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Minister charges Youths to shun drug abuse

By Wale Mustapha on June 26, 2020 News

Youth and Sports Development Minister Mr. Sunday Dare has charged Nigerian Youths to avoid acts that are inimical to their health and wellbeing, even as he tasked them to be focused as the world celebrates World Drugs Day. According to Dare, “On this commemorative occasion of the World Drug Day declared by the United Nations, […]

Nigerian Football Season Ending saga: We Demand Justice and Fairness from NFF – 3SC

By Wale Mustapha on June 26, 2020 News

The management of Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) of Ibadan, wishes to call on the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), to allow justice and fairness prevail in its final decision making on the ongoing debate on how to end the 2019/20 season. In view of the resolution by clubs in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL), […]

Meet one of Nigeria’s finest sports administrator, sports marketer and philanthropist; Bukola Olopade a man of the people

By Wale Mustapha on June 26, 2020 News

He made the promise in Wednesday Night and by Friday afternoon he has fulfilled his 200,000 naira pledge to Nigeria journalists. There is no denying the fact that Bukola Olopade remains the best commissioner of sports that ever lived in Nigeria. This may not be far from the truth because his legacies are there and […]

NPFL: Rivers Utd Commends Sports Minister, NFF, LMC Over PPG

By Wale Mustapha on June 26, 2020 News

…says Doctrine of Necessity Should Prevail The management of Rivers United has commended the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare; President of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick and Chairman, League Management Company (LMC), Shehu Dikko for their determined efforts to bring the Nigerian Professional Football League to a conclusive end. The club […]

Transfer Ban: Rivers United To Engage FIFA For Amicable Resolution

By Wale Mustapha on June 26, 2020 News

The management of Rivers United have confirmed FIFA’s notification over their transfer ban for the three windows regarding issues about one of their former players, Samuel Akurugu. The world football governing body impose the sanction on the NPFL club on Thursday noting some irregularities on the transfer of Akurugu. Meanwhile, the Port Harcourt based club […]

Super Eagles striker wins Czech league with Slavia Prague

By Wale Mustapha on June 26, 2020 News

Super Eagles and Slavia Prague’s forward Peter Olayinka has won the Czech Liga 1 for the second season in a row. This was sealed after Slavia Prague’s slim 1-0 victory over Viktoria Plezn on Wednesday. Sevcik’s 69th-minute goal was enough to crown Slavia Prague as champions of the league after winning the 2018-2019 title, they […]

FRSC returns money to accident victim’s family in Kogi

By Wale Mustapha on June 26, 2020 News

By Stephen Adeleye The Federal Road Safety Corps, (FRSC), RS8.3, Kogi Command, has returned a sum of N110, 990 cash to the family of one Mr Olusola Adeniyi, who died in a crash on March 25, 2020, along Zariagi-Lokoja road at Vami Farm in Kogi. The FRSC Sector Commander in Kogi, CC. Idris Fika, made […]

Mbachu John Ndubuisi, Nigeria’s Rising Star Making Waves In The Egyptian League

By Wale Mustapha on June 26, 2020 News

Nigeria in recent times seems to have been blessed with a plethora of next generation of promising young talents. Their exploits across the globe have not gone unnoticed. Moses Simon was recently rewarded for his outstanding and impact contributions with Nantes in the season that was untimely ended in France due to the Covid 19 […]

Falode: NWFL set to evolve into a global league brand

By Wale Mustapha on June 24, 2020 News

The Head of the Management Committee of the Nigeria Women Football League, Aisha Falode, has affirmed that, the women’s league body has the mandate to evolve into a global league brand, capable of competing favourably with top women’s leagues across the world. Falode, said this at theNWFL-LaLiga Coaches Online Training Masterclass aimed at taking coaches […]

If There Must Be A Winner There Should Be A Loser, Baribote Disagrees With PPG Decision Format

By Wale Mustapha on June 24, 2020 News

Former Second Vice-President Nigeria Football Federation, NFF and President Nembe City FC, Chief Victor Rumson Baribote has expressed his dissatisfaction on the decision taken by clubs owners to choose a league winner. 17 NPFL clubs voted to end the 2019/2020 Season and adopted the PPG format, and also collectively agreed that there won’t be promotion […]