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Flamingoes’ Head Coach, Peter Dedevbo has given kudos to his girls after they lost 2-1 to a boys’ team in a warm-up training match at the Area 3 Astro-turf pitch, Abuja,over the weekend. The Coach, who praised the team for rising up t...
Former Super falcons goalkeeper Ann Echejinne has thumbed up the Falconets for their 2-nil wonderful performance against the Korea Republic on Sunday at the on-going FIFA Under 20 Women’s’ world cup in Japan. Echejinne in an exclusive inter...
Barcelona has completed the signing of Arsenal midfielder Alex Song for a fee of €19 million [£15m]. The Cameroon international makes official his £15 million move to Camp Nou, penning a five-year contract to provide competition for th...
Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho has reiterated his desire to one day return to management in the Premier League and refused to rule out a return to Chelsea. The Special One has once more stated that he would like to return to England, while also reveali...
Member, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Technical Committee, Austel Elumelu has said he is optimistic the Flamingoes will do well in the FIFA U-17 World Cup scheduled for Azerbaijan next month. Speaking while addressing the coaches during their train...
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has appealed to the Federal Government to pay the 2012 petroleum subsidy arrears to ensure peace and industrial harmony in the country. The president of the union, Mr Igw...
Some gunmen killed two persons in Mubi on Sunday in an attack which left one person wounded. Mr Mark Idakwo, the Commissioner of Police in Adamawa, confirmed in Yola on Monday that two people were killed, while one was hospitalised following the...
Enterprise Bank Ltd. (EBL) on Monday reassured workers of their subsidiary company of a secured future and continued employment as the bank divests from First Spring Franchise Services (FSFS) Ltd. FSFS, a former non-banking subsidiary of EB...
Supporters of former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo on Monday alleged that their interests had been targets of attacks in the country. Mr Michel N’Guessan, a leader of the former president’s party, told newsmen in Abidjan on Monday...
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) on Monday returned N1 million worth of recharge cards, among others, to an accident victim, Mrs Felicia Obanla. The Ogun Sector Commander, Ayobami Omiyale, told newsmen in Ota while handing over the...
The Speaker, Ondo State House of Assembly, Mr Samuel Adesina, on Monday called on for peaceful co-existence among the citizens irrespective of differences in religious belief . Adesina made the call in Akure in his Eid-...
The Police in Ondo State on Monday confirmed that three persons died in an accident on Okitipupa-Ore road in Okitipupa Local Government Area. Mr Titilola Lasisi, the Divisional Police Officer in Okitipupa, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) t...
Mr Gyang Pwajok, the Plateau Government’s Chief of Staff, who resigned last week, is to contest the Plateau North senatorial by-elections to replace the late Sen. Gyang Dantong. ``Yes, I am in the race for the Senate seat and I...
Mobil Producing Nigeria (MPN) on Monday began the clean-up of Ibeno coastline contaminated by an oil spill reported on Aug. 13. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt that the oil company engaged 40 youths from the communities affected by...
The police in Yobe on Monday said that a section of Damagum Primary School in Damagum Local Government Area was gutted by fire from suspected explosions in the area. Mr Toyin Gbadegeshin, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, m...