The third edition of the annual NFF-Aiteo Football Awards took the City of Lagos by storm on Monday night, with the country’s First Lady, Dr (Mrs) Aisha Buhari, as well as four-time African Player of the Year Asisat Oshoala, home-based professional Gift Monday and the Super Falcons’ class of... Read more
The Nigeria Customs Service, Area ll Command, Onne Port, has taken delivery of a cargo scanning machine from the Comptroller General of Customs (CGC), Col. Hammed Ali (Rtd). The Command’s Area Controller, Comptroller Auwal Mohammed, made this known on Friday in a statement by the Command’s Public Relations Officer,... Read more
Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike says Nigeria must encourage federating States to harness their resources and generate revenues, including Value Added Tax, VAT to advance their development. He has also stressed that it is baffling to note that Rivers State is not included among states to benefit... Read more
The buzz of the maiden edition of Aisha Buhari Invitational Women’s Tournament got even wider and louder on Monday as the Secretary General of world football –governing body, FIFA, Mrs Fatma Samoura led football’s dignitaries to the Mobolaji Johnson Arena on Lagos Island for Day 5 of the showpiece.... Read more
2018 African Woman Player of the Year Thembi Kgatlana was the star of the evening as South Africa’s Bayana Bayana steamrolled Ghana 3-0 on Day 3 of the six-day Aisha Buhari Invitational Women’s Tournament in Lagos. The entertaining encounter, firmly dominated by the reigning African vice champions, took place at the... Read more
President of the Nigeria Football Federation and FIFA Council Member, Mr Amaju Melvin Pinnick says that the presence of President of world –governing body FIFA, Mr Gianni Infantino, and CAF President, Dr Patrice Motsepe ,at the opening ceremony of the maiden Aisha Buhari Invitational Tournament in Lagos on Wednesday... Read more
A brilliant goal by Fatima Tagnaout 13 minutes from time separated Cameroon and Morocco in the second match of the maiden edition of Aisha Buhari Invitational Women’s Tournament at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena in Lagos. Both Lionesses were match ed in all aspects for large swathes of the game,... Read more
Energy giant, Shell, has said its research and development strategy is aligned with Nigeria’s 10-year strategic roadmap for local content being implemented by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB). This was made known in statement by the company’s Media Relations Manager, Mr Bamidele Odugbesan on Friday. According... Read more
• 177 internationals played in September • Changes to podium positions in FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking • Libya make most progress, Kosovo reach all-time high With no fewer than 152 FIFA World Cup qualifying games as well as 25 friendlies played across the globe in the first half of September,... Read more
The Nigeria Police, Kaduna State Police Command, has given detail about the kidnap of the Emir of Bungudu, Zamfara State Alhaji Hassan Atto, and several others along Kaduna – Abuja highway. Command Spokesperson, ASP Mohammed Jalige, while confirming the incident said: “Today (Tuesday) 14th September, 2021 at about 1510hrs... Read more
