Saturday, 14 March 2015

CAF Confederation Cup: Warri Wolves Vs Dedebit 1 - 0 - (Live)!

Warri Wolves' CAF

Confederation Cup opponent,

Dedebit SC of Ethiopia, arrived

in Nigeria on Thursday

afternoon.



The CAF Confederation Cup

second round, first leg match

between Warri Wolves FC and

Dedebit SC has been fixed for

Saturday at the Warri City

Stadium, the Ethiopian Club,

arrived Lagos on Thursday

afternoon and were Air-lifted to

Benin before making it to Warri

by road.



The match Commissioner , Al-

Hadj Jawulu from Ghana and

Match Officials, Hassan

Mohammed Hagi, Hamza Hagi

Abdi, Bashir SH Abdi Suleiman

and Bashir Olad Arab , all from

Somalia arrived Warri on

Thursday afternoon for the 1st

leg, second round of the

Championship.



The Media Manager of the

Club, Etu Moses on Thursday

evening told newsmen about

the arrival of the Ethiopian club

and the match officials.



The stage is now set for the

match which promises to be

explosive as both sides have

what it takes to make it to the

next round.



" I can confirm to you that the

visiting team finally landed in

Lagos on Thursday afternoon

and we could not get a direct

flight to Warri so we took them

to Benin which is less than 100

km and from there, they

travelled to Warri by road,"Etu

told newsmen.



"As for the Match Officials, they

arrived on time so they flew

straight to Warri and we thank

God for their safe arrival. All is

now set for the match and we

are praying for a good weather

on Saturday. We will continue

to appeal to our fans to come

out in thousands to watch the

all important match. In Ethiopia,

we have been told that we will

meet not less than 35 thousand

fans so if we can get about

20,000 fans here, it will go a

long way in motivating the

players for a good victory" said

Etu.


National Assembly Cuts 2015 Budget By N30bn.




The National Assembly has cut down its budget from N150 billion ($751 million) to N120 billion ($600 million) to accommodate the shortfall in expected government revenue as oil prices continue to fall.



The legislators have also settled on $53 per barrel as the official oil benchmark for the 2015 budget.



This development came following a meeting where both chambers of the National Assembly converged to deliberate based on their respective positions on the 2015 budget benchmark.



According to a report by business analysis blog, Nairametrics, the Senate had earlier agreed on $52 whereas House of Representative approved $54 per barrel as benchmark for Oil, amid falling global oil prices using an exchange rate of N190 to $1 for the year.



Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) daily basket price of 12 crudes, which includes Nigeria’s Bonny Light stood at $52.25 a barrel Wednesday, March 11 2015 from $53.03 the previous day.


Reclaiming Territories From Boko Haram Without Chibok Girls All In Vain.




As the Nigerian military continues to recapture more territories from the Boko Haram sect, the #BringBackOurGirls (BBOG) group has expressed concern over the fate of the 219 Chibok school girls, who were abducted by the sect, April 14, 2014.



Speaking during the normal sit-out of the group at the Unity Fountain, Abuja, one of its members, Dr Allen Manasseh, stated that many communities were said to have been recaptured by the military and wondered why there have not been any signs of the abducted girls.



Manasseh, who is also a native of Chibok, however, stated that it was the more reason why the BBOG group should not stop asking questions from the government about the abducted girls and when they will be returned to their families safe and alive.



“I am beginning to get worried that after many communities have been recaptured by the Nigerian army, they have not come up with the abducted girls. Bama, Gwoza, Sambisa, Buniyadi axis and other communities have been cleared, so where exactly are the Chibok girls? We have to keep asking questions”, he said.


Never Again Will Boko Haram Occupy Nigerian Territory – CDS Badeh Speaks.




The Nigerian Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh, has said that “never again” would the military allow any territory of Nigeria to be occupied by terrorists.



Mr. Badeh said this when a civil society group, Nigeria in Safe Hands Group, carried a solidarity rally to the Defence Headquarters, Abuja, on Thursday in Support of the Armed Forces.



The CDS was represented by the Chief of Policy and Plans at the Defence Headquarters, AVM Umar Omeiza.



“The troops are saying: never again; never again; never again.



“We are not going to allow terrorists to occupy any part of the country. Boko Haram is a common enemy for all of us.



“We want to tell you that we are very glad to have you here; we are very happy that some people are appreciating the Nigerian military efforts in the fight against terrorists.



“And it is not the march that matters but that somebody is supporting and appreciating you, will make you to match forward.



“Like you have rightly observed, we started slow because of the reasons you proffered and then you can see the achievements that we are gaining because of the changes in the status quo”, Omeiza told the group

He added that “…we don’t have any nation to call ours except this one and if the military fails all of you have failed”.



Mr. Badeh also said that the war against the enemy, “Boko Haram”, was not only for the military, adding that the military was only representing Nigerians.



He urged Nigerians to continue to support the military in the fight against the terrorists.



Earlier, the National Coordinator of the group, Godwin Malaiga, said they were happy that territories occupied by “Boko Haram” had been recaptured by our military.



Mr. Malaiga said they were at the Defence Headquarters to thank the Nigerian military for the success they had been recording in the fight against the insurgents.



“We believe that before the general elections all the territories will be recaptured fully.



“We believe in the military, we will continue to thank them.



“We also want to use this opportunity to thank President Goodluck Jonathan for his efforts so far in the fight against the terrorists”, he said.



Mr. Malaiga urged the National Assembly to always ensure that the budget of the military was passed on time to avoid delay in operations.



The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Over 500 youths participated in the rally.


Arsenal Vs West Ham 0 - 0 - (Live)!

Arsenal continue with a push for UCL spot in the continuation of EPL as it meets, high flying West Ham



The Arsenal manager told BBC Football Focus that Arsenal have come through a "sensitive period" of financing the construction of the Emirates Stadium.Wenger said: "What people forget is you have to build a new stadium."Now we can compete for the best players and that was not the case five years ago."Wenger, who has been Arsenal manager since 1996, has guided the Gunners to three Premier League titles and five FA Cup wins.They went nine years without winning a trophy before lifting the FA Cup in 2014.



Wenger's Arsenal roll of honour



FA Premier League wins: 1997/98, 2001/02, 2003/04 (unbeaten)FA Cup wins: 1998, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2014That period saw Manchester United joined by Chelsea and Manchester City in dominating the race for Premier League title.Wenger said he turned down job opportunities to instead oversee Arsenal's transition either side of their move from Highbury to the Emirates in 2006."I went with the club for the challenge of building a new stadium without dropping out of the Champions League and we made it every year," he added."I feel that I have done my job in a very committed and faithful way. In 20 years it will be acknowledged that was a very sensitive period for the club. Today the club is in a strong position.


NPFL: Shooting Stars Vs Heartland

The Oluyole Warriors would hope t

overcome last week's defeat in

Bauchi in their first home game as

they confront the visitors from

Owerri

Following the disappointing start in

Bauchi, Shooting Stars will bank on their

home support to emerge victorious in

their first home game when they come

against Heartland at the Adamasingba

Stadium, Ibadan.



The newly promoted side lost 2-0 to

fellow returnees Wikki Tourists last

Saturday no thanks to goals from Victor

Yakubu that ruined the ambition of the

Ibadan outfit on picking an away point.

Heartland’s new goalkeeper David

Obiazor though expects a tough game,

but still believes his side can upset the

Warriors to pick their first away points of

the season.



“They’ll want to take advantage of their

home supporters but we’ll deny them th

home win. I believe we’ve prepared

adequately for the clash and I’m

confident we won’t come back empty

handed.



“The worst result we can accept in the

encounter is a draw as we can’t afford to

start the league with defeat,” the ex-El-

Kanemi Warriors goalkeeper said.

3SC, who have played in various pre-

season competitions but lost out in the

finals 3-2 to Sharks in the Ijube-Ode Gol

Cup and 2-0 to Gabros FC in the NNL

Super Four, will be keen to make amen

before their home supporters.



After having their opening game against

title holders Kano Pillars postponed due

to the robbery attack en-route Owerri,

Heartland will be desperate for a result

just as fans of 3SC will seek a confidence

boost by securing a win in their first

home game.



As the fearless visitors look for an upset

in Ibadan, both sides will remember ho

the fixture two seasons ago formalized

the relegation of Shooting Stars as

Heartland ran away in a 2-0 win.



On head-to-head, 3SC have only lost onc

in their last three home meetings and

twice in the last seven with

Heartland's only defeat happening on M

15, 2013 when conceding two goals in th

process.



Franklin Howard’s men have lost four of

their last seven NPFL games against two

of Heartland.