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The method by which Mikel John Mikel Obi funded the U-23 Eagles team's airfare to the 2016 Rio Olympic Games in Brazil has been made public. The team's handler at the time, Samson Siasia, named Mikel as one of the three overage players on the roster. In addition to receiving the captain's armband, the former Chelsea midfielder guided the club to third place in the men's football competition. However, the former star of Norway's Lyn Oslo disclosed how the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) almost destroyed the team's hopes due to inept planning. "We had to fly there when I represented my country in the Olympics in Brazil, and we had to wait from the morning till On his podcast, Mikel stated, "We're waiting for a plane to take us to Brazil at night."  "There was internal strife on who would foot the bill, therefore there was no plane to transport us to Brazil. "The FA refused to pay the bill; the gove

The performance of Team Nigeria in the 2024 Olympic Games has been characterized as significantly below expectations by the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN). Through the Secretary-General of the Association, Amb. Ikenna Okonkwo, SWAN President Mr. Isaiah Benjamin issued a statement stating that Nigeria's failure to return from the recently concluded Olympics with a medal was unacceptable. The Association blamed the country's enormous failure in Paris on administrative incompetence and ignorance, which became evident when the name of Favour Ofili, a highly regarded track and field athlete from Nigeria, was discovered to be missing from the list of competitors for the 100-meter event. After the Games, SWAN questioned why there were so many claims of medal hauls that administered by the sports authorities despite their full knowledge that nothing, not even the amount of preparation necessary to ensure a podium finish, was in place. Nigerians were led to believe that ev

On Friday, August 16, 2024, the website of the world football governing body announced the most recent ranking. The Falcons remain the top team in Africa, with South Africa's Banyana Banyana coming in second. The Falcons' standing did not come as a surprise after their miserable showing in the Paris Olympics this summer. In a group that included Olympic finalists Brazil, Japan, and world winners Spain, the squad came in last. The Falcons lost both their opening match against Brazil and their match against Spain by the same score. They lost, and the match against Japan also ended in defeat. They ended their disappointing Olympic comeback with a 3-1 loss. Zambia, Africa's other delegate to the Paris conference, rose in the rankings to 62nd position. Similar to the Falcons, the Zambians in their second Olympics lost all three of their group matches. Tunisia, ranked 58th, and South Africa, now ranked 50th, are two other African teams who have advanced. The United States of Amer

Dr. Mukhtar Muhammad, the director of the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF), announced yesterday that since the fund's founding in 2019 till the present, the federal government has allocated N130.8 billion for the provision of healthcare services through it. Dr. Muhammad made this announcement in Abuja, stating that the BHCDF distribution has allowed the federal government to finance more than 8,000 institutions and increase insurance coverage to 1.8 million people. He added that N12.9 billion more has not yet been paid out for 2024. The National Health Act of 2014 in Nigeria included the BHCPF as a fundamental element to guarantee that all Nigerians, especially the impoverished and vulnerable, have access to basic healthcare services. The National Health Insurance Authority is the entity that distributes the fund (NHIA), Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC), National Emergency Medical Treatment Committee (NEMTC), and National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPH

According to information obtained by our correspondent, the students were traveling to Enugu State for the Federation of Catholic Medical and Dental Students (FECAMDS) annual convention when the incident occurred. According to information obtained, the victims include students from the Universities of Jos (UNIJOS) and Maiduguri (UNIMAID), who were ambushed by the gunmen at approximately 5:30 p.m. in the Benue State local government area of Otukpo while traveling to Enugu. In a phone call with our correspondent, Catherine Anene, the spokesperson for the Benue State police, confirmed the occurrence but withheld details, stating that an investigation was still underway. Giving a breakdown, the second vice president 20 medical students—12 from the University of Jos and 8 from the University of Maiduguri—were abducted while traveling to a conference hosted by the Federation of Catholic Medical and Dental Students (FECAMDS) in Enugu, according to Dr. Ushakuma Anenga of the Nigerian Medical A

In Abuja, is the deceased mother of Professor Attahiru Jega, the former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). She had a brief illness and passed away in Abuja on Friday night. Funeral prayers for the deceased will be held this Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at the National Mosque in Abuja, according to a family source. The funeral prayer would be followed by her burial at Gudu Cemetery in Abuja. Numerous children and grandchildren survive Hajiya Hauwa, including well-known journalist and syndicated newspaper columnist Malam Mahmud Jega and former AMCON Executive Director Alhaji Abbas Jega.