. Says NDDC No Birthright Of Any Ethnic Group, State Rivers State governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, says despite the inauguration of theadvisory council of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), oilproducing state governors are still sidelined in the affairs of the intervention agency. The governor noted that because the... Read more
World football –governing body, FIFA, has once more emphasised its zero tolerance for third party and political interference in the affairs of its member Associations, declaring unambiguously that such would, without fail, always attract heavy sanctions from the world body, including the suspension of the affected Member Association. In... Read more
The Rivers Government on Thursday donated a 54-seater branded luxurious bus to the state-owned Rivers United FC to boost the team’s campaign in the Nigerian Professional Football League and CAF Confederation Cup (CAFCC). The state-of-the-art vehicle, alongside a Hilux Utility vehicle and an ambulance was handed over to the... Read more
The Nigeria Football Federation has expressed utter shock and sorrow at the death on Tuesday night of former Nigeria Super Eagles defender, Yisa Sofoluwe, who passed on at the age of 53 few days after being diagnosed of cerebral atrophy. President of the NFF, Amaju Melvin Pinnick, said he... Read more
Rivers State Government has released the sum of N16. 6 billion for the upgradeof facilities at the Rivers Sate University (RSU). Announcing the release to journalists in Port Harcourt, Rivers State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Paulinus Nsirim said N9 billion of that sum will serve as take-off grant... Read more
NFF Mourns Ace Journalist, Olusegun Ogunjimi
News February 11, 2021
The Nigerian Football family has once more been thrown into deep mourning following the demise on Wednesday of ace sports journalist Olusegun Ogunjimi of The Nation newspapers stable. Highly professional, resourceful, humble and diligent, Ogunjimi was widely respected by colleagues, administrators and other stakeholders in the sector, and was a... Read more
The Rivers State arm of the All Progressive Congress (APC) has taken a swipe on the state governor, Nyesom Wike for doling out a whooping donation of N500 million to Sokoto State to help with rebuilding a burnt market in the state. In strong reaction in which the APC... Read more
Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers has said that the Electoral Act’s amendment by the National Assembly will be mere charade if the card reader is not to be used to determine the validity of every vote cast. According to a statement by his media aide, Mr Kelvin Ebiri, the... Read more
Candidate for a seat on the venerable FIFA Council, the highest decision-making organ in football in the universe, Amaju Melvin Pinnick will on Saturday be honoured with a Special Recognition Award at the maiden edition of the Sportsville Awards in Lagos. Chairman of Sportsville Communications (organizers of the Awards), Hon.... Read more
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has expressed optimism about possibility of a speedy resolution of the crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the South West. In cognisance of the significance of the South West to the survival PDP, Governor Wike said all stakeholders interested in the... Read more
