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Minister Rallies Support For Golf To Boost Tournaments in Nigeria

Daily Dispatch March 1, 2018

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has called on the private sector and philanthropists to support the game of golf in order to raise the prize money and attract internationally-acclaimed golfers to play in Nigerian tournaments. The Minister, who made the call at the

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You lied about Nigeria football- FIFA tells Pinnick

Daily Dispatch February 20, 2018

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has described Nigeria as a country with unquantifiable passion and love for football, and where football is more than a religion. “I was told that in Nigeria football is passion, but it is a lie because it is more than that. In Nigeria I was told that football is love, but […]

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NFF, LMC, clubs mourn Udoji

Daily Dispatch February 19, 2018

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Monday joined Kano Pillars FC to mourn their late defender Chinedu Udoji, who died in a car accident on Sunday night. Udoji had featured in the week 9 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) encounter against his former club Enyimba International FC, which ended 1-1 at the Sani Abacha Stadium. […]

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100 volunteers quit Olympic, condemn assigned jobs

Daily Dispatch February 19, 2018

The Pyeongchang Organising Committee says around 100 volunteers have quit working at the Pyeongchang Olympics because they didn’t like their assigned jobs. Organising committee spokesperson, Nancy Park, said Monday that the absences didn’t harm the running of the Games. “This is because we selected more than we needed, with 14,000 volunteers in action from 90,000 […]

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Kano Pillars confirm Udoji’s death

Daily Dispatch February 19, 2018

The management of Kano Pillars FC on Monday confirmed the death of their defender, Chinedu Udoji, who died in a ghastly auto crash in Kano late on Sunday. The Media Officer of the club,  Idris Malikwa, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano that the player was involved in a car accident after […]

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I will rather lose my job than go to jail-Oliseh

Daily Dispatch February 15, 2018

Sunday Oliseh has said he would rather lose a job than go to jail for taking part in “illegal activities” as coach of Dutch club Fortuna Sittard. Fortuna Sitard announced Oliseh was suspended allegedly over his poor relationship with both players and officials. But Oliseh said he would rather walk away along with his assistants […]