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http://ift.tt/2sOmqrG Austin Eguavoen Austin Eguavoen, the immediate past Technical Adviser of Sunshine Stars, Akure, on Saturday said he resigned his appointment due to bad attitude and performances of some referees in the local league. Eguavoen made the disclosure in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Akure. NAN reports that the Ondo State Football Agency had on April 25 in Akure made public the appointment of former Super Eagles’ Chief Coach, Austin Eguavoen, as Sunshine new Technical Adviser. Also, a former Eagles’ goalkeeper trainer, Ike Shorounmu, was unveiled as the goalkeeper trainer. The Interim Management Committee of the Ondo State Football Agency led by Gbenga Elegbeleye, former Director-General, National Sports Commission, opted for the choice of Eguavoen and Shorounmu based on their track records in the game. “We agreed on bringing Eguavoen and Shorounmu on board to handle this club because of the track records of the two coaches....

http://ift.tt/2p9I2Pm Inspector-General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, has ordered the Commissioner of Police (CP) in Kaduna State to investigate and arrest members of the Coalition of Northern Youths for issuing an ultimatum to South Easterners living in the North. The Coalition of Northern Youths on June 6, at a news conference in Kaduna, gave a three-month ultimatum to South Easterners living in the North to leave. It had also ordered Northerners living in the southeastern part of the country to return to the North. The group attributed the ultimatum to the constant agitation by the Igbo ethnic group to have their own independent country. The IG gave the order at a meeting with Commissioners of Police and other high ranking officers on Thursday in Abuja. He warned that no individual or group of persons had the right to ask any individual to leave his or her place of residence in any part of the country. He ordered other st...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Former External Affairs Minister, Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi, on Thursday said that the admission of Morocco into ECOWAS was meant to whittle down Nigeria’s influence in the sub-regional body, and by extension, the world. Akinyemi also said in a statement that the recent admission of Morocco into the regional organisation, was an anti-Nigeria move. “Having failed to find any rational benefit to ECOWAS by expanding membership to Morocco, I can only conclude that the move is to whittle down Nigeria’s influence in ECOWAS. “And by extension, in the world, as Nigeria’s status as a regional power is facilitated by its role in ECOWAS. “Nigeria has only one option. Let the West African Heads of State and Presidents drop this whole issue of expansion to the Mediterranean. “Or Nigeria should serve notice that it would terminate, not suspend, but terminate her membership of ECOWAS,’’ he said. According to him, this issue is the biggest challenge to Nigeria’s Fore...

http://ift.tt/2qTv0rE Goal! Goal!! Goal!!! Goal!!!! Goal!!!!! The more the goals, the louder the scream of football fans across Nigeria as they watched Real Madrid become the Champions of Europe for the 12 th time yesterday. It was a night to remember, not only for record breaking Real Madrid and their fans – who also achieved the first back to back win in the Champions League era – but for all the lucky Champion Fans that had the opportunity to enjoy the showpiece with Pepsi.   Being a sponsor of the UEFA Champions League, Pepsi Nigeria revved up excitement around football and the Champions League in Nigeria by celebrating and rewarding “Champion Fans”, who they gave an experience to remember – A chance for Champion Fans across Nigeria to experience the UEFA Champions League final 2017, with other passionate fans in exclusive Pepsi experience centers in 8 cities across Nigeria.     So from the Eldorado Bar in Aba; to the Silverbird Cinema in Abuja and Ik...

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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Nigerian Army University Biu in Borno will take off next September, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai has said. Buratai made the disclosure shortly after receiving the Certificate of Occupancy and the surveyed site master plan for the university site from Gov. Kashim Shettima in Maiduguri on Monday. He said that the Army had already reached out to the National Universities Commission (NUC) to secure approval for the university. Buratai disclosed that Army engineers had also commenced construction work at the site and thanked the Borno Government for the allocation of the land. He said that funding for the university project was captured in the 2017 budget and commended the Federal Government for its commitment to the take off of the institution. The Army chief said that the university was being designed as a unique and specialized institution that would serve as solutions center especially to specific challenges facing t...