STAKEHOLDERS MEET TO REVIVE ONDO FOOTBALL CLUBS; ISSUES RESOLUTION

STAKEHOLDERS MEET TO REVIVE ONDO FOOTBALL CLUBS; ISSUES RESOLUTION Important Stakeholder in the Ondo State Football which is made up of technocrats and managers, referees and coaches both active and retired, football veterans or ex internationals, representatives of private and State clubs including former commissioners for sports, former Chairmen and Board members of Ondo State […]

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Ministry considering Abuja to replace Edo as festival host

‘Tana Aiyejina As part of its determination to ensure the National Sports Festival holds, the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has swung into action to use Abuja as an alternative venue for the 20th edition of the National Sports Festival, should the need arise, The PUNCH has exclusively learnt.The festival, which has suffered […]

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Election tribunal dismisses petitions against Obaseki

Adeyinka Adedipe The Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on Monday affirmed the victory of the state governor, Godwin Obaseki, in the September 19, 2020 governorship poll in the state by dismissing of all petitions filed against him and his party, the Peoples Democratic Party. Five political parties had filed petitions against the declaration of […]

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Buhari leaves for London medical holiday today as doctors set for strike

Olalekan Adetayo, Eniola Akinkuotu and Friday Olokor President to spend two weeks in United Kingdom for routine checkup Residents doctors fault FG, say it failed to implement agreement The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors on Monday insisted on its plan to begin a nationwide strike on Thursday, saying the Federal Government was not sincere in […]

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Nigerians tired of fasting, introduce stimulus, Tinubu tells FG

Nigerians tired of fasting, introduce stimulus, Tinubu tells FG A national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, says Nigerians are tired of fasting, adding that the Federal Government must introduce a stimulus package rather than preaching austerity.Tinubu said this at the 12th Bola Tinubu Colloquium held in commemoration of his 69th birthday […]

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Congregation shocked as Lord’s Chosen pastor’s wife killed in Benue

John Charles, Makurdi Some assailants, on Sunday, stabbed a 55-year-old woman, identified as Mrs Eunice Omaye Odoba, to death in Otukpo, Benue State. The mother of three, whose husband is a pastor of the Lord’s Chosen Church but is on faith mission to Equatorial Guinea, was said to have been stabbed in the chest. Her […]

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IPOB replies Naval chief, calls him weak officer

Tony Okafor THE Indigenous People of Biafra has denied allegation by the Chief of Naval Staff, Awwal Gambo, that the Eastern Security Network was responsible for the recent killings in the South-South East.The group described the naval chief as a weak officer for making a hasty conclusion on such sensitive issue.IPOB’s Media and Publicity Secretary, […]

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Bayelsa issues 14-day deadline for herdsmen to ranch cattle

Daniels Igoni, Yenagoa THE Bayelsa State Livestock Management Committee has issued a 14-day ultimatum to the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria and other operators to move their livestock out of the state.Chairman of the 23-man committee and Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Mr David Alagoa, said this in an interview with journalists […]

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Public Outburst over Alleged Plan to Sell Sunshine Stars Football Club

Players, Staffs and Supporters of the Ondo State football team, Sunshine Stars have cried out over the alleged plan of the Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu SAN to sell off the club for One hundred million Naira According to the rumours, it’s been stated from various quarters that the Ondo State Governor is ready […]

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