Saturday, January 3, 2015

Don’t blame me for Nigeria’s exit from ‘92 AFCON- Aloy Agu

Current national U20 team goal­keepers’ coach, Aloysius Uzoma Agu, in this exclusive interview with Saturday Sunsport dis­missed insinuations that he was responsi­ble for Nigeria’s exit from the 1992 edition of the Africa Cup of Nations in Senegal. Our correspondent caught up with the former RC Liege of Belgium shot-stopper in Lagos, where he shared his experience in the national team.

Buhari, the only change Nigerians need –Mustapha


.. Says GMB won’t take country backward
Former Deputy National Chair­man of the defunct Congress for Progressives Change (CPC), Al­haji Saliu Mustapha, has said that General Muhammadu Buhari is the only change Nigerians need to turn things around in the country.

Jonathan will retire Buhari from politics – PDP chieftain


Amid growing c o n c e r n in certain quarters that the emergence of Major General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) as the flag bearer of All Progressives Congress, APC in next year general elections may pose a serious challenge to the re-election bid of President Goodluck Jonathan, a governorship aspirant on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Lagos State , Dr Akintoye Branco – Rhodes has declared that President Goodluck Jonathan will once again defeat the APC presidential candidate, General Buhari.

2015: Why Buhari should not be elected president –Omehia


Former Rivers State Governor, Sir Celestine Omehia, has said should General Muhammadu Buhari be elected president in 2015, it would be tantamount to retro­gressing the country.
Omehia, who spoke in Abuja, also said the APC had nothing to offer Nigerians, except that they are coming with vendetta.

Otti pledges good governance for Abia State


The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Abia State, Dr Alex Otti has vowed to put good government in place if elected governor in Feb­ruary 2015.
Otti made the declaration at a reception organized in his honour by the Umunneo­chi community on Thursday at the Unity Square in Nkwo- Agu Amuda, Isuochi where a mammoth crowd gathered to receive him as a mark of their support to him for the gover­norship race.

PDP risks losing Adamawa to opposition – Girei

A People’s Democratic Party, PDP, stalwart in Adamawa State, Senator Abubakar Halilu Girei has warned that, unless President Goodluck Jonathan and the national leader­ship of the party urgently find a last­ing solution to the crises generated by non-conduct of party primaries in the state the party stand the risk of losing the February general elec­tions.

Fani-Kayode Appointed Chairman of President Jonathan’s Campaign Organization

Femi Fani-Kayode, Nigeria’s former aviation minister has been appointed as the Director of Media and Publicity for the President Goodluck Jonathan campaign team.
A statement issued by President Jonathan’s political adviser, Rufai Alkali, said the campaign group will be headed by former National Chairman of the party Ahmadu Ali (Director-General) and Chairman of the PDP Board of Trustees Chief Tony Anenih (National Campaign Adviser).
Tunde Adeniran will serve as Deputy DG, while Minister of Special Duties Kabiru Turaki and former Anambra governor Peter Obi will serve as deputy DGs for north and south respectively.
Other team members include; Jerry Gana, Dr Aliyu Modibo Umar, Senator Nenadi Usman, Senator Nimi Amange, Ambassador Emmanuel Imohe, and Abdullahi Hussani Maibasira.
(NIGERIAN BULLETIN)

Women’s World Cup: Canada names squad to face Super Falcons, others

Canada has named their squad to play at the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia & New Zealand. Led by Head Coach Bev Priestman and capta...