Christopher Giwa, factional chairman, Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has said that the election that brought him into office on Tuesday August 26 in Abuja was irreversible. While speaking to journalists at the NFF secretariat in Abuja, Giwa assured that there would not be a repeat election on September 4 as has been widely speculated by…
NFF Crisis: Giwa Sacks League Management Committee
Chris Giwa, the new chairman of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, on Monday night, sacked the League Management Committee, LMC for allegedly sabotaging the ongoing Nigeria Professional Football League season. In a communiqué read by Obinna Ogba, first Vice Chairman of the NFF, after the maiden meeting of the board held in Abuja on Monday…
Impeached Enugu Deputy Governor Redeployed
The government of Enugu State has redeployed Sunday Onyebuchi, impeached deputy Governor, to the state civil service. This came as Sullivan Chime, the state governor swore in Raphael Ifeanyi Nwoye as the new Deputy Governor on Monday. Chime in his speech announced the redeployment of the impeached Deputy Governor to the State Civil Service as…
Sunshine Stars Appoints New Coach
Sunshine Stars of Akure Football Club has appointed Erasmus Onuh as its new coach. He replaces Henry Abiodun, who recently left the club in controversial circumstances. Onuh, a former ABS of Ilorin coach, is to take charge of the club for the remaining games of the Nigeria Professional Football League season. A statement signed by…
Abia Government threatens Orji Uzor Kalu with legal Action
The Abia State government on Monday threatened to institute legal proceedings against Orji Uzor Kalu, former governor of the state and The SUN newspaper over what it described as unwarranted attack on the Theodore Amaefule Orji led government. In a reaction to a story titled: “Abia stinks, says billionaire, Arthur Eze” published in today’s edition…
Reminisce becomes Samsung brand Ambassador
Nigerian singer, rapper, and songwriter, Remilekun Abdulkalid Safaru, popularly known as Reminisce, has joined the list of Samsung West Africa brand ambassadors. The company says it intends to leverage on Reminisce in its product advertising for entry-level mobile phones. Emmanuel Revmatas, Samsung Electronics West Africa’s Director for Information Technology and Mobile, says the rapper represents…
NUJ Media Games: Tell Beats Daar Communications In Football Match
The football team of Tell Communications Limited today thrashed the football team of DAAR Communications Limited, 1-0 in it’s first match of the round one stage at the ongoing 2014 Med-View/Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ Media Games. The match was played at the Legacy Pitch of the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos on Monday, September 1.…
Insecurity: Editors Express Fear for conduct of 2015 Elections
The Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE, has warned that the high level of insecurity, insurgency and kidnappings across the country which create atmosphere of fear and apprehension, cannot guarantee free, fair and credible elections in 2015. The NGE issued this warning at the 10th All Nigerian Editors Conference, ANEC, held in Katsina State, at the…
Boko Haram Killings: Catholic Diocese of Maiduguri Raises Alarm
The Catholic diocese of Maiduguri has decried the onslaught of the Boko Haram sect on the North-eastern part of Nigeria. The diocese drew the attention of the world to what it called the apparent genocide of Christians in Borno in an electronic message issued through its Director of Social Communications, Fr. Gideon Obasogie. ‘‘The whole…
Senegal records first Ebola case
Barely one week after shutting its borders against countries with Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, Senegal has recorded first case of Ebola outbreak, report says. It was reported that Awa Marie Coll Seck, Senegal’s health minister, who confirmed the case said the disease was brought into the country by a 21-year-old Conakry University student from Guinea.…
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