KILLINGS: Buhari, are you for Nigerians or not?, Okogie asks Following the recent killings in Jos and those preceding it, a former Lagos Catholic Church Archbishop, Cardinal Anthony Olubunmi Okogie, has asked if President Muhammadu Buhari is for Nigeria or not. He called on Buhari to consider the option of honourably resigning his position as president having failed for more than three years to stop killings by armed Fulani herdsmen and others. The cleric stated this in an open letter to Buhari he entitled, “Dear Mr. President, call a spade a spade,” and made available to newsmen on Friday. “Dear Mr. President, we must call a spade a spade. You were elected to protect the land and its people but neither is being protected under your watch. You therefore have the most important decision of your career to make. And that decision is this: Are you for Nigerians or not?” he said. On killings under President Buhari government he said, “The number (of Nigerians) killed under your...
The assistant trainer has assured that her girls will recover their winning form against the debutants at the ongoing African Women's Cup of Nations on Saturday Nigeria women assistant coach Ann Chiejine is confident her side will bounce back to winning ways in their final Group B clash against Kenya in Limbe. Despite being held to a 1-1 draw against Ghana, she insists her ladies only stumbled but will be fully ready to record a massive win in their last group game at the Limbe Omnisport stadium. "After our game yesterday, we went home and left everything behind because Ghana game is gone and looking ahead for Kenya game," Chiejine said in a pre-match press conference. "We have evaluated ourselves, we have seen where we had our lapses and currently working on. Without mincing words, we are here for business and come Saturday we are ready to play. "We are having our training this evening but generally, our players have forgotten Gha...
Emegano's 24 points consolidate D'Tigers 2nd Round Ticket at FIBA World Cup qualifiers Obi Emegano last night led the D'Tigers of Nigeria to her 2nd win of the FIBA World Cup qualifiers in L agos with a 111-70 win over Rwanda. With Ike Diogu playing reduced minutes on the night, Emegano took charge with 24 points, 4steals , 3assists and 2rebounds to ultimately seal a place in the all deciding qualifiers . Benjamin Uzoh continued to show leadership on the floor when Diogu - with 9points, 4 assists, 3 rebounds was on the bench for a major duration of the game. Uzoh put up an impressive 77.8% from the field on his way to 14 points with 3 assists and 2 steals while Mbamalu added 14 as well. The rave of the moment Jordan Nwora was just a rebound shy of a 2nd straight double in his 2nd cap for the national team with 17 points and 9 rebounds. The Nigerian team exploded late in the 2nd quarter with a 15 - 0 scoring run extendi...
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