The conduct of the next election into executive positions in Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has been in controversy. The election which was supposed to have been concluded by now has been stalled by the court processes as NFF and its former President, Amaju Pinnick on Monday, urged a Federal High Court in Abuja to strike out a suit filed against them by Harrison Jalla and Chief Victor Rumson Baribote, among others.NFF and Pinnick, through their lawyer, Jibrin Okutekpa, SAN, told Justice Inyang Ekwo following the absence of the plaintiffs and…
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Nick Igbokwe: A great sports icon goes home
The sombre Otolo Nnewi town was woken by a sudden influx of crème la crème of both the academic and the sports community who had to travel from far and wide to honour a man of many parts who incidentally was many things to many people. Even the harsh February harmattan that was hitting hard at its peak in the eastern Nigeria meant nothing at the face of the task of bidding a befitting farewell to a great academician and sportsman. It was as if in consonance with the great…
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