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  • Club gives school library facelift

    As part of its community development programmes, Viva L’amour Lion Club District 404B Ikeja has refurbished and donated books to the library of Adeniyi Jones Primary School, Ikeja, Lagos.

    At the inauguration and donation of the books, the president of the club, Gertrude Akhimien, said the initiative is in compliance with the club’s community development objective.

    She said: “It is the tradition of the club to carry out an activity that would be of benefit to their community on a monthly basis.

    “As the president of Ikeja Viva L’amour Lion Club, the club mandated me to go round the community and look for a project that will be of benefit to the community in which I serve.

    “Having gone round, I found out that Adeniyi Jones Primary School need a functional library and the club decided not only to donate books which was the initial plan, but to also refurbish the School Library.”

    She said the club sourced for fund to rehabilitate the library through membership donations and from public-spirited individuals and organsations, while the books were sourced from Learn Africa Publishing Company.

    Akhimien thanked the Management of the Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) for its technical assistance in ensuring that the refurbishment was done in line with acceptable standard.

    The SUBEB Chairman, Mrs. Gbolahan Khadijat Daodu, represented by Mr Lateef Oduntan, Director of Projects thanked the club for their gift, especially to the pupils of the school.

    She said the singular act has added impetus to the academic lives of the lucky children as the books are veritable research materials for them. She enjoined the pupils and the management of the school to use the library well.

    The Head teacher of the school Mrs. Victoria Ajayi was full of gratitude to God Almighty, SUBEB and the club for the donation. She pledged to ensure judicious use of the renovated library and the donated books.

     

  • Birth of a mobile night club

    Birth of a mobile night club

    A unique club experience took Port Harcourt by storm penultimate Friday, leading fun seekers in their hundreds to the Aztech Arcum, located at the city centre. Tagged the Gulder Club Ultimate, the makeshift venue was shaken to its very foundation by music blaring from the repertoire of famous Lagos Disc Jockey, DJ Humility.

    A little fun drama here and there, as Channel O VJ and host for the debut edition of activation, Denrele Edun, brought ladies to the dance floor, frolicking in pretentious competition.

    The first in a series of what organisers call a city-to-city experience, notable at the VIP arena housing officials of Nigerian Breweries Plc, were famous celebrities like, filmmaker Kunle Afolayan; Wazobia Radio personality, Yaw; comedian Tee A; music star, DJ Zeez, Tunde Ednut and Nollywood actress, Beverly Naya, among others.

    The presence of the stars speaks about the class of the show, and with Denrele’s nine appearances in different jackets, there was no telling anyone of the uniqueness of the club session.

    Designed by Remi Buttons, Denrele’s outfits dominated talks all through the night, and fashion pundits say the red carpet host has outdone himself this time.

    Denrele had showcased four crazy and unique jackets on the red carpet and five other daring blazers during the entire event with each jacket costing over N100, 000.

  • Club gets leaders

    On May 11, members of the Primus Club of Lagos converged on the Piccadilly Hotel and Suite, Lekki for its Annual General Meeting (AGM). It elected Navy Commodore Eddy Akingbemila (rtd) to lead them for two years.

    Last Friday, the Club’s House in Mushin, Lagos was filled with those who came to felicitate with the new executive members and the club. It was also a day to celebrate its members.

    The club, which will be 25 years next year, is a platform for people of different backgrounds to find a common ground to actualise their dreams. The event was also to celebrate members’ unity and friendship. One after the other, they trooped into the venue till the place was bubbling with excitement, music and dance.

    The club’s patron Archbishop Magnus Atilade said he was happy that it is growing.

    Akingbemila promised to promote the values of the club during his tenure, among which is the establishment of an endowment fund for bursary and scholarship for indigent children in the community; to open a website for the club and register the club’s business outfits.

    The president performed his first task of administering the oath of office on other members of the executive, after which they took to the dance floor, with gospel songs by Yinka Ayefele.

    In attendance were the Baale of Matori Chief Sesan Akintunde; former president of Rotary Club, Kennedy Ejakpomewhe; former Special Adviser on Transportation in Lagos State Hon Lai Olawale; Prince Kola Robert; immediate past president of the club and chairman of Seco Construction Mr Gbenga Shoyebi and Chief Gbenga Obasa, among others.

     

  • Rotaract Club gives school a facelift

    Rotaract Club gives school a facelift

    The Rotaract Club of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) has repainted the Government Primary School in Obufa Etuk, Cross River State, as part of its service to humanity.

    Members of the club painted walls of classrooms in the school and chalk boards. The students divided themselves into groups and painted three blocks of the school.

    Speaking to CAMPUSLIFE, the club president, Solomon Obio, said the club decided to paint the buildings because of their deplorable condition. He said giving a facelift to the school would give the pupils hope.

    In a related development, the club held a health awareness programme with the pupils in the school.

    Edem Effiom, one of the Rotaract Club’s members, who was a facilitator in the awareness programme, told the pupils why they must wash their teeth in the morning and evening. He also taught them on how they could wash their hands after using the toilet and before eating.

    John Julius advised the pupils not to join bad companies, urging them always behave well. After the programme, sachets of close-up tooth paste were given to the pupils.

    The deputy Headmistress, Mrs Egwudo Udoh, praised the Rotaract members for choosing the school to carry out their humanitarian activities. She noted that the painting had beautified the school and the pupils were happy to receive the training.

    She prayed for God to reward the efforts of the club members, saying it was a demonstration of the love the club had for the children and the school.

     

  • Club donates digital clocks to institute

    Club donates digital clocks to institute

    After years of changing batteries and manually adjusting the analog clock tower in the Petroleum Training Institute (PTI), the Junior Chamber International (JCI) has acquired two digital clocks for the clock tower, which is located at the centre of the institute.

    The clocks were inaugurated during a ceremony attended by the Director of Engineering, who represented the Principal of the institute, Dr. K.I Idehen, Chief Librarian, Dr Evelyn Dudu, the Students’ Affairs Officer, Elizabeth Udisi, and a senior lecturer of the Electrical and Electronics Engineering department, Mr Abdulhamid Musa. Members of the club were also in attendance.

    Idehen praised the efforts of the students, urging them to continue to render service to humanity. He also encouraged the club’s members to sustain their excellent leadership skills and selfless service throughout their life time, saying such gesture was what the nation needed to move forwards.

    The club’s Director of Projects, Blessing Abebe, said that members were committed to make the institution grow faster. He thanked the management and students for supporting the initiative of the club.

  • Club trains officers

    The Junior Chamber International (JCI), Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago Iwoye chapter, has held training for its officers with the theme The 360 degrees leader. The resource person, Mr Kayode Ayedogbin, Executive Vice President (Project) of Lagos chapter of JCI, spoke on leadership and how to be a successful entrepreneur.

    The OOU chapter President, Odunayo Adeneye, said the essence of the training was to show members ways to discover their talents and succeed as managing directors and owners of small and middle enterprises. He added that the club believed in training and re-training of its members to engender productivity.

    The Director of Publicity of the club, Oladimeji Odusi, said JCI was created by 30 young leaders with a mission to contribute to the advancement of the global community by providing opportunities for young people to develop their leadership skills and entrepreneurial ability to create a positive exchange.

    Participants in the seminar promised to use the knowledge acquired positively.

  • Sunshine coach happy with club form

    Sunshine coach happy with club form

    • Says Akure Gunners growing in confidence

    Sunshine Stars coach Samuel Abimbola has expressed joy at the good start of the club to the 2012/2013 season but warned the players against lowering their guard.

    Abimbola replaced the new Sharks of Port Harcourt gaffer at the commencement of the pre-season and with the Akure Gunners yet to taste defeat after four games, the coach said he was thrilled with the overall contributions of his players.

    The former City of David (COD), Lagos and Flying Eagles tactician opined that he would like the Akure-based side to continue with their invincibility for as many matches as possible.

    “We are grateful to God for how we have started. We will continue to strive to get as many points as possible. About our unbeaten start to the season, I don’t know when we are going to lose,” Abimbola said.

    Sunshine have won two games against Kaduna United and Gombe United and drawn the other two with Kwara United and Dolphins away from home.

  • I want to play for my choice club, Mba pleads

    I want to play for my choice club, Mba pleads

    Embattled Super Eagles midfield player, Sunday Mba, has begged the two clubs fighting over him to let him pick the club he wants to play for and continue enjoying his best football form since helping the Super Eagles to win the last Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa.

    Mba who scored the winner over Cote d’ Ivoire in the quarter-finals of the 2013 AFCON as well as the solitary goal that fetched Nigeria her third AFCON victory in South Africa, has been involved in a controversial transfer and ownership tussle between the last club he played for which is the Warri Wolves and his former club Rangers International which the Nigeria Federation has set up a 4-man committee to look into.

    SportingLife cornered him on the stair case of the NFF Secretariat and the player confessed that the transfer saga has really affected him and he wished the whole issue is quickly resolved so that he can concentrate on his football.

    “I am not happy that this is happening to me at the time I supposed to make the maximum use of the AFCON feat and glory in South Africa. By now I supposed to be looking forward to a fulfilling career and a fruitful stay in the Super Eagles not this kind of ‘whahala’ (trouble) my brother,” Mba said.

    His case may take longer than it is expected as feelers from both Warri Wolves and Rangers International signified a fight to the end to get the rights of ownership of the player.

    Mba, SportingLife scooped, has numerous juicy offers from Europe since his scintillating performances in the colours of Super Eagles in South Africa. So it is understandable that both Warri Wolves and Rangers won’t like to miss the millions of dollars his transfer to European clubs would fetch the right club that owns the player.

    As at Saturday, the final decision on the matter has not been made by the Dr. Sanusi Mohammed led 4-man committee but the NFF top official disclosed that they would present their verdict on the matter to the NFF Executive Board that has the right to make the verdict public.

  • Club World Ranking Sunshine Stars are Nigeria’s best

    Club World Ranking Sunshine Stars are Nigeria’s best

    • 13th in Africa, 244th in the World
    • Heartland rated second

     

    Sunshine Stars of Akure have been rated the best club in Nigeria, according to an International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) report released yesterday.

    The IFFHS’s latest Club World Rankings is based on results between March 1 2012 and February 28 2013.

    The Akure Gunners emerged the 13th best club in Africa, behind Al-Hilal Omdurman of Sudan who were adjudged the best club in Africa, and the 244th in the world among the top 400 clubs rated by the body.

    The rankings are calculated based on results from national league matches, continental and intercontinental competitions and the most important national cup competitions played within the stipulated time.

    The ‘Mimiko Boys’ represented Nigeria in the last CAF Champions League and were knocked out by Al Ahly of Egypt in the semi-final on a 4-3 aggregate win. They also finished the 2011/2012 league season in fifth position with 52 points from 36 matches.

    Another Nigerian club who also made the list are Heartland Football Club of Owerri. Heartland emerged second best club in Nigeria, 24th in Africa and 371st in the world.

    The top 20 sides in the Africa

    1. 74. Al-Hilal Omdurman /Sudan 142,5

    2. 76. Espérance Sportive de Tunis /Tunisie 141,0

    3. 93 Al-Merreikh Omdurman /Sudan 127,5

    4. 114 Djoliba AC Bamako /Mali 116,0

    5. 128 Al-Ahly Cairo /Egypt 108,5

    6. 141. AC Léopard Dolisie / Congo 104,0

    7 147. Wydad AC Casablanca / Maroc 101,0

    8 150. Chelsea FC Berekum / Ghana 100,0

    9 166. Dynamos FC Harare / Zimbabwe 96,0

    10 195. Grupo Desportivo Interclube /Angola

    11 213 Stade Malien de Bamako /Mali 86,0

    12 217. AFA Djekanou / Côte-d‘Ivoire 85,5

    13 244. Sunshine Stars FC Akure Nigeria 81,5

    14 256 Power Dynamos FC Kitwe /Zambia 79,5

    15 267 Grupo Desportivo e Recreativo do /Angola 78,0

    16 313. ASO Chlef/Algérie 72,5

    17 314 Éntente Sportife de Sétif /Algérie 72,0

    18 314 Séwé Sports de San Pedro /Côte-d’Ivoire 72,0

    19 314 Étoile Sportive du Sahel /Tunisie 2 72,0

    20. 335 ASEC Mimosas Abidjan /Côte-d’Ivoire 70,5

    21 346 Club Africain Tunis /Tunisie 69,5

    22 348 Zamalek SC Cairo /Egypt 69,0

    23 351. RAJA Casablanca /Maroco 68,5

    24 371. Heartland FC Owerri /Nigeria 66,5

    25 380 Al-Ahli Shandi /Sudan 65,0

     

  • Press club gets exco

    Press club gets exco

    A campus publication in the University of Calabar (UNICAL), Echo press, has got new officers. The election, which was conducted by an electoral committee led by Raymond Ekemini, 400-Level Medical Laboratory Science, saw the emergence of Umoh Udeme as president.

    Others elected include Akpanudo Edidiong, General Secretary, Samuel Obibi, Deputy General Secretary, Chris Umanah, Financial Secretary and Christian Odumegwu, Treasurer.

    The officials were inaugurated in a ceremony held at the parliamentary hall, UNICAL. The event was attended by the Dean of Students’ Affairs, Prof Eyong Eyong, who represented the Vice-Chancellor, Prof James Epoke.

    Also at the ceremony were the Head of department of Linguistic and Communication, Dr Agada Obute, Chief Security Officer, Mr Adie Boniface, president of Students’ Union Government (SUG), Ayi Ekpenyong, and Speaker of the union parliament, Emmanuel Olayi.

    The outgoing president, Emmanuel Ahanonu, thanked the management for its support during his tenure. He also appreciated members of the club, who supported his administration. The incoming president, Umoh Udeme, thanked members for confidence reposed in him, stressing that his administration would focus on innovation.

    Prof Eyong advised leaders of the club to sustain the ideal of objectivity and tell the truth always. The occasion also featured presentation of awards and launching of the club’s almanac and magazine.