Inside Gusau’s ‘rotten’ NFF, by Patrick Omorodion
There is no story trending in Nigeria’s sports circle today that interests Nigerian football fans as the call on the leadership of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF to either resign or not to bother to seek to return in the next election. Mainstream and social media platforms are buzzing with stories on what has happened […]
NAFDAC advocates stiffer penalties for drug fakers
ENUGU— THE National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) Monday called for the enactment of law prescribing stiffer penalties for drug counterfeiters, asking the nation to emulate China’s approach to the battle against fake drugs.
Civil Defence deploys more men for security
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corp(NSCDC), has deployed additional five thousand personnel to the earlier deployed ten thousand, to provide security and effectively cater for the teaming population in the on-going FIFA U-17 World Cup.
My players were nervous against Argentina, says German coach
German coach Marco Pezzaiuoli has said that his players were nervous and lost to Argentina last night in the Fifa Under-17 World Cup group game at the Abuja National Stadium. But he said that Germany were not yet out of the cadet championship.
Gov Daniel assures of capacity crowd at Ijebu, Ode stadium
Following the scanty crowd that graced the opening matches of the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Abuja, Governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, has assured all that the Gateway Stadium in Ijebu-Ode would witness full capacity on Sunday when the venue hosts the first of the three matches allotted to it.
Switzerland outscore Japan, qualify
Debutants, Switzerland, continued their fairy-tale run in the ongoing Nigeria 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup with a stunning 4 — 3 victory over hard-fighting Japan in their third group B match played at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos, yesterday.
