Ivory Coast Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly laid the foundation stone of a brand new football stadium in Yamoussoukro on Friday as work accelerated in preparation for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. Several thousand people were present at the site for the 20,000-capacity stadium in the political capital, whichContinue Reading
Borussia Dortmund lead a posse of Bundesliga teams under-fire Bayern Munich extend their four-match winless streak. Back-to-back league defeats mean Bayern, Bundesliga champions for each of the last six years, sit just sixth in Germany’s top flight, four points away from Dortmund in top spot. “There is tension at theContinue Reading
In the history of this rivalry, only three players have taken part in more El Clasico match-ups than these two superstars. Barcelona and Real Madrid captains Lionel Messi and Sergio Ramos will shake hands on Sunday at the Camp Nou ahead of their 39th El Clasico appearances. Looking at theContinue Reading
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has approved the immediate construction of the Fruits and Vegetables Market in D/Line, which was gutted by fire recently. The governor also approved the release of compensation to traders who were affected by the inferno at the market. Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo WikeContinue Reading
By Ikechukwu NnochiriABUJA – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has docked three officials of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, before an Abuja High Court sitting at Maitama, for allegedly diverting $9.5million and N1.3million meant for the development of football in the country. The anti-graft agency disclosed that theContinue Reading
A proposal aimed at reducing the financial gulf between the continent’s richest clubs and the rest was put forward by the European Leagues group (EL) on Friday. The umbrella group representing Europe’s domestic football leagues said it would ask UEFA to allocate fewer Champions League group stage slots to teamsContinue Reading
The Plateau Police Command has warned politicians, government officials and other motorists in the state to desist from using tinted glass on their vehicles without proper authorisation. Police DSP Terna Tyopev, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state police command gave the warning in a statement on FridayContinue Reading
The business of fairly-used female underwear now enjoy high patronage among the womenfolk in Umuahia, Abia. The dealers of the materials locally called “okrika’’, are also recording high traffic of customers daily from neighbouring communities to the state capital. Some of the women, mainly middle-aged, who shoved themselves around toContinue Reading
The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) on Friday approved the qualification of Nigeria’s U-19 boys national team to the World Championship in Tunisia in 2019. Semi-final male volleyball event of the first National Youth Games between teams FCT (White) and Abia in Abuja. The FIVB Vice-President, Dr Amr Elwani, confirmed theContinue Reading
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has commenced investigation into alleged financial misappropriation involving at least five officials of the Ministry of Finance in Abia. EFCC operatives The state’s Commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi, made the disclosure on Friday in Umuahia during a joint news briefing with theContinue Reading
