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Former Nigeria international and on-loan Chelsea player, Victor Moses says he would rather enjoy football and not feel the pressure after he and Fenerbhce teammates battled to a 2-1 home win over Sivasspor
Former Nigeria international, Victor Moses says he rather would enjoy playing football without feeling the pressure. Moses disclosed this in a report by complete sports after Fenerbahce's hard fought 2-1 home win over Sivasspor in the Turkish Super Lig, on Friday. The 28 year-old is on an eighteen months loan deal stay at the club from Chelsea. His assist pulled…
A kerosene laden tanker ran into a crowd of people, killing seven and injuring 14, on Wednesday, March 13
A building collapsed in Ita Faji area of Lagos Island, Southwest Nigeria, on Wednesday, claiming several lives and leaving scores injured.
A mother weeps over lost lives and the wounded at Lagos building collapse on Wednesday
The world recorded the darkest week in the first quarter of 2019 as lives were lost across the globe. In one week, blood, tears and death wreaked from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to Lagos, Nigeria, to Christchurch, New Zealand. All incidents taking over 200 lives. On Sunday, March 10, an Ethiopian Airline ET 302 Boeing 737 Max 8 jet loaded with…
Nigeria will lose an estimated $6 billion in revenue to international oil companies, Shell and Eni, over the deal on the controversial oil block, widely known as Oil Prospecting License (OPL) 245. icirnigeria.org reported the new findings quoting a report by Global Witness called Take The Future. According to icir.org, leaked emails and confidential documents also showed that the oil…
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has publicly disagreed with the National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress over the right of aggrieved members to seek redress in court. In a statement by Femi Adesina, the president’s media adviser, President Muhammadu Buhari stressed that if anyone is displeased with the way and manner anything has been done, and feels deprived of…
The President of the Senate Dr. Bukola Saraki and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari
The President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara met with the Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari over the recent massacre in Plateau state on Wednesday. The meeting which was at the instance of the President of the Senate is currently holding at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The news of the ongoing…
Nigeria's Super Eagles
A late Marcos Rojo goal sent Argentina into the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ knockout stages in dramatic style. Needing a win to have any chance of progression, the defender volleyed La Albiceleste 2-1 in front in the 86th minute to break Nigerian hearts. Victor Moses's second-half penalty looked to be enough to earn Nigeria a crucial point, cancelling out a stunning…
Nigeria's Ahmed Musa
Nigeria got their first win of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ by beating tournament debutants Iceland 2-0 in Volgograd. The result means the race for second place in Group D will go down to the last game on 26 June. Ultimately, three teams will compete for a spot in the Round of 16 on the final day, with the…
Nigerian President Muhamadu Buhari
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari said on Wednesday that the National Assembly mutilated and rewrote the budget proposals for 2018 presented by the Executive last November. In a brazen usurpation of executive powers, the National Assembly slashed 347 billion Naira in the allocations to 4,700 projects submitted to it for consideration and introduced 6,403 projects of its own amounting to 578…
The Super Falcons gave their qualification to the 2018 Africa Women’s Cup of Nations (AWCON) a big boost following a 1-0 away win against Gambia in the first leg of their final qualifying tie at the Independence Stadium, Bakau on Wednesday.
The Super Falcons gave their qualification to the 2018 Africa Women’s Cup of Nations (AWCON) a big boost following a 1-0 away win against Gambia in the first leg of their final qualifying tie at the Independence Stadium, Bakau on Wednesday. Amarachi Okonkwo was the hero for the Super Falcons as her first-half strike sealed the win for the reigning…
Nigeria's Super Eagles goal keeper Francis Uzoho makes a save during the team's friendly match with England at the Wembley stadium in London.
Tomas Kalas's first-half winner condemned an uninspiring Nigeria to a 1-0 defeat in their final pre-World Cup friendly at the Rudolf Tonn Stadium in Schwechat, Austria on Wednesday. It was a second successive defeat in four days for the Super Eagles, a disappointing conclusion to preparations ahead of a sixth World Cup appearance for the West Africans, who have to…
The Nigeria's Super Eagles during the team's friendly match with England at the Wembley stadium in London.
Nigeria’s World Cup Preparation continued with a 2-1 loss on Saturday. The Super Eagles hit back at the start of the second half but resilient England held on for the victory at Wembley. Chelsea defender Gary Cahill celebrated his return to England’s squad and stepped up his claims for a starting place against Tunisia in Volgograd on 18 June by opening…
Nigeria's Super Eagles Coach Gernot Rohr and captain Mikel John Obi meet the press after the team's friendly match with England at the Wembley stadium in London.
Nigeria's Super Eagles Coach Gernot Rohr and captain Mikel John Obi meet the press after the team's Russia 2018 preparation friendly match with England at the Wembley Stadium in London. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9P3xV6NzsCo
Nigeria's Super Eagles captain Mikel John in action during the team's friendly match with England at the Wembley stadium on Saturday.
Nigeria's Super Eagles captain, Mikel John Obi, chats with journalists after the team's friendly match loss to England at the Wembley stadium in London on Saturday. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4-PdV-lB00
Andy Gift of Nigeria punches from Dayana Castillo of Colombia during the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup 2012 Group A match between Colombia and Nigeria at Bayil Stadium on September 29, 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan. (Photo by Jamie McDonald - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)
FIFA has announced that the media accreditation process for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, which will take place in France from 5 to 24 August 2018, is now open via the FIFA Media Channel.
