- Delta, Seriake Dickosn- Bayelsa Liyel Imoke- Cross Rivers and Peter Obi of Anambra, Chief Edwin Clarke, Gen. Theophilus Danjuma and wife, Daisy. Others were Ministers, Presidential aides, former Governors Alao Akala of Oyo and Segun Oni…
The Federal Government has requested a loan of $450 million from the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) to expand transmission to wheel up to 20,000 megawatts of electricity. Vice President Namadi Sambo who made the request, also called on the IDB to support projects that cut across the African continent, while still supporting the Nigerian economy. The Vice President made the call in his Royal Guest Palace, Makkah, Saudi Arabia, when he received the President of the Islamic Development Bank, Dr. Ahmed Mohammed Ali, who paid him a courtesy visit. Sambo, having expressed the deep appreciation for…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described as “inhuman, abominable and callous”, the arrest, detention and eventual deportation of 72 indigent Nigerians by the All Progressive Congress (APC)-led government of Lagos state, which dumped them at night at the Upper Iweka Bridge in Onitsha, Anambra State. Acting National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Tony Caesar Okeke in a statement on Sunday, said the recent deportation of Anambra state indigenes from Lagos in violation of their constitutionally guaranteed rights to reside in any part of the federation, betrays the wickedness of the APC-led government and shows the party as that of…
Wife of the President of the Senate, Mrs. Helen Mark at the weekend gave glory and thanks to the Almighty God for preserving and keeping her healthy among the living at 62. Mrs. Mark told the congregation at the St. Mulumba Catholic Chaplaincy, Apo in Abuja church service to commemorate her 62nd birthday that God has been kind and merciful to her all these years. To this end, she promised to dedicate the rest of her life to the service of God and humanity. Mrs. Mark assured that she would expand her pet project ‘ Women Skills Development and Support…
Amid criticisms of the illegal expulsion of some destitute from Lagos state to head bridge at Onitsha in Anambra state by officials of the Lagos state Government, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has called on the National Assembly, the Police Service Commission; the National Human Rights Commission and President Good luck Jonathan to set up investigative panels to unravel the circumstances surrounding the existence of illegal and unconstitutional torture and detention centers run by state governments. The group in a statement alleged the illegal detention centres are being run through their environmental task forces and in the…
Four northern governors elected under the platform of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday, conferred with former Vice President Alex Ekwueme in Abuja. The meeting, which was confirmed by the Special Assistant to Kano state Governor, Baba Dantiye, was attended by Governors Rabiu Kwankwaso of Kano, Muritala Nyako-Adamawa, Sule Lamido- Jigawa and Magartakada Wamakko of Sokoto. Dantiye said Governor Babangida Aliyu ought to attend the meeting but has left the country to perform Lesser Hajj (Umrah) in Saudi Arabia. He however declined to give details, saying it was not meant for media coverage. Prompt News Online recalls that…
The Golden Eaglets on Saturday beat Cross River State’s Under-18 in a friendly game played at the practice pitch of the U.J Esuene Sports Stadium in Calabar on Saturday. The team is camping in Calabar ahead of the FIFA U-17 World Cup billed for the United Arab Emirates. Last month, their new recruits held Taraba State’s Academy to a 1-1 draw during the screening exercise at the NFF/FIFA Goal Project Centre in Abuja. Coach Manu Garba, had this to say about the preparation so far, “Although it is early days, there are many positives from this match,” “Our team is…