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  • Organisers pledge to be beam more NNL matches on TV

    Organisers pledge to be beam more NNL matches on TV

    The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Nigeria National League (NNL), Emmanuel Attah, has assured that more NNL matches would be taken live on television when action begins in the second stanza.

    Speaking at a press conference in Abuja, Attah,   said the NNL has concluded plans to bring more matches live on Global TV.

    “In the first stanza, we took matches live from Abuja and some other venues like Lagos and Enugu. In the second stanza more of our matches will come live and we intend to go to more venues. We say a big thank you to our partners Global TV for sharing in our vision of putting the league on TV. For now, there is no money accruing to the league but our vision is to keep making the league more competitive and attractive to potential sponsors.”

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    Attah stressed that the NNL board is working round the clock to secure sponsors for the league insisting that the effort would soon start yielding dividend against the backdrop of the fact that the NNL this season is a lot better.

    “Everybody can see that the NNL this season is running very well. Clubs are winning on the road and virtually all matches have been played without any violence. Officiating has been good. Our appeal is that corporate Nigeria should back these  laudable efforts,” Attah said.

    The NNL second stanza is billed to kick off early next month.

  • Osun rerun: No cause for alarm, says REC

    The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Osun State Mr Olusegun Agbaje has assured voters of their safety during the ongoing re-run election.

    He said adequate security arrangements have been made to ensure maximum security.

    Agbaje urged voters in the affected units to come out and vote.

    Addressing reporters in Unit 17, Ward 5 in Osogbo where a re-run is taking place, he said the turnout has been impressive.

    “From what I’ve seen here, the process is very calm. The arrangement is quite in order. I believe that by the grace of God everything will end well. There’s no problem. There’s no cause for alarm.”

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    On the turnout of voters, he said: “This is just seven minutes after eight and you can see the queues. I believe more people will still come.

    “There will be no problem. We have enough security, so nobody will come and snatch our ballot boxes here.”

    National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Coordinator in Osun, Mr Emmanuel Attah, said his members serving as ad-hoc staff should be better protected.

    He said some corps members were harassed last Saturday, with some held hostage by thugs in their units.

    “We should go beyond this type of election in Nigeria. Thuggery will not move us forward.

    “Security is very tight today and I’m hoping for the best,” Attah said.

  • Aregbesola advises corpers to resist being used for rigging

    Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of Osun on Monday advised corps members in the state to resist being used for rigging by politicians, in the Sept. 22 gubernatorial election.

    Aregbesola gave the advice at the closing /terminal parade of the orientation course for the 2018 Batch B Stream II corps members, at the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) permanent orientation camp in Ede, Osun.

    The governor, who was represented on the occasion by Mrs Folakemi Adegboyega, Commissioner for Employment and Youth Engagement, said it was necessary to continue to admonish the corps members, especially those who would be engaged as ad-hoc staff for the election.

    Aregbesola advised them to be neutral and should not betray the trust reposed in them.

    “You all have been rightly informed during the swearing-in ceremony of your role in the forthcoming election in the state.

    “Ensure to abide by the advice which came to you through seasoned officers of the scheme and its collaborating agencies, when you are called upon for participation in the election process in the course of your service year.

    “Shun violence and corruption, ensure that the votes of every citizens at the polling units counts and do not allow yourselves to be used by anyone to perpetuate rigging during the process.

    “Remember your family, the scheme, and the nation at large are looking up to you; and so, do not let the trust reposed in you by these people be at naught,” he said.

    Mr Emmanuel Attah, State Coordinator of the NYSC in Osun, in his own address, assured the people of the state and Nigerians that the scheme would continue to play its neutral role in the Nigeria electoral process.

    Attah said the scheme had given credibility to past elections in the country and it intended to maintain it.

    He, however, warned that the NYSC would not take it lightly with any individual or group of persons who attempt to intimidate or harm any corps member (s) in the name of political thuggery.

    Attah advised politicians to stay away and not induce the corps members, adding that they were well-trained and sensitised not to listen or take anything from them under any guise.

  • 2411 graduates to undergo NYSC in Osun – Official

    The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Osun, on Monday, said a total of 2411 graduates would undergo the one year mandatory national youth service in the state.

    Mr Emmanuel Attah, the State Coordinator of the corps, made this disclosure at the inauguration of the Batch A, corps members deployed to the state, at the NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp in Ede, Osun.

    Attah said that as at the close of registration of the prospective corps members on Friday, a total of 1,188 males and 1,223 females were registered and they would undergo the 21 days NYSC orientation programme at the camp.

    The NYSC coordinator explained that the national service was a clarion call to sacrifice, humility and dedication to the nation.

    He stated that the physical and psychological training at the orientation camp was strategically designed to equip corps members with skills to adapt, integrate and sharpen their inherent leadership potentials for progressive and united Nigeria.

    “It is important, therefore, that corps members utilise this opportunity to the fullest, knowing fully well that it is only through active participation in all camp programmes and activities of the scheme that they will imbibe ideals of nation building.

    “As highly skilled segment of the youth population, your amenability to tolerance and peaceful co-existence with one another will always remain a reliable barometer for national cohesion, therefore you must not let the nation down,” he said

    In his goodwill address, Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of the state, welcome the corps members to the state and congratulated them on the successful completion of their various programmes from their higher institutions.

    The governor, who was represented by Mrs Adeboyega Folake, the Osun Commissioner for Empowerment and Youth Engagement, stressed the importance of the scheme, stating that the scheme was established 40 years ago to foster national development and unity.

    He charged the corps members to participate in the orientation camp programmes actively and draw maximum benefits, even as he also urged them to maintain discipline and decorum in the camp.

    The Chief Justice of Osun, Mrs Oyebola Ojo, who was represented by Justice Oyejide Falola, later administered the oath of allegiance on the corps member.

    NAN

  • NYSC blacklists Osun school over attack on corps members

    The National Youth Service Corps ( NYSC ) in Osun  has  blacklisted   Osogbo High School after some  corps members  were attacked by  students believed to be cult members.

    Mr Emmanuel Attah, the  Coordinator of  NYSC  in Osun,  made this known at the 2018 NYSC/corps employers’ workshop on Wednesday in Osogbo.

    Attah  said  employers were expected to provide for the  accommodation, welfare and safety needs of corps members, adding that  those who  served  in Osogbo High School in 2017 were  attacked by students suspected to be cultists  while the institution was  unable to guarantee their  safety.

    He said the failure of the principal of the school to provide protection  for corps members was responsible for the blacklisting of  the school.

    The Director General of the NYSC, Brig-Gen., Sulaiman Kazaure, represented by Mr Sadiq Ipaku, said rejection, under-utilisation, inadequate welfare as well as  lack of accommodation and transport for corps member were major challenges facing the scheme.

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    Kazaure, however,  said a Federal Government circular had directed all  Ministries, Departments and Agencies  not to reject corps members posted to them

    He said  the workshop  was to appreciate the enduring partnership between the scheme and  employers.

    Kazaure  said the workshop was also to identify the challenges in corps administration and proffer solutions.

    NAN

  • Alampasu’s birthday highlights Eagles Xmas Eve

    Alampasu’s birthday highlights Eagles Xmas Eve

    Fledgling Golden Eaglets keeper, Dele Alampasu, is a year older on Xmas eve and the teenage international who was voted the best keeper at the last U-17 World Cup, which Nigeria won, has been grinning from ear to ear at his output so far in the Super Eagles camp.

    Alampasu, who turns 17 today, said he has learnt a lot from his experience with top and senior keepers like Chigozie Agbim and Dan Akpeyi, whom he noted have added the much needed fillip to his game as he seeks ascendancy into the senior cadre.

    There is also a slight change in the Super Eagles programme as preparations heighten for the CHAN African Nations Tourney in South Africa, next year. The practice game scheduled to be played against Nigerian league champions, Kano Pillars, have now been rescheduled for Monday, December 30th. The games was earlier scheduled for Friday, December 27th.

    Team Coordinator, Emmanuel Attah, said the change was necessitated by the game the national team will play on Saturday in the Garden City of Port Harcourt, against a selected side, consisting of players from top sides, Sharks FC, Dolphin FC and other top players within the Garden City Metropolis. Details of the game will be unveiled later.

    Already, all players invited to the national team last weekend have all reported to camp and have been showing signs of the battle for shirts in camp. At the last count about 33 players were in camp battling for 23 shirts for the CHAN tourney. The technical crew is expected to again prune down the list of players by the weekend as momentum heightens for SA 2014 CHAN tourney.