Archive For: The Crunch
30th July 2014 The official schedule for the Osun – Oshogbo festival, one of Nigeria’s most oldest cultural festivals has been announced. A feature on the Osun state website lets us know that pre-festival activities will include the Ataoja Youth Football Challenge, the Traditional Cleansing of the City, an Art exhibition, a Native Ayo championship ... Read More
30th July 2014 And the honours continue to roll in for Nigeria’s Superman, Goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama. The 31 year old has been announced as the only Nigerian in this year’s Goal 50, an annual list naming and ranking the world’s 50 best footballers for the year. Named in 27th position, Vincent Enyeama is the 2nd ... Read More
30th July 2014 From Fly Naija we have this news report that Kenya Airways has introduced a mobile check-in service that will enable customers check in for their flight details using any internet-enabled mobile devices. There are quite a few services available with this option; apart from checking in, passengers can also select a flight, ... Read More
30th July 2014 So, we caught hold of this very interesting story from TimesLive SA, that Zimbabwe may be thinking of bidding for the 2034 World Cup. Tourism and Hospitality Minister Walter Mzembi is quoted as saying “I spoke to FIFA president Sepp Blatter during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa and he ... Read More
29th July 2014 Very recently we shared reports of Nigeria’s preparation for the Commonwealth Games and informed you that Nigerians had been promised a medal rain by the Athletic Federation of Nigeria. Well they seem to be keeping their word so far. Nigeria’s first gold medal in Glasgow was won by 17 year old weightlifter ... Read More
29th July 2014 Still talking sports it seems that the long period of speculation regarding the replacement for South Africa side Bafana Bafana is finally over. Ephraim ‘Shakes’ Mashaba has been named coach and will succeed coach Gordon Igesund. Until his appointment, Shakes Mashaba was coach of the Under 20 and 22 team and will ... Read More
29th July 2014 So what happened to the other name that was bandied around in connection to Bafana Bafana, we mean Nigerian Coach Stephen Keshi, well it seems that the Nigerian Football Federation has begun talks with him about renewing his contract and perhaps staying on for another 2 years. We’ll have confirmation of this ... Read More
29th July 2014 Now guys, we all want you to stay safe as our governments and aid organizations work together to combat the Ebola Virus disease. Now, to play your own part, remember to wash your hands often and wash all food thoroughly. Stay away from bushmeat and bats as they can be carriers of ... Read More
23rd July 2014 The World acknowledged and marked the birthday of South African freedom fighter and hero, Nelson Mandela on the 18th of July 2014. The day is recognised by the United Nations as Nelson Mandela day and organizers had urged people to carry out acts of kindness for 67 minutes, in recognition of Mandela’s ... Read More
23rd July 2014 West Africa is well on its way to establishing a more unified identity with the recent report that the Economic Community of West African States Heads of State have decided to do away with residence permits for community citizens. The body will instead introduce a biometric identity card as it works towards ... Read More
