RUGBY: All Blacks Great Lomu Dies

New Zealand great Jonah Lomu has died suddenly at the age of 40.

Super Eagles Qualify for World Cup Group Stage

Second-half goals from Moses Simon and Efe Ambrose finally broke Swaziland's resistance and sent Nigeria through to the final group stage of the CAF section of World Cup qualifying with a 2-0 win.

Nigeria Football Fans Say, Real Professionalism in Domestic League Football Started In Nigeria Under Shehu Dikko In 2014/2015 Season.

True Or False?

See 50 Reasons Why They Said So.....................

1- Shehu Dikko took over the Nigeria Apex League as Chairman of LMC in 2014/2015.

2- He ensured that a new board of the LMC comprising both Club Owners was put in Place......

NNL Shifts Super 4 Kick Off Date

The management of the Nigeria National League, (NNL) has announced a sudden shift in date for the commencement of the Super Four Play offs.

Glo Congratulates Enyimba, Commends LMC

Title sponsor of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) Globacom, has congratulated Enyimba Football Club of Aba for emerging the champion of 2014/2015 Glo Premier League season.

SPORTS STAKEHOLDERS TASK BULLET ENERGY DRINK TO GROOM MORE FUTURE CHAMPIONS.

The adjutant commander of the Nigeria army Onitsha barracks, Major A A Balarabe has reiterated federal government’s resolve to continue to provide the enabling environment that would stimulate and promote grassroots sports development in the country.

 

He stated this yesterday when he played host to the kids participating at the on-going Bullet Energy drink/ Samuel Oguche basketball camp in Onitsha Anambra state.

Major Balarabe noted that grassroots sports development was at the core of the sports policy driving the programmes and activities of the Nation.

According to him government would readily support any initiative geared towards the promotion of grassroots development because of the high premium it places on sport development.

He said with the support of brands like Bullet Energy drink, Nigeria can extend her frontiers and become a super power in no time in the arena of the game of basketball.

Indebtedness to players: Taraba offers Undertaken to pay within 7 days

LMC reminds Warri Wolves of Oct. 25^th deadline.

FC Taraba United has been granted 10 working days extension to pay up all amount due players of the club or face sanctions which includes points deduction just as Warri Wolves got a reminder that it has up to October 24th, 2015 to also pay all indebtedness to its players. The LMC also wrote to the players of Warri Wolves through their captain to draw their attention to relevant regulations guiding players’ declaration of industrial dispute with their clubs and reminded them that in line with relevant articles of the Framework and Rule, the Club still has three weeks to comply with the summary jurisdiction notice issued it by the LMC.

NPFL Club Officials complete Workshop at LBS sponsored by the LMC

Top Management officials of the 20 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) clubs completed another series of capacity building workshop at the Lagos Business School faculty of the Pan African University in Lagos. The third of such training for the club officials, the workshop which lasted two days also had the Club Media Officers in attendance while a rich pool of Resource persons including Dr. Larry Izamoje, Chairman and CEO of Sports Radio, Brila Fm, Chicago-based Sports Marketing Professional, Dr. Idorenyin Uyoe and Dele Odugbemi, the Managing Director of Media Share Ltd amongst others.

EX-BASKETBALL INTERNATIONAL TO HOLD BASKETBALL YOUTH CAMP IN ONITSHA

Ex-basketball international, Samuel Oguche has announced that the Bullet Energy basketball camp will hold its next camp in south East Nigeria for the first time. 

Celebrating the 3^rd edition of Bullets Energy Drink basketball youth camp within a year, the famed energy drink will be expanding its camp this year to accommodate other geo-political zones in the country. 

The Camp will be held from Monday 2^nd of November to Thursday 5th of November at The Army Cantonment Basketball Court, Army Barracks in the city of Onitsha and its part of Bullets energy drink contribution to sports development in Nigeria. 

Oguche stressed that running the Bullets Energy Drink basketball camp has become very important because it’s a way of giving back and encouraging the youth. 

According to him, using basketball to educate and develop Nigerian youth is just the beginning of what needs to be accomplished and It is a responsibility for us to inspire them to keep aiming high by providing them opportunities to grow. 

Over 200 kids would receive intense basketball training and the opportunity for scholarship and US study from the legendary Samuel Oguche along with.

• Leading US coaches including Anthony Gorham Jr (Washington DC), Lliyas B Rahman (Maryland), Gregory A Brown (Fort Lauderdale) and Osita Victor Nwachukwu (Wisconsin)
• Top Nigerian coaches including Owoicho Alex Ujoh&Dosu Victor Mensah (Dodan Warriors, Lagos), Caroline Ezinne Briggs (Port Harcourt) and Charles Ibeziake (Raptor Onitsha).

WE ARE READY FOR MARK D' BALL 2015 - Igoche Mark

The 2015 edition of the annual Mark ‘D Ball basketball tournament draw near and the Chief Executive Officer of the biggest basketball tournament in the country, Igoche Mark has given assurance that the December show piece will raise the bar in participation and organization. 

Igoche Mark who is the initiator of the Mark d' ball tournament also confirmed that the equipment needed for the tournament have already arrived and all preparations have been made to ensure a smooth and rewarding tournament.
The tournaments proper which is powered by Mark Sports Foundation is targeted at grooming young kids and renowned basketball coaches within and outside the country will grace the event.
The cordinator of the tourment, Obande Ogbole says that this year's event is expected to be more glamorous with more than 350 children within the ages of eight to sixteen years would be trained and that those selected after the training would be given scholarships to go to school and also build up their career in sports.
The Media Coordinator of the tournament, Comrade James Oche declared that world class basketball stars, some international and retired players like Ejike Ugboaja, Osita Nwachukwu, Sam Oguche, Victor Odomu and Ogoh Odaudu will once again turn the city into a frenzy of activities. Comrade Oche stated further that other side attractions will include music, comedy, the face of Idoma beauty pageant and a visit to the orphanage. 
According to him, the line up of musicians and celebrities expected to feature at the event includes, 2Face Idibia, Olamide, Patoranking, Phyno and others.
The tournament is hugely supported by the Former Senate President and still distinguished Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator David Mark and it is designed to help young people become better citizens of this Nation.
The scintillating annual basketball tournament takes place in the town of Otukpo in Nigeria's central state of Benue, this December.

ABS FC no longer a feeder team - Seni Saraki

The Chairman of Abubakar Bukola Saraki FC, Seni Saraki has said that the club will henceforth, no longer serve as a feeder team to other teams in the Nigerian league, but operate like a standard outfit that promotes the ideals of the league.

#KogiGovRace: Audu Picks Rep as Deputy, Vows to Restore Rotation

The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Kogi State, Prince Abubakar Audu, has picked a member of the House of Representatives, Abiodun Falake, as his running mate for the November 21 governorship election in Kogi State.

#KogiGovRace: APGA Picks Goodman as Guber Candidate

All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, has picked Dr. Umar Akwu Goodman as its can­didate for the November gu­bernatorial election in Kogi State.

Unveiling Umar in Abuja at the party’s secretariat over the weekend, APGA Nation­al Chairman, Victor Ike Oye, said APGA did a meticulous search out of the many per­sons that indicated interest to fly the party’s flag and found that Goodman met all the necessary requirements.

Three candidates Shortlisted for Kogi Varsity VC

The names of three best candidates out of 27 jostling for the office of the Vice Chancellor of Kogi state University, Ayigba have been forwarded to the Visitor of the institution.

LMC Sanctions Rangers, 3SC, Sunshine Stars and its Players

*Recommends suspension of Referee Ogabor

Following various acts that breached the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) Framework and Rules on Match Day 28, the League Management Company (LMC) has issued summary jurisdiction notices to three clubs and two players of Sunshine Stars.