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2026 World Cup: African nations want 10 places at expanded competition

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Thursday, February 23rd, 2017

Nigeria (pictured) and Algeria were the best performing African sides at the 2014 World Cup, reaching the last 16 Africa will be looking to double the number of places it has at an expanded World Cup from 2026. The continent’s football association presidents have told football’s world governing body Fifa they want at least 10 […]

Ideye the latest African to move to China

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Thursday, February 23rd, 2017

Brown Ideye has signed a three-year deal at Tianjin Teda Brown Ideye has become the latest Nigerian to head to the Chinese Super League after joining Tianjin Teda. The 28-year-old has left Greek club Olympiakos to sign a three-year deal. He will play alongside Super Eagles team-mate John Mikel Obi and Gabon international Malick Evouna. […]

Lagos housemaid disappears with Ghanaian family’s daughter

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, State News Monday, February 20th, 2017

Published February 21, 2017 Samson Folarin A 12-year-old housemaid, identified only as Mary, has disappeared with her boss daughter, Faith Ayeh, in the Iju Ishaga area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro learnt that Mary had been employed by the family through an agent about five months ago. The incident happened on Kudirat Abiola Estate, Akute […]

Task force officials batter LASU student for videoing operation

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, State News Monday, February 20th, 2017

A 500-level part-time Business Administration student of the Lagos State University is battling with a broken arm and injuries allegedly inflicted on her face by operatives of the Lagos State Taskforce on Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit. The student, 28-year-old Sewuese Matthew, was reportedly battered for using her foster sister’s mobile phone to […]

Car kills UNIABUJA student fleeing from robbers

Posted by admin Abuja (FCT), Headlines, State News Monday, February 20th, 2017

Afeez Hanafi A 200-level undergraduate of the University of Abuja escaped a robbery attack around the main campus on Sunday, only to run into an oncoming vehicle near the school gate. The student of History and Diplomatic Studies, identified simply as Simi Love, was reportedly crushed by the car, and died afterwards at the […]

Russian UN ambassador dies suddenly

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines, United Nations Monday, February 20th, 2017

NEW YORK—Russia’s ambassador to the United Nations, a veteran diplomat known as a potent, savvy yet personable voice for his country’s interests who could both spar and get along with his Western counterparts, died suddenly Monday after falling ill in his office at Russia’s U.N. mission. Vitaly Churkin was taken to a hospital, where he […]

Sanusi plans law barring poor Kano men from polygamy

Posted by admin Headlines, Kano Monday, February 20th, 2017

The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, says he is on the verge of proposing a law which will restrict poor men in the emirate from marrying many wives. Sanusi said this in Abuja on Sunday at the 50th anniversary of the death of Ambasador Isa Wali, a former Nigerian High Commissioner to Ghana who […]

Raising kids in Europe challenging -Collins Nweke, first non-Belgian to be elected to political office in West Flanders province, Belgium

Posted by admin Headlines Monday, February 20th, 2017

The Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora in Europe, Collins Nweke, who is the first non-Belgian to be elected to political office in West Flanders province, Belgium, tells ARUKAINO UMUKORO about his fatherhood experiences What does fatherhood mean to you? Fatherhood is about shaping a life at the early stages, then coaching the child midway about […]

KICC, Ashimolowo’s church under alleged fraud investigation

Posted by admin Headlines, Religion Saturday, February 18th, 2017

The City of London police are investigating an alleged fraud involving a former Premier League footballer who lost £3.9 million from a British Church, Kingsway International Christian Centre. The Church is owned by a popular Nigerian Pastor Matthew Ashimolowo, the Guardian reports. The footballer lost the money to one of Britain’s richest evangelical churches in […]

Picture: Inside story of Andrew Yakubu’s $11m ‘Gift’

Posted by admin Headlines Saturday, February 18th, 2017

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