Maureen Ikpeama

2024 Olympics : Sports stakeholders express dismay over Nigeria’s poor performance

Sports stakeholders in Enugu have expressed dismay at the poor performance of Nigeria’s athletes at the just concluded 2024 Paris. Statement made available to newsmen by the Director of Information,Ministry of Sports,Dan Onwuegbuna , Monday said the Chairman Enugu State Tennis Association and former South-East representative, Nigeria Tennis Federation, Professor Gab Agu Gab,described Nigeria’s performance…

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Rangers Foundation inaugurates 4-man committee on Street Soccer League

Rangers International Football Club Foundation has inaugurated a four-man committee to coordinate its Street Soccer League in the Neighbourhoods. Inaugurating the committee in Enugu on Monday, the Chairman of the Foundation, Coach Ebere Amaraizu, said the League would be a catch-them-young programme that promotes resilience among youths within neighbourhoods. He said Emeka Okeke, a former…

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NRC suspends  Warri-Itakpe train over  derail 3 days after resumption of operations

Three days after resuming operations, the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has suspended the Warri-Itakpe Train Service (WITS)  again. This is coming after passengers of the WITS narrowly escaped harm on Saturday evening after two coaches of the train derailed near Agbor, Delta State. It was gathered that all passengers on board were safely evacuated to…

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Trump threats: Kwankwaso calls for US cooperation not intervention

New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) 2023 presidential candidate, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has called on the United States to back Nigeria with advanced security technology rather than threatening  military intervention over allegations of Christian persecution. Kwankwaso’s message, posted on X Sunday evening, came after U.S. President Donald Trump designated Nigeria a “country of particular concern” and…

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One Year an Orphan: Reminiscences on lives and times of Rabbi Gabriel and Mother Josephine Anichukwu

By Uche Anichukwu I am penning this piece just a few minutes before 12 midnight, November 1, 2025. It is also a few minutes to the first anniversary of the passing of the great lioness, the late Senior Mother-in-Israel Josephine Mgborie Anichukwu (nee Anyianuka-Orji). October 2024 was a particularly trying period for our family, as…

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