Ex-Super Falcons captain, Desire Oparanozie, says the Nigeria Football Federation failed to pay the bonuses owed the female national team players for three years. She also hinted that fighting for the players’ rights was part of the reasons she was…
Ex-Falcons knock NFF for concealing Waldrum’s contract details
The non-disclosure of new Super Falcons coach Randy Waldrum’s contract details by the Nigeria Football Federation has been condemned by former players of the women’s national team, The PUNCH reports. The NFF on October 5 announced Waldrum as the new…
*Lagos community raises the alarm over incessant cult clashes (Guardian)*Cop, driver killed as protests spread, ground Lagos, others (Punch)
Lagos community raises the alarm over incessant cult clashes (Guardian) Last week, more than 5,000 members of Ekutu community in Ibeju-Lekki area of Lagos State were thrown into chaos following attacks and counter attacks by members of various cult groups…
Izilien queries NFF’s choice of Danjuma as Falconets coach
Last year, Coach Christopher Danjuma was the focus of attention, but for a wrong reason: He failed to qualify the senior women’s national team, Super Falcons, for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. His team lost the ticket to the Les…
*Nursing mother detained in Lagos hospital over N95,000 debt (Punch)*Independence Day: Police arrest 30 protesters, detain Inspector for assaulting journalist (Vanguard)
Nursing mother detained in Lagos hospital over N95,000 debt (Punch) For owing N95,000 hospital bill, a nursing mother, Blessing Bassey and her baby have been sleeping on the floor of one of the wards of Mojol Hospital, Church Street, in…
Omagbemi turns down Falcons job, NFF shortlists five foreigners
United States-based former Super Falcons handler, Florence Omagbemi, has turned down an offer by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to return to the team’s technical crew. Omagbemi, who captained the Super Falcons for 16 years, was head coach when the…
*Wife accuses nightlife king of sexually assaulting five-month-old baby (Punch)*Commuters call on Sanwo-Olu to fix Iyana-Isolo road abandoned for two years (Guardian)
Wife accuses nightlife king of sexually assaulting five-month-old baby (Punch) A Lagos-based beautician, Diana Kafaru, has accused her husband, Temidayo, of allegedly assaulting her and molesting their five-month-old baby at their residence at the Bricks Court Estate in the Lekki…
‘Frustrated’ ex-Falcons’ star Vera Okolo sets up football academy in Asaba
Former Super Falcons striker, Vera Okolo has decided to float a football academy with the aim of discovering future stars for various Nigerian national teams. For more than a decade, Okolo played a vital role in the nation’s women football,…
Mabo tips indigenous coaches to break records he set with Super Falcons
A former Super Falcons Chief Coach, Ismaila Mabo has said he is confident that given the necessary support, indigenous coaches can surpass the record of quarter-final he set with the female national team at the 1999 Women’s World Cup in…
*8 Lagos cops detained for extorting social media influencer (Punch) *Group sensitises Lagos youths on dangers of drug abuse (Guardian)
8 Lagos cops detained for extorting social media influencer (Punch) The Lagos State Police Command has arrested eight police personnel for their alleged involvement in the assault and extortion of a social media influencer, Olumide Bakare. Confirming the arrest, the…
