By: Gracious Akujobi The Minister of Sports, Bolaji Abdullahi has predicted that Blessing Okagbare may emerge the world champion in the women’s 100m race in the forthcoming IAAF World Championship in Russia if she maintains her current form. He said this in the light of Okagbare’s latest victory, which saw her broke the Africa women’s 100 metre record at the London Diamond League, which took place at the weekend. She first ran 10.86 second in one of the heats, which was better than the previous African record of 10.90, held by fellow Nigerian Gloria Alozie. Okagbare further improved her personal record…
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By: Gracious Akujobi The Nigeria Volleyball Federation (NVBF) has pledged to set up a functional volleyball league in the country next season. An NVBF Board member, Alhassan Yakmut, on Sunday in Abuja said the federation was working towards raising quality players through a sustainable league. “Having a functional league is our target now, because the federation’s Technical Director sent in a proposal to the effect that there should be a functional league and we have reasoned along with him. “This is because the players have always had competitions but these competitions have been ad hoc. “For a competition to raise…
The FCT Chapter of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has congratulated the leadership of the Nigeria Football Federation led by Aminu Maigari and officials of Super Eagles Team B on Nigeria’s first-ever qualification to play in the finals of the African Nations Championship (CHAN). The Eagles lost 2-0 in the return leg of the African Nations Championship qualifier on Saturday in Abidjan but qualified 4-3 on aggregate for the finals to be staged in South Africa next year. “FCT SWAN is impressed with the preparation the Eagles got, and we are even more impressed with the Super Eagles…
Nigeria’s Blessing Okagbare on Saturday broke the African women’s 100m record twice at the ongoing Sainsbury’s Anniversary Games in London. The rangy Nigerian sprinter coasted home in an impressive 10.86 seconds winning time in the semi-finals of the women’s 100m event to erase compatriot Glory Alozie’s 10.90secs set in 1999. But Okagbare was not done yet as she put up another heroic performance in the final to break the African record she had set earlier in the heats to win in a time of 10.7secs ahead of second–placed Barbara Pierre of the United States – who clocked a joint personal…
The five northern governors: Sule Lamido (Jigawa), Rabiu Kwankwaso (Kano), Babangida Aliyu (Niger), Aliyu Wamakko (Sokoto), and Muritala Nyako (Adamawa), critical of the purported move by President Goodluck Jonathan to seek re-election in 2015, yesterday met with the President at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja. The meeting, described by sources as private, lasted several hours. Details of what was discussed at the parley were unclear at press time, although it was learnt that it was not unconnected with the crisis plaguing their party – the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Sunday Vanguard was made to understand that the five governors…
Millions of individuals are stuck in an unhappy marriage but will not walk away for fear of financial or emotional hardship, research has revealed. The study, which polled 2,000 married people, showed that one fifth feel ‘trapped’ and would only divorce if financial security was guaranteed. One quarter of married people are no longer ‘in love’ with their partner, 15% wish they had married someone else altogether and three in10 have considered ending their marriage or spending time apart. When quizzed on the cause of unhappiness in their relationships responses differed between men and women. Men blamed a frustrated sex…
Happiness—in your business life and your personal life—is often a matter of subtraction, not addition. Consider, for example, what happens when you stop doing the following things. Blaming People make mistakes. Employees don’t meet your expectations. Vendors don’t deliver on time. So you blame them for your problems. But you’re also to blame. Maybe you didn’t provide enough training. Maybe you didn’t build in enough of a buffer. Maybe you asked too much, too soon. Taking responsibility when things go wrong instead of blaming others isn’t masochistic, it’s empowering—because then you focus on doing things better or…
By: Gracious Akujobi Minister of Sports, Bolaji Abdullahi and Nigeria Football Federation President, Aminu Maigari have congratulated the home-based Super Eagles for qualifying for the CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN) taking place in January 2014 in South Africa. The team qualified for the championship for the first-time ever after 4—3 aggregate against the home-based Elephants of Cote’d’Ivoire. Although the Eagles lost the last match 0-2 against the Ivoirians, their superior 4-1 victory in the first leg, which took place in Kaduna earlier, was good enough to ensure qualification for the team. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) introduced the CHAN…
By: Bolaji Oyegunle, London Liverpool Football Club of England is put up for sale again- at a price of £350million. The club was bought less than three years ago but is “unofficially” on the market again. City bankers reveal that US owner Fenway Sports Group have become disenchanted since paying £300million for Liverpool in 2010. Despite spending £187million on players, they have not got near the top of the Premier League. A City source said:” They went into this to make money but the club hasn’t got into Europe, flopped in the league and spent well over £100million on transfers.…
In The Name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Ever Merciful All praise is to Allah who has created Mankind and has given him intelligence. Salutation is also due to The Messenger ( p.b.u.h) of Allah (Majesty is His), who in-spite of himself always wait for and on his Lord – Allah (s.w.t) not only for revelation but also for decision. It is on record that Muhammad never ever say anything except what Almighty directed him (s.a.w) to say: therefore, peace and salutation be upon the best of Mankind, Muhammad (s. a.w), his household, his companion, and those of us that followed…