NFF crisis: Danagogo to meet Blatter
Nigeria’s sports minister, Tammy Danagogo will travel to Brazil on Wednesday to meet with FIFA president Sepp Blatter to discuss the recent development in Nigerian football, and the possible sanctions which may be taken against Nigeria following the court order which restrained the Aminu Maigari-led NFF board from controlling football affairs in the country.
Ojuelegba in Brazil!
Ojuelegba has its place in history. Good or bad. Some of you who love moving in the night would attest to the beauty of Ojuelegba. Forget about the confusion that is associated with it. Even Afro beat King, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti respected Ojuelegba so much that he made out time in his album to sing about Ojuelegba with vehicles coming from north, south, east and west without a single traffic officer. Logjam!
Germany tore apart Brazil 7-1
Germany tore apart Brazil 7-1 in the first half of the World Cup semi-final in Belo Horizonte on Tuesday.
Gunmen storm UNILAG, shoot student
Tragedy struck at the University of Lagos, UNILAG, on Monday as an undergraduate of the institution was shot in the head by some gunmen.
Man docked for assaulting LASTMA official
A 32-year-old man, Ahmed Adediran, has been arraigned before an Ikeja magistrate’s court over alleged assault of one Anaye David, an official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA.
Bayelsa govt wades into Obunagha, Shell crisis
Bayelsa State Government has waded into the face-off between Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, and Obunagha community in Yenagoa Local Government Area of the state.
Obunagha community is host to the multi-billion naira gas plant owned by Shell.
Court discharges man who stole N3,000 from lover
A Grade 1 Area Court in Aso Pada, Mararaba, Monday, discharged a labourer, Thomas Abu, 29, of Aso Pada, Mararaba who was charged for stealing the sum of N3,000.
I killed my father in anger, says SAN’s son
The 21-year-old Tolani Ajayi, who killed his father, Charles Ajayi, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, in the Redemption Camp along Lagos/Ibadan expressway last week, has said that he was provoked by his father.
Omisore accepts open debate with Aregbesola
PDP’s governorship candidate in Osun, Sen. Iyiola Omisore has accepted the challenge to an open debate with Gov. Rauf Aregbesola.
World Bank to train 200,000 indigent Nigerian youths
Over 200,000 youths from poor households in Nigeria are to receive life skills training between 2014 and 2017 under the Social Protection and Labour Programme of the World Bank.
The bank made the plan known in its report on: “Nigeria Country Partnership Strategy 2014-2017’,’ released in Abuja yesterday.
Aviation Ministry clarified its indebtedness— Dati
The Coordinating General Manager, Public Affairs, Aviation Parastatals, Mr. Yakubu Dati, has said that the debt profile of the Ministry of Aviation on aviation projects was recently clarified through a statement on the ministry’s total indebtedness on aviation projects, paticularly under the Aviation Sector Master Plan.
