The Ondo State governor, Olusegun Mimiko on Monday challenged the newly elected members of the National Assembly to always address the fundamental needs of the electorate in their legislative business so as to rekindle their hope in the nation's democracy. The governor stated this in his office during a courtesy call on him by the members-elect of the Senate and…
Ego and Nyore's new videos Singer, Ego last week premiered a new video titled ‘I Believe'. The video which is a dedication to the crises ruined Jos city, Plateau State, relates the account of two journalists who visited the state after the crisis in January. The video was premiered on Bellanaija.com and was directed by Kemi Adetiba. The Imo State…
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16 May 2011 Nigeria international Victor Nsofor will not go down with relegated West Ham and hopes to stay up in the English top flight with either Fulham or Aston Villa. The 24-year-old striker has already told MTNFootball.com exclusively that he will be a free agent at the end of the season after Italian club Inter Milan failed to evoke…
16 May 2011 The draw for the 2011 African Champions League group stages has set up some intriguing ties in a competition that is once again dominated by north Africa. In fact, Group B of this years competitions looks likely to be an all-north African affair as Mouloudia Alger (Algeria), Al Ahly (Egypt) and Esperance (Tunisia) will be joined by…
16 May 2011 Injured striker Emmanuel Emenike and Chibuzor Okonkwo, who is nursing an ankle injury, are in the Eagles squad for next months top games. MTNFootball.com has again scooped that despite their injury problems both Emenike and Heartland defender Okonkwo remain very much a big part of coach Samson Siasias plans for the double-header against Argentina and Ethiopia in…
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15 May 2011 Togo have dethroned Nigeria as champions of the sub-regional WAFU Cup winning 3-2 and so doing, halted Samson Siasias winning streak as Eagles coach. Since taking charge of Nigeria in December, Siasia has won his first six games, but Togo stopped this impressive run Saturday afternoon. The Hawks of Togo thus pocked the cash prize of $25,000.…
I have always wondered what it takes to be the minister of any ministry, especially in Nigeria; but since I discovered that there are no special training programmes to qualify individuals for such positions, I have shifted my curiosity to why most ministers of the Federal Republic behave like ‘local almighties'. Those of us who have reason to visit one…
"You will find your knicker inside the portmanteau in the bedroom. Drink the rest of the ovaltine in that tumbler in the pantry, and don't forget your nib in the parlour before you rush off to school." This model sentence portrays what could have been said by any mother in Nigeria to a schoolchild on a morning in 1953. Knicker,…
14 May 2011 Wayne Rooney scored the goal that gave Manchester United a record 19th English title in a 1-1 draw away to Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park on Saturday. United needed just a point from this game to regain the Premier League title from Chelsea and they got it when England striker Rooney scored from the penalty spot 17…
14 May 2011 Holders TP Mazembe Englebert of the Democratic Republic of Congo have been thrown out of the African Champions League for fielding an ineligible player in the early rounds of this years competition, the Confederation of African Football said on Saturday. Mazembe, who this year were seeking an unprecedented third successive continental title, were found guilty of fraud…
On May 29, Ibikunle Oyelaja Amosun will be sworn in as the new governor of Ogun State, a position he sought to occupy in 2007, having contested the governorship election on the platform of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) that year. Although he is believed by many to have won that election, he accepted the judicial verdict which gave…
Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, the newly-elected governor of Kano State is returning to the job after an eight-year hiatus. His election victory Let me welcome you to my residence here in Gandu Albasa, Kano and use this opportunity to thank you for your support when we were in government and also for supporting us when we were out of government in…