Abdominal pain forces Messi out of Club World Cup semi
Barcelona forward Lionel Messi will miss Thursday’s Club World Cup semi-final against China’s Guangzhou Evergrande in Yokohama because of abdominal pain, the Spanish club said. The Argentine wizard, who returned last month after a lengthy knee injury, is suffering from renal colic, a problem commonly caused by kidney stones. “His future availability will depend on […]
APC gradually winding up in Bayelsa —Dickson
Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State says the defection of over 2,000 members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, to the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the state marks the gradual winding up of the APC in Bayelsa State.
Siasia: We can surpass Beijing’s feat
Fresh from winning the CAF Under-23 African Cup of Nations, Nigeria coach Samson Siasia believes his achievement at the Beijing 2008 Olympics can be surpassed. Siasia, a veteran of football tournaments of sorts, won a silver medal at the 2008 Games, and after earning the right to be at the 2016 Games in Brazil, the […]
I’ll step on toes, Dalung warns NFF
Youth and Sports minister Solomon Dalung has called on the Nigeria Football Federation to pay all outstanding salaries and allowances owed to coaches and players before the Christmas celebrations. The NFF recently declared itself broke and unable to meet its obligations to staff and the national teams under its scope. But Dalung who was speaking […]
DSS murdered our officer—Ekiti Police
Ado Ekiti—As controversy continue to trail the alleged killing of a policeman, Sgt. Sylvester Malik by operative of the Department of State Services, DSS, in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State Police Command has accused the DSS of murdering its officer in cold blood while carrying out his legitimate duty.
Students can now inherit books – Edet
Major General I. H Edet of GOC 81 DIV has stated that students can now inherit books from their elder ones provided the books are still in use in the curriculum and are in good condition.
