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http://ift.tt/2imVa1U Rangers FC Spokesman Foster Chime has blamed poor pitch for the clubs’ woeful performance on Sunday in Umuahia. Rangers lost 0-4 to Abia Warriors FC in their week 22 encounter in the ongoing Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) played at the Umuahia Township Stadium. Chime, who spoke in Enugu on Tuesday, said that the Umuahia stadium was nothing to write home about. The Umuahia Warriors had earlier in their first match of the season defeated the Flying Antelopes, 2-1 in Enugu. “We played on a bad pitch, which we are not used to, so that is why we conceded four goals in Umuahia. “Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium is a standard pitch and we are used to such standard, so the Umuahia pitch caused our down fall. “Well, the match has come and gone and I thank God that it did not affect our position on the league table.’’ Chime noted, however, that a win in Rangers next match could take them to the 11th position, depending on results from other venues in week day 22...

http://ift.tt/2oM5S3S Tottenham Hotspur's Argentinian head coach Mauricio Pochettino / AFP PHOTO / Ben STANSALL / Tottenham fans can look forward to at least another season under charismatic Argentinian manager Mauricio Pochettino after he committed himself to staying on on Wednesday. The 45-year-old — who cut his coaching teeth first in La Liga with Espanyol and then at Premier League side Southampton — told a press conference he could not leave even if he wanted to as there is no buy out clause in his contract. Pochettino, a former central defender who was capped 20 times including at the 2002 World Cup, guided Tottenham to a second successive title challenge — only to lose out to Chelsea — which has led to reports linking him with the full-time vacancy at struggling Serie A giants Inter Milan. “There is no buy-out clause in my contract, I will stay here next season,” said Pochettino. “There are many rumours, but I am committed with the club, no reason to leave the c...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Lagos Leather Fair is the first of its kind and a private initiative borne out of the need to draw attention to the untapped possibilities within the leather industry, identify the current challenges and discuss possible innovative solutions to move the industry forward. Themed “Changing the Narrative”, the Fair is scheduled to hold from the 2nd to 4th of June, 2017, at the Federal Palace Hotel. With Nigeria having one of Africa’s largest livestock populations, it is no surprise that the Nigerian Export Promotion Council identified leather and finished leather goods alongside ten other products as having great financial value capable of replacing oil in the Nigerian economy. It is noteworthy that Nigeria’s Sokoto red goat skin is one of the world’s best and attracts huge demand by global fashion houses; developed countries such as Italy are undoubtedly major consumers of Nigerian leather. Presently, major tanneries in Nigeria continue to produce for ex...

http://ift.tt/2qrxRnh Mr Tubotamuno Dabiri, APC Chairman in Akuku-Toru made this assertion in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Port Harcourt. The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Akuku-Toru Local Government Area (LGA) of Rivers, on Monday, said the centralisation of the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) was shortchanging rural communities. Mr Tubotamuno Dabiri, APC Chairman in Akuku-Toru made this assertion in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Port Harcourt. Dabiri said that the cost of transportation from most of the coastal communities in the LGA to Abonnema, the council’s headquarters had discouraged people from participating in the registration. He said that the situation could lead to denying eligible voters their right to vote for their choice of candidates in the coming elections if they were not able to register. “There are so many people willing to come out from their communities and villages to register but they could ...