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Maro Itoje: The inspiring story of Nigerian groomed as future England captain
In a sport that requires ferocious power and unrelenting drive, it is no surprise that the hulking figure of Maro…
Gov’s Cup 1st leg: Nigerian last man standing, Paul crashes out
The only Nigeria’s hopeful in the first leg (Futures 3) of 2015 edition of the Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Championship,…
Nigerian, Ghanaian nominees excel at “The Future Africa Awards 2015”
Four Nigerians and three Ghanaians won seven of the 11 awards presented at “The Future Africa Awards 2015’’ which held…
Fix Nigerian economy, fuel scarcity will end, says Ogunye
Eromosele Ebhomele Nigeria’s perennial fuel scarcity that has brought pains on the citizens in the last two weeks can only…
Facebook, Jumia inspire Nigerian entrepreneurs with growth ideas
Facebook and Jumia Nigeria partnered to host the first ‘Boost Your Business’ event in Nigeria last Thursday (19 November) at…
2nd Nigerian Lubricants Summit starts Tuesday
All is set for the 2015 edition of the Nigerian Lubricants Summit scheduled for Tuesday, 24 November to Thursday, 26…
A Passion for the Good of Humanity
By RILWAN MOHAMMED Worried by the immigration bottlenecks many Africans face in the United Kingdom, UK, Her Knowledgeable, Professor Alexia…
Nigerian school teenagers set for COPA Coca-Cola tourney
Football fans across Nigeria would soon experience school football at its best, as the 2015 edition of COPA Coca-Cola local…
No Nigerian nominated for African player of the Year (Based in Africa) award
Taiwo Adelu No Nigerian player was good enough to make the 24-man list of nominees released Sunday by Confederation of…
Serial adultery lands Nigerian based in S/Africa in prison
Cyriacus Izuekwe A Nigerian based in South Africa who brought back his family to Nigeria from South Africa has landed…
NEMA receives 197 Nigerian from Central African Republic
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) at the weekend received 197 Nigerians that were displaced by the crises in Central…
All set for Nigerian Digital Music Summit
Funsho Arogundade All arrangements have been concluded as Copyright Society of Nigeria, COSON, is set to host stakeholders in the…
20 Nigerian pilgrims die in Makkah
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) on Monday confirmed the death of 20 Nigerian pilgrims in Saudi Arabia since…
Nigerian bolts with goods from USA, arrested in Lagos
Yusuf Muhammed A Nigerian identified as Audi Shehu Usman has been arrested by the police in Lagos State, southwest Nigeria,…
Boosting Nigerian higher education via ICT
Chijioke Okoronkwo The National Universities Commission (NUC) and the American University of Nigeria (AUN) recently organised a stakeholders’ conference in…
Ordeal of a Nigerian prostitute in Russia
A young Nigerian prostitute in Russia who identified herself as Blessing, has narrated how she was beaten by Russian clients…
Nigerian gets life sentence in UK for murder
A Nigerian fugitive, Abdul Adewale Kekere-Ekun, was on Monday sentenced to life imprisonment in the UK for murdering 18-yearold Marcus…
Tanzanian officials snub Nigerian delegation
Taiwo Adelu Report from Dar es Salaam says no official of Tanzania Football Federation was on ground to receive the…
Return home and contribute your quota, Nigerian tells others in Diaspora
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Nigerians in Diaspora have been called upon to return home and contribute their quota to the development and…
Nigerian peacekeeper cured of Ebola in Netherlands
A Nigerian United Nations peacekeeper infected with Ebola and brought to the Netherlands for treatment has been cured, the Dutch…
Amazing: ‘Wash-wash’ 419 trick still netting preys
Despite years of public education and warnings about Nigeria’s oldest 419 gimmick, the ‘wash-wash trick’, in which the fraudster tells…
Nigerian Jailed In Ghana For Robbery
An Accra Circuit Court on Tuesday handed a 30-year jail term to Kingsley Ibe, 23, a Nigerian, for robbery and…
Nigerian among passengers in crashed helicopter
A yet to be identified Nigerian oil worker was among the eight passengers inside a helicopter that crashed off Ghanaian…
Nigerian runs drug supply ring from Aussie detention centre
A Nigerian detainee at Sydney, Australia’s Villawood Detention Centre has been arrested by New South Wales police for allegedly running…
Nigerian pleads guilty to terror charge in US court
A Nigerian has pleaded guilty in New York to charges he took part in a Yemen-based al-Qaida faction’s efforts to…
Odemwingie’s goal keeps Stoke on track
Peter Odemwingie scored for the third game running as Stoke City continued their impressive form with a 1-0 win over…
UK sacks asylum judge living with Nigerian lady
A Nigerian lady has thrown a British asylum judge into trouble after police arrested her in the judge’s home, not…
2 South African cops caught on video brutalising Nigerian
. The latest is that the two cops will be charged to court Monday Two South African police officers who…
Thailand arrests Nigerian with drug hidden in anus
A Nigerian staying illegally in Thailand for 14 months has been arrested on both immigration and drug charges after officers…
Football: Leon Balogun for surgery in Germany
Leon Balogun, who made his Nigerian debut on Wednesday during the Mexico friendly at Atlanta in the United Sattes, will…