Dream Team will do us proud, says Flamingos coach
Bala Nikyu, the Flamingos Head Coach, said on Friday that Nigerians were impressed by the outcome of the Dream Team IV performance at Rio Olympic football game and were optimistic they would do the country proud. Nikyu told newsmen in Abuja in reaction to the U-23 first winning match of 5-4 goals gainst their Japanese counterparts at the 2016 Rio Olympics. The national coach added that in every competition, the first match was as important as the last match for any team.
We are hamstrung by budget provisions, but we hope – Fashola
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, said in Lagos on Thursday that the Federal Government was on the verge of concluding an assessment, before embarking on the repair of the dilapidated Apapa bridge.
Former reps spokesman says there’s nothing like budget padding
The Spokesman of House of Representatives in the Sixth Assembly, Eseme Eyibo, has said that there is nothing like budget padding.
Men’s Olympic Games results – collated
Collated results from the group stages of the men’s football tournament at the 2016 Olympic Games on Thursday:
Brazil booed off as Neymar flops in South Africa stalemate
Brazil and superstar Neymar were booed off as their quest for a maiden Olympic football gold medal began with a 0-0 draw against 10-man South Africa on Thursday.
US warns citizens on Nigeria travel over security concerns
The United States has warned its citizens against travelling to 20 states in Nigeria, including the insurgency-hit northeast, because of security concerns.
Waiver fraud, who is to blame?
IT is imperative we begin to address our minds to issues that undermine our well-being given that today fraud is evident at almost every office you go to for one reason or the other. Indeed, one wonders if there is any government establishment that is devoid of corruption.
I vote for restructuring…!
It is a season of votes once again. It is a season of making decisions to reject poverty in all its ramifications. It is a season to inject in ourselves another consciousness of development akin to what obtains in other climes.
Blame me, not Babangida, for June 12 annulment – Ex-Chief Judge
ABUJA — A former chief judge of the Federal High Court, Abuja, Justice Dahiru Saleh (retd.), who tied the last judicial knot before the annulment of the June 12, 1993, presidential election has absolved former President Ibrahim Babangida of culpability over the issue.
APC should not be afraid of Ekweremadu – Chukwuma
ANGLICAN Archbishop of Enugu Province, Most Reverend Dr. Emmanuel Chukwuma, yesterday, said that the removal of the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, from office could lead to civil unrest in the country.
Breaking: Nigeria defeats Japan 5-4
Nigerian Olympic male football team, popularly called the Dream Team, on Friday, beat the Japanese U-23 side 5 goals to 4, in a pulsating encounter which held at the Manaus Stadium, in Brazil.
