President of Nigeria Football Federation Aminu Maigari has said something that should interest Samson Siasia:
We’ll give him everything he needs to succeed. We’ll support every step that he takes to achieve success. It, therefore, means that we will not accept excuses for failure. Failure is not part of any consideration that we have made and we want to leave it at that.

More support came the way of President Goodluck Jonathan in his bid to contest the 2011 presidential election, with mass rallies of Nigerians and friends of country holding in the United States and Canada.

MINISTER of Labour and Productivity, Chief Emeka Wogu, has appealed to the striking members of Nigerian Union of Journalists, NUJ, in the Federal Government-owned media organisation and Radio, Television, Theatre and Arts Workers Union of Nigeria, RATTAWU, to exercise patience and shelve its on-going warning strike.

The 2010 maternal, new born and child health week and immunization plus days have been flagged off in the 27 local government areas of Imo State.

THE Primate of Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, Most Reverend Nicholas Okoh, has urged Nigerians to ensure that they registered to enable them vote during next year’s general elections so as to instal government of their choice.

ABIA State governor, Chief Theodore Orji, has congratulated President Goodluck Jonathan who turned 53 years last Sunday, even as he described him as “God’s gift to the nation”.

Federal Operations Unit, Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Imo State Command, has in a renewed onslaught, impounded goods worth over N50 million, imported into the country under false declaration.

With a history of consistently defaulting in the payment of its coaches, both foreign and local, most Nigerians are worried about how the Nigeria Football Federation can cope with Samson Siasia’s N5m monthly salary.

THE apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, may sanction some of its prominent members, including the Vice President-General, Chief Enechi Onyia, and Chief Oyibo Chukwu, for opposing the organization’s recent endorsement of President Goodluck Jonathan for the 2011 election.

Senate President, David Mark yesterday in Abuja sprayed the Falcons with US$150,000 (about N22m) for their recent triumph at the African Women Championship in South Africa.

Atlanta 96 Olympic gold medallist, Kingsley Obiekwu has berated the Nigeria Football Federation over its insistence that new Super Eagles coach Samson Siasia should resign his post as coach of Heartand FC of Owerri.

Jigawa state Police Command has arrested 18 persons following a political clash between members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, at Kila town in Gwaram Local Government Council of the state, leaving the headquarters of both parties razed and over 10 people injured.

Lack of improved toilets in households and public places in Mubi-North Local Government Area of Adamawa State is a major threat to public health in the area, an environmentalist, Mr. Jika Hayatu, has said.

The drive to better the lot of the masses has been the propelling force in most of the industrial actions by organised labour, Chairman of Bauchi State Council of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Comrade Hashim Gital, has declared.

Thousands of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, faithful in Bomadi Local Government Area of Delta State, weekend, reaffirmed their support for the re-election bid of erstwhile Governor of the state, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan.