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The International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) have named Nwankwo Kanu in the top 48 legend of football worldwide. IFFHS released the first phase of the list which includes Brazilian greats Pele and Ronaldo da Lima, mtn football reported. Notable Africans on the list include former World player of the year George Oppong Weah, Roger Milla, Rabah Medjer, Muhammed Aboutrika, Mohmud El-Khatub and former Bafana Bafana captain Lucas Radebe. FFHS were formed in 1984 under FIFA’s approval and they focus on archiving football records,statistics and records of associations across the globe. Kanu was the last Nigerian to win the CAF African Footballer of the Year award in 1999. He played for Ajax, Inter Milan and Arsenal.

A lecturer with Kaduna State University, Dr John Danfulani, has lambasted Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, for allegedly attempting to gag his critics. Danfulani, who was recently granted bail after being arrested by the Police over inciting comments, reminded the Governor that heaven did not fall when he made several incting comments during the past PDP-government, led by Goodluck Jonathan. In a letter obtained by DAILY POST on Thursday, Danfulani said El-Rufai said everything and acted the way he wanted while in opposition. “It’s your turn to hear and see many things from the opposition. Why are you trying to deny others the roller coaster you had while in opposition?” he quipped. Full text of the letter below: “Mr. Nasir Ahmed El-Rufai Governor Kaduna State Sir Kashim Ibrahim House Kaduna Dear Governor, NEITHER YOUR WAY NOR HIGHWAY 1. On 24th January 2016 a communique that trailed Kaduna State weekly security meeting indicated your government’s readiness t...

Below is a press statement from Ibori's media office... Chief James Onanaefe Ibori’s  defence lawyers shocked the Southwark Court, London on Wednesday 10th February 2016, when they adduced evidence before Judge Tomlinson of a conspiracy between Nigeria and Britain to railroad Ibori and his associates into jail. Mr. Tony Eluemunor, Head of Ibori Media Office, said in a press statement that that evidence was the highlight of Wednesday’s court proceedings which was delayed for hours because the London Metropolitan Police and the Crown Prosecution Service, suddenly turned lukewarm and refused to appear in court for the day’s hearing.   A thoroughly disappointed Judge Tomlinson refused to adjourn hearing to another day but issued an order by 12.30 pm that the Prosecution should be in court by 2pm as the matter at hand, professional misconduct, dishonesty, perverting the course of justice and criminal non-disclosures, lying to the trial court and Court of Appeal, were serious and ...

What could have become a major embarrassment was averted yesterday as Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (Rtd) engaged Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun in a hot exchange of words over the 2016 budget. Both had appeared before the Senate Committee on Finance chaired by Senator John Owan Enoh with managements of high profile revenue agencies to defend the ministry’s budget proposal. Tempers between both political appointees of President Muhammadu Buhari rose when the proposal for an increase of Customs officers pay came and the minister objected to it. She chided the agency for asking for pay rise at the point that the nation is broke claiming also that there are discrepancies in the balance sheet of the Nigeria Customs Service and advised it to sit up. Adeosun said: “There is a disconnect between revenue and imports, disconnect between imports and forex demand. The Customs must sit up, you can’t ask for salary increase for your men when you say we are b...

Photos From the Thanksgiving celebration of Governor Emmanuel Udom alongside Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti state, Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu state, Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State. Chief Uche Secondus, the acting chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Godswill Akpabio, former governor of Akwa Ibom, Peter Obi, former governor of Anambra; Gabriel Suswam, former governor of Benue state, were also in attendance, see photos below.

The National Universities Commission in collaboration with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Industrial Training Fund (ITF) is conducting a Pilot Graduate Tracer Study of selected universities in the Nigerian University System. National University Commission Pilot Graduate Tracer Study Objective of the Study The main objective of the study is to trace the employability status as well as on the job satisfaction of Science and Engineering graduates of the under-listed universities from 2009 to 2014 in comparison with their skills and knowledge acquired from the university. The study also focuses on the Petro-Chemical and Steel Sub- Sectors of the economy which is in line with the National Industrial Revolution Plan (NIPR) of the Federal Government of Nigeria. List of Selected Universities whose Graduates Can Participate 1.) Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi; 2.) Bayero University, Kano; 3.) Federal University of Technology, Akure; 4...

Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong’o is part of the critically-acclaimed Broadway production “Eclipsed,” an intense play about a five extraordinary women being held captive in Liberia. The show, which started as an off-Broadway production at The Public Theater, also stars Saycon Sengbloh (“The Color Purple“), Pascale Armand (“The Trip to Bountiful”), Akosua Busia (“Mule Bone”) and Zainab Jah (“The Public’s In Darfur”). A scene from the movie In their official move to the Golden Theater on Broadway, “Eclipsed” will hold the historic distinction of being the first show on the Great White Way with both an entirely female cast and creative team; in addition to the cast and creative team being entirely Black, according to ABC News Radio correspondent Karu F. Daniels. Also, the show’s two lead producers, Stephen Byrd and Alia Jones-Harvey, also happen to be African-American. “Eclipsed” is written by Danai Gurira (“The Walking Dead”), and directed by Obie Award winner direc...