When the story of Nigerian football is told, it is incomplete without the contributions of Rangers International of Enugu and Shooting Stars of Ibadan, two sides who have churned out great soccer stars like the late Muda Lawal, Segun Odegbami, Christian Chukwu and Emanuel Okala, to name just a few Nations Cup winners and Nigerian heroes .

With about 90 days to the start of the Olympic Games in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, Coach Samson Siasia is facing a selection headache over which over-age players to select to strengthen the side for the men’s football tournament in the summer.

The controversy on whether the country should continue or discontinue subsidy payments would continue to rage until Nigeria addresses the challenges confronting crude oil refining in the country. This is the view of stakeholders in the Nigerian petroleum industry, who have over the years, been divided on whether the Federal Government should fully deregulate the downstream petroleum sector, allowing market forces to determine the price of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, also known as petrol; adopt partial deregulation; or continue to regulate the sector.

“In the evening of April 27, 2016 at about 8 pm, I received a call from the Secretary to the State Government, that a top politician and former senator, Iyabo Anisulowo based in Ilaro, had been kidnapped. However, he stated that it was yet to be confirmed and promised to call back. I quickly put a call through to my Area Commander in Ilaro. He said he heard the same thing but he was going there to confirm. Later on, the Area Commander called at about 11pm, that it had been confirmed, that the woman was kidnapped and they were looking for her vehicle.

The provocative invasion on April 25, of Ukpabi,Nimbo community in Enugu State by over 500 dare-devil Fulani herdsmen culminating in the slaughter of 46 natives, was an incident which would have made most Leaders lose their head, belching blood following instigating comments that could engender reprisal attacks which could snowball into ethnic and tribal uprising across the nation.

Whoever caused that violence, I condemned it totally. we don’t need violence in the state. What creates such tension is when politicians are desperate, giving money to thugs to go and cause mayhem. If you look at my campaign, each time I travel to a place you will never see thugs around me, I am a peaceful person and that is why everybody around me wears white, meaning purity. You cannot see my people shooting gun to scare any body and that I believe created the problem in Auchi. But both the governor and his deputy must not drag Edo people into their problem.

German Juice singer, Cynthia Morgan, gained popularity for her song, Don’t break my heart. In the song, she pleads with her lover not to leave her, saying, “I wanna be with you from the start to the end.

The name of the Lord is a strong tower. The righteous runs into it and they are saved. Your only sure point of safety in life is in the Lord. No matter the challenges, victories are available to you in His name. I see Him helping you out of that dilemma that has almost drowned you. Don’t trust in man, for the arm of flesh will fail you. Like David, refuse to trust in chariots and horses. Pharaoh and others trusted in them but were disappointed. Know that vain is the help of man but through God you shall do valiantly.

The drama in the administration of Nigerian football took a new twist Friday afternoon when Chris Giwa and his group arrived the secretariat of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). The Giwa group had last month secured a ruling of a Jos Federal High Court which was said to have declared them as the authentic board of the federation.

By Anayo Okoli FOLLOWING the raging attacks of communities across the country by Fulani Herdsmen, Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has approved the deployment of the State’s Vigilant outfit, Bakassi Boys to all rural communities of the State. The Governor also directed all monarchs in the State to nominate 10 youths to the Local […]