Trust Nigerians, wherever they go, they attract attention! No sooner had referee P O’Leary blown the final whistle of the Nigeria –Bosnia/Herzegovina match on June 21 than Nigerians in the Arena Pantanal (Stadium), Cuiaba, Brazil go wild in jubilation. Led by members of the Nigeria Football Supporters Club, they danced to the music provided by…
Nigeria Supporters Club Head for Cuiaba
Sao Paulo – Ahead of the Super Eagles second match slated for Saturday, members of the Nigeria Football Supporters Club, NFSC have headed for Cuiaba, host town of the Nigeria versus Bosnia/Herzegovina clash. This is coming four days after the shock treatment in Curitiba where they were barred by FIFA security officials from entering…
Playing the Spoilers Game?
He wore a sad look that day, at the Trade Hotel, Sao Paolo. Rauf Ladipo, the President General of the Nigeria Football Supporters Club, is well known for his passion and analysis of soccer. But that Wednesday, June 18, Ladipo was in no mood to indulge in one or share banters. He was instead about to…
Drama at Doha Airport
On Saturday, June 14, shortly after the Qatar Airline plane carrying some members of the Nigeria Supporters Club and the TELL reporter arrived Doha International Airport, a mild drama ensued. It began shortly after the Qatar Airline officials collected the visas of Nigerians heading to Brazil enroute Doha, which included about 22 members of Nigeria…
Football Fans and the Prediction Game
Onboard a flight from Doha to Brazil, I asked Muhajin, an Iranian who was on his way to Curitiba to watch his country’s World Cup match against Nigeria, his prediction for the Iran–Nigeria game. He began by first paying his respect to Nigeria, saying that Nigeria is an experienced soccer nation unlike his, and that…
Nigeria Held by Iran
It was a disappointing maiden outing for Nigeria at the Brazil 2014 World Cup as the Super Eagles, who were tipped by many analysts to defeat Iran in their first match, failed to do so. Many who expected the Nigerians to overrun their opponents were disappointed by the team’s rather casual approach to the very…
An Uncommon First Lady
Nigerians, in the last three decades, have seen many first ladies in action in their respective states, but Bisi Fayemi, with her social welfare schemes, has set the bar higher in Ekiti The picture of Bisi Fayemi, First Lady of Ekiti State, and her husband, Kayode Fayemi, in kitchen apparel, dishing out food to elderly…
Making Shelter a Priority
Through the provision of mass housing projects, the Kayode Fayemi administration intends to not only address the accommodation problem in the state but also provide its residents world class infrastructure From a near rural town it once was some two decades ago, Ado Ekiti, in recent years, has evolved into a modern capital city with amenities…
We Have Restored Pride of Ekiti
Kehinde Ojo,Ekiti State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, in this interview with Adejuwon Soyinka, deputy general editor; Anthony Akaeze, senior assistant editor; Abiola Odutola, staff writer; and Sunday Adedeji, senior photo editor, reveals the efforts of the Kayode Fayemi administration to revamp the education system in the state that had been in the doldrums owing…
Bringing Back the Old Glory
Education in Ekiti State nosedived in the recent past due to the neglect of the sector by previous administrations. But things are looking up now courtesy of the massive investment witnessed in the area in the last three and half three years of Kayode Fayemi’s administration At an event which held at the Intercontinental Hotel, Victoria…
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