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Rio, August 12, 2016 – Reigning World Champion Ma Long meets defending Champion Zhang Jike tonight for Olympic Gold. The Chinese pair of world champion Ma Long and the defending Olympic champion Zhang Jike will do battle tonight to be crowned the Rio 2016 Men’s Singles Champion in a battle of the titans in Riocentro 3. World number one MA Long (CHN) booked first golden ticket to an Olympic Men’s Singles Final with a 4-2 victory over 8-time Japanese National Champion Jun MIZUTANI (JPN). After winning the first 3 games comfortably 11-5 each, the top seeded Chinese lost the next…
Nigeria, August 12, 2016 – The Lagos State Government and office of the Head of Service of the Federation on Thursday commenced talks on partnership for the massive provision of affordable housing for Federal and State civil servants to address housing deficit especially for workers in the State. Head of Service of the Federation, Mrs. Winifred Oyo-Ita, who disclosed this while leading a technical delegation to Governor Akinwunmi Ambode at the Lagos House in Ikeja, said the decision to go into partnership with the State Government followed the need to key into the housing programme of President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration.…
Abuja, August 12, 2016 – The Nigerian Football Federation(NFF) has imposed sanctions on a number football of clubs for breaching rules governing league football in Nigeria. The NFF’s Disciplinary committee announced the decision after a meeting in Abuja.The affected clubs are Go-Round FC, Kogi United, ABS FC, First Bank FC, Juvenile FC and Avalon FC. In the matter between Go- Round FC Vs Remo Stars FC, the committee decided that the match should be continued from the point that it was abandoned which is the commencement of second half. It added that the match should be officiated by a different…
Nigeria, August 11, 2016 – Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has called on media practitioners in Nigeria to join civil society groups and other well meaning Nigerians in condemning politicians, who undermine national institutions, particularly the Nigerian Judiciary to subvert justice against the will of the people. Governor Dickson made the call today when the chairman of the State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Mr. John Angese led a special delegation to him in Government House, Yenagoa. He observed that, democracy would be endangered, if the Fourth Estate of the Realm abdicate its watchdog role in society,…
Nigeria , August 11, 3016 – Heavy rains and subsequently, a waterlogged pitch prematurely halted proceedings in the rescheduled Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) contest between Rivers United and Ikorodu United in Port Harcourt on Wednesday. The weather forecast before kick was not too favourable and the heavens eventually opened about 12 minutes before kick-off.It did not deter the two sides from commencing the game with the match officials deciding that the conditions were good enough. The hosts dominated for long stretches but met the Ikorodu United rear guard in uncompromising form. Guy Kuemian’s shot which came off the post…
Nigeria, August 11, 2016 – Acclaimed power vocalist Waje of the “Omini Knowest” fame is in Kenya thanks to the upcoming new season of Coke Studio Africa! The singer is in Nairobi recording music in collaboration with Ivorian multitalented performing artiste, Serge Beynaud, considered as the musical phenomenon of the French speaking youth and best known for the hit first album Seul Dieu. Waje and Serge will be produced by the Ugandan producer Bushingtone, Radio & Weasel’s long-term collaborator. Speaking exclusively on the DISCOVER themed season and her experience, she said, “Since the last time I was on Coke Studio…
Nigeria, August 11, 2016 – Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode today commissioned the first state-owned Helipad for medical emergencies in Nigeria at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja, adding that the upgrading of the 247-bed and five Theatre Suits for pregnant women, popularly called Ayinke House, would be ready for use by 2017. Governor Ambode, who also inspected medical facilities at the LASUTH complex, said as part of efforts to transform the health sector in the State for optimal performance, the Bola Tinubu Health and Diagnostic Centre will soon become operational, while approval had been granted for…
Abuja, 11, 2016 – Golden Eaglets Head Coach, Manu Garba has described his team’s 2-1 loss to Diamond Football Academy as a rude awakening ahead of next week’s second leg Africa U-17 Cup of Nations qualifier against Niger Republic in Niamey. The Umuahia-based Academy on Wednesday at the NFF\FIFA Goal Project Pitch in Abuja came back from a first half deficit to record their first ever win against the national U-17 side. Eaglets’ Captain Abduljabar Sani scored the opener for Garba’s wards in the seventh minute but George Chukwuemeka and Ugonna Onwuamaeze struck in the 61st and 85th minutes much…
Rio, August 11, 2016 – General Secretary of the Nigeria Football Federation, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi has denied in strong terms a report in a national newspaper of Thursday that he had instructed the withdrawal of some kits from players of the U23 National Team presently campaigning for glory at the Olympics in Brazil. “I was shocked to read the report. This is pure mischief and distraction, because we do not take jerseys that we have already given to players and officials. They are free to do whatever they want with jerseys that have already been handed to them, after matches…
Brazil, August 11, 2016 – Following the Nigeria U23 team’s 0-2 loss to Colombia in their final Group B game at the Men’s Olympics Football Tournament Rio 2016, Coach Samson Siasia has said he will concentrate on building a solid defence –line as the African champions get set to tackle Group A runners –up Denmark in the quarter finals on Saturday. Speaking at the post match conference on Wednesday, Siasia said: “Of course when you make too many changes, it won’t work the way you expected. Going into the knock –out stage, that’s a different ball game. If you lose,…
