Ogoni stakeholders have met with the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike and unanimously agreed that he lead a multi-consultative forum to discuss with Federal Government on the planned resumption of oil production in OML 11. The stakeholders said the choice of the governor was aimed at preventing saboteurs who may want to adopt divide and rule tactic to... Read more
…disowns purported UEFA coaching course The Nigeria Football Federation has expressed delight with the successful conclusion of the first-ever Coaches’ Instructors Course which took place in Abuja last week with 32 top coaches in attendance. NFF’s General Secretary, Mohammed Sanusi, himself a qualified coach and one of the... Read more
The Nigeria Football Federation on Tuesday absorbed Coaches Justin Madugu and Edwin Okon into the technical crew of the Senior Women National Team, Super Falcons, in line with a recent resolve to rejig the team’s technical group. In a brief meeting presided over by President of the... Read more
Head Coach Gernot Rohr has listed team captain Ahmed Musa, deputy captain William Ekong, defenders Kenneth Omeruo and Leon Balogun, midfielders Wilfred Ndidi and Alex Iwobi, forwards Moses Simon and Victor Osumhen, as well as 16 others for Nigeria’s closing Group C games of the FIFA World Cup Qatar... Read more
Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike and leaders of Rivers State have issued 48 hour ultimatum to the Federal Government to bring to book the masterminds behind the invasion of the residence of Justice Mary Odili of the Supreme Court of Nigeria in Abuja last Friday. The Rivers leaders, warned... Read more
…Selected fighters scheduled for the “Lagos Street Fight” show at the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos Charles Okafor, a veteran Nollywood actor and producer, said he became a Mixed Martial Art (MMA) enthusiast to groom young Nigerians to embrace the sport due to opportunities it offered. Okafor made this known... Read more
… UrgesS FIDA To Intensify Advocacy For Protection Of Women, Child’s Rights Wife of the Rivers State Governor, Justice Eberechi Suzzette Nyesom-Wike has advocated the adoption of the Child Rights Act in all the States of the federation. Justice Nyesom-Wike opined that the many vices that have plagued the... Read more
A coalition of Ijaw groups have urged the South South Governors to extract a commitment from President Muhammadu Buhari on the clean up of the Niger Delta and ending gas flaring in the region. The groups also called for an amendment to the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) to... Read more
• Vibrant and dynamic new brand identity for FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 includes distinctive cultural elements, bold new slogan and rich sonic identity • Beyond Greatness – new tournament slogan aims to unite and inspire people around the world through the power of the FIFA Women’s World Cup... Read more
Rivers State goversnor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, says the Federal Government must stop using security agencies to intimidate and influence judges if it truly believes in independence of the judiciary. The governor accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) led Federal Government of using the issue of financial autonomy to ingratiate... Read more
