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I woke up this morning to find out that the agents of the Buhari administration have changed their story. They initially lied that I received grants from foreign agencies and NGOs. When I publicly challenged them to provide evidence or at least name even one of these agencies, they changed their story and now claim that I visit churches to preach and collect money for #FreeLeahSharibu This new lie is as easily dismissed as their first lie. I have NOT preached in ANY church in the last 3 years, nor sold books at ANY church. I have NEVER collected even a penny from ANY church for #FreeLeahSharibu or ANY other activity, and I challenge these liars to show evidence that I did. I have close to a million followers on Twitter alone and hundreds of thousands more on Facebook and Instagram and I have advertised on those media for ANY church that has given me even one penny to please speak up. I am still waiting. Perhaps their imagined churches or NGOs are in Mars. I was informed by

BIBLE PASSAGE: 1 JOHN 5:1-12 God's plan for us is to live victoriously (Gen. 1:26). Victorious living is the birthright of every believer. Victorious living entails overcoming the challenges of life be it physical or spiritual. The only instrument that guarantees man's victory is faith in Jesus. Factors affecting victory in life 1. Faith in Jesus Christ 2. Holiness 3. Obedience 4. Humility Signs of Victorious Living 1. Confidence 2. Courage 3. Power 4. Love 5. Self Control 6. Prosperity

The President of Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Paul Usoro, has declared that judges are afraid of performing their duties as expected due to fear and intimidation from the executive arm of government. Usoro lamented over the “intimidation of judges by members of the executive arm and security operatives”, stressing that judges now “operate under an oppressive and pervasive climate of fear and insecurity.” He made the disclosure while speaking at NBA’s National Executive Committee, NEC, meeting, held at the association’s secretariat in Abuja. The Senior Advocate of Nigeria said: “Our Judges are threatened, intimidated and blackmailed mostly by the executive arms of government and their agencies both at the federal and state levels. “Our judges cannot deliver justice under a climate of fear and intimidation. Justice thrives where and when there is an independent judiciary. There can be no such independence when there is no security of tenure for our Judges. There can be no

Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Osun State 2018 governorship election, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has called on his supporters to be prayerful ahead of the Supreme Court judgement, Igbere TV reports. Igbere TV reports that the Supreme Court will on Friday, July 5 deliver judgment in the appeal filed by Adeleke following the Appeal Court ruling in favour of Governor Gboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a statement sent to Igbere TV on Friday by Adeleke’s Media Aide, Mr. Olumide Lawal, he called on his supporters to remain calm and be law-abiding. He expressed hope and confidence that “by the special grace of God and the judicial process,” he would emerge victorious on July 5. Adeleke assured the people of the state that he will not disappoint them when he eventually, “through the grace of God and instrumentally of the judiciary,” emerge victorious after the Supreme Court judgement. He urged his supporters to discountenance the u

The Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, and his deputy, Simon Achuba, have allocated to themselves a total of N14million for staging burial ceremonies. This is contained in the 2019 Appropriation Act of the state, a copy of which was sighted by PREMIUM TIMES. It was however not clear whose burial the funds were allocated for as the subhead did not state further details. Under the provisions for the state’s Government House, N12million was earmarked for the governor for burial, while the deputy governor got N2million for the same purpose. An interesting provision was N15million budget for the “Hire of Private Houses.” Other curious planned expenditures include a provision of N50million for Financial Assistance, whereas different provisions had already been made for donations and financial assistance to different organisations. For instance, N70million was provided for Donations; N70million for Assistance to Nigerian Legion; N10million to NYSC; N10million to the Less Privi

Former presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan have been cautioned against jeopardizing the country’s existence in a bid to propagate their selfish agenda. Some concerned Nigerians gave this counsel in a letter signed by Rev Musa Fomson and Prince Raymond Enero, Convener and Secretary respectively and addressed to the former leaders. According to the group, the comments of the pair has reached the head and can no longer be condoned. Read full letter below: Your Excellencies, please permit us to extend our heartfelt and warm greetings to you. And may we also congratulate both of you on the June 12, 2019, Democracy Day celebration. We believe President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR took the appropriate steps by redefining and normalizing Nigeria’s most suitable date for the commemoration of our Democracy Day. We all celebrated in grand style, as we fondly remembered our struggles for the entrenchment of democracy in Nigeria with the Late Chief MKO Abiola as the nati

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) received N1.47 billion to replace and maintain computer servers for use during the 2019 general elections, PREMIUM TIMES has confirmed. It is not clear though how the servers, which store computer data, were used during the polls. But the finding raises fresh concerns over the commission’s recent claim it had no server for the elections. Determining whether the commission operated a central computer database that received election results has become central to the 2019 presidential election dispute, after former Vice President Atiku Abubakar said results on the server proved he defeated President Muhammadu Buhari. The electoral commission declared Mr Buhari winner of the February 16 election, but Mr Abubakar, his main challenger, has rejected the decision, saying his win was suppressed by INEC. The electrocal commission, INEC, has disputed Mr Abubakar’s claims, and has denied transmitting election results electronically

Archbishop of Kaduna Catholic Diocese, Most Rev. Mathew Manoso Ndagoso has said that the current administration has shown that it cannot lead Nigerians out of hunger and insecurity. He noted that issues of hunger and insecurity were becoming worse by the day. The Bishop stated this when he fielded questions from journalists at the ongoing Annual General Meeting of the Nigeria Catholic Diocesan Priests’ Association taking place at the Catholic Social Centre, Kaduna. The cleric said since his ordination into priesthood 33 years ago, he had yet to know any regime as bad as the President Buhari led All Progressives Congress, APC, government. He said since the present government came to power, people from all walks of life had been trouping into his office to beg for money and food to feed their families. According to him, “You see, in governance or democratic government, if you know you don’t have the capacity to even rule a local government, don’t put yourself forward.

It was over a decade and a half, November 2004 precisely, at Microsoft Training Centre, Paris. After my presentation, a closing preview was made by a participant (can’t recall his name, but his accent sounds French), in response to my challenge to Europeans on ‘How European Investors Could Tap from Africans’ Huge IT Potentials in the Millennium’. He highlighted an opportunity they noticed when they visited Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara States In 2001 during Obasanjo’s led government to explore ‘agricultural investment opportunities’. He was so passionate about the rich nutritional ingredients they’d found in onion produced in Aliero, Kebbi State, Nigeria. His assertions wasn’t what surprised me, rather, the discovery that no Nigerian company (as at then) tried to export any onion-related output to address shortfall of onions across the European Union (EU) to full capacity. The interesting part of his submission was when he says “most EU residents survives by eaten fast food

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, says the house will hit the ground running in terms of electoral reforms. Mr Gbajabiamila made the promise while receiving the European Union Election Observer team on Nigeria and ECOWAS in Abuja on Tuesday, a statement by the Speaker’s aide, Smart Olanrewaju, said. “Nigeria is ready to always follow International best practices. I commend the fact that there has been improvement in Nigerian electoral process but more needs to be done. “Parliament will hit the ground running in terms of electoral reforms as the process of elections is before, during and after the elections. “Election is the bedrock of any democracy and there is the desire to get the process right,” he said. The speaker commended EU for the tremendous job done all over the world, particularly in Nigeria. He said the reeled out recommendation would be looked into and that parliament would look into how to domesticate the recommendation as

A group of lawmakers have spoken up over accusation of vote buying against the Speaker of House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila Omolori, who supervised the June 11 election of Speaker and Deputy Speaker in the House of Representatives, is being accused of having condoned impunity among the lawmakers. Making references to photographic images and video evidence being released to back up their claims, the group asserted that they are only embarking on a principled struggle, adding that while the members have no personal grudges against any person or political party, they will not condone any illegitimacy in the election of the person or persons who will lead the House of Representatives. But, reacting, a House of Representatives member Khadijah Bukar Abba on Monday said that Gbajabiamila did not induce his colleagues financially to vote for him. Abba, the acting spokesman of the House, spoke shortly after the inauguration of four adhoc committees by the Speaker on Mon

Ogundoyin said this today while addressing newsmen at the 28th year memorial anniversary of his late father, Chief Adeseun Ogundoyin held in his hometown, Eruwa. Speaking on the legacy of his late father, Adebo Ogundoyin noted that the late business mogul and philanthropist had engraved his name in history and can never be forgotten among his people. According to him, his father’s legacy, which motivated his political ambitious has undoubted contributed to his swift rise in politics. “My late dad’s commitment to humanity motivated me to join politics, because I believe it is the biggest stage where lot of lives can be impacted. “My constituency accepted me and supported my ambition, and it is obvious that we have to sustain, the late Chief’s humanity legacy. “My mummy, Chief Mrs. Tina Ogundoyin is doing very well in that aspect and we the children too have joined her. “I started my foundation sometimes ago and as a public office holder now, it is an opportunity to do mor

Arrangements are in top gear to kick-start the exploration of the large deposit of Bitumen in Ondo State by an indigenous company, South West Bitumen, (SWB) which has secured a 25-Year renewable operational mining license across a land mass of about14,800 Hectares in the Southern part of the Sunshine State. Speaking during a working visit to the Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN; the Managing Director of South West Bitumen Company, Engineer Akin Odumakinde, disclosed that construction of a befitting operational base for the company would be completed within the next three months. Engineer Odumakinde who told the governor that the SWB was ready to commence mining operation of bitumen in the state very soon having taken delivery of needed equipment and paid the agreed compensation to the families of land owners whose landed properties were within the landmass acquired for the project. He said on completion, several persons would be employed from the host com

As more rural communities in Zamfara come under heavy attacks by bandits, Governor Bello Matawalle is to meet with security experts in Dubai, UAE, to discuss ways of tackling the menace. A statement by Yusuf Idris, Director-General, Press Affairs, in the Zamfara Government House, said that the governor, who travelled on Sunday to perform the lesser Hajj in Saudi Arabia, would stop over in Dubai to meet with security experts to seek experts’ advice. “The governor will meet with security experts in Dubai and share ideas on the best way to end the menace of armed banditry in the state. “He is also expected to meet with the officials of Saudi Arabian government to discuss ways towards the release of the Zamfara-born Alaramma Ibrahim, who has been in detention for almost two years, over alleged drugs trafficking. “From our findings, his arrest followed a frame-up initiated from the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano. “While in Dubai, the governor will also meet with

Huawei’s 5G Smart Core Network Solution has won the “Best 5G Core Network Technology” award 2019 at the 5G Global Summit held in London. The company's 5G smart core network is based on native cloud, connection + edge computing technologies. It is the first core network in the industry that truly supports 2G/3G/4G/5G NSA/5G SA deep integration. It supports software-based three-layer decoupling, stateless design, cross-DC deployment, micro-service, grayscale upgrade, and other key technologies. Based on a distributed architecture with transfer separation, the core supports one-stop user-side plug and plays, scheduling heterogeneous on demand. It also supports edge computing for fast integration with third-party applications. Huawei said it has obtained a total of 46 5G commercial contracts worldwide as of June 2019 and has carried out a series of cross-industry cooperation in the fields of smart grid, VR/AR, car networking, telemedicine, and intelligent manufacturing. In

L’Équipe are reporting that PSG are willing to sell Brazilian superstar Neymar this summer in the event that they receive a huge offer for the player. They claim that an accumulation of elements: notably the damage to his public image and a desire to remove the “primadona” status to the PSG project, have let to Qatar deciding that they are ready to rid of the 27-year-old in the event of a presentable proposal. But the bid has to be at least €222m – the amount they paid for the player. The outlet adds that Neymar has told people close to him in recent weeks that he would like to leave the capital this summer. As a result, Pini Zahavi has over the last couple of weeks begun to make manoeuvres for “Ney” to move this summer – specifically to bring about the Brazilian’s return to Spain and Barcelona. The newspaper claims that discussions are ongoing between PSG and Barcelona and the possibility of a including a player in part exchange has been invoked internally. Real Madrid

Former Vice President and Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2019 election, Atiku Abubakar, has raised alarm of plot to arrest him. This was contained in a statement by his spokesman, Paul Ibe, on Sunday. It said due to Atiku’s insistence of existence of a server used by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), his enemies attributed a false comment on “mass protest” to him to prepare ground from his incarceration. Ibe said: “I wish to emphatically state that such a statement did not emanate from Atiku Abubakar or his privies. “It is the work of mischief makers who want to mar his spotless pro- democratic record and lay the ground work for their threatened actions against him on false charges of being a threat to national security. “For the avoidance of doubt, Atiku Abubakar believes in the rule of law and in the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. In his almost four decades in politics, he has never taken action or spok

The Coalition of North-Central Youth in Politics (CNYP) on Sunday lambasted South east leaders under the aegis of Ohanaeze Ndigbo for asking President Muhammadu Buhari to give the zone Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) slot. This was contained in a communique signed by Alhassan Mohammed, the Convener and Hon. Aliyu Musa, the Secretary, after an emergency meeting held in Abuja. The group said: “It is not news that Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) was not just endorsed by this group of Igbos but posted a stellar performance in the South eastern states, recording 85 per cent votes in Enugu, Ebonyi, Abia and Anambra States. “This clearly shows that the Ibo rejected the progressives path, thereby pitching tent with the old order.” CNYP said it was laughable that the Igbo want to harvest where they did not sow, asking that: “Are Ohanaeze playing the role of the Baboon in the popular Nigeria adage of Monkey de work

• Asks lawmakers to submit leadership list by tomorrow • APC meets this week to appoint N’ Assembly principal officers The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has mandated its members in the House of Representatives to select their principal officers and inform the party of their decision today. The party, according to a reliable THISDAY source, met the House members last Friday and mandated them to select their principal officers like the Senate had done in a cordial atmosphere . However, THISDAY gathered that former speaker of the House, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, is being tipped as the natural choice to fill the slot of minority leader. “In any case, as former speaker, he has assumed leadership naturally and has been the one co-ordinating our members in the House,” a reliable party source said, adding: “He is good to get it except he declines the offer.” According to a source that spoke with THISDAY, the meeting was presided over by the Na

The commission's Executive Commissioner for Stakeholder Management, Mr. Sunday Dare, said this in Abuja at an interactive session with newsmen. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said the country is ready for the 5G bandwidth network for faster and efficient internet services. This is as the commission said it will soon audit the Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) to determine their level of compliance with the regulation on the registration of Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards. The commission’s Executive Commissioner for Stakeholder Management, Mr. Sunday Dare, said this in Abuja at an interactive session with newsmen. He said the NCC had been preparing the country for it by bringing together critical stakeholders to examine the legal, regulatory and technology issues, apart from developing a roadmap. “We have opened up consultations on spectrum for drones, etc. We are proactively leading discussions on the development of new technologies. This does

A FATHER WHO HAS NO TIME FOR HIS CHILDREN (PROVERBS 22:6) A father's responsibilities on his children cannot be overemphasized. In our culture, a father is d pillar of d family. This means that the way n manner a father relate with his children determines to a large extent what becomes of those children later in life. It is therefore expedient on d father to take d training of his children seriously. Kudos to those fathers who relate well with their children. However, we still have some fathers who do not have sufficient time for their children. This has negative implications on d society at large 1. Increase in crime rate 2. Increase in wickedness 3. Truancy etc. May God equip us with all we need to function effectively as a good father in Jesus name. Happy Celebrations

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A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party , Chief Bode George , has commended Kola Abiola, the son of the late MKO Abiola, the acclaimed winner of the Jun 12 1993 election , for exposing former Lagos State Governor , Asiwaju Bola Tinubu , and other “June 12 opportunists .” George said this during an interview with our correspondent on the telephone while reacting to Kola ’s allegations that after the annulment of the June 12 , 1993 election , Tinubu approached the late military dictator , Gen . Sani Abacha , and begged him for a commissioner appointment in Lagos State . According to Kola , it was after Tinubu had lost out that he decided to join hands with the National Democratic Coalition to fight for the actualisation of the June 12 mandate . George , who is also a former military administrator , hailed Kola for stating the facts even as he lamented that many opportunists were seeking to twist history. He said , “It is true that Tinubu went to be

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Central Bank of Nigeria to blacklist from the banking system any firm, its owner and top management caught smuggling or dumping any of the 43 items that are not eligible for foreign exchange. The Presidential directive was disclosed by the CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, on Friday in Abuja during a meeting with oil palm producers. The meeting, which was held at the headquarters of the CBN, was attended by Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki and the chief executives of companies operating in the oil palm sector of the economy. Emefiele also said the presidential directive mandated the apex bank to provide support to firms and individuals that wanted to expand the production of ten different commodities in Nigeria. The ten different products are rice, maize, cassava, tomatoes, cotton, oil palm, poultry, fish, and livestock dairy and cocoa. The apex bank boss said that to achieve the presidential directive, the bank would also

The Kogi State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has adopted indirect primaries method for conduct of its primaries for the 2019 Kogi State Governorship election, Igbere TV can report. Igbere TV reports that the APC primaries is billed to hold in August, while the gubernatorial election is fixed for 16 November, 2019, by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Incumbent Governor Yahaya Bello of the All Progressives Congress is seeking reelection for a second term, a move some aggrieved leaders of the party have, however, vowed to oppose. On the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Dino Melaye had declared interest to run for the Kogi exalted office, vowing to stop Bello’s reelection. Though there are insinuations that the APC may deny Governor Bello the party's ticket, the APC leadership is however yet to issue any official statement on its stand. The leadership of the Kogi APC adopted the indirect primaries method at the ong

Saturday Vanguard has reliably gathered that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-rufai and the National Chairman of All Progressives Congress, APC, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole are currently playing key roles in the selection of ministerial nominees to ensure that competent party members are appointed. It was gathered that the three strong men have the ears of President Muhammadu Buhari in his determination to appoint people, who would truly deliver in their respective portfolios. “But he (the President) is doing that separately and not as a team, so each of them may not know what the other is suggesting,” a source close to the Presidency said. Multiple sources told Saturday Vanguard that the President was not only concentrating on competent party members but also on credible people in the private sector, who would drive the implementation of pro-people policies to be formulated. One of the sources said the trio has identified some party members among

The Super Eagles are planning to go all out as they target their fourth continental crown in Egypt. Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr revealed that his side are aiming to score more goals and will play offensive football at the Africa Cup of Nations finals. The three-time African champions have included nine forwards in their 23-man squad list for the biennial showpiece. Changchun Yatai's Odion Ighalo leads the frontline with Ahmed Musa, Samuel Chukwueze, Moses Simon, Henry Onyekuru, Alex Iwobi, Samuel Kalu, Paul Onuachu and Victor Osimhen all included. Despite settling for a goalless draw in their build-up game against Zimbabwe last Saturday, Rohr sees the available options upfront as an opportunity for the team to switch tactics during play and also give chance for fresh legs. "We have a lot of strikers which means we want to score more goals and play offensive football, we also have good defenders," Rohr told Goal. "Some of our strikers could play in the mid

Dr Bello Kumo, a consultant Gastroenterologist with Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria, says Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) is more infectious than HIV. Kumo stated this in a paper entitled “Face to Face with Hepatitis B: Cost and Burden”, presented at a public lecture organised by Kashim Ibrahim Fellows (KIF) in Kaduna on Thursday. The consultant, who expressed concern that not many people have knowledge about the disease, added that multitude of patients were not identified early enough and managed. He explained that the virus could be transmitted through contact with blood and body fluid, adding that it could infect nearly everyone that came into contact with anyone suffering from it through sharp objects and open wounds. According to him, there is no known cure for chronic HBV, stressing that prevention remains the best option. He added that “but to prevent, people must first know their status so that if they are negative, they can be vaccinated, which gives u

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ACCEPTANCE SPEECH DELIVERED BY RT. HON. PRINCE M. O. KOLAWOLE, MEMBER REPRESENTING KABBA/BUNU CONSTITUENCY AT THE KOGI STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY ON THE OCCASION OF HIS ELECTION AS THE 13TH HON. SPEAKER OF THE 7TH ASSEMBLY. THIS DAY 6TH JUNE 2019. Protocols: It is with heart full of joy and appreciation that I humbly accept my election as the 13th Hon. Speaker of the 7th Legislative Assembly. I give glory to the Almighty God that made it possible for this noble House to elect me to lead them as Speaker of the 7th Assembly. I will ever remain grateful to you all. On behalf of myself, members of my family and the good people of Kabba/Bunu Constituency, I sincerely express my deep-rooted gratitude to the Distinguished Honourable Members of this 7th Legislative Assembly for finding me worthy to be elected as the Speaker of this noble House. I pray that God will guide and protect us and He will give me the needed wisdom and knowledge to pilot the affairs of this noble House to an envia

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Aregbesola, Lagos Governor, jide sanwoolu, Ogun Governor, dabiodunMFR, the former governor of Oyo State, AAAjimobi and other members of the OfficialAPCNg were at the home of our national leader Asiwaju Tinubu this afternoon In Abuja.

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My dad, victim of complex conspiracy – Kola Abiola Twenty-six years after the annulment of the June 12, 1993, presidential election, which was won by Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale (MKO) Abiola, his first son and present head of the extended Abiola family, Kola Abiola, has opened up on his father’s struggle to win the election and reclaim his mandate after the results were cancelled. In this exclusive interview with The Sun team in his Lagos residence, he revealed what transpired behind the scenes before, during and after the annulled election and the role played by different persons and interest groups. He said, contrary to widely held beliefs, Abiola never nominated anybody into the regime of the late General Sani Abacha, and explained that some of his father’s former allies who chose to serve the late dictator had already decided to be part of his regime and his father could not stop them. Kola Abiola also denied accusations by some family members who alleged that they wer

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An aircraft belonging to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has crash-landed, Igbere TV reports. Igbere TV learnt that the incident happened today, Wednesday, June 12 at the Katsina Airport, at about 3.30pm. Reacting to the incident, the NAF’s Spokesman, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, in a statement sent to Igbere TV said the helicopter crashed in the process of landing while returning from an anti-banditry combat mission in the Northwest. He said the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, had directed the constitution of a Board of Inquiry to determine the exact cause of the incident. Daramola, who said details of the cause of the incident were still scanty, however added that no life was lost to the crash. “NAF continues to solicit the understanding and support of the general public as it daily strives to ensure the security of Nigeria and Nigerians,” he said. http://igberetvnews.com/771783/breaking-air-force-helicopter-crash-lands-in-katsina/

Nigeria’s Asisat Oshoala on Wednesday was voted the Player of the Match award after putting up a brilliant display for the Super Falcons in their 2-0 victory against Korea Republic at the ongoing FIFA Women’s World Cup. It was Oshoala’s first goal of the tournament but her second for the senior team in the World Cup. The Super Falcons now have three points after today’s victory and face France in their last group match next Monday. A win against the host side will see the Africa champions progress to the round of 16.

At 18 years and 186 days, Nigeria’s Chiamaka Nnadozie has become the youngest ever goalkeeper to keep a clean sheet in a Women’s World Cup game. Chiamaka Cynthia Nnadozie is a Nigerian women's international footballer who plays as a Goalkeeper. At club level she plays for Rivers Angels. Chiamaka Nnadozie Quote Personal information Full name   Chiamaka Cynthia Nnadozie Date of birth   8 December 2000 (age 18) Height   180 cm (5 ft 11 in) Playing position   Goalkeeper Senior career* Years   Team   Apps   (Gls) 2016–   Rivers Angels      National team 2016   Nigeria U-17   3   (0) 2018–   Nigeria U-20   4   (0) 2018–   Nigeria   4   (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only Football career Nnadozie signed for Rivers Angels at the start of the 2016 season.[1] International Career: During the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Nnadozie played all 4 matches.[2] Against Haiti she received the "Dare to Shine" Player o