‘The funds spended was properly spended’ – Dalung (WATCH)

Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung who is known for stirring up controversies has gaffed once again on Friday. The Senate committee on Sports had invited him over the non-payment of allowances of the victorious Super Falcons. When asked by one of the committee members why the Ministry was spending more than the allocated... Read More

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December 9, 2016

We are so sorry Mr. Dalung: We promise to research your context before quoting you next time

Since this whole exercise of being Minister for you is an opportunity to give us classwork. We are sorry. Last Saturday, the Nigerian female football team, Super Falcons won the 2016 African Women’s Cup of Nations beating Cameroon’s Indomitable Lionesses 1-0. The win did not come as too much of a surprise since it’s the eighth... Read More

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October 6, 2016

How Pres. Buhari approved needed funds for Nigeria, Zambia clash – Dalung

The Minister of Sports, Solomon Dalung on Thursday said President Muhammadu Buhari has approved funds for the World Cup Qualifier between Nigeria and Zambia. There had been reports that the NFF was unable to release funds for the match due to financial challenges, which it denied. Dalung, while speaking with journalists at the National Secretariat of... Read More

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September 28, 2016

Opinion: An open letter to Pres. Muhammadu Buhari

by Domman Zumgak Rimdans At the inception of this political dispensation, the government came with so much promise; they provided me and others with so much hitherto unprecedented hope, a deviation from old ways – a clean slate, to come together and forge a path to our engendered greatness. A national essay competition beckoned the... Read More

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March 6, 2014

Why Bolaji Abdullahi was sacked

by ‘Jola Sotubo The sudden sack of the Nigerian Minister of Sports, Bolaji Abdullahi, has continued to cause aftershocks around the country. [READ: BREAKING: Jonathan sacks sports minister, Bolaji Abdullahi ] This is the latest in the recent spate of ministerial sacks embarked upon by President Goodluck Jonathan which has seen the termination of the... Read More

August 19, 2012

Reuben Abati: Jonathan and the London Olympics

The president’s clear message was that winning glory for the nation through sports is not always about finance and money alone. It is also about higher values, commitment, patriotism and the determination to excel by all persons and at all levels. It is no longer enough to participate in the Olympics. Nations go to the... Read More

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‘The funds spended was properly spended’ – Dalung (WATCH)

We are so sorry Mr. Dalung: We promise to research your context before quoting you next time

How Pres. Buhari approved needed funds for Nigeria, Zambia clash – Dalung

Opinion: An open letter to Pres. Muhammadu Buhari

Why Bolaji Abdullahi was sacked

Reuben Abati: Jonathan and the London Olympics

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