FIFA and CAF media coordinator, Paul Bassey, CAF Media Committee member Aisha Falode and Former National Under -17 Coach, Henry Nwosu MON have all described yesterday’s FIFA verdict on Dr Amos Adamu as a ‘black day’ for football in Africa, especially, Nigeria.

Former Green Eagles star, Adokie Amiesemaka one of Amos Adamu’s fiercest critics refused to be bothered by the fall of the man regarded by many as the problem of Nigerian Football.

THE Arewa community in Delta State has vowed to stand solidly by the former Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, in the coming rerun election, describing the administration of the former Governor as “people-oriented.”

Former Nigerian international hurdler, Henry Amike yesterday emerged as President of the Nigeria Olympians Association after a unanimous vote in an election of the body held yesterday at the media centre of the national stadium Surulere, Lagos.

Following the end of the three-day First Port Harcourt International Summit on Oil and Gas, participants have called on the Federal Government to grant the city an export processing zone status with all the attendant rights and privileges.

Out-going Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Mr Steve Oronsaye, thursday said the tenure policy he introduced had ventilated the system, boosted the morale of personnel and unlocked hitherto hidden potentials within the civil service.

In a bid to woo supporters towards actualization of his 2011 presidential ambition, former Head of State and Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, presidential hopeful, Major General Mohammadu Buhari, has embarked on a tour of all the states in the Southern part of the country.

The Federal Government has introduced the use of small messaging service, SMS, for collection of data for malaria control and immunization vaccine to help workers monitor the implementation of health interventions more effectively.

Members of the House of Representatives holding disparate views on state creation may be on a collision course, as the National Assembly approaches the next phase in the amendment to the 1999 Constitution.

President Goodluck Jonathan thursday applauded the gallant performance of soldiers deployed by the Nigerian Army to rescue both local and foreign nationals kidnapped by self-acclaimed militants in the Niger-Delta region for a job well done.