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CRS Commissioner for Finance Donates Band Set to Nigeria Football Supporters Club, CRS Branch

In an effort to support and promote sports and entertainment in Cross River State, the Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Mike Oder made a generous donation of a complete set of band equipment to the Nigeria Football Supporters Club, Cross River State branch. The official presentation ceremony, held at the U. J. Esuene Stadium Calabar was graced by the presence of the Governor of Cross River State, His Excellency, Sen. Prince Bassey Otu, who personally handed over the band set to the chairman of the

My Nigeria

The poem is about the thing happening in the present day Nigeria

HAPPY NEW MONTH FROM ROVERS FC CALABAR TO YOU!

Nainital Uttarakhand

TRANSFORMING WOMEN FOOTBALL IN NIGERIA

Ahead of the commencement of the professional women football league in Nigeria the challenges are numerous waiting for viable solutions 👇👇 👉Lack of Infrastructure: Inadequate facilities, training grounds, and stadiums for women's teams hinder player development and limit the growth of the sport. 👉Limited Funding: Women's football often receives less financial support compared to men's football, resulting in fewer opportunities for players and teams. 👉Gender Inequality: Societal norms and gender

Minister of Humanitarian Affairs ( Dr Betta Edu to Deploy GPS in Palliative distributions.

PUBLISHED BY : ETTAH EMMANUEL O. Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, has vowed to deploy technology such as GPS, in distributing fuel subsidy palliatives and other poverty alleviation items to Nigerians across the country. The minister, who disclosed this during an interview with ARISE NEWS on Wednesday, said the present administration would involve the private sector and development partners in eradicating poverty in the country. She said: “As it concerns the pa

AFRICAN GAMES 2024: NIGERIA ATHLETE OFFIONG EDEM SHINES IN TABLE TENNIS, ADVANCES TO SEMIFINALS

BY ETTAH EMMANUEL O. Offiong Edem has made history by becoming the first Nigerian to secure a spot in the semifinals of the table tennis women's singles at the prestigious 13th African Games being held in Accra, Ghana. Amidst tough competition, she has emerged as a standout player, standing as the sole survivor representing Nigeria in the women's singles category. Edem's journey to the semifinals was undoubtedly challenging, marked by fierce competition and intense matches. Her determination, s

Asisat Oshoala: The UNDISPUTED 2023 Africa Women's Footballer Of The Year

Asisat Oshoala: The UNDISPUTED 2023 Africa Women's Footballer Of The Year 🇳🇬 Asisat Oshoala is the greatest African female footballer of all time, boasts an illustrious career path, commencing at FC Robo🇳🇬 and presently gracing the field at Barcelona Femini🇪🇦. She stands as the remarkable 4th all-time scorer for Barcelona, notching an impressive 107 goals. Yet, eclipsing the incumbent all-time top scorer, "Jennifer Hermoso," with her astounding 181 goals who departed the club this year will requ

JUST A THROWBACK

Let's have a bit of throwback! I remember when I and my sister were given ₦1(one naira) as pocket money to purchase snacks during break time in school. I would take 50kobo and give her 50kobo.🙂 With ₦1, we could purchase chin-chin, kuli-kuli, sweets, and other snacks. I could still remember using the coin as a tool in drawing the National Coat of Arm. I would place the coin under my note book and shade. Then boom! It appears on my notebook as though it was done by a professional artist 😂. At ho

Barr. Okoi Obono-Obla writes Tinubu, mobilizes public petitions against alleged MTN, Multichoice exp

By Akpan David, Calabar A former presidential aide, Obol Okoi Obono-Obla has submitted a petition to President Bola Tinubu over what he termed exploitative, criminal and very poor services by two South African firms, Multichoice Nigeria Ltd and Mobile Telephone Network (MTN). In the letter dated 6 November 2023, the activist and lawyer prayed the president to invoke the power vested in him by the provisions of Section 40 (4) of FCCPC and constitute the Consumers Protection and Competition Tribun

Nigeria U19 maiden participation at the ICC Cricket World cup in Malaysia excites NSC

Approves Foreign Training tour in India for the team The National Sports Commission, NSC, has approved a foreign training tour in India for the Nigeria U19 Women team who are currently preparing to feature at this year's ICC U19 Women’s T20 Cricket World Cup, slated for Malaysia from the 18th of January 2025. The Director General of the National Sports Commission, Hon, Bukola Olopade, revealed that the Commission is working closely with the Nigeria Cricket Federation, in the area of logistics ,

CROSS RIVER HOSTED HISTORIC NIGERIA SECONDARY SCHOOLS FLAG FOOTBALL LEAGUE (NSSFFL) 2025 IN CALABAR

By ETTAH EMMANUEL O Lagos Triumphs with 2 golds🥇 , Team Akwa Ibom 2 silvers🥈 , Cross River 1 Bronze 🥉& Abuja 1 bronze 🥉 By Ettah Emmanuel O. The ancient city of Calabar marked a historic milestone as it hosted the Nigeria Secondary Schools Flag Football League, bringing together nine states at the renowned U. J. Esuene Stadium from January 14th to 16th, 2025. The grand finale of the competition was officially launched by the Deputy Governor of Cross River State, Rt. Hon. Peter Odey, on Thursday

Graphic art Cartoon of Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya Governor of Gombe State at Work b Salim Gombe

Graphic art Cartoon of Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya Governor of Gombe State at Work by Salim Abubakar Gombe

JUST FOR HIM

My heart pants and beats for him, His physique arouses my emotion and makes me flabbergasted. His breath is like fresh air that blows to cool my temper. I sort for help but there was none,then he came and mend my weary heart. His laughter and charming smiles kills every pain in my heart. His smartness and Intelligence gives the solution to every puzzle in my life. I sort for more of him but couldn't find any like him. His benevolent act towards people around me makes me excited and feel safe a

Nigeria causing vaccine derived poliovirus spread to neighbouring countries-WHO

The World Health Organisation has expressed concerns over the possible outbreak of the vaccine-derived poliovirus, also known as CVDPV2, and is also concerned about the poor quality of supplementary immunisation

BLUE BYTES (GENESIS) CHAPTER 2: HOTSHOT: #10: BAKASI

ONE GOD AND THREE CHICKS? IT'S MOMENTS LIKE THIS HE LOVES TO LAST FOREVER AND SADLY THEY DON'T

BLUE BYTES (GENESIS): CHAPTER 2: HOTSHOT: #9: CASSANOVA

BLUE IS LOADED AND LIKE MOST YOUNG MEN WILL ENJOY HIS DAYZ(MONEY) HOW HE SEES FIT

BLUE BYTES (GENESIS) CHAPTER 2: #7: BULLY

NO REMORSE, NO EMPATHY, THE ONLY WAY TO FIGHT A BULLY IS WITH POWER

ALAKETU OF KETU CONGRATULATES TOBI AMUSAN ON HER GREAT ACHIEVEMENT

HIS IMPERIAL MAJESTY OBA AJIBADE ADEBOWALE ADEGBITE, ORIMADEGUN 1, ALAKETU OF KETU YORUBA LAND, BENIN REPUBLIC, CONGRATULATES TOBI AMUSAN ON HER GREAT ACHIEVEMENT

S2023: INEC rejects expansion of cutoff time for party primaries

The Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has expressed that the June 3 cutoff time for ideological groups primaries and different courses of events for the 2023 political decision stays consecrated. Yakubu expressed this at INEC's quarterly consultative gathering with heads of 18 enlisted ideological groups on Tuesday in Abuja. The INEC supervisor talked as the IPAC National Chairman, Yabagi Sani, engaged the Commission to broaden the June 3 cutoff t