Nigeria Premier Football League top scorer, Isar Akor of Heartland FC Owerri says he would not honour his invitation to be part of the nation’s Beach Eagles in the belief that that aspect of football does not flow within him.

Nigeria Premier Football League top scorer, Isar Akor of Heartland FC Owerri says he would not honour his invitation to be part of the nation’s Beach Eagles in the belief that that aspect of football does not flow within him.

Chief Vincent Amadi is the Charman Board of Trustees, BoT, People’s Democratic Party, South-South Forum in Lagos State. In this interview, he gives reasons for the re-emergence of militancy in the Niger Delta region, among other national issues.

THE Canadian Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Chris Cooter, Friday, described the developmental strides of Governor Adams Oshiomhole in Edo state as monumental and urged other states in the country to emulate him.

It was pandemonium in Sapele, Sapele Local Government Area of Delta State, as police in the area led by the Divisional Police Officer, Mr. Kenneth Akubue, battled for over five hours Friday to quell a crisis by over 500 women and youths of Ajekimoni community, led by their Vice Chairman, Mr Francis Ikoyo, in which their community chairman, Mr. Sam Kekakpor, would have been lynched.

Wife of the Governor of Ogun State Mrs. Olufunso Amosun through her Upliftings the Aged Welfare Cards has given out 500 free ATMs to senior citizens drawn from across the 20 Local Government areas of the state as part of her desire to offer a helping hand to the elderly people who due to old age could not fend for themselves again.

Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi said Friday that the re-election of Chibuike Amaechi as chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF, was free, fair and transparent. He said that all the governors present voted during the election.

The National Women Leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Dr. Kema Chikwe has called on members of PDP Core Supporters Network to mobilize Nigerians to ensure through their votes that President Goodluck Jonathan completes his two term tenure, just as his American counterpart Barak Obama.

The recent elections into the various sports federations, particularly the Nigeria Basketball Federation, NBBF, in the country have come and gone, and like every election in the country some losers are dissatisfied with either the procedures or the outcomes.

President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday arrived in Addis Ababa to attend the 21st Ordinary Session of the AU Heads of State and Government scheduled for May 25 to May 27.

Athletes and coaches who represented Nigeria at the last African Youth Athletics Championships in Warri, Delta State had course to smile after they were hosted to a dinner by President Goodluck Jonathan in Abuja during the week and were rewarded with N500, 000 each.

Nigeria on Friday at El-Jadida in Morocco lost 4-5 to Cote d’Ivoire, to finish second in Group B of the CAF Qualifier for the 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.

Cross River State contingent has come first in the just concluded 2013 Agoma Martial Arts Festival held in Umuahia, the Abia State capital with 11 gold medals, four silver and four bronze as well as the Most Valuable Trophy by Ann Odemigbo.

In 2009, out of Nigeria’s 36 states, Osun State came 35th in NECO examinations results. This was at the zenith of People’s Democratic Party-led government in Osun State. In 2010, the state managed to crawl up the rungs to the 32nd position. After one year of Aregbesola’s government in 2011, Osun State shot up to number eight.

Chelsea interim manager Rafael Benitez is on the brink of joining Napoli for next season, according to Italian press reports on Friday.