Day: April 3, 2016

Dalung Opposes Foreign Coach For Eagles

  Nigeria’s Sports Minister, Solomon Dalung, says he is not on the same page with president of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Amaju Pinnick, on the appointment of a foreign coach for the country’s senior national football team called the Super Eagles. Dalung, who spoke with journalists in Abuja, said Nigerian coaches should be given…

Preaching Bill Not Targeted At Christians—El-Rufai

Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, has reacted to controversies generated by his bill seeking to regulate religious activities in the state. The former Minister of FCT spoke with selected journalists in an interview recently, where spoke on the controversial proposed religious preaching bill, his face-off with trade unions, among others. How has it…

How Suspended PTDA DG Saved N7b in 6 Months—Group

By Shola Giwa The suspension of Mrs Nellie Mayshak, the Director-General of the Pension Transition Arrangement Department, PTAD, has irked members of the Pensioners Rights and Protection Alliance, PPRA, who have labelled the move, “a witch-hunt.” Speaking in a statement released in Abuja, the Pension advocacy group, represented by the Executive Secretary, Sule Adams questioned…

OBJ’s Daughter’s Cook Rot In Police Cell Over Missing Gold

According to a report by the Sun, a man working at the Abuja residence of Miss Funke Obasanjo, a daughter to former President Olusegun Obasanjo, is languishing in police detention for almost two months in connection with alleged disappearance of jewellery in her room. The victim, aged 34, whose name was given as Reuben Godwin,…