News – Page 177 – :: Onward News 24 ::

NFF have no excuse to cancel Nigerian leagues – Akoro

By Wale Mustapha on June 18, 2020 News, Sports

Against the backdrop of Nigeria Football Federation, NFF’s proposed plan to discontinue football activities in the country due to Coronavirus pandemic, a season sports administrator, Rt. Honourable Olaniyan Babatunde David, popularly called Akoro has expressed displeasure with the plan saying that is a needless reason. Hon. Akoro who is the chairman of Oyo State Football […]

Kogi Governor loses aide to cardiac arrest

By Wale Mustapha on June 17, 2020 News, Politics, Society News

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State, has lost his Personal Assistant, Honorable Suleiman Abdullateef. Honorable Abdullateef died on Wednesday in Abuja following a brief illness linked to be a cardiac arrest. In a statement from Onogwu Mohammed, Chief Press Secretary, CPS to Governor Bello, Hon. Abdullateef was reported to have died of cardiac arrest in […]

Champions League winning coach gets medical support funds from Sports Minister

By Wale Mustapha on June 14, 2020 News, Sports

Ministry of Youth and Sports Development under the leadership of the Minister Mr. Sunday Dare, has supported former coach of Enyimba, Kadiri Ikhana with a sum of money. It could be recalled that coach Kadiri Ikhana came to Abuja some months ago for medical treatment which included surgery and had cried out for help. Speaking […]

Cheating Men Live Longer: True Or False?

By Wale Mustapha on June 14, 2020 News, Society News

A Ghanian business man and a social media celebrity, Ibrah One, recently shared a scientific discovery that men who do not cheat on their wives die early via his official Snapchat handle. The statement reads: “Scientists have discovered that men who don’t cheat die early. Oh, so this is why my best friend died very […]

3 fared dead, 2 escaped as Oko-Erin bridge collapses

By Wale Mustapha on June 14, 2020 News, Society News

…as Kwara Govt swing into actions By Abdul Momoh About three lives have been reportedly dead while two others escaped as Oko- Erin bridged collapsed as a result of heavy downpour in the Ilorin metropolis on Saturday. Speaking to newsmen at the scene of the event, an eyes witness, Chinedu Emmanuel confirmed the incident and […]

Kwara United celebrate ‘Thuraya’ on first anniversary as FA Chairman

By Wale Mustapha on June 14, 2020 News, Sports

Kwara United management, staffs, players and coaching crew have joined well wishers in the country to celebrate Mallam Idris Musa on his one year anniversary as Kwara FA Chairman. Popularly known as Thuraya, Mallam Idris 12 months ago stunned many people when he beat up competition from top men in the State to emerge winner […]

Dream debut for Nigerian midfielder in Finland with first half hat trick

By Wale Mustapha on June 13, 2020 News, Sports

Nigerian born talented midfielder Samson Ebuka Obioha has set the ball rolling in a wonderful motion for himself as he scored 3 goals in his debut game for his new Finnish Club Kemi City FC on Saturday. Ebuka, who just signed signed a four years contract deal for Kemi City Football Club few weeks ago […]

Clergyman charges Akwa United players, officials to put God in all they do to achieve success

By Wale Mustapha on June 13, 2020 News, Sports

MFON PATRICK Akwa United players and officials have been admonished to get God involved in all they do in order to achieve good success in their plans and aspirations. ” It is the divine will of God that all His children should be successful in life but to achieve such success, one must be obedient […]

Edo 2020: ‘We are ready to accept Obaseki’ – PDP

By Wale Mustapha on June 12, 2020 News, Politics

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said it is ready to welcome the Governor of Edo state, Godwin Obaseki, if he decides to decamp following his disqualification from the forthcoming governorship primaries of the All Progressives Congress. PDP’s National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Kola Ologbondiyan, stated this in Abuja on Friday. When asked if […]

Edo 2020: Jubilation in Benin over Governor Obaseki’s disqualification from APC Primaries

By Wale Mustapha on June 12, 2020 News, Politics

People of Edo State have trooped out in large numbers to celebrate the disqualification of the embattled Governor Godwin Obaseki by the All Progressives Congress, APC over unresolved discrepancies in his academic certificates. The Governor claimed to have obtained a Higher School Leaving Certificate from an Institution of Continuing Education in Benin City. However, independent […]