Ghana names Rajevac as new Black Stars coach
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has named 67-year-old Serbian Milovan Rajevac as the new coach for the Black Stars, its senior men’s national team. Rajevac replaced former coach Charles Kwabena Akonnor who was sacked with his two assistants early this month. He has signed a one-year contract with Ghana and will have Maxwell Konadu and former Ghanaian international Otto Addo as...
A blow to the butchers of our people
In the last few weeks there has been a remarkable and devastating onslaught on the killer bandits and murderous terrorists of North Western Nigeria. Zamfara State has been the model case and other North Western states including Katsina, Kaduna, Sokoto, Jigawa, Kebbi and Niger states have taken the cue and have also risen to the occasion. What the governors of these...
Wada Maida’s midas touch on journalism
On Thursday, September 16, 2021, headquarters of News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja was formally renamed Wada Maida House, a befitting honour to a veteran journalist, who worked most of his life for the agency. Until his death, August 17, 2020, Malam Wada Abdullahi Maida, 70, was the Chairman of the NAN Board. Before then, Wada, as he was...
Reckless comments on 2023 presidency
Fredrick Nwabufo Power. It excites and incites. It can excite hope and strength, or incite tension, hate and bitterness. Why should the regional background of the next president be a vexatious issue, evoking threats and recriminations? Why should brothers be at daggers drawn with each other over the geography of power? What happened to gentlemanly ententes, negotiations and trade-offs? What...
Reps to probe exclusion of Rivers from World Bank loan projects
House of Representatives on Wednesday called for investigation of an alleged exclusion of Rivers from projects to be financed by a fresh World Bank loan. Solomon Bob (PDP-Rivers) had alleged in the House that the Federal Government, as widely reported by some newspapers, is the only state that would not benefit from the loans. He stated that the report, if true,...
Ronaldo beats Messi in Forbes list of top-earning players
Manchester United FC forward, Cristiano Ronaldo has reclaimed top spot in the list of the world’s highest-paid soccer players from Lionel Messi, according to Forbes. Ronaldo, 36, rejoined United from Juventus in August after 12 years away, while Messi has swapped boyhood club FC Barcelona to join Paris St Germain. Forbes said Ronaldo, among the world’s most popular athletes with over...
Buhari to FIFA: Nigeria is one of your greatest assets
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja declared his administration’s commitment to use football for the development of the girl-child, inspiring young people to have rewarding careers in the game. Receiving the FIFA delegation led by its president Gianni Infantino and the president of Confederation of African Football (CAF) Patrice Motsepe, at State House, the President called on the top...
Osaka withdraws from Indian Wells after US Open collapse
Former world number one, Naomi Osaka unsurprisingly withdrew from October`s Indian Wells Masters, having flagged a break from tennis following her US Open meltdown. Osaka’s absence was confirmed by organisers on Wednesday, with the Indian Wells Masters scheduled to take place from October 4 to October 17 after the 2020 edition was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. Her US Open...
Onyema shells out N20m on Super Falcons
Allen Onyema, the President of Air Peace Airline, has compensated the Super Falcons past and present teams with the sum of ₦20 million. This is contained in a statement by Ademola Olajire, Director of Communications at the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), on Wednesday. It said that Onyema presented the cheques to the various teams after the finals of the maiden Aisha...
Gov Diri splashes N14m on Bayelsa Utd, redeems bus pledge
An elated Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa, has doled out N14 million to the state-owned football club, Bayelsa United, for their Sunday’s victory over visiting AS Ashanti Golden Boys of Guinea in the preliminary round of the CAF Confederation Cup. The match played at the Samson Siasia Sports Complex, in Yenagoa, saw the youthful Bayelsa team winning by four goals...
