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Picture: Rashidi Yekini’s daughter, Yemisi, graduates with distinction in UK

Russia 2018: Abedi tips Eagles to fly over Indomitable Lions

Eagles head coach, Gernot Rohr, threatens to resign

French club Lille sack Vincent Enyeama, 10 others via text

2019 AFCON Qualifier: South Africa Thrash Eagles in Uyo

Zimbabwe: Man loses 22-year-old wife to football ‘bet’

Zambia U20 World Cup: African Champions, Zambia stuns Germany in thriller

Photos: Ahmed Musa remarries after divorcing wife

Iheanacho dismisses City exit talks

Eagles move up in FIFA rankings

Picture: Rashidi Yekini’s daughter, Yemisi, graduates with distinction in UK

Russia 2018: Abedi tips Eagles to fly over Indomitable Lions

Eagles head coach, Gernot Rohr, threatens to resign

French club Lille sack Vincent Enyeama, 10 others via text

2019 AFCON Qualifier: South Africa Thrash Eagles in Uyo

Zimbabwe: Man loses 22-year-old wife to football ‘bet’

Zambia U20 World Cup: African Champions, Zambia stuns Germany in thriller

Photos: Ahmed Musa remarries after divorcing wife

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Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Saturday, August 12th, 2017

TOP HEADLINES Idris Adesina Nigeria moved up a spot from the 39th to 38th position in the latest FIFA Rankings released by the world football body on Thursday. The three-time African champions also moved up a place from the seventh position they occupied last month to the sixth position on the continent. The Super […]

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Saturday, August 12th, 2017

YEMISI Yekini, one of the two daughters left behind by the Nigeria’s all-time Super Eagles’ highest goal scorer, Rashidi Yekini, last week graduated from Dumonforte University in Leicester City, the United Kingdom with distinction. She finished as the second best overall student of her graduating set. The first born of the late goal-king who read […]

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Wednesday, July 26th, 2017

By Chidera Akalonu Ghanian soccer legend, Abedi Pele has tipped Super Eagles to beat Cameroon in September’s back-to-back Russia 2018 World Cup qualifiers. The Super Eagles are currently on top of Group B table with 6 points from two matches with the Indomitable Lions managing just 2 points from two matches. And the former Ghana […]

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Thursday, July 13th, 2017

Gernot Rohr • Cites interference by NFF Super Eagles Technical Adviser Gernot Rohr is said to be seriously considering his position as head coach of the Nigerian national team and may tender his resignation as early as next week when he meets with the Nigerian federation leadership in Morocco during the CAF meetings. The Franco-German […]

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Wednesday, July 5th, 2017

Former Super Eagles goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama is one of 11 players who have been told they are no longer required by new Lille coach Marcelo Bielsa. The French club’s new Argentine boss has also sent messages to Zambia’s Stoppila Sunzu, Tunisia’s Naim Sliti and Ivory Coast’s Junior Tallo saying they are not part of his […]

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Saturday, June 10th, 2017

By New Nigerian Politics Sports Writer South Africa today in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom state capital, achieved the unbelievable, a dream result with a sound defeat of the Super Eagles by a 2-0 margin. Both goals were scored in the second half with a very unmotivated Nigerian team unable to put up any resistance or […]

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Friday, June 9th, 2017

A Zimbabwean man lost his wife after wagering her in a football bet. Charles Jambaya, 26, had pledged his 22-year-old wife Caroline Shumba to another man over the UEFA Champions League final between Real Madrid and Juventus. Jambaya made a verbal agreement with 30-year-old Eugene Gumbo that if Juventus lose the encounter he would […]

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Thursday, June 1st, 2017

Emmanuel Banda of Zambia celebrates scoring African champions, Zambia left it late to see off Germany 4-3 in a pulsating second round encounter at the on-going U-20 world cup in South Korea. Both sides failed to find their groove in the opening period during a disjointed first half, but there was one moment of sublime […]

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Friday, May 26th, 2017

By Emmanuel Okogba Super Eagles striker Ahmed Musa has married the lady who allegedly brought to end his first marriage. Musa who returned to Abuja on Tuesday for the wedding is set to start a new life with his new bride identified as Juliet. His divorced wife, Jamila is reportedly back in Kano state with […]

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Thursday, May 25th, 2017

Iheanacho dismisses City exit talks Kelechi Iheanacho is ignoring the speculation over his future and intends to start next season as a Manchester City player. Speculation has increased over the striker’s future after he slipped down the pecking order at City following the arrival of Gabriel Jesus in January. Premier League sides West […]

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EFCC traces N603m to civil servant’s wife • Arrests DG for N23m scam Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission says it has traced N603m to Mrs [...]
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Reps invite ex-President Jonathan over alleged $1bn Malabu oil scamThe House of Representatives’ Ad-hoc Committee has resolved to invite ex-President Goodluck Jonathan over the alleged diversion of $1 billion. The [...]
Figutive Ex-gov of Jigawa State, Saminu Turaki, arrested at book launch attended by Obasanjo, Gowon Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested a wanted former governor of Jigawa State, Saminu Turaki, The [...]
French club Lille sack Vincent Enyeama, 10 others via textFormer Super Eagles goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama is one of 11 players who have been told they are no longer required [...]
Picture: How dead student woke up in Indian mortuary The Anioma regional headquarters of the Deeper Life Bible Church, Boji-Owa, Ika North East Local Council of Delta State was [...]
Court Orders Nigerian Govt to Publish Names of Treasury Looters; We’re ready to abide– AGFBy Niyi Adeyi LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the Federal Government (FG) [...]

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Five children die after eating cucumber in Cross RiverSamson Folarin Tragedy struck in Amana village, in the Obanliku area of Cross River State when five children were reportedly killed [...]

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Police rescue 14 passengers kidnapped in Rivers Chukwudi Akasike, Port Harcourt Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command have rescued 14 passengers, who were kidnapped on Thursday by [...]
FG summons Cameroon envoy over Bakassi killings, eviction Adelani Adepegba, Abuja The Federal Government has summoned Cameroon’s High Commissioner to Nigeria, Amb. Abbas Salahedine, to give explanations on the alleged [...]
UK: Court jails woman for making false rape, sex assault claims against 15 menIt has been discovered that a 25-year-old woman, Jemma Beale, falsely accused a man already in jail and another who [...]
Naira falls against dollar despite CBN’s interventionThe Naira on Friday suffered marginal loss against the dollar at the parallel market in spite of CBN’s intervention at [...]
Nigeria can’t break up again, says ObasanjoOvie Okpare, Warri Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has told pro-separatist agitators advocating for the division of Nigeria to shun such idea, [...]

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US Transparency Bill to expose illicit funds from Nigeria, othersA Corporate Transparency Bill introduced in the U.S. Congress last week may force disclosure of Nigerians and other nationals who [...]

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Acting President Osinbajo should stop the lies, says Fani-Kayode Former Aviation minister Chief Femi Fani-Kayode has asked the Acting President Yemi Osinbajo to stop the lies. Fani-Kayode on Thursday in [...]
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Why we couldn’t audit Abacha’s loot under Obasanjo -W’BankThe World Bank says it played a limited role in the spending of loots recovered from Sani Abacha, Nigeria’s military [...]
Picture: Notorious Neo-Nazi, racist, white supremacist rumored to be living in Lagos Cable News Network (CNN) claims that a white supremacist is living in Lagos, Nigeria. The man is namedAndrew Anglinis in Lagos [...]
Fayose threatens to release 11 damaging pictures on Buhari’s health Olusola Fabiyi, Abuja The Governor of Ekiti State, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, has threatened to release 11 pictures which he said would [...]
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Picture: US-based Nigerian pastor jailed 15 years for raping teenage siblings Pastor Chizor Reuben Chizor, a US-based Nigerian pastor, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for raping two underage girls. According [...]
Eagles head coach, Gernot Rohr, threatens to resign Gernot Rohr • Cites interference by NFF Super Eagles Technical Adviser Gernot Rohr is said to be seriously considering his position as [...]

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Russia 2018: Abedi tips Eagles to fly over Indomitable LionsBy Chidera Akalonu Ghanian soccer legend, Abedi Pele has tipped Super Eagles to beat Cameroon in September’s back-to-back Russia 2018 World [...]
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We’ll send Nnamdi Kanu back to prison – Anambra community Tony Okafor, Awka The Nri community in Anambra State, believed to be the ancestral home of the Igbo, has threatened [...]
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