By Gracious Akujobi Former NFF Executive Committee member and Vice Chairman of Lobi Star of Makurdi, Dominic Iorfa has commended Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi for reviving the national team. Speaking shortly after watching the home Eagles beat TEAP FC 2-0 in a warm up match at the training pitch of the Goal Project, Iorfa said Keshi has been able to inject live into the Eagles with the emergence of new players who are hungry for success. He said with the way Keshi has been able to build the home boys’ confidence that they can play against anybody, the competition…
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The ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has again fixed its special convention which will produce the party’s national officers for August 31. The chairman of the Convention Committee, Prof Jerry Gana, announced the new date in Abuja shortly after the inauguration of the committee. He assured party members that assured members that the committee will organize a transparent convention that would be acceptable to all. National Chairman, Bamanga Tukur who inaugurated the committee also fixed August 24 for the South West congress. Tukur hadlast week directed the Convention Committee to put a stop to preparation following disagreement among…
By: Gracious Akujobi Regulars Sunday Mba, Godfrey Oboabona, Azubuike Egwuekwe, Chigozie Agbim and Daniel Akpeyi were the highlight of the 18 man list released by Head Coach, Stephen Okechukwu Keshi on Wednesday ahead of Saturday’s second leg, final round of the CHAN qualifier against Cote D’Ivoire in Abidjan. The Eagles take a 4-1 lead from home to the encounter, team’s Media officer, Ben Alaiya stated Wednesday. Sadly, top striker and Kano Pillars marksman, Gambo Mohammed, was dropped due to a muscle tear he copped on Monday during the team’s routine training session. Keshi said it will take Gambo at…
As part of efforts at strengthening the capacity of the Nigeria Police personnel at tackling terrorism and other contemporary security challenges in Nigeria, the US Department of State, has donated Explosives Ordinance Disposal (EOD) remote control robots to the Nigeria Police Force. The robots are capable of carrying out safe detonation of Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and can demobilize explosives-laden vehicles among others. While demonstrating the capacity of the robots during a formal presentation of the equipment to the IGP, a Nigeria Police EOD robot technician stated that the device can locate and defuse suspicious and hazardous explosive items…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Wednesday arraigned one Gideon Oraeli before Justice R.I Ahiakwo of the State High Court, Port Harcourt on one count charge bordering on issuance of dud cheque. Gideon allegedly got some goods from the complainant for which he made some cash payment and issued a Diamond Bank cheque number: 25622626 for the sum of N8,868,063.00 (eight million eight hundred and sixty eight thousand, sixty three naira) as the outstanding balance. But upon presentation, the said cheque was returned unpaid due to insufficient fund. The charge reads; “that you Gideon Oraeli on or about…
By: Gracious Akujobi Enyimba International, showed class on Wednesday as they drubbed 3SC of Ibadan 3-1 in the Round of 16 Confederation Cup to reach the last eight. The game, which was played at the Area 3 Astro Turf Pitch, saw Enyimba dominate from start to finish, thrilling the crowd which was chanting their name all through the match. Sokari Bobby of Enyimba opened scoring in the 17th minutes of the game while Andrew Oba found the net at the last minutes of the first half. When the second half resumed, it was Enyimba all the way as they missed a lot of chances to put the Ibadan side under intense pressure. Later on, Enyimba quickly capitalised on a…
By: Gracious Akujobi Executive member of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Dilichukwu Onyedinma has stated categorically that the non sponsorship of the women league in not peculiar to the women’s league alone. In a chat with Prompt News Online, Dilichukwu queried the rationale behind the constant attack on the women’s game stating that the male leagues do not also have sponsors. “Non sponsorship of our league is not a perculiar problem to women’s league but the issue is that people just like talking about our league as though we are the only ones who have not gotten sponsorship” “We have written…
President Goodluck Jonathan has conveyed warm felicitations to the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero on the occasion of the monarch’s 83rd birthday anniversary. In a congratulatory letter to the Emir, President Jonathan extolled his “uncommon leadership qualities” and prayed that God Almighty will grant him many more years of service to the people of Kano and Nigeria. “As you mark your 83rd birthday anniversary which comes up on Thursday, July 25th 2013, I write, on behalf of my family, the Government and people of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, to extend warm felicitations to Your Highness. “Only recently, you…
A train has derailed in north-western Spain, killing at least 35 people and injuring many more, officials in Galicia region have said. All 13 carriages of the train, which was travelling from Madrid to Ferrol, came off the tracks near the city of Santiago de Compostela. Images from the scene showed bodies strewn near ruined carriages, and emergency crews searching the wreckage. Analysts say it is the worst rail accident in Spain in four decades. Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy convened an emergency ministerial meeting late on Wednesday and is due to visit the scene of the accident on Thursday. Local…
Late Sunday Bada and five other silver medalists at the Sydney Olympic Games were on Wednesday honoured by President Goodluck Jonathan, 13 years after the world’s biggest sports fiesta. President Jonathan announced cash gifts of N5million for each of the athletes that participated in the 4×400 relay while their handlers, Innocent Egbunike and Solomon Abari will receive N7 million each. The brief ceremony was held at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.The beneficiaries are Clement Chukwu, Jude Monye, Fidelis Gadzama, Aniefiok Udobong and Nduka Nwanze and lateSunday Bada, whose wife was in tears throughout the ceremony. President Jonathan…