Arsenal midfielder, Alex Iwobi was the super substitute for Nigeria on Saturday, as he scored the decisive goal needed to take the Super Eagles to the Russian World Cup. Nigeria needed a victory against the Chipolopolo of Zambia and Iwobi made the 1-0 victory possible. Iwobi came in the 67th minute and seven minutes after, […]
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Satellite TV service provider, TSTV says its TSTV Africa, will begin commercial operation on Nov. 1. Its Managing Director, Mr Bright Echefu, made this known while briefing newsmen on Saturday in Abuja. Echefu added that TSTV would launch its services with about one million decoders nationwide. He said that at least 5,000 decoders TSTV would […]
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Speaking at the 3rd inauguration of the state and local government executives of the Abia state chapter of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the President-General, John Nwodo, said the Igbo people should forget about Biafra and insist on restructuring. The president-general of Ohanaeze Ndigbo said the realisation of Biafra was a “tall order” which would not be in […]
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Operatives of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) surveillance team on Wednesday arrested a policeman and a tanker driver who were part of a pipeline vandals syndicate reportedly using a Lagos hotel as a base. The surveillance team traced the smell of petrol to a burst pipeline which was allegedly channelled to a waiting tanker at […]
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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted partly cloudy weather condition over central states of the country on Wednesday morning. NiMet’s Weather Outlook by its Central Forecast Office in Abuja on Tuesday also predicted day and night temperatures in the range of 29 to 36 and 18 to 27 degrees celsius. It added that there […]
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FIFA has fined Nigeria $31,000 (N11.3 million) for crowd disorder during last month’s World Cup qualifier against Cameroon in Uyo, which the Super Eagles won 4-0. German football federation was fined 32,000 Swiss francs ($33,000) because fans chanted Nazi slogans at a World Cup qualifying game in the Czech Republic. “The range of charges against […]
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Super Eagles captain Mikel Obi, Odion Ighalo, Leon Balogun and William Troost Ekong have arrived in camp ahead of Saturday’s 2018 World Cup qualifier against the Chipolopolo of Zambia. Other players who have made it to the camp in Uyo are Israel-based duo of John Ogu and Anthony Nwakaeme, Elderson Echiejile, Oghenekaro Etebo, Ikechuchukwu Ezenwa, […]
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Nigeria’s Falconets on Sunday gave their compatriots a memorable Independence Anniversary celebration by crushing Tanzania 6-0 in Dar-es-Salaam in the 2018 FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup qualifiers. A brace each by Rasheedat Ajibade and Folashade Ijamilusi and a goal each by Imo Anam and Cynthia Aku steered the Nigerian under-20 women team to a memorable […]
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As Nigeria marks 57 years of nationhood, the PDP has called on its leaders to redouble efforts toward building a peaceful, united and progressive country that unborn generations would be proud of. “We must rededicate ourselves toward a better country; governments at all levels, traditional, religious, political and opinion leaders must work toward a better […]
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Speaking at a symposium organised by the United States Institute of Peace, Thomas Shannon Jr, US Under Secretary for Political Affairs, disclosed that US Government has said it will give 54 million dollars in addition to humanitarian assistance to Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad and other countries affected by the Boko Haram violence. Shannon said that the […]
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