Nigeria Have No Business In The World Cup Says Jay-Jay Okocha

Nigeria have no business in the World Cup says Jay-Jay Okocha. He stated on BBC that Nigeria have no business in the World Cup if they can’t beat Zimbabwe and Lesotho at home.

“If we fail to beat Zimbabwe and Lesotho in our yard, do we have business in the World Cup? No, it’s embarrassing.

South Africa will play all the remaining games in their own land. You see, the 3 points deduction won’t hurt them; they have a big advantage.”

World Cup Says Jay-Jay Okocha

“If we want to qualify, we have to beat them and hope they lose another game.

Yes, if they lose 2 games, maybe we can have a chance, but at the moment, South Africa are in control mode; every team needs to travel to South Africa and take the number one spot from them,” Okocha concluded.

Ogoni: HYPREP Restores Different Species Of Mangroves

HYPREP restores different species of mangroves. Mr Zabbey also discussed the project’s ongoing support for education and public health in Ogoni.

The Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) has successfully restored three species of mangroves in Ogoni, according to Nenibarini Zabbey, the project coordinator.

In a statement on Monday in Abuja, Mr Zabbey highlighted that for the first time, HYPREP was restoring not only the red mangrove but also the white and black species.

He emphasised that the mangrove restoration project was ecologically sound and part of a broader environmental effort that included shoreline cleanup, soil and groundwater remediation, and mangrove restoration.

Mr Zabbey also discussed the project’s ongoing support for education and public health in Ogoni.

In 2024, HYPREP provided educational grants to 250 Ogoni undergraduates, some from the University of Port Harcourt.

Additionally, in 2025, 300 Ogoni postgraduate students received scholarships, including 100 postgraduate and 200 masters students.

The project is also constructing a Centre of Excellence for Environmental Restoration and strengthening public health infrastructure, with plans to enhance four hospitals, including the Corner Cottage and Ogoni Specialist Hospitals.

Mr Zabbey noted that due to hydrocarbon pollution, Ogoni residents faced risks of cancer and related diseases, making health monitoring essential.

Ogoni: HYPREP

He also mentioned that 30 Ogoni communities had access to potable water, with plans to extend this to 60 more communities in 2025.

Senator Moa Ohuanbunwa, chairman of the University of Port Harcourt Governing Council, lauded the project, noting the potential of the centre to become an international research hub benefiting Ogoni, the Niger Delta, and the country.

Georgewill Owunari, vice chancellor of the university, reaffirmed the university’s commitment to continued collaboration with HYPREP for the development of the region.

PFN Tasks Christian Leaders On Strategic Involvement In Politics

PFN tasks Christian leaders on strategic involvement in politics. According to him, prayers without actions are like an arrow shot with no focus or destination.

The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) has called on Christian leaders to embrace strategic involvement in governance and politics to produce credible leaders for the nation’s development.

The national director of the Directorate of Public Governance (DPG), Femi Emmanuel, at the Oyo State Political Summit held in Ibadan on Monday, underscored the importance of strategic involvement of the church in governance.

Mr Emmanuel noted that the hurch was not to be partisan but rather to put structures in place for producing stakeholders who would be delegates toward electing candidates for various elective positions in Nigeria.
According to him, prayers without actions are like an arrow shot with no focus or destination.

The cleric said that the cooperation and collaboration of all church leadership would give the church a common front that could influence governance positively.

He said, “The church needs strategic planning to influence the 351 wards and 33 local government areas in Oyo State.

“The church will have a representative of the PFN’s DPG called a Church Officer-in-Politics who will register all the adults of a particular church and train them,” he said.

Mr Emmanuel noted that politics in Nigeria was embedded in the grassroots at the ward levels, saying that strategic planning from that level would help the church build political structures that could deliver good governance.

“Politics is about structure and platform,” he said.
The cleric added that this would bring an end to “stomach infrastructure politicking” and the rule of a few in governance.

Mr Emmanuel, a former deputy speaker of the Oyo State House of Assembly, stressed that the PFN DPG would not support any political party or candidate but would rather raise delegates who would influence would-be candidates for elective positions in Nigeria.

The Oyo State chairman of PFN, Samson Ajetomobi, said that next to God’s power was political power, urging church leaders not to confront the government for whatever reason.

PFN Tasks Christian Leaders

He said the unity of the church should be such that it influenced the world for God and not vice versa, adding that the church should be active in politics and governance.

Citing scriptures from the Holy Bible, Mr Ajetomobi highlighted Isaiah 9:6, saying that leadership positions were for the mature.

“Leadership transitions from a child to a son; you don’t give leadership to a child but a son. The church is designed by God to run the government of the world and of the church.

“When we stay away from the running of the world, then we have done a disservice to ourselves.

“Daniel influenced four kings and politics in his time,” Mr Ajetomobi said.