Polio: FG, Gombe State tackle non-compliance cases
Abdulslam Abubakar, 45 stood vehemently by the door shielding his five -year- old child when he sighted a team of vaccinators coming towards his house. As they approach closer to his house, Abdulslam shouted “No, I will not watch you poison my child with that medicine of yours. I don’t like it, he said dragging Kabri, his child into his house.
Cleric laments delay in schools’ handover
BISHOP of the Asaba Diocese of the Nigeria Anglican Communion, Rt. Rev Jestus Mogekwu has expressed sadness over the delay in handing over missionary schools back to them.
We’re not going to pick balls in S/Africa, Kanu
Nigeria’s captain Nwankwo Kanu has assured Nigerians that the Eagles will not go into the World Cup, especially the opening group match against Argentina to pick balls, but to play all the way to an appreciable level Africa would be proud of.
Nigeria wins Youth Olympics trial in Dakar
Nigeria’s track and field team completely dominated and won 18 out of 21 gold medals on offer at the Africa region 2 Youth Olympics trials in Dakar, Senegal at the weekend.
Galadima distances self from NFA protesters
Immediate past Chairman of the Nigeria Football Association (NFA), Alhaji Ibrahim Galadima, has reacted angrily to reports linking him to Monday’s planned protests against the NFF leadership, saying he has no part to play in the protest.
National Sports Festival: We’ll host to win but… says Iyayi
Rivers State Commissioner for Sports, Boma Iyayi, yesterday, declared that the State has put machinery in place to ensure successful hosting of the forthcoming National Sports Festival.
TomTom Super Eagles road show captivates Kano, Enugu
The increasingly popular TomTom ‘Believe in the Super Eagles’ road show left football fans and even those not so into football in Kano and Enugu asking for more on Monday as the campaign hit the two cities.
2010 Commonwealth Games: NSC ships in Cuban coaches
Sports Minister and National Sports Commission chairman, Ibrahim Bio and Cuban ambassador to Nigeria, Elio Savon Oliva, last weekend, reached an agreement to bring Cuban coaches to help groom Nigerian athletes for the 2010 Commonwealth Games October in New Delhi, India.
Regular power supply is FG’s immediate priority, Minister
THE Federal government has said that making sustainable electricity available to the citizenry is of immediate priority to the present Administration, even as it observed that lack of electricity has been a major impediment to economic growth of the country and that fixing it would mean fixing the major factors impeding the growth of the economy.
NAHCO invests heavily in equipment to ward off SAHCOL’s threats
The fear of the Skyway Aviation Handling Company Limited (SAHCOL) is now the beginning of wisdom for the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc (nahcoaviance), as the latter is investing a whopping N800 million in the 2010 financial year to ward off threats from the former.
IFATCA raises alarm over dearth of ATCs
The International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers’ Associations (IFATCA) has raised an alarm over the dearth of air traffic controllers across the world, noting that as many as 10 per cent of the work force would retire in the next two years.
