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  • Fathia Balogun, Ruggedman, others, to walk for the blind

    Fathia Balogun, Ruggedman, others, to walk for the blind

    As the Federal Nigeria Society for the Blind celebrates its eleventh white cane day at the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos with a walk come August 13, celebrities like Fathia Balogun, Ranti (Iwe Kiko singer), Ruggedman and others will join in to draw attention to the plight of visually impaired persons.

    The walk will start at the National Stadium to Funsho Williams, Costain round-about then back to stadium.

    “The white cane day activity is an annual charity and public enlightenment program of the society started eleven years ago,” said chairman of the executive council of FNSB Asiwaju Fola Osibo.

    “It is organised as another event in our calendar to raise funds for the society for its program of training and rehabilitating the visually impaired in our society, a task we have successfully carried out in the past 61years.

    “It is also a public enlightenment program to draw attention of the general public to the plight of the blind and partially sighted persons in our society so that everyone would know how he/she can lend a helping hand.”

    Osibo however added that the public should always endeavour to help the blind in any way they can “A white cane is a universal symbol with which you recognize the visually challenged person. It simply means that when you see a person with a white cane, you should recognise him/her as being visually impaired or blind and it is everyone’s responsibility to lend a helping hand. Help him/her to cross the road, warn him/her of obstacles or dangers ahead, and assist in getting in and out of public transport. The list of the support the public can give is endless.”

    Over 3, 000 blind or partially-sighted persons have graduated in vocational skills like typewriting, handicraft, tie and dye, computer training, soap making and home economics by FNSB, a non-governmental organisation

  • I’ll walk again, says reporter

    I’ll walk again, says reporter

    •Journalist relives accident, one year after

    One year after the accident in which he broke his leg, Rasheed Abubakar, a reporter, has spoken on his life since then.

    Thing have not been easy, he told The Nation yesterday as he recalled how the accident happened on February 4, 2015, at Ojota Bus Stop in Lagos.

    He was hit by an articulated vehicle and suffered a dislocation on his left ankle and a fracture on his right femur (thigh) bone as he alighted from a bus.

    Abubakar said: “I was conscious and recognised the Good Samaritan that rushed me to the Accident and Trauma Centre along Lagos/Ibadan expressway. But, it was as if I had lost my leg, because it was really painful to move at that moment, I thought, the leg would be cut-off, but thank God, that didn’t happen.”

    He was transferred to Gbagada General Hospital, where he was operated upon five days later.

    Abubakar, an Entertainment Reported with Encomium, a softsell journal, was on crutches for more than eight months. He now uses a walking stick, after series of physiotherapy.

    According to the young author, millions of naira have been spent so far, yet he has not “fully recovered”.

    “I’m grateful to Allah that the accident didn’t claim my life or legs completely”, Abubakar said, stressing: “By Allah, I’m definitely going to walk again with my legs. It’s just that I can’t say when.

    “It hasn’t been a good experience though, especially with the persistent pains in the last one year. Imagine staying at home for a whole year, without contact with the outside world? It is as if, one is in prison. The only time I have the opportunity to go out is when I go to the hospital. In fact, I don’t wish my enemies to experience what I am going through. But, I pray it will soon be over. It is one of the challenges of life.”

    On how he has been coping without support from his employer, Abubakar said: “I have 100 per cent support from my family members. What the company I work for cannot do, they are doing. The company stopped paying my salary three months after the accident (around May, 2015), despite the fact that I’m not the lazy type when fully fit.

    “Even if they can’t render financial assistance due to the harsh economy in the country, their physical presence would have been much appreciated. But, God has always been on my side. I want to thank Ambassador Abayomi Mumuni for what he has done for me. Some friends are fantastic; I equally appreciate them. They have been very loving and kind.”

    Mr Jimoh Morufudeen, a physiotherapist, said “the recovery process is slow due to possible or excessive activities on the affected leg”, adding: “Physiologically, in terms of persistent pain and swelling around the fracture side. Functionally, however, there is little improvement arising from a number of factors. And we’ve been working hard to ensure that he is able to use the affected limb, stand from sitting position, maintenance of good posture in standing. However, improving the walking pattern with little or no support is the ultimate goal.

    “From review, the regression in functional status could have been as a result of excessive activities on that affected leg, which also may be partly due to a ‘delayed union’ or ‘non-union’ of the fracture side.”

    On his next move, Abubakar said: “What is important now is my health. I can’t wait to walk. I need to get back on my feet, thereafter; I can decide my next move.”

  • Teachers stage ‘walk for sound health’

    The Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), Oshodi/Isolo, Lagos branch, staged a walk to keep themselves fit for the tasks ahead of them.

    The teachers, who adorned themselves in green polo attire, were led by the Chairman of the state wing of the union, Mr Adesegun Raheem.

    He said the exercise tagged: ‘walk for sound health’, would help prevent untimely death resulting from lack of regular exercise by teachers.

    “We discovered that most deaths that occurred to teachers are as a result of excessive stress; we feel that the cheapest way to reduce this is through exercise because it is not all of them that understand the importance of sound health to their health mentalities. That is why we introduced a monthly walking scheme as a form of exercise to keep them fit,” he said.

    According to him, the fitness and sound health of a teacher will ultimately tell on students’ academic performance.

    “This in turn will help improve their teachings in schools which will in turn improve academic performance,” he added.

    He called on the government to improve on its welfare package to the teachers. He also called for a total revamping of the education system.

    “The best way to improve the society is through education and this is possible by investing in teachers through improved welfare package.  The learning environment must also be looked into for improved education system,” he said.

    Chairman, Oshodi/Isolo branch of the Union, Mr Salawu Adams, said: “We discovered long time ago that as our teachers grow old, their health deteriorates; hence the unions’ decision to organise a monthly walk for health exercise to help maintain sound health for our teachers, to watch their weight and body system for them to be able to discharge optimally in their various schools.’’

     

  • Firm, group walk for health

    In its determination to achieve its corporate social responsibility, the Tempo Group, a nonprofit, nongovernmental organisation at the weekend joined forces with Orange Drugs Limited to deliver value towards their host communities in Lagos.

    Justifying the need for the collaboration with Orange Drugs, Tempo Group, which is passionate about women and children, through its Country Manager, Johannes Goenawan, said the organisation teamed up with Orange Drugs in order to deliver real value to its host communities.

    Specifically, Goenawan said the aim and objective of the exercise was to achieve total well-being for women and children, considering their high level of vulnerability.

    Some of the highlights of activities carried out by the group include a health walk. Speaking on the highpoint of the occasion, Goenawan said: “The Sudrex tablet for headache and fever is the brand that is supporting the event. It is manufactured by PT Tempo Scan Pacific in Indonesia and our sole distributor is Orange Drugs Limited .This is the fifth annual health walk organised by the Lagos State women council of the Ansar Ud Deen Society. It is very good and we are proud to be part of it.”

    Goenawen adds that:  “It is a great initiative from a volunteer organisation and these women’s campaign would reach to a larger audience.  It would be a good idea if things like this are organised regularly to produce a very healthy nation. For the period that I have been in Nigeria.”

     

  • Lawyers walk for Buhari/Osinbajo

    Lawyers walk for Buhari/Osinbajo

    A group, Lawyers for Change, at the weekend held a rally in Oyo in support of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Gen. Muhammadu Buhari and his running mate, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo.

    Speaking at the rally, the Coordinator, Adesina Ogunlana, said the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) is for all lawyers but Lawyers for Change is a political group.

    Ogunlana urged voters to vote for change, Buhari and Osinbajo because the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has ruined the nation and its economy.

    NBA Secretary, Oyo State branch, Olajide Olanipekun, said: “Lawyers for Change is not about the NBA or politicking but we believe in Buhari/Osinbajo, especially Osinbajo, who is a professor of law and a former  attorney-general in Lagos State for eight years.

    “If  we don’t have professionals like these in the forefront, we will definitely be led by the knowledge of the mediocre. Nigeria is so buoyant that we can afford anything and that is the reason we need Buhari and Osinbajo to put things right because they have the integrity to manage our resources.”

  • Tinubu,Osinbajo, Ambode for walk

    Tinubu,Osinbajo, Ambode for walk

    The All Progressives Congress (APC) will hold a walk/rally from Maryland to Alausa, the seat of government, on Saturday.

    Notable leaders, including its National Leader Bola Tinubu, vice presidential candidate Prof Yemi Osinbajo and the governorship candidate, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, are leading the Walk for Change.

    Also expected on the train are: Governors Babatunde Fashola (Lagos), Rauf Aregbesola (Osun), party leaders at the national and state levels.

    Organisers of the event, the local chapter of the Buhari/Osinbajo Campaign Organisation, said the walk will showcase the readiness of Lagosians and the party for the rescheduled general elections.

    All lovers of democracy will join party faithful at the Maryland Junction for the event tagged: “Walk for Change”, that will take them through Mobolaji Bank-Anthony Way, Allen Avenue and terminate in front of the Assembly Complex, Alausa.

     

     

  • ‘My long walk to fame’

    Afro pop singer, Akintoroye Tunde, famously called Tundey fa Tundey, is gradually climbing the ladder of fame in the nation’s music industry. Although his romance with music started about a decade ago, he is ready, more than ever before, to take his career to greater heights. With his last singles Nonye and Dundun, the Ibadan, Oyo State- based singer tells DUPE AYINLA-OLASUNKANMI about his inspiration, challenges and more

    PEOPLE refer to you as Tundey fa Tundey. What does it mean?             It simply means good music pulling another good music. Once you hear Tundey coming out with a good song, another good song is automatically following.

    How did you come into music?

    I have been doing music since I was a little boy. I remember that I had been playing sekere and gangan since I was seven years old in the church. I loved music generally when I was young. If you sent me on an errand, you would find out that the only thing I would be doing or remembering would be music. To me, the only thing that keeps me going has always been music. At a point, when I was still young, I loved listening to King Sunny Ade, the late Sikiru Ayinde Barrister and Evangelist Ebenezer Obey. Most especially, I loved listening to King Sunny Ade then. I loved the way people usually came around to watch him perform. Then, my grandma used to call me Alofe, which in Ondo dialect means someone who is always talking or thinking about music. I told my mum when I left secondary school to enrol me in any music school or take me to KSA’s place because I wanted to be part of his band. My mum looked at me that day and smiled. Later, my mum told me emphatically that there was nothing like music. She asked me to proceed to the university.

    So, your mum never supported your career?

    My mum knew I was into music, but she didn’t support me for a long time. It was not until recently that she started believing in what I am doing, having graduated from the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile Ife.

    Did you drop music totally when you entered the university or you were doing the two side-by-side?

    When I was in the university, I was never serious with my academics; it was always music. Most times, I will be with some bands rehearsing and doing something related to music, while classes were on. But my mum never knew what I was doing; she believed I had forgotten about music. In 2007, I graduated from the university, went for my NYSC the following year and gave my mum what she had always wanted. Since then, I have been giving my all to music.

    Could you tell me briefly about your background?

    I was born in Ibadan, but we moved back to Ondo State, where I had my primary and secondary education. After schooling, I met someone called magic fingers – he is a producer. He introduced me to another producer and that was what brought me to Ibadan. When I graduated from school, I went to Lagos to see if I could get a lucrative job. I did find a job, but I was not too comfortable with it because it was not what I wanted to do. So, magic fingers called me one day and asked me to come to Ibadan. He introduced me to a producer called Sanmi Akinmusere and I did my first song titled Mosaya. After dropping the song, people told me that I didn’t sound Nigerian. The song got massive airplay in Ondo and Osun states at that time. After that single, I stopped doing music because I knew I was not ready to step on the big stage.

    Why did you think you were not ready?

    Then, I was working. Apart from this, I didn’t have the mind set to jump into music like that. I was thinking of settling down, have a good home and be happy. But I realised that after a few years of working, I didn’t find joy in what I was doing, except music. So, I said to myself that I wanted to do the thing that makes me happy, which is music. I resigned from my work place, where I was the head of administration in a school. When I told my boss I was resigning, he was shocked. But he later gave me his blessings. I actually resigned when I had no back-up plan. I was just desperate to do music and I discovered it was the best time for me to move on to another phase of my life.

    So you dropped music totally when you proceeded to the University or you had the two going side by side?

    When I was in school, I was never serious with my academics; it was always music. Most times I will be with some bands rehearsing and doing something related to music while classes were on. But my mum never knew what I was doing; she believes I had forgotten about music. In 2007, I graduated from the university, did my NYSC the following year and gave my mum what she had always wanted. So, after then, I gave all my all to music.

    You are from Ondo State and you schooled at OAU, how did you find your way to Ibadan?

    I was born in Ibadan, but we moved back to Ondo State.I had my primary and secondary education in Ondo State. After my schooling, I have called magic fingers. He’s a producer. He introduced me to another producer and that was what brought me down to Ibadan. When I graduated from school, I went to Lagos to see if I could tie down a lucrative job. I did find a job but I was not feeling fine with the job because it was not what I wanted to do. So Magic Fingers called me one day and asked me to come down to Ibadan and introduced to a producer called Sanmi Akinmusere and I did my first song, which is Mosaya. After dropping the song, people were like you don’t sound Nigerian. The song got massive airplay in Ondo State and Osun State at that time. After that single, I stopped doing music because I knew I was not ready to step on the big stage.

    Why do you think you were not ready, some of your colleagues would have kick off their career from that point, but you left music; what happened?

    Then I was working and secondly, I didn’t have the mindset of jumping into music like that. I was thinking of settling down, have a good home and be happy. I realised that after few years of working, I didn’t find joy in what I was doing except music. So, I said to myself that I want to do that thing that makes me happy, which is music. I resigned from my work place. I was the head of an administrator in a school. When I told my boss I was resigning, he was shocked but he later gave me his blessings. I actually resigned when I had no fall back plan. I was just desperate to do music and I discovered it was the best time for me to move on to another phase of my life.

    You have been signed to Gbera Tinrin Studios for more than a year now, how has it been like?

    When I completed my NYSC, I moved to Lagos and I met a friend, Busta Keys, who happens to be a producer. He has a studio on a street called Allen in Lagos. We were in the studio together and we did a couple of jobs. It was Busta keys that redefined my music. Then I used to sing like a foreigner, but Busta told me to change the dimension.

    So, he produced a single for me entitled Ibadi and the second one, kekule. It was after the release of the second song that my music career took a proper shape and I concluded that I was going to pursue music to the highest level.

    I actually met GTS through Busta when he came to Ibadan to record a song for GTS, a mixed tape called Virus the mix tape. Then I did a song entitled Omo jaiye jaiye, after which I met with the CEO of GTS. He fell in love with my songs and we talked. I realised that everyone on GTS has virtually the same kind of understanding about music; they are serious minded people. I have been with GTS for two years now and I am happy with the way things are currently working out.

    Your career seems to be on a slow track. Don’t you think you should have gone farther than where you are today?

    I don’t see it that way. I am enjoying GTS so much now that I am not even thinking about going anywhere at the moment. I don’t even see myself moving anytime soon. In a job like this, you have to consider many things before you take any drastic decision that could in turn hamper your progress in life. You have to ask yourself if you are happy right now with the people you are working with? What does another label have to offer me that my current is lacking? There is also loyalty.

    You have a contract with your label and you have to honour it, no matter what. I met a record label recently that was ready to take my career to a new level if I sign on it, but I declined the offer because I believe GTS is a project that will work, it is only a matter of time. I can’t just walk away from my contract I have been approached with a juicy offer by some people. The future is bright for GTS and everybody on the label.

    How many songs do you have to your credit?

    I have produced more than hundred songs and I have written over one thousand songs.

    You have written over a thousand songs and you are yet to be well known, what do you think is the problem?

    There is no problem anywhere. I think people need to know the difference between producing a song and pushing it. Right now, we are working on the whole thing. Like Nonye is my last project and it’s everywhere. Nonye is not the kind of song that everybody in the country likes or knows. Few people who have listened to it will tell you it is a nice song. For me, that is a good platform and I won’t lie to you, the next songs coming will touch the people in a positive way. It will give my career a new phase.

    Do you really believe that you have got what it takes to break into the very competitive music industry?

    It is only God that can elevate one. No matter how hard you try, when God says it is not time for you to get to that big stage, you will just continue to work hard. I am very prepared for this. In terms of my lyrics, I will tell you that I have got good lyrics because I take my time to write good songs. Aside that, God gave me a very good voice and I am on a label that is ready to work tirelessly to take your career to a meaningful level.

    People say you sound like 9ice and that your lyrics are not different from what he does, how do you feel about this?

    Yes, I have heard people say it but I don’t believe they are correct. I think people are saying that because I use indigenous language, like 9ice does in his songs. I don’t sound like him, I don’t even have the kind of voice he has and I am not following his trend. I am doing Afro-pop, which is a blend of Yoruba and English and if I want to sing, I do that with my voice.

    I feel I have more command of my expression when I sing in my mother language. I find it easier singing in Yoruba, but I also blend it with English sometimes. Don’t forget I told that I started my music with singing foreign songs. People said I don’t sound like a Nigerian.

    I felt like you need your people to accept you first before you take your music outside the country. Asha sings in Yoruba sometimes. When you sing in deep Yoruba proverbs, people tend to say that you are sounding like somebody or you don’t know how to express yourself in English. When I released a song then, eni leni je, 9ice came out with Gongo Aso and it was widely accepted. The sky is big enough for birds to fly without any disturbance.

    What are you working on now?

    I am working on my new single entitled Dundun (Fried Yam). It is a dancing song that will be released very soon. We have quite a number of projects lined up already and I am sure my fans will appreciate them when we start to unfold them one after another. GTS is a label that has come to stay in Ibadan and very soon, the people of South West would know that we are in the game for real.

  • Amosun, Abiola’s children walk for June 12

    Amosun, Abiola’s children walk for June 12

    Over 5,000 people, including Ogun State Governor Ibikunle Amosun and the late MKO Abiola’s children, yesterday walked major streets and roads in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.

    The event was to remember the annulled June 12, 1993 presidential election won by the late business mogul and politician, Chief Moshood Abiola.

    The Democracy Walk, which began at the June 12 Cultural Centre, Kuto at 7:30am, coursed through the Abiola Way, Sapon, Itoku, and Lafenwa, ending hours later at Abiola’s family house in Sabo where the crowd was received by the deceased’s younger brother, Alhaji Mubashiru Abiola and Rahmon Abiola, an engineer.

    The walk train was led by Governor Amosun, his deputy, Prince Segun Adesegun, Ogun Assembly Speaker, Prince Suraj Adekumbi, two of Abiola’s daughters, Tundun and Hafsat, the first daughter of the slain Alhaja Kudirat Abiola, Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Taiwo Adeoluwa, First Lady Olufunso Amosun, pro-democracy groups and trade unions.

    Amosun, who addressed the gathering at MKO Abiola’s family house and later at the MKO Abiola Stadium, Kuto, described June 12 as a watershed in the annals of Nigeria’s elections, which transcended Abiola and his family.

    The governor noted that the late politician paid the supreme price to pave the way for Nigerians to enjoy the democracy being operated today. He urged President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration to accord Abiola a befitting national honour and declare June 12 a national day in his memory.

    Amosun said: “For the umpteenth time, I want to reiterate our call on the President Jonathan- led Federal Government to make this day, June 12, a national day and declare a public holiday to commemorate the day. We believe such a gesture will further give good expression to the wordings of our National Anthem that the labours of our heroes past shall never be in vain.

    “The University of Lagos that was renamed Moshood Abiola University is still a subject of controversy in the court of public opinion and the law court. The Federal Government in collaboration with the distinguished members of the National Assembly should, therefore, come together and honour MKO nationally.”

    According to Amosun, Abiola was never a sectional leader. He said on the contrary, he was a visionary and national leader, whose contributions to national development cut across ethnic groups and cities, towns and villages in Nigeria.

    The governor said the legacies of the late politician would be sustained in the state, as encapsulated in ‘Hope 93’ manifesto, which bears semblance with his administration’s

    Five Cardinal programmes aimed at rebuilding Ogun State.

    Amosun said. “On our part here in Ogun State, we are working round the clock to sustain the legacy of Chief MKO Abiola as entrenched in the ‘Hope 93’ manifesto. We have beaten all imagination by coming up with a realistic and workable Five Cardinal Programmes as encapsulated in our ‘Mission to Rebuild’ Ogun State.

    “At the last count, we have touched almost all strata of our people’s lives, by sincerely giving them the dividends of democracy. Yet, we are not relenting in our determination to further better the lot of our people. It is creating an equitable society and enlarging opportunities for individual and societal development that Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola stood and died for.

    “As we reflect on the unquantifiable, selfless sacrifice and contributions of Chief Abiola to the development of our fatherland, I enjoin us all to rededicate ourselves to the service of the nation and continue to remain united and patriotic.

    “No greater honour can be bestowed on the late Chief Abiola than this. This is when the labour of the revered politician, businessman and philanthropist as well as other heroes shall not be in vain. “Beyond this celebration, therefore, I enjoin you to shun acts that negate the success made in our great state in the last 24 months. This is the only way we can make progress and achieve the state of our dream.”

  • Heartland walk tightrope

    Heartland walk tightrope

    Nigeria’s representatives in the CAF Confederation Cup Heartland have a mountain to climb in Libreville after only managing a 2-1 home win over visiting US Bitam of Gabon in the first leg, first round tie played at the Dan Anyiam Stadium, Owerri on Sunday.

    Jolly Osas scored the Naze Millionaires’ opening goal in the 22nd minute through a mix from the defence of US Bitam. A floated long thrust from Heartland’s player was left for the goalkeeper, Stephen Bitsiki to catch but Osas found his way to nod the ball beyond his reach and the ball went unguarded into the net.

    Isa Akor doubled Heartland’s goals advantage in the 52nd minute when he reacted fast enough to an inviting cross from the flank from David Tyavkase. He was unfortunate not to have scored earlier after his effort was wrongly adjudged offside in the 13th minute.

    The visitors benefitted from the Naze Millionaires’ momentary loss of concentration to get a precious away goal in the 54th minute through Alain Djessikadle whose angular shot went past Ebele Obi who was until then a complete spectator in the goal line of Heartland.

    US Bitam was reduced to 10 in the 64th minute when Emmanuel Ndonomba deservedly got his second yellow card after fouling Tope Olusesi who was clearly goal bound.

    Despite having numerical advantage Heartland couldn’t get another goal until the centre referee signalled the final whistle.

    They will have their hands full in the second leg tie slated for Libreville in the weekend of 5-7 April,2013.

    The Naze Millionaires frittered away many scoring chances and could rue this in the return leg encounter where a solitary unreplied goal could mark their exit from the second tier Africa’s club competition.

  • Eagles walk tight rope

    Eagles walk tight rope

    SUPER Eagles were again pegged back by the defending African Cup of Nations champions Zambia in a 1-1 draw on Friday in a Group C match at the Mbombela Stadium in Nelpruit.

    This was the classic game of two halves – Zambia dominated the first period, but Nigeria stepped up after the interval.

    Emmanuel Emenike gave Nigeria the lead in the 57th minute, when he won set up by Mikel Obi after he stole the ball from Chisamba Lungu.

    Kennedy Mweene drew Zambia was in the 85th minute when he slotted past Enyeama after Ogenyi Onazi was adjudged to have brought down Emmanuel Mayuka.

    Zambia were the livelier of the two teams in a goalless first half and created the better chances.

    They enjoyed more of the possession with Southampton striker Emmanuel Mayuka’s header missing the target early on, before Kalaba fired at the Eagles goal on 16th minute, off a Chisamba Lungu cross.

    Six minutes later, playmaker Kalaba’s cross-shot was saved by Nigeria’s goalkeeper Enyeama.

    Nigeria elected to play long balls thereby cutting off the Zambia midfield to reach the goal qucker.

    Chelsea midfielder Mikel Obi failed to score from the penalty spot in the 26th minute after David Nkausu brought down Ahmed Musa inside the box.

    Obi’s effort beat a diving Kennedy Mweene, but came off the foot of the post.

    On 29 minute, skipper Enyeama was again called to duty when he had to dive full stretch to hold firmly to a Chisamba free-kick from outside the box.

    In the 36th minute, big defender Stopilla Sunzu’s header off another free-kick, flew across the Eagles’ goal, before Chris Katongo then scoffed his shot at goal no thanks to the sandy Mbombela Stadium pitch.

    Enyeama again came up big in first half stoppage time when he went down to deal superbly with a dangerous-looking Chisamba effort from the right flank.

    Nigeria got off to a flying start immediately after the break as Emenike troubled the Zambian defence severally and it was not long before he would score his second goal of the tournament.

    Emenike gave Nigeria the lead in the 57th minute, when he was set up by Mikel Obi after he stole the ball from Chisamba Lungu.

    On 72 minutes, Enyeama saved off the feet of Kalaba as the Chipolopolo poured forward in search of an equalising goal.

    Kalaba again set up substitute Collins Mbesuma on 81st minute right inside the box, but the big striker’s shot was too weak to trouble Enyeama.

    Mweene drew Zambia level in the 85th minute when he slotted past Enyeama after Ogenyi Onazi was adjudged to have brought down Emmanuel Mayuka to see the game end 1-1.