Olympic Gold Medalist Chioma Ajunwa Becomes Police DPO

Monday, May 7, 2012

Olympic Gold Medalist Chioma Ajunwa Becomes Police DPO

Chioma Ajunwa Opara, 40, was the first Nigerian to win Olympic Gold. She accomplished that feat at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.

The Imo state born Chief Superintendent of Police, who joined the Nigerian police force long before winning the triple-jump gold medal, was recently made the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Meran police station in Lagos.

Broke national heroes: Does the Government owe them anything?

Broke national heroes: Does the Government owe them anything?

 

Rashidi Yekini we heard died penniless. Gringory and a few other past heroes (permit me to call them heroes) also died broke. The guy you see above is Biliaminu, popularly know as Billy the Kid, a former Nigerian international boxer who won several titles in the 80s. Now he's battling mental illness and lives in a makeshift home near a dump site in Ebute Metta, Lagos. 

Some people found out about his condition and are trying to rehabilitate him. They are also calling on the  federal government to help the former boxer. 

Which brings me to our topic of the day. These people raised the Nigerian flag in their various fields, and now that they've fallen on hard times, does the government have a responsibility towards them? Please share your thoughts!

Liga - Madrid late win set another record

Sat, 05 May 22:49:00 2012

Liga champions Real Madrid came from behind to win 2-1 at Granada in the penultimate match of the season.

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Cristiano Ronaldo scored a penalty and Granada's David Cortes put through his own net at the end to leave Real on course for a record 100 points.
Franco Jara put the hosts into the lead in the fifth minute, finishing below stand-in keeper Antonio Adan against a below-strength Los Merengues.
Moises Hurtado fouled Ronaldo in the 79th minute and he stepped up to slam home his 45th league goal of the season.
Karim Benzema's cross in injury time was then converted into the wrong goal by Cortes.

Nigeria Premier League

League Table

2012 Nigeria League Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Kano Pillars	20	9	6	5	22	12	+10	33	Qualification to the 2013 CAF Champions League
2	Enugu Rangers	20	9	6	5	23	14	+9	33
3	Dolphins	20	10	3	7	22	18	+4	33	Qualification to the 2013 CAF Confederation Cup
4	Template:Fb team Wikki Tourists	20	10	2	8	18	20	−2	32	Qualification to the WAFU Club Championship
5	Enyimba	20	9	4	7	19	13	+6	31
6	Lobi Stars	20	9	3	8	22	17	+5	30
7	Template:Fb team Akwa United	20	8	6	6	19	15	+4	30
8	Sharks	20	9	3	8	21	23	−2	30
9	Warri Wolves	20	7	8	5	20	16	+4	29
10	Gombe United	20	8	5	7	24	21	+3	29
11	Heartland	19	7	6	6	19	17	+2	27
12	Template:Fb team ABS	20	7	5	8	23	20	+3	26
13	Shooting Stars	20	7	5	8	15	20	−5	26
14	Sunshine Stars	19	7	4	8	21	18	+3	25
15	Kwara United	19	7	4	8	15	13	+2	25
16	Template:Fb team Jigawa Golden Stars	20	7	3	10	13	24	−11	24
17	Niger Tornadoes	20	6	5	9	17	24	−7	23	Relegation to the Nigeria National League
18	Kaduna United	20	7	1	12	17	25	−8	22
19	Template:Fb team Rising Stars	20	5	6	9	9	16	−7	21
20	Ocean Boys	19	4	7	8	12	24	−12	19

Updated to games played on 22 April 2012
Source: Nigeria Premier League

Former Super Eagles Striker Rashidi Yekini Dies at 48

Mon, May 7, 2012

Former Super Eagles Striker Rashidi Yekini Dies at 48

Nigeria most prolific striker ever and goal banger, Rashidi Yekini, is dead. The two-time African Footballer of the Year died on thurday evening in Osogbo after a prolonged illness. He was just 48 years old. Yekini was Nigeria's national team highest/record goal scorer, scoring 37 goals in 58 appearances.

He's survived by two children. So so sad. May his soul rest in peace, amen.

Premier League - Arsenal plan friendly in Nigeria

Fri, 04 May 11:34:00 2012

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Arsenal are planning to visit Africa for the first time in 19 years by travelling to troubled Nigeria for a pre-season friendly.

The opposition for the August 5 match is not yet known but is likely to be a leading African national team, the London club said on their website on Friday.

The friendly will be played at the 60,000-capacity Abuja National Stadium.

Arsenal, who are also planning pre-season games in China, Malaysia and Hong Kong, last visited Africa for a tour of South Africa in 1993.

The Islamist group Boko Haram has been fighting a low-level insurgency in Nigeria for more than two years.

Although its attacks are mostly in the north of Africa's most populous nation it has bombed several targets in the capital Abuja, located in the centre of the country.

The office of local newspaper This Day was hit on April 26 by a car bomb and last year United Nations headquarters and the office of the chief of police were struck by suicide bombers.

The sect, which wants to impose an Islamic state on Nigeria's evenly mixed population of Muslims and Christians, has been blamed for hundreds of killings since its uprising against the government in 2009.