Author: Adejuyigbe Francis

The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) have gone ahead to file an appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sports against Tobi Amusan. The AIU revealed that they have no confidence in the resolution reached by the Disciplinary Tribunal to acquit the hurdler of any wrongdoings. Amusan was charged earlier this year with an anti-doping violation as she missed some tests, a charge the Nigerian has maintained her innocence against. She was provisionally banned before the independent Disciplinary Tribunal found her not guilty and recommended that she be reinstated on August 17th. Since then, the world record holder in the women’s 100m hurdles…

The Miners Association of Nigeria, MAN, yesterday called on the federal government to stop states from banning mining activities. National President, MAN, ‘Dele Ayanleke, said the constitution of Nigeria never empowered state governments to ban mining activities in their domains. According to him, the constitution only gave states the power to regulate the mining sector. Ayanleke, who spoke in reaction to the recent wave of banning of illegal miners and arrest of some miners registered with the association, by state governments said: “Our positions remain constant: Miners Association of Nigeria is absolutely against any form of illegality in the sector,…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPC) has announced some organisational changes. In a statement on Tuesday signed by its management, the NNPC Limited said members of staff with less than fifteen months to statutory retirement will be exiting the Company effective 19th September 2023. The statement was released on Monday via the company’s official account on X (formerly twitter) said the decision is in line with organizational business objectives and commitment to scale up NNPC Ltd.’s capabilities through targeted talent management and equal opportunity for all Nigerians. The statement said, “In our bid to pursue effective organisational renewal to…

The Federal Government and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) have agreed to continue talks over post-subsidy removal palliatives for workers before the 21-day ultimatum issued by the NLC. Both also pledged to find solutions to key demands tabled before the government by organised labour before the deadline. Simon Lalong, Minister of Labour and Employment said this while addressing newsmen at the end of a closed door meeting with the NLC on Monday in Abuja. The meeting was called by the minister to avert the organised labour’s planned strike and other issues. It would be recalled that the NLC had threatened to…

Callum Hudson-Odoi scored a glorious equaliser on his Nottingham Forest debut to earn a Premier League draw against Burnley. The Clarets looked to be controlling the game but deadline day signing Hudson-Odoi had other ideas, curling a stunning strike into the top corner on the hour mark. Burnley had taken a first-half lead through Zeki Amdouni’s well-taken shot into the bottom corner after fine work by the lively teenager Luca Koleosho. Swiss striker Amdouni, who scored the winner here in the Carabao Cup just 20 days ago, had already given goalkeeper Matt Turner a warning sign with a stinging drive…

Jenni Hermoso has not been included in Spain’s first squad since winning the Women’s World Cup, but 15 members of that triumphant team have been named. A large number of players boycotted the team after then football federation boss Luis Rubiales kissed forward Hermoso following last month’s final. The fall out led to Rubiales resigning. On Friday, 39 players – including 21 of the 23 World Cup-winners – said their strike would continue until further changes were made. This was the first squad announcement by new coach Montse Tome, who replaced Jorge Vilda – considered a close ally of Rubiales -…

Manchester United have suffered another injury setback with Aaron Wan-Bissaka ruled out for “several weeks”. The right-back had started every Premier League game for United this season before coming on as a late substitute in the 3-1 defeat to Brighton on Saturday. Wan-Bissaka did not make the XI as he had been unwell and is now set to miss the next few matches. A statement from the club said: “Aaron Wan-Bissaka is set for a period on the sidelines after sustaining an injury during the closing stages of Saturday’s game against Brighton & Hove Albion. “Further assessment will be needed to…

Mikel Arteta spoke about the idea of treating the goalkeeping position like an outfield one, after dropping Aaron Ramsdale in favour of David Raya for Arsenal’s match against Everton. The Gunners boss gave the summer signing his debut between the sticks, and challenged the notion of having an established No. 1 shot-stopper in the team. I haven’t had a single question on why Gabriel Jesus hasn’t started,” said Arteta in his post-match press conference following the 1-0 win at Goodison Park. “He’s won more trophies than anyone, including me, in that dressing room, but they don’t ask why I have…

Sao Tome and Principe Women’s National team have reportedly surrendered and withdrawn from the WAFCON qualifier vs the Super Falcons of Nigeria. Nigeria was scheduled to face Sao Tome and Principe in a 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifying first leg encounter on September 22 with the return leg on September 26, but that will no longer happen, according to Pulse Sports. According to the report, the Sao Tome and Principe Football Federation has written to CAF, notifying them of their decision to withdraw from the qualifiers. Upon notification, the Nigeria Football Federation have also written to the clubs…

Aruna Quadri won Nigeria its second gold medal at the ongoing ITTF Africa Championship as he claimed the win in the final of the men’s singles event. After a drab tournament for the Nigerians, Funke Oshonaike and Fatimo Bello won the gold medal in the women’s doubles event, the nation’s first this year. Quadri defeated fellow Nigerian Olajide Omotayo 4-0 to reach the final of the men’s singles event, where he was due to face Egyptian star Ahmed Saleh, who defeated Idowu Saheed 4-2 in their semifinal meeting. Aruna Quadri was ruthless as he defeated Saleh 4-0 (11-2, 12-10, 11-6, 11-6) in…

Roma manager Jose Mourinho said Romelu Lukaku thrives when he feels loved after the striker scored his first Roma goal in Sunday’s 7-0 win over Empoli. The Belgian joined the club from the Italian capital on a season-long loan from Chelsea in the summer. Lukaku, 30, re-joined Chelsea for £97.5m in 2021 but his return proved unsuccessful and he was not part of new manager Mauricio Pochettino’s plans. “Romelu needs to feel loved and wanted,” said Mourinho. The Portuguese, who worked with Lukaku at Chelsea and Manchester United, added: “When he came here, he could sense the team needed a player…

The police in Katsina State have urged Nigerians to ignore a video on social media alleging diversion of palliatives by its officers. This is contained in a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Katsina, ASP Aliyu Abubakar-Sadiq. The police said that the video was not only misleading but aimed at tarnishing the good image of the police. ”After a thorough investigation, it was revealed that the bags of rice seen in the video in the police motor vehicle were intercepted and recovered from some unscrupulous entity. “The unscrupulous entities fraudulently obtained more than the necessary share of…