Nigeria Breaking News Today Headlines Thursday 19th September 2019
Here are some of the Nigeria Breaking News Today Headlines on some of the newspapers.
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target=_blank>Minister summons NFF to full-day meeting
The Minister of Youth and Sports, Sunday Dare, has summoned a meeting with the board of the Nigeria Football Federation in line with the new direction his stewardship is expected to take in the sports sector. NFF president, Amaju Pinnick and all the members of his executive board are expected to be at the crucial
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target=_blank>Adekuoroye seals Olympics spot at World Championships
…fights for bronze medal World No. 3, Odunayo Adekuoroye (57kg), has qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games after reaching the semi-finals of the ongoing 2019 Senior World Wrestling championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan on Wednesday. To secure her Olympics spot, the 2017 World silver-medallist overwhelmed North Korea’s In Sun Jong 12-2 via technical superiority
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target=_blank>Amapakabo invites Ezenwa, Udoh to Eagles’ camp
Imama Amapakabo has extended invitation to Super Eagles goalkeeper, Ikechukwu Ezenwa and Nigeria Professional Football League joint highest goal scorer, Mfon Udoh, to the camp of the home-based team preparing for the 2020 Championship for African Nations against Togo this weekend. The NFF has announced that the current U-23 national team coach will lead the
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target=_blank>N1.2bn needed annually to maintain stadia – Dare
The Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Sunday Dare yesterday said that his ministry required a budgetary provision is N1.2 billion annually to maintain existing public stadia across the country. Dare stated this while briefing State House Correspondents after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided by President Muhammadu Buhari at the presidential villa, Abuja.
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target=_blank>Zenith Bank/ Delta Principals’ Cup kicks off Sept 30
The 2019/2020 edition of Zenith Bank Delta Principals’ Cup football competition is to kick off across the 25 Local Government areas of the state on Monday, September 30, 2019. Addressing a press conference in Asaba on Wednesday, the state Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Chief Patrick Ukah, stated that the preliminary stage of the
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target=_blank>Lobi, Kwara Utd in Gov Okowa Pre-Season Tourney final
Lobi Stars will battle Kwara United in the final of the maiden edition of the Gov Okowa Pre Season Tourney currently going on at the Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba. Lobi defeated Niger Tornadoes 4-1 on penalties after the regulation time ended 1-1 while the Kwara shocked Rivers United 1-0 in the other semifinal. Tornadoes opened
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target=_blank>Joshua still laments shock loss to Ruiz Jr
Anthony Joshua is still mourning his shock loss to Mexican Andy Ruiz jr. last June and cannot wait for the rematch in Saudi Arabia on December 7. Joshua who was the overwhelming favourite to win the bout surrendered his WBO, IBF and WBA and IBO belts to Ruiz after defeat in the seventh round having
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target=_blank>The judgement, the fallouts
“It takes a long time to learn that a courtroom is the last place in the World for learning the truth” – Alice Koller How agreeable are we with William Weld’s assertion that the courts are the least dangerous of the three branches of our government? Many Nigerians bemoaning the September 11 ruling
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target=_blank>Youth Games: Lagos Sports Commission thanks Sanwo-Olu
The Management of Lagos State Sports Commission (LSSC) is full of appreciation to the Executive Governor of Lagos, His Excellency Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu for the support towards the state’s participation at the just concluded 5th National Youth Games (NYG) held in Ilorin, Kwara State. Team Lagos came second overall at the end of the tournament
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Kaduna hands over sacked KSDPC officials to anti-graft unit
Kaduna State government yesterday said it has referred executives of the state-owned Kaduna State Development and Property Company (KSDPC) sacked recently to the anti-corruption unit of the state Ministry of Justice for further investigation. A statement by the state government made available to newsmen in Kaduna, further said that the; “Former Executive Directors of Kaduna […]
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