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• Turkish referee Cuneyt Cakin said he did not know why he did not award the penalty for the handball of Argentine defender, Marcus Rojo, for Nigeria on Tuesday evening, according to Super Eagles captain, John Mikel Obi Mikel said the referee admitted that the ball touched the hand of Marcos Rojo in the 82nd minute of Tuesday’s game but he put up a defense in not awarding the crucial spot-kick. The penalty, if awarded and scored at a time the match was 1-1, could have wrapped up a second round ticket for the Eagles. Speaking at the post-match briefing in St Petersburg, Mikel said: “I asked the referee if he thought the ball struck Rojo’s hand and he said ‘yes;. The referee told me that the ball came off Rojo’s head before it hit his hand.” Mikel added: ”I then asked Cakur why he didn’t award the penalty to Nigeria, he said: ‘I don’t know.’ That was sad because we checked the match video in the dressing room and it was a clear penalty kick. “When the ball touches your hand in ...

It's no longer a news that Super Eagles has been sent parking out of the World Cup by the Argentine, Timely neighbour at the World Cup, yesterday at Amphitheater, the place was filled to the brim, as student turn out massively to watch the match against Argentina, some with the hope of watching their last 9ja game at the Russia 2018 World Cup, some of Leo Messi's fans and other football lovers. During the match there was a general blackout throughout the campus, that more students troop in as the match was only projected at Amphitheater as at the time of the blackout, all thanks to UBA for that. The story did not end there, even after the Match due to the population of the student who came to watch the match, the bus available at the car park could not convey all students as it was not enough, Most of them eventually trekked home after the great defeat, injury upon injuries.

A Federal High Court has ordered the Nigerian army 6 division to tender an unreserved apology to Nollywood actress, Ebere Ohakwe. This was after the court found the army guilty of human rights abuse against Ebere Ohakwe, which reportedly occurred on January 30, 2017. The actress was allegedly brutalised by one Olamilekan Suleiman, who used a stick and an iron to inflict injuries on her. The trial Judge, Justice Adamu Mohammed, consequently ordered the army to pay the sum of N1m as damages to Ebere Ohakwe. Mohammed said “One, it is, hereby declared that the arrest, harassment, embarrassment, torture and assault meted on the applicant by the first, second and third respondents and other officers of the 6 Division of the Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on January 13, 2017, is unconstitutional and a violation of the dignity of human life. “Two, the first, second and third respondents are restrained from further threatening, harassing, embarrassing, arrest, torture and i...

Alhaji Ibrahim Jega, Executive Secretary, Abuja National Mosque Management Board, has called for enhanced welfare package for media practitioners in the country. Jega made the call at the 12th Annual Ramadan Symposium organised by the Muslim Media Practitioners of Nigeria (MMPN), on Saturday in Abuja. He also said operatives of the EFCC deserve better welfare in view of the very sensitive job they do. According to him, government and proprietors of media organisations must ensure better remuneration for workers in the media industry, so as not to compromise their integrity. He stressed that for media practitioners to effectively fight corruption, they must be provided with all the necessary tools and benefits that would dissuade them from compromising their integrity. The executive secretary urged journalists to adhere strictly to the ethics of the profession and abhor all forms of corruption. He identified corruption as the major impediment to Nigeria’s greatness and called...

The All Progressives Congress on Saturday vowed to bury the Peoples Democratic Party in the South - East. APC National Chairman , Chief John Odigie Oyegun , who made the vow in Enugu, urged the people of the South - East to embrace the party, noting that APC can guarantee their quest for an Igbo president . Oyegun spoke at a rally held to welcome former Enugu State governor , Sullivan Chime , to the APC. Chime , who served as the governor of Enugu State on the platform of the PDP from 2007 to 2015, formally registered as an APC member at the elaborate event , which held at his ward in Udi -Abia , in Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State . The event attracted several chieftains of the APC, including the Sokoto State governor , Aminu Tambuwal . Addressing the large crowd at the rally , Oyegun spoke of the need for the South - East, which is seen as the last PDP stronghold, to return to the mainstream of Nigerian politics. Noting that most of the prominent politicians in the zon...