President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick, has been vindicated on his stance against the order for a replay of the second leg of the 2019 Champions League made by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Executive Committee.…
NFF president Pinnick to become acting CAF president (Guardian)
Amaju Pinnick, the president of the Nigeria Football Federation, could be set to take over as the acting president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) after French authorities arrested CAF president Ahmad Ahmad. Ahmad was arrested due to allegations of…
*Ambode winds up official duties, to unveil Onikan Stadium (ThisDay) *Deaths averted as petrol tanker, truck collide on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway (Leadership)
Ambode winds up official duties, to unveil Onikan Stadium (ThisDay) Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode will inaugurate a newly constructed Onikan Stadium, an ultra-modern sports facility with 5,100-seating capacity specifically redesigned in conformity to international standard. As shown on…
NFF president Pinnick, four others charged with $8,400, N4bn fraud (Punch)
The President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Mr Amaju Pinnick, and four other officers of the federation have been charged by the Federal Government with an alleged misappropriation of $8,400 said to have been paid by FIFA to the NFF.…
$9.5m FIFA grant: Court demands charge against Pinnick (Punch)
A Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama, on Tuesday ordered the Nigeria Football Federation to produce a copy of the Magistrate’s charge sheet against Amaju Pinnick and Dr Muhammed Sanusi in the alleged $9.5m FIFA grant scam. Justice Peter Affen…
*NAPLWD demands full implementation of Lagos disability law (Leadership)* Tackle poverty among disabled persons, NAPWPD urges Sanwo-Olu (Punch)
NAPLWD demands full implementation of Lagos disability law (Leadership) Nine years after the signing into law, Special Peoples Law 2010, members of the National Association of Persons Living With Disabilities, (NAPLWD), Lagos Chapter yesterday demanded for full implementation of the…
NFF orders states’ FAs to convene emergency congress over electoral issues (Guardian)
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) at the weekend directed the 36 states’ football associations and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja to convene emergency congresses to resolve the various complaints regarding the on-going electoral processes in the states and the…
NFF warns against ‘fake news,’ threatens to sue former board member (Guardian)
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) yesterday advised Nigerians to disregard what it described as ‘fake news being peddled by those who lost out in the recent elections,’ just as it threatened to seek redress through the football processes. Reacting to…
Pinnick off to Dakar as CAF set to announce new AFCON hosts (Guardian)
African football ruling body, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) is expected to announce the new host of the 2019 African Cup of Nations after its executive committee meeting scheduled for Dakar, Senegal today. Morocco, Egypt and South Africa are…
I did not order prosecution of Amaju Pinnick – Buhari
The Presidency has refuted the story making the rounds that President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the arrest and prosecution of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Chairman, Amaju Pinnick. A statement by the President’s spokesperson, Garba Shehu, said “a press release in…