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Izaak Walton (1593 - 1683)
Hon. Rotimi Amechi “Government must not be for one section of the Society.It must be for the rich and the poor,emphasizing the upliftment of the poor...”
Nigeria captain Vincent Enyeama pointed to fatigue to explain the Super Eagles’ somewhat lethargic performance against Tahiti. A 6-1 win against the amateurs from Oceania looked jerky in patches as the Nigeria strikers wasted a host of opportunities, and Enyeama said jetlag took its toll. “It was obvious that we were struggling,” Enyeama said. “There [...]
After several months of logjam over the title sponsorship of the Nigeria Football Premier League, the future of the local league remains shrouded in uncertain as Total Promotion Limited has written to the League Management Company Limited to reclaim the title sponsorship, which was conditionally ceded to Globacom recently. In a letter dated June 14,2013 [...]
Nigeria’s Flying Eagles are confident of a good outing at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup with their early arrival in Kayseri, Turkey on Monday evening, an official has said. Samm Audu, the team’s Media Officer, said this in a statement on Monday, after the Nigerian under-20 men football team became the first Group B [...]
Chief coach of Rivers Angels FC of Port Harcourt, Edwin Okon, has said that the development of women football in Nigeria needs the support of well-meaning individuals and corporate bodies in the country. Okon stated this recently while speaking with sports writers at the Port Harcourt Liberation Stadium. According to him, the female league should [...]
Bayelsa Queens FC of Bayelsa State yesterday forced Rivers Angels FC of Port Harcourt to a 1-1 draw in one of the Week 14 matches of the on-going 2013 Professional Women Football League. The match which was keenly contested between both sides witnessed an average number of spectators that watched the encounter at the Samson [...]
The White House emerged overall winners of the inter-house sports competition of Special School, UBE section in Port Harcourt with 160 points. Yellow House came second, with 142 points while Green House and Red House scored 134 points and 92 points to come third and fourth, respectively. Speaking at the event, the State Commissioner for [...]
A former president of the Nigeria Wushu-Kungfu Federation (NWKF), Ojo Adelusi, has urged the National Sports Commission to include the sport in the 2014 National Sports Festival (NSF) in Calabar. Adelusi told newsmen last Tuesday in Lagos that exclusion of the sport at the 18th edition of the fiesta in Lagos in 2012 demoralised the practitioners. [...]
Football enthusiasts have expressed hope in the ability of the Super Eagles to put up a good showing at the FIFA Confederations Cup which began in Brazil at the weekend. The fans, who spoke in separate interviews last Thursday in Abuja, said they expected the team to at least have a semi-finals berth. The Super [...]
Acting Director of Sports in Imo State, Mrs Chizotam Aretola, has predicted victory for Nigeria as the country prepares for the FIFA Confederations Cup encounter with Tahiti today in Brazil. Aretola made the remark during an interview with newsmen in Owerri. He said that his prediction was based on the recent impressive outing of the Super [...]
The League Management Company (LMC) has warned that it will no longer tolerate misguided statements from club officials as unguarded utterances can ruin the integrity of the league. The LMC’s Chairman, Nduka Irabor, told newsmen in Lagos that the body would create stiffer rules against untrue and offensive utterance. He explained that lately, some club [...]
