We warned Keshi over Eagles job, says close friend
The late Nigerian football legend Stephen Okechukwu Keski may have passed on, but his football legacies and memories are still fresh in the minds of many Nigerian football fans whose lives have been touched by his football artistry.
Russian athletes banned from Rio Paralympics over doping scandal
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) on Sunday said it has banned Russian athletes from competing at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games following the country’s doping scandal.
Why I released a short film, Lobatan – Fatimah Adeoye, Aliya
Nigerian Ghollywood actress and Funke Akindele look-alike, Fatimah Adeoye aka Aliyah is back on the movie scene and currently making waves on YouTube with her newest film Lobatan, which has garnered thousands of views within a week of its release. Unlike Aliyah which was a standard long film, Lobatan is a short film which tells the story of a greedy, conceited and proud uptown girl who lost a wealthy boyfriend as a result of her pride and her knack for taking everything at face value.
JAMB ready for revolutionary times — Prof. Okebukola
A fresh endorsement has come the way of the newly appointed Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, Professor Is-haq Oloyede, this time from the former Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission, NUC, Professor Peter Okebukola.
Poor Brazilians watch opening ceremony from rooftops
In the hills that hug Maracana Stadium, many Brazilians saw the flash and glitz of the opening ceremony for the Olympics from rooftops with exposed wiring and water pipes, amid trash-filled streets separated from the spectacle by a highway and train tracks.
Poor health keeps Pele out of Opening Ceremony
Football legend Pelé has pulled-out of lighting the Olympic Cauldron at this evening’s Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony due to his poor health.
One year after he joined his ancestors: ‘How Ooni Sijuwade became a great king’
Sweet memories of the late Ooni, Oba Okunade Adele Sijuwade, Olubushe 11, resonated, penultimate week, in the ancient city of Ile-Ife where he reigned for thirty five years as people from all walks of life gathered in St Paul Anglican Church, Ayegbaju, Ile-Ife to celebrate his one year of demise.
Dalung promises to pay athletes on time
Minister of Youth and Sports Barrister Solomon Dalung has visited Team Nigeria at the Olympic Games Village in Rio.
“Teacher Don’t Teach Me Nonsense”
The week marks the 19th year of Fela’s passing. His influence to music, the black movement and the champion of marginalised people remain as strong, if not stronger now than ever. The man with” death in his pocket”, was a musical giant not only in Nigeria but around the world and with very good reasons too.
NDDC BOARD: Delta APC leaders clears air on impasse trailing nomination
THE Concerned Delta APC Leaders has described the impasse trailing one of the nominees of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC board representing the state as unwarranted in a light that portrays Deltans as a people that are disagreeable, disunited and who lack the ability to understand the dynamics of the politics of the day.
Enugu Children hail Ugwuanyi over Passage of Child Rights Bill into law
It was an exciting experience and a major breakthrough for children of Enugu State, as the State House of Assembly finally passed the long awaited Child Rights and Responsibility Bill into law.
