Table toppers Plateau United yesterday stretched their lead at the top of the Nigeria Professional Football League table following their hard earned 2-1 victory over neighbours Nasarawa United at the new Jos stadium in Jos. Meanwhile United’s closest rivals, Rivers…
*N-Power beneficiaries protest in Lagos (Guardian) *Obey judgment stopping compulsory blood donation, SERAP tells Sanwo-Olu (Punch)
N-Power beneficiaries protest in Lagos (Guardian) Some beneficiaries of the Nigerian government empowerment programme N-Power on Tuesday protested at the Lagos Television, Alausa, Lagos State. The aggrieved beneficiaries accused the Lagos State Government of ignoring them in its recruitment processes.…
*Lagos police nab 33-year-old car snatcher (DailyTrust) *Respite for motorists as work begins on Seme-Badagry road (Guardian)
Lagos police nab 33-year-old car snatcher (DailyTrust) Detectives attached to the Oke Odo police station, Lagos State Police Command, have arrested a suspected car snatcher, Yusuf Akinradewo, who was accused of allegedly attempting to sell a stolen vehicle. Akinradewo, according…
Why Abd’allah was sacked as Enyimba coach – Anyansi Agwu (DailyTrust)
Enyimba Football have sacked Usman Abd’allah as the Technical Adviser of the club following a string of unimpressive results from the Nigeria Professional Football League defending champions. In a statement from the club chairman, Felix Anyansi Agwu, it said in…
Plateau Utd rout Enyimba as Kwara Utd conquer Abia Warriors (DailyTrust)
Table-toppers, Plateau United, have again shown their intentions to reclaim the title following a comprehensive 4-0 victory over defending champions, Enyimba during Match Day 12 of the Nigeria Professional Football League. Uche Onwuasoanya opened the scoring in the 38th minute…
Enyimba eye second spot as Rivers United arrive in Aba (Guardian)
Fresh from their 1-0 defeat of Cote d’Ivoire’s San Pedro FC in their second game of the CAF Confederation Cup, defending champions, Enyimba will return to the Nigeria Professional Football League (today). Their target is a victory over Rivers United…
Match fixing: FIFA, CAF monitoring Nigeria, says NFF (Punch)
The Nigeria Football Federation has warned its members and officials against match fixing and manipulation in the 2019/20 Nigeria Professional Football League season, which begins on Sunday. Head of the NFF Integrity Unit, Okey Obi, said FIFA and CAF were…
Frustrated NPFL stars lament late season kick off (Nation)
Stars in the local league have expressed huge disappointment at the late start of the 2019/20 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) season which has now been fixed for November 3. Their lamentation came on the heels of the poor display…
2019/2020 Nigeria Professional Football League to begin on Nov 3 (Vanguard)
The League Management Company (LMC), organisers of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL), have now picked Nov. 3 as a new kick-off date for the 2019/2020 NPFL season. The new date for the start of the Nigeria League is being…
Delay in 2019/2020 NPFL kick-off: Club owners to hold crucial meeting with LMC (DailyTrust)
Nigeria Professional Football League season Clubs in the Nigeria Professional Football League, NPFL, are set for a crucial meeting League Management Company (LMC), on Monday said the chairman of Club Owners Association, Barrister Isaac Danladi. He told Daily Trust yesterday…