Former Nigeria junior international, Orji Okonkwo has had his four-year ban for doping violation by the Italian National Anti-Doping Tribunal extended worldwide by world football governing body, FIFA. A statement by Ademola Olajire, Director of Communications at the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Saturday said FIFA’s verdict was contained in its ruling on the case for worldwide extension of the ban, brought before it by Italian NADO. “Chairperson of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee, Jorge Ivan Palacio affirmed that the player had been cited properly, he has had the opportunity to state his case. “The decision has been communicated properly, the…
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Super Eagles Forwards Victor Osimhen and Odion Ighalo are among star players not invited as Super Eagles Head Coach José Peseiro names 25 players to take on Algeria in a friendly. The friendly holds on September 27 at the 40,000-capacity Stade Olympique in Oran, Algeria. Director of Communications at the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Ademola Olajire stated in Abuja on Saturday that Peseiro opted for Captain Ahmed Musa, deputy captain, William Ekong and 23 other players. “Among players called up to take on the former two-time African champions, Algeria, are goalkeepers Francis Uzoho and Maduka Okoye; defenders Kenneth Omeruo, Chidozie Awaziem…
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) said that the highest paid official of the commission earns less than N1million a month, an official has disclosed. The Head, Corporate Communications of PenCom, Mr Abdulqadir Dahiru made the statement available to newsmen on Saturday in Abuja. He said, “it was illogical and improbable that the least paid staffer receives a monthly salary of N3 million.” Dahiru said that it was earlier alleged that the least paid PenCom employee earns a salary of N3 million per month. ”This has fueled all sorts of false allegations and unfair insinuations. “We understand that there is an element of mischief…
The Kano state Police Command, has confirmed the alleged murder of one Miss Ummukulthum Sani of Janbulo quarters in Kano by one Mr Gheng Quanrong, a Chinese national based in the state on Friday evening. The spokesperson of the command, SP Abdullahi Haruna confirmed the murder at a press conference on Saturday in Kano. Haruna said that the command received a distress call on Friday evening at around 10pm and the Commissioner of Police, Mr Lawal Abubakar, dispatched a team to the scene. ”The 47- year-old Chinese visited the residence of his girlfriend, Miss Ummukulthum Sani, 22 and they engaged…
Nigeria’s Senate Committee on Industry has commended Dangote Sinotruk West Africa for its investment in vehicle assembly plant in the country. The Senate Committee Chairman, Senator Tokunbo Abiru said Dangote Sinotruk West Africa investment has upped Nigeria’s path to self-reliance. “We want to encourage the company to continue to see how best to make Nigeria self-reliant in vehicle assembling as well as encourage other players in the value chain to also get on board. “We believe what Dangote Sinotruk have in place is a very good starting point towards achieving backward integration in vehicle assembling in Nigeria. “What the company…
The interim leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), on Saturday, dismissed the purported expulsion of some of its key national leaders by the immediate past National Chairman of the party, Ralphs Okey Nwosu. The interim National Chairman of the Party, Senator Patricia Akwashiki, in a statement described the action of the erstwhile chairman, Nwosu, as the antics of a sinking man clutching at straws. Akwashiki called on members of the party and indeed Nigerians to ignore the diversionary, divisive and destabilization activities of Nwosu who is presently lamenting over spilt milk like a whipped child. She insisted that the…
The World Health Organization (WHO) says medication errors contribute to more than three million deaths globally every year. Its Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, made the declaration in her message to mark the 2022 World Patient Safety Day. The Day is observed annually on Sept. 17 to raise global awareness about patient safety and to call for solidarity and united action by all countries and international partners to reduce patients harm. Moeti said the Days aims at raising awareness of the importance of people-centred care and preventing harm to patients. She noted that medication errors were exacerbated by…
The UK government says unclaimed estates and assets of 56 dead Nigerians and other global citizens would become forfeited to it if by December 2022 they are not claimed. This was contained in UK’s government Treasury Solicitor website updated on September 8, 2022. According to UK government, a Nigerian identified as Mark N’wogo, born in Sapele, Delta state. Almost 30 years after his death on December 9, 1992 in Surrey, United Kingdom, his assets have remained unclaimed. By December, they would become forfeited to the British government. Another Nigerian is Victor Adedapo Olufemi Fani-Kayode, who died on August 15, 2001…
Reactions have trailed an alleged comment by the vice-presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Kashim Shettima that the party’s presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu and late dictator, Gen Sani Abacha are alike. Shettima who spoke at the 96th-anniversary celebration of the Yoruba Tennis Club in Ikoyi on Thursday, was quoted as saying “we need a leader with a dose of ruthlessness and taciturnity of General Sani Abacha…There is no one, with all due respect, that fits this better than Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.” “We need a leader with the patience and sense of responsibility and commitment, and somebody who…
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bode George has expressed fears that the party could will lose the 2023 presidential election if quick action was not taken to resolve the unending crisis rocking the party. George who spoke with journalists advised that the party should not allow sentiment, ethnicity or religion to divide supporters. “We should not allow any sentiment – ethnicity or religion to divide us. Unfortunately, with what we are presently witnessing, our party may lose the next presidential election if we continue to disregard or fail to address the feeling and grievances of ‘alienation’ being…