We have no problem with NFF – Coca Cola
The Managing Director of Coca-Cola Nigeria, Austin Ufomba has said that the company had no problems with football governing body in the country, the Nigeria Football Federation.
Footballers are being “trafficked’ for match-fixing – FIFA
Footballers from poor countries are being “trafficked” around the world in order to facilitate match-fixing, FIFA’s head of security was reported as saying Thursday.
I never said I wanted to leave Chelsea – Anelka
Chelsea striker Nicolas Anelka is determined to stay at the Premier League club to see out the final year of his contract, dismissing suggestions he was set to leave, reports said Thursday.
NAFDAC, 4 African countries unite against counterfeit drugs
National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with four African countries with a view to increasing the level of awareness as well as strategise internationally against counterfeit drugs in Africa.
Use of indigenous languages: Politicians, NICO lobby NASS
Politicians in the country have intensified lobbying the National Assembly for the consideration of the National Institute for Cultural Orientation, NICO, bill, which seeks the inclusion of indigenous languages in the new education policy.
Tears, wailing, as man, pregnant wife killed by flood are buried
Although July 10, 2011 has come and gone, many Lagosians certainly will not forget the devastating impact of the rain that fell that day, in a hurry. Most woke up that fateful Sunday unsure of what the day had in stock for them.
Aftermath of flood, couple beg for survival
NOBODY initially envisaged any danger when it began to rain in most parts of the country last July 10. Being a weekend, many families had relaxation in mind, especially after returning from church service.
2 docked in Bauchi over alleged witchcraft
Two persons have been arraigned before a Bauchi Chief Magistrate’s Court for allegedly bewitching one Hafsatu Sani in the last four years.
Those charged before the court sitting in Warji Local Government Area of the state are Adamu Mamuda and Ibrahim Ganye.
Gay man cries out: Save me from family persecution in Nigeria
Mr. Charles Odionrabho Iyere has appealed to the government of United Kingdom to save him from his family members in Nigeria who are bent in prosecuting him for being a bisexual.
Boko Haram: We still hear bomb blasts in dreams – Bayelsa students
About 45 students of Bayelsa State origin evacuated from the University of Maiduguri, Borno, Wednesday, narrated their ordeals in the troubled city.
NBA slams AGF over calls for merger of EFCC, ICPC
The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, yesterday, slammed the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Bello Adoke, SAN, over his recent call for merger of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC. According to the NBA, the suggestion is inimical to the anti-corruption war in the country.
