We started this struggle not because we are trouble makers but because we want the right thing to be done

As preparation for the maiden edition of the Black Pearl Hair Competition hots up, 15 contestants have emerged from the preliminary competition held last week in Lagos at the Sparkle Hall in Ikeja.

Politics is a game of competition and rivalry and so a lot of people will take a position that will be in conflict with others and that could heat up the polity but at the end of the day, things will definitely stabilise. Nobody is leaving Anambra State for any other place.

As Heartland step out today to make history for themselves and country in far away Lubumbashi, Congo Democratic Republic in the second leg final match of the 2009 Orange CAF Champions League against host, TP Mazembe, coach Kelechi Emeteole, believes his team would turn the table in their favour.

The governorship election of April 14 2007 where Andy Uba, the candidate of the ruling PDP was announced the governor was declared illegal on June 14, 2007 by the Supreme Court of Nigeria which replaced him with his predecessor Peter Obi—citing an illegality in Andy Uba’s election on April 14, 2007

Former Barcelona of Spain and Super Eagles attacker, Emmanuel Amuneke, has predicted a tough match for the Eagles when they lock horns with the Harambee Stars of Kenya in the crucial 2010 World Cup qualifier in Nairobi next weekend.

In my opinion, I had thought that as a Ph.D holder, the Secretary General of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Bolaji Ojo-Oba should be very familiar with the popular axiom, ‘To whom much is given, much is expected.’

Ex- international Adokie Amiesimaka has described the statement credited to NFA executive committee member, Taiwo Ogunjobi accusing him of ‘having an agenda’ as utterly childish and not surprising. He went on to say the statement is totally irresponsible and an unenlightened reaction from the NFA.

AS a proof that South Africans are eager to see the Eagles at the 2010 World Cup, the South Africa Tourism is organising a quiz to pick three Nigerian fans to Nairobi to support the Eagles against the Harambee Stars next weekend.

With an eight strokes margin, Martin Odoh of Minna Cantonment Golf Club in Niger state won the 2009 MicCom Classic in Ada last weekend.

The annual Total E&P Golf tournament tees off today at the prestigious IBB Golf and Country Club, Abuja with over 100 amateurs golfers taking to the course.

Ross Fisher beat Anthony Kim 4 and 3 on Sunday to win the 36-hole World Match Play Championship final.
Fisher eagled the 22nd hole and birdied the next to take a 3-up lead at the Finca Cortesin golf course.

The Elizabeth Wuraola Ojo memorial Golf Tournament, has become an annual tradition in the annals of Toyota (Nigeria) Limited’s diary of activities.

LAST week I began my thesis on the dangers that attempting to motivate our athletes with money portend for our expectations of great performances. I concluded that money cannot do the magic for two reasons the players have more money than we are offering them, and worse still, what motivated many of them into ports was the race to escape poverty.

There are good people in this country and I think that our people are our resources. If we can put the right people in right places, in a question of time, we will get there