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Garden City Games LOC rewards sports fans

Posted by admin Headlines, Rivers, Sports, State News, Track & Field Tuesday, May 17th, 2011

The Local Organising Committee of the forthcoming National Sports Festival is set to splash gifts on sports fans ahead of the Garden City Games in Port Harcourt. The sports festival holds between June 27 and July 11 in Port Harcourt, but the organisers are building up to the event with a promo that will reward […]

NFF disowns the female football foundation

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Tuesday, May 17th, 2011

The Nigeria Football Federation on Tuesday stated that it has not in anyway endorsed a group calling itself The Female Football Foundation to hold a launch to support the national women’s football team, Super Falcons towards its campaign at this year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup in Germany. NFF General Secretary, Barrister Musa Amadu said in […]

Argentina reveals team list against Nigeria – promises hell for the Super Eagles

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Tuesday, May 17th, 2011

MANCHESTER City’s defender Pablo Zabaleta is one of the players listed by Argentina’s coach, Sergio Batista, for the international friendly between his country and the Super Eagles of Nigeria, christened, Guinness The Match, and holds at the National Stadium, Abuja on June 1. The Argentine Football Association announced the team list yesterday, saying the choice […]

Govt suspends two pilots for flying aircraft with one engine

Posted by admin Headlines Tuesday, May 17th, 2011

THE Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) may have suspended two pilots of Arik Air, for flying a Boeing 737-700NG aircraft with one functional engine from Owerri to Lagos, at the weekend. According to reports, the aircraft was flown to Lagos, where it had an emergency landing, after one of the engines had been damaged by […]

Maternal/child health: UNICEF commends Nigerian media

Posted by admin Headlines Monday, May 16th, 2011

The Nigerian media has been commended for its prompt and incisive reporting of issues affecting women and children in the country during the first quarter of 2011. The media also recieved kudos for eliciting appropriate response and interventions from the three tiers of government and relevant agencies. UNICEF Communication specialist, Mr. Geoffrey Njoku who gave […]

Ghana defeat Falcons 3-2 – NSC shocked at defeat

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Monday, May 16th, 2011

The defeat of the Super Falcons by Ghana over the weekend has lowered the medal estimation of the National Sports Commission at the forthcoming All Africa Games in Mozambique in September. Reliable source at the NSC said the officials at the commission were ruing over the Falcons defeat because it has reduced the number of […]

NDLEA intercepts N25m heroine at MMIA

Posted by admin Headlines, NDLEA (Anti-Drug Agency) Monday, May 16th, 2011

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, weekend, intercepted six female hand bangs containing 2.300kg of high grade heroin into the country at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, MMIA. It was gathered that the seized drugs, with street value of about N25 million was discovered during the inward screening of Emirate passengers from Bombay. The […]

USAID gives $64m loan to Nigerian farmers

Posted by admin Headlines Monday, May 16th, 2011

The United State Agency for International Development, USAID, has in the last five years, given loan facilities worth $64.83 million to Nigerian farmers to boost agriculture in the country, as well as create 242,811 jobs The facilities come under the auspices of the Maximising Agricultural Revenue in Key Enterprises and Target Site, MARKETS. Timothy Prewitt, […]

Picture: Abuja bar where naked female dancers perform

Posted by admin Abuja (FCT), Headlines, State News Monday, May 16th, 2011

Pedigree Gardens Kabusa Village, located in the Logogoma District of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, is off the beaten path. Though surrounded by the pleasant and pricey Sunnyville and Kabusa Gardens Estates, there is no good road leading to the sleepy community. The community, whose population has soared in recent times on account of low […]

Police to pay N100m damages over shooting incident

Posted by admin Headlines, Nigerian Police Sunday, May 15th, 2011

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, weekend, affirmed its judgment for the award of N100 million and N10,000 as damages in favour of citizens Nnamdi Anyaogu and Felix Anyaogu, respectively, against the Nigerian Police Force for their illegal shooting and abandonment at Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, LASUTH. Trial judge in the matter, Justice […]