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By Anu   /   Former Nigeria skipper Austin ‘Jay Jay’ Okocha has told the country’s Olympic dream team in Rio they cannot become rich simply by playing for Nigeria. Okocha, who clocked 43 years on Sunday, said they should rather be proud they are representing Nigeria than hope to make money doing so. “You can’t get rich playing for Nigeria, you will get exposure and touch lives,” Okocha said as he marked his birthday with a visit to internally displaced people. “We have to look beyond match bonuses when playing for our country.” Best prices of phones, accessories & gadgets on PricePadi.com ‘Jay Jay’ recalled how his turning professional in Germany wiped out poverty from his family. “The decision to take the flight to Germany took away poverty from my family,” he recounted.

By Anu   /   THE immediate past Registrar/Chief Executive Officer, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor, Dibu Ojerinde, has said his removal was not occasioned by rumoured disagreement he had with the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu. He said contrary to reports that he had misunderstanding with the minister, there was no such thing, adding that he had prepared his mind for the removal several months before it was finally announced. He appreciated President Muhammadu Buhari and the minister for giving him the opportunity to stay in office till the time he was removed. The professor of Test and Measurement and pioneer Registrar/CEO of the National Examination Council (NECO) said this during a thanksgiving service at the First Baptist Church, Igboho, Oyo State. He sai...

By Temitayo   /   The governor of Cross Rivers state, Ben Ayade, today suspended the Commissioner of Water Resources in the state, Ntufam Ojie indefinitely for coming late to work. Ojie, alongside the Managing Director of the state’s Water Board Limited, Oju Igile, were missing when the Governor, at about 9am, paid an unscheduled visit to the ministry. He was told that the two bosses had not resumed for the day. Ayade while speaking to newsmen, said such acts of indiscipline will not be tolerated. Best prices of phones, accessories & gadgets on PricePadi.com “This is about 9 o’clock in the morning and the Commissioner for Water Resources is not at his duty post. The managing director of state Water Board is not in the office. I cannot understand why he is not in the office. “I, th...

By Temitayo   /   Nigeria’s Sports minister, Solomon Dalung has sent two players and three officials of the national U-23 team back to Nigeria from the ongoing 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, Brazil. According to reports, two reserve players Stanley Dimgba and goalkeeper Yusuf Mohammed alongside the team’s media officer, Timi Ebikagboro, curator and the team coordinator were sent packing from the games and flew out of Brazil to Nigeria on Monday night. “We said they should send them back home if they could not take care of them (players and officials,” Nigeria Football Federation spokesman told The PUNCH. Best prices of phones, accessories & gadgets on PricePadi.com Dalung had complained of the huge financial burden of taking care of the extra players and officials after the players were...

By Temitayo   /   Nigeria’s D’Tigers on Monday crashed out of the ongoing Rio Olympics men basketball event, losing 69-86 to hosts Brazil. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the team showed some signs of exploit in the early minutes of the game but succumbed and never regained its focus from the second quarter of the game. Alade Aminu, Ike Diogu, Uzoh Ben, Chamberlin Oguchi were all at their best as Nigeria dominated proceedings in the first quarter, having led 16-15. The tide turned around in the second quarter when D’Tigers were forced to commit some fouls, leading to free throws which the Brazilians converted. Best prices of phones, accessories & gadgets on PricePadi.com Brazilian point guard Raulzinho Neto, kept D’Tigers on check as the hosts made 18 turnovers agains...

By Temitayo   /   L-R) Nigeria’s Ejowvokoghene Oduduru and Jamaica’s Usain Bolt Nigeria’s sprinter and five-time African Junior Champion, Ejowvokoghene Oduduru, on Tuesday gave Nigeria a glimmer of hope for a medal in athletics at the Olympics after qualifying for the semifinals in the men’s 200m event. The 19-year-old clocked 20.34sec behind Usain Bolt in Heat 9. Bolt took another step in his quest for an unprecedented sprint “triple triple” when he safely negotiated the first round of the 200m. Best prices of phones, accessories & gadgets on PricePadi.com Bolt won a third successive 100m title on Sunday to set up his bid to repeat his haul of three gold medals in the 100, 200 and 4x100m relay at both the Beijing and London Olympics in 2008 and 2012 respectively. Bolt, who is desper...

By Temitayo   /   A 20-year-old Nigerian footballer, Michael Umanyika, yesterday, slumped and died while training with Azerbaijani First Division club, Zagatala PFK. According to local media reports, Michael suddenly slumped during training. All efforts to revive him failed and he was certified dead on arrival when they got him to the hospital. Best prices of phones, accessories & gadgets on PricePadi.com It was learnt that Micheal just got back from Nigeria and was his first training session with Zagatala PFK after returning from Nigeria where he spent his vacation. Azerbaijani is a a country in the Transcaucasian region, situated between Southwest Asia and Southeastern Europe

By Anu   /   A Nigerian Twitter user @Bar_Baric  got more than he bargained for  whenposted pictures of Ange Kagame, Rwanda’s president Paul Kagame’s daughter on his timeline while “jokingly” making his marriage interest known to her father . To show his displeasure with the tweet, Mr. Kagame immediately shut the young man’s aspiration by blocking him on the social media page. Then this happened; Best prices of phones, accessories & gadgets on PricePadi.com