COVID-19: Barcelona consider pay cut option for players
Barcelona and the rest of the world, not just football, are living through strange and difficult times due to the coronavirus. The pandemic has stopped nearly all outdoor activities. As for football, there is no timetable on when LaLiga, or any league, will return. With a worldwide stoppage, the revenue that clubs would have made […]
Death toll from Lassa fever outbreak hits 193 – NCDC
The death toll from the Lassa fean outbreak of Lassa fever has risen to 173, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said.
COVID-19: Dafieko Sama Foundation to distribute safety kits in Lagos, Delta
Following the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, the Captian Dafieko Sama Foundation, on Friday, said it will be distributing safety kits such as hand gloves, hand sanitizers and face masks to residents of Lagos and Delta States to prevent the spread of the virus.
COVID-19: Football clubs want govt to pay players’ wages
Football league clubs are reportedly looking to put players on the government’s wage assistance scheme in a bid to help them survive financially during the coronavirus crisis. The EFL are in talks with their clubs and the PFA over a plan that would see lower-league footie aces put on a sabbatical for the rest of […]
Coronavirus: CAN suspends church activities in Kaduna
By Ibrahim Hassan The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, in Kaduna State has directed that all church activities be suspended until when the coronavirus is contained. Rev John Joseph Hayab, Chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Kaduna State, said in a statement on Thursday, that their attention was drawn to unnecessary debates ongoing among their […]
Enyimba, families instrumental to release of Ojo, Iluyomade from kidnappers
Enyimba midfielder Ekundayo Ojo and Abia Comets’ Benjamin Iluyomade have been released, three days after their abduction. An official statement from the Nigeria Professional Football League club said that both players “were released late Wednesday night, following combined efforts of Enyimba Football Club and families of the players”. Enyimba chairman Felix Anyansi-Agwu told ESPN that […]
