Lagosians shun cremation law, continue physical burying
WHEN Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN), was signing the Cremation Law of Lagos State almost a year ago, he said “cremation is a way to go, given the mega-city status of Lagos”
Top Muslim body demands Boko Haram free abducted girls
Egypt’s prestigious Islamic institute Al-Azhar urged the Nigerian Muslim group Boko Haram group Tuesday to free more than 200 schoolgirls it kidnapped and has threatened to sell into slavery.
Expect future champions from Milo U-13 Africa Championship — Rufai
Former Super Eagles captain and goalkeeper, Peter Rufai, has urged the governments at all levels to sponsor young players especially from schools to watch the Milo Africa U-13 Football Championship in Lagos to build confidence in grassroots football and enable the sport thrive in their states.
Akure agog for Golden League
The Citadel of Learning, Federal University of Technology, Akure in Ondo State will host athletes from all parts of the country as the third of leg of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) Golden League takes off this weekend.
No station will be barred from beaming World Cup matches – OSMI
Optima Sports Management International (OSMI), the exclusive 2014 FIFA World Cup terrestrial broadcast rights owners for the Nigerian territory, has allayed the fear that some Nigerian radio and television stations will be barred from broadcasting the 2014 FIFA World Cup matches.
Nobody is forcing players on me, Keshi declares
As the football world eagerly awaits the meeting between the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Technical Sub-Committee and Super Eagles Head Coach, Stephen Okechukwu Keshi, today in Abuja, the coach has disclaimed reports that he was being arm-twisted to include some players in his squad to Mundial 2014 in Brazil.
