Ahmed Musa Admits Pressure on Super Eagles

Super Eagles captain, Ahmed Musa has indicated that the team is under pressure to perform and get a good result when they face Cote d’Ivoire in their second Group A match of the Africa Cup of Nations, on Thursday.

The Super Eagles got off their AFCON to a not so palatable start following a 1-1 draw against Equatorial Guinea, a game many expected them to win.

However, hard luck in front of goal put all of their labour for three points into waste despite dominating the game from the blast of the whistle to the final minute.

In a chat with Brila Media Musa, who was part of the team to win the last AFCON in 2013, opined rather superciliously that it could be possible that fate is about to repeat itself.

“Maybe that is what God wants to show us, so at the end of the day, we don’t have what to say. We just have to wait and see what is going to happen.

“That is what happened at the beginning of the AFCON. We played 1-1 against Burkina Faso then Zambia, and then we won against Ethiopia. But this time a lot of things have to change.”

“The first game was not what we expected, but in the second game we know that there is a lot of pressure for us and then for them too. For the fans they have to keep the support, and for us we have to win to qualify. So we’ll do our best to make that happen,” he told BRL.

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Freedom of Information Act and The Limits of Press Freedom, By Mack Ogbamosa – THISAGE

Introduction A free, independent, and vibrant press is one of the strongest pillars of any democratic society. It is against this background that most democratic countries make constitutional provisions for a free press . Others even go further to enact specific laws to make affairs of governments freely available to the public. Currently, there are more than 130 countries in the world that have free press laws. They include Sweden, United States, France, South Africa and Nigeria. Nigeria did not only make constitutional provisions in Sections 22 and 39(1) of the 1999 Constitution ( as amended) but also went ahead to enact the Freedom of Information Act in 2011. Section 22 of the 1999 Constitution states: “ “The press, radio, television and other agencies of the mass media shall at all times be free to uphold the fundamental objectives contained in this chapter( ie Chapter II) and uphold the responsibility and accountability of the Government to the people” Section 39(1) of same Constitution states : “Every person shall be entitled to freedom of expression, including freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart ideas and information without interference” .. To complement these constitutional provisions, Section 1 (1) of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) states “Notwithstanding anything contained in any other Act, law or regulation, the right of any person to access or request information, whether or not contained in any written form, which is in the custody or possession of any public official, agency or institution howsoever described, is established.” while Section 2(2), states that: “A public institution shall ensure the proper organization and maintenance of all information in its custody in a manner that facilitates public access to such information” Primary Purpose of FOIA According to the Act, its primary purpose is to make information about public records freely available to every Nigerian in the public interest. …