Mr Adolphus Ekpe, the Director-General, National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC) on Monday said the Christian Pilgrimage Lottery Scheme would commence in September. Ekpe said this in Abuja while playing host to the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC), Mr John Kennedy Opara at the NLRC headquarters. The DG said that it was time Nigeria...
Daily Archives: July 6, 2015
Harold Mayne-Nicholls: fall guy?The FIFA official who picked the sites for the 2018 and 2022 World Cup games is suspended from all football-related activities for seven years. The world football governing body said on Monday that this followed a FIFA Ethics Committee internal hearing. “The adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee, chaired by Hans-Joachim...
Wike and Peterside: July 9 date for jurisdiction ruling The Rivers State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja on Monday adjourned sitting till 9 July to decide on the territorial jurisdiction. The tribunal Chairman, Justice Muazu Pindiga adjourned the matter after much argument by Mr Emmanuel Ukala, SAN, counsel to the Rivers State Governor, Mr Nyesom...