Football Associations
Lagos has capacity to host FIFA tournaments – Governor Ambode
Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday evening said that the State has the capacity to host international football tournaments and use sports as a tool to showcase its rich tourism, hospitality and entertainment culture.
NPFL: Referees attacked in two match venues – NRA
The Nigeria Referees Association, NRA, has said its members were attacked in at least two match venues of the Nigeria Professional Football League.
NPFL: Attack on referees not acceptable – NRA
The President, Nigeria Referees Association (NRA), Tade Azzez, has expressed displeasure over the alleged attacks on some of its members at the opening of 2017/2018 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL).
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Ex-CIBN chief blames National Assembly for tampering with 2018 Budget
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President Buhari urges journalists confront fake news menace
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday declared open the 2018 International Press Institute World Congress with a call on journalists worldwide to address the menace of fake news and hate speech for the good of humanity.
Kayode Fayemi: I increased teachers’ pay when I was governor but Ayodele Fayose is...
The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the July 14 governorship election in Ekiti state, Kayode Fayemi, says he increased teachers’ salaries when he was in power but Ayodele Fayose, his successor, has not paid them in 10 months.
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Angela Merkel: Migration needs ‘European answer’
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is insisting that migration is “a European challenge that needs a European answer” in spite dispute over the issue inside her government.
Katsina to provide school, hospital for Zamfara IDPs
Apparently worried by the hardship the 3,500 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from Zamfara State who are taking refuge in Katsina State are going through, Governor Aminu Bello Masari has vowed to provide relief materials, school and hospital for them in no distant future.
Delta government donates ambulance to UNN
The Delta Commissioner for Information, Mr Patrick Ukah, said on Wednesday that the state government had donated an ambulance to the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN).
Nigerian Navy seizes 100,000 litres of illegally refined diesel, arrests eight in Calabar
Men of the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Victory in Calabar, Cross River State, have seized 100, 000 litres of illegally refined automotive gas oil (AGO) popularly known as diesel, as well as arrested eight suspects.
Sallah: 11 die in Katsina road accident
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Katsina State has confirmed that 11 youth lost their lives in a road accident Sunday night while celebrating Sallah.