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Another season is about winding down in Europe and laurels are already being handed out to players who have stood out in their positions for their teams in the last nine months. Nigeria and Leicester City of England midfielder Wilfred Ndidi is nominated for The 2019 Nigeria Pitch Awards yet observers and footie fans feel... Continue Reading →
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed that everything diplomatically possible be done to secure the release of Zainab Aliyu who was wrongly arrested for drug trafficking in Saudi Arabia after the Nigerian Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) smashed a criminal gang at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport which was responsible for inserting banned substances in travellers'... Continue Reading →
Africa's richest man Aliko Dangote has expressed his humility and is honoured to accept an honorary doctorate degree from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in northwest Nigeria. The philanthropist, who donated 10 blocks of hostel buildings to the 57-year old institution took to Twitter to announce the honour and express his gratitude by writing on... Continue Reading →
Nigerian athlete and University of Texas Tech speedster Divine Oduduru returned the world's fastest 100meters of 2019 on Saturday evening in Waco. With next to no wind, Oduduru ran the fastest time in the world for this year at 9.95. That beat his personal best by over a tenth of a second. 45 minutes after... Continue Reading →
The Ghana Police have began a manhunt for three Nigerians suspected to have kidnapped a Consular General and Head of Mission of Estonia to Ghana, Hon Nabil Makram Basbous at Labone on Thursday, the Graphic has reported. According to the police, the victim was on an early morning walk when the suspects in a white... Continue Reading →
Nigeria's junior team, the Golden Eaglets made sure of an early spot at the next FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil after rallying to a 1-1 draw against the young Cranes of Uganda at the AFCON U-17 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on Saturday. The Ugandans shot into the lead in the 69th minute when... Continue Reading →
Hong Kong customs have announced the arrest of a Nigerian woman who landed at the Hong Kong International airport with more than half a kilogram of cocaine hidden in her body The suspect, 37, was taken to hospital for a check-up and confirmed to have foreign objects in her body. She had claimed to be... Continue Reading →
By Kayode Ogundare The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Wednesday released a 27-man list of referees for the 2019 AFCON but, as usual, there was no Nigerian arbiter on the list. Only Abel Baba, an Assistant referee was picked for the same role he played at the last AFCON in 2017. The last time... Continue Reading →
Blessing Akusobi was among the brightest stars in the Nigerian team at the Russia 2006 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup. Before she made the trip to Russia, Akusobi’s dream was to become one of the best defenders at the senior level. But her aspiration suffered a big blow during a quarterfinal match against Brazil, where... Continue Reading →
A tweet by Nollywood A-list actress Omotola Jolaade Ekeinde lamenting extra-judicial killings of citizens by the Police, economic hardship and general insecurity in the country directed at the President Mohamadu Buhari has caused an uproar among the followers of the actress on Twitter. Omotola, in Monday morning had tweeted through her verified Twitter account @Realomosexy... Continue Reading →
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