Pinnick remains authentic president – NFF

The Nigerian Football Federation on Thursday passed a vote of confidence on the Amaju Pinnick-led Executive Committee, affirming that it remained the duly elected committee recognised by FIFA.
It also warned that future litigation brought against the Federation before “ordinary courts of law” by any of its members would attract the automatic expulsion of the erring member.
The decision came 24 hours after a Federal High Court in Jos, Plateau State, refused to grant Pinnick’s request to stop Chris Giwa from taking over as the NFF President.
Justice Musa Kurya of a Federal High Court in Jos had on June 5 made an ex parte order directing the current NFF board to vacate the Glass House for Giwa and his followers.

BREAKING: Saraki arrives PDP NEC meeting

President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has arrived the ongoing National Executive Committee meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party.
The meeting, which is its 81st,  was put together by the national leadership of the party to welcome Saraki and other defectors from the All Progressives Congress.
The Governor of Benue State, Dr. Samuel Ortom, among other defectors,  is also attending the meeting.

Tambuwal attends PDP NEC meeting

The Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, has arrived the National Executive Committee meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party in Abuja.
Tambuwal returned to the PDP from the All Progressives Congress on Thursday,
His arrival sent attendees at the meeting,  which holds at the NEC Hall,  into a frenzy.

Umahi bars APC from using Abakaliki Stadium for rally

Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, has barred members of the All Progressives Congress, Ebonyi State Chapter, from using the Abakaliki Township Stadium as venue of its rally scheduled to hold on Saturday.
Umahi, who spoke through his Chief Press Secretary, Emmanuel Uzor, made the assertion on Thursday while addressing members of the State Chapter of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria during a courtesy visit.

FG spends N49bn to feed pupils in two years -Presidency

The Presidency on Thursday said the Federal Government has spent N49bn on the feeding of primary school pupils under the National Home-Grown School Feeding Programme, a component of the government’s Social Investment Programme, in the last two years.
The Special Adviser to the President on NSIP, Mrs. Mariam Uwais, disclosed this to journalists in Abuja.

Uwais said 8, 596,340 pupils were currently being fed in 46,247 public primary schools in 24 states.
The 24 states, according to her, include Abia, Adamawa, Akwa-Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Benue, Borno, Cross River, Delta, Ebonyi, Enugu, Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Niger, Ogun, Osun, Oyo, Plateau, Sokoto, Taraba, and Zamfara.

From stardom to oblivion, cases of Nigerian struggling musicians

No matter how the story of the Nigerian music industry is told, singer, Bisade Ologunde, aka Lagbaja, will surely be given a honourable mention. While most artistes are eager to stamp their face in the consciousness of the public, Lagbaja entered the scene determined to shield his identity.
Fondly called the ‘masked one’, Lagbaja enthralled the populace with his anonymousness and thought-provoking music. He called his brand of music Africano which is a combination of afro jazz, afrobeat, afropop and highlife. Some of his hit songs included Ikira, Lagbaja, Konko Below, Feyin e, Nothing for You, Never Far Away, among others.

Eko Theatre Carnival takes centre stage

The Eko Theatre Carnival commenced on Sunday at the Nike Art Gallery in Lekki, Lagos, with a political performance by Segun Adefila’s Crown Troupe.
During the opening ceremony, Adefila, who donned a masquerader’s outfit alongside his troupe, delivered a spoken word performance infused with dance to depict the state of the nation. It was well received by both the international and indigenous audiences present.
The performance told the tale of insecurity, oppression, economic meltdown in the country, drawing the attention of the elite to the pending situations.

Many ladies move around with ‘packaged beauty’ – Mike Bamiloye

Veteran film-maker, Mike Bamiloye, has warned men to look beyond physical beauty when searching for a potential bride.
In a telephone interview with our correspondent, the evangelist gave the advice to people desirous of a successful marriage.
He said, “Men who want to get married, who desire to have the right lady, must not depend upon beauty because there are a lot of packaged beauties these days among ladies. You can’t trust the hair they have on, nor how beautiful they appear because it may have been packaged with makeup. Men should rather be patient and seek a woman that fears God.”

D’Banj returns to social media, says ‘past few weeks have been incredibly difficult’

 Singer, Daniel Oyebanjo, popularly known as D’Banj has returned to social media, after several weeks of absence, following the death of his son, 13-month-old son Daniel Jr.
On his Instagram page, D’Banj on Thursday shared a sombre photo of himself, revealing that the past few weeks have been a difficult one for his family.
He went on to thank his team and fans for their love.

Hot water challenge: 10-year-old boy lands in hospital from injuries

 

A 10-year-old boy, Ashton Taylor, has landed in the hospital after he got injured in a viral challenge, called the Hot Water Challenge.
Ashton suffered second-degree burns on his stomach, legs, arm and fingers,  reports WSAV3.
He had been on the receiving end of the challenge at a sleepover when he woke up screaming after he said a 9-year-old boy poured boiling water on his chest and legs.
 “I was screaming and they put me in another bed and I tried to calm down but I couldn’t because the pain was just on fire,” Ashton recalled.