Many Immigration Band personnel die in road accident (DailyTrust) Many members of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), band team have died in a fatal accident along the Kano/Zaria road on Sunday morning. Unconfirmed reports said all the band members died…
I will play free of charge for Akwa – Enyeama
After 17 years of quitting the Nigeria Professional Football League for a career in Europe, former Super Eagles captain and two-time CAF Champions League winner Vincent Enyeama has hinted at the possibility of making a sensational return to the Nigerian…
Premature relocation to Europe hindering goalkeepers’ development, says Shorunmu
Former Super Eagles Goalkeepers’ Trainer, Ike Shorunmu, has attributed the poor quality of goalkeepers in the domestic league to Nigerian youngsters’ undue quest to move to Europe even before developing their skills. Shorunmu, who recalled that in the past goalkeepers…
French club appoint Enyeama keepers’ trainer
Ex-Super Eagles captain, Vincent Enyeama, has been appointed by French side, Iris Club de Croix, as their goalkeepers’ trainer. The Championnat National 3 club side announced this on their Facebook handle on Friday. The club stated that the Nigerian will…
Enyeama: Why I snubbed Arsenal, Tottenham
Former Lille goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama said he snubbed offers from Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur because they wanted him as a second choice goalkeeper. The 37-year-old attracted interest from North London clubs after his fine outing with the Super Eagles at…
*Abule-Ado explosion: Lagos pays N2.5m to victims’ families (Punch) *Emergency food market has achieved its goals – Lagos govt (Tribune)
Abule-Ado explosion: Lagos pays N2.5m to victims’ families (Punch) The Lagos State Government has commenced the payment of compensation to the next of kin of those who lost their lives in the explosion that rocked the Shoba community in the…
Enyeama eyes South Africa move
Former Super Eagles goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama, is considering a potential switch to the ABSA Premiership with Orlando Pirates or Kaizer Chiefs as possible destinations. Enyeama, who describes South Africa as a good place to be, says he will love to…
*COVID-19: Medical doctor, policeman arrested for abusing exemptions (DailyTrust) *Worshippers attack COVID-19 enforcement officers in Lagos (Punch)
COVID-19: Medical doctor, policeman arrested for abusing exemptions (DailyTrust) The Lagos State police command says it has arrested a medical doctor, whose name it wouldn’t disclose, and a policeman for allegedly abusing exemptions to the movement restriction order the federal…
*N1.23bn fraud: You’ll be tried in Lagos not Abuja, judge tells Maurice Iwu (Punch) *Fleeing man arrested after killing lover for allegedly cheating on him (Guardian)
N1.23bn fraud: You’ll be tried in Lagos not Abuja, judge tells Maurice Iwu (Punch) Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court in Lagos has dismissed an application by a former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof Maurice…
Enyeama motivates me, says Ezenwa (Punch)
Super Eagles goalkeeper Ikechukwu Ezenwa says former national team captain, Vincent Enyeama, is his goalkeeping role model. Ezenwa admitted that he used to imitate the former Lille and Maccabi Tel Aviv shot-stopper during his formative years as a footballer, adding…