Manchester United hosted Blackburn Rovers at Old Trafford in a day where Sir Alex Ferguson celebrated his 70th birthday. However it was no celebration for Manchester United when Nigerian Yakubu Aiyegbeni scored the opening goal through a penalty kick in the 16th minute. Matters got worse for United when the Nigerian striker scored his second [...]
Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi is at loggerheads with top officials of Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, over a proposed friendly against Angola, as they would prefer a match against another 2012 Africa Nations Cup finalists Senegal. Keshi has given his blessings to his team of players from the Nigeria Premier League to host Angola on [...]
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja After two days of feverish meetings with his security chiefs following the Christmas Day bombings of a Catholic Church in Madalla, a suburb of Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday declared state of emergency in parts of the North East Nigeria where Boko Haram, the Islamic fundamentalist sect which [...]
Nigeria’s leader, President Goodluck Jonathan has visited St. Theresa Catholic Church, Madalla in Niger State, where a big bomb on Xmas Day killed 43 worshippers, including passersby. The Islamic insurgent group, Boko Haram claimed responsibility, promising to attack more church targets. The President’s visit came a week after the tragedy,and nationwide condemnations of the attack, [...]
Team Manager of Gateway Football Club of Abeokuta, Ogun State, Tajudeen Disu, has assured that the team would be regenerated to gain promotion to the Nigerian Premier League, NPL, in the next two seasons. Disu disclosed that some of the club’s players would be placed on transfer market to pave way for the recruitment of [...]
Captain of Super Eagles, Joseph Yobo, has urged the home based Super Eagles to be committed to the national assignments. The former Everton FC player tasked the Nigeria Premier League players invited by Chief Coach Stephen Keshi to the Eagles’ camp to give their best if they want to play for the senior national team [...]
The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, has congratulated all Lagosians, and indeed Nigerians, for being alive to see the new year despite the current insecurity in the country. The Speaker also congratulated Nigerians for keeping faith with the country despite the frustrating situation that has pervaded the country for sometime [...]
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