Some retirees of the Lagos State Sports Council on Thursday appealed to the state government to settle their retirement benefits, some five years leaving service . The spokesperson of the retirees, known simply as Kazeem, told the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN that the unpaid benefits had subjected them to untold hardships. The 64-year-old Kazeem, [...]
Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta An engineer with Nigeria’s Federal Road Maintenance Agency, FERMA collapsed and died yesterday in Abeokuta, capital of Ogun state, after Ivory Coast netted the equaliser in the Nigeria-Ivory Coast quarter-final match in the African Nations Cup tournament in South Africa. The man, identified as Owolabi Ismail had a sudden heart attack at [...]
When it comes to athletics in Nigeria, you are a force to be reckoned with, how do you feel? It is something every man or woman desires, we all are specialists in our respective fields. Being an athletics coach that commands so much of respect is no mean feat so I’m always happy. Having spent [...]
It will be a mixed grill of glory for the 16 finalists and despair for the last three boys to be evicted, as the biggest soccer reality TV show in Africa, the Glo Soccer Academy reaches the crucial stages. Tears may flow in the house; emotions will give way to reality as the final moment [...]
Master Sodiq Ayinde, has joined the evictees from the on-going TV Soccer Reality Show, the Glo Soccer Academy. Speaking in an interview, Sodiq, an SS 2 Student of Ifo Model Grammar School, Coker Village said he was happy to have been tutored by world-class coaches at the Academy, adding that his world view had changed [...]
Shanghai Shenhua of China striker Didier Drogba has insisted that he has had “no contact with other clubs”, over a possible move during the January transfer window. The former Chelsea striker has recently been linked with an exit from his current club, with reigning Serie A champions Juventus reportedly preparing a bid. Drogba, however, is [...]
Rabiu Ibrahim and three other players have been dropped from the Super Eagles’ camp by Coach Stephen Keshi, as the squad intensify training for the African Cup of Nations, which kicks off on 19 January in South Africa. The other players axed are Kano Pillars’ defender Papa Idris, Henry Uche of Enyimba and Turkey-based striker, [...]
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