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  • Editor Petitions Sports Minister, Calls For Maigari-led NFF Probe

    The Federal Government has been challenged to probe the multi-billion naira finances allocated to the leadership of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) led by Alhaji Aminu Maigari, in the last 24 months. It has also been asked to look into the alleged fraudulent deal signed with the League Management Company (LMC) with an advertising agency. […]
  • Sports Minister Meets NFF Boss over Allowance Row with Super Eagle

    The Minister of Sports Dr. Tammy Danagogo has waded into the brewing crisis between the Super Eagles and the leadership of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) over the world football governing body’s $8 million allocation to the federation. The players had protested to the NFF Chairman Alhaji Aminu Maigari, in the United States (US) demanding […]
  • Jonathan Sacks Sports Minister, Swears in 11 Others

    President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday continued with the gale of sack as he fired Minister of Sports, Bolaji Abdullahi.The sack was announced just as he was about to begin the day’s edition of the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting. The president replaced him with a newly sworn-in minister, Tamuno Danagogo, from Rivers State.  The other 10 confirmed […]Read More
  • Dickson Orders Immediate Admissions into State Sports Academy

    Governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson has charged the Ministry of Sports Development to commence the process of admitting the first batch of students in readiness for the take-off of the State Sports Academy at Asoama in Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area. He also directed the ministry to source experts that would train the students in […]
  • NSC: What Worked – The Abule Boys Dominance of Sports, then and Now

    A hunting lion cannot be said to lack high mathematical intelligence in predicting movements of its prey just as humans, more so, we learnt in the modern age that quantum physics can explain key aspects of any ‘matter’ in our universe, regardless of how minute it is in size or weight to us. However, an […]
  • Sports Minister Inaugurates Probe Panel on Eagles’ Bonus

    Honourable Minister of Sports and Chairman of the National Sports Commission, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi has constituted a panel to probe the crisis over match allowance involving Super Eagles of Nigeria players in Namibia.  The footballers had rejected the allowance approved for them by the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) after two away games with the national […]
  • Of Rashid Balogun and the jobless sports ‘stakeholder’

    Sports is one sector where everyone can claim to be a stakeholder.  That’s because the passion we all have for the game. But even that does not give us the liberty to disrespect, ridicule and insult those who have responsibility to administer sports. While criticism if constructive and good intentioned can help sports and make […]
  • Changing Nigeria Sports,What Works

    At times it takes a huge spanking to motivate some unique individuals and at other times a simple trust counts as motivating tools but the fact is, what matters is the result. The result we got, let’s move on. The country should try to apply a little bit decency and decorum in our response to […]