New pro women soccer team, AFC Toronto, signs Falcon’s Esther Okoronkwo

Toronto, ON (February 24, 2025) – AFC Toronto is delighted to announce the signing of Nigerian forward Esther Okoronkwo. The 27-year-old arrives for her next chapter in Toronto having spent the 2024 season playing in the Chinese Women’s Super League with Changchun Dazhong. Okoronkwo started her professional career in France with AS Saint-Étienne, before moving to […]

Turkey: Osimhen fires brace in Galatasaray away win

Turkey: Osimhen fires brace in Galatasaray away win By Mike Oyebola Victor Osimhen scored twice as Galatasaray thrashed Kayserispor 5-1 in their Turkish Super Lig clash on Sunday. Osimhen gave Okan Buruk’s side the lead from the penalty spot in the fourth minute. The 25-year-old netted his side’s fourth goal of the day 19 minutes […]

Nigeria lose 1-2 to Rwanda in final AFCON qualifier

Nigeria lose 1-2 to Rwanda in final AFCON qualifier Nigeria ended their Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Group D qualifiers with a shocking 2-1 defeat to Rwanda on Monday at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. The underdog Rwandan side staged a remarkable comeback to claim the victory. Despite the upset, Nigeria […]

[UPDATED] AFCON qualifiers: CAF awards victory to Super Eagles, fines Libya $50,000

[UPDATED] AFCON qualifiers: CAF awards victory to Super Eagles, fines Libya $50,000 26th October 2024 Super Eagles of Nigeria Ebenezer Bajela and Olaniyi Apanpa The Disciplinary Committee of the Confederation of African Football has awarded the Super Eagles of Nigeria three points and three goals in their abandoned matchday 4, 2025 Africa Cup of Nations […]

Ex-Green Eagles goalkeeper, Peter ‘Flying Cat’ Fregene is dead

Ex-Green Eagles goalkeeper, Peter ‘Flying Cat’ Fregene is dead   Former Green Eagles goalkeeper, Peter Fregene, is dead. His death was announced by Segun Odegbami on Sunday. Odegbami, Peter Fregene’s friend and ex-international, said the legend died after a protracted illness in the presence of his wife, Tina, and two of his children. Recall that […]

Nigeria boycotts AFCON 2025 qualifier in Libya over ‘inhumane treatment’

Nigeria’s football team will be flown back from Libya without playing their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match following their alleged “inhumane treatment” in the host nation, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has said. The team have been held at an abandoned airport in Libya for more than 17 hours since their chartered flight […]

The Super Eagles are caught in a tense situation in Libya ahead of their AFCON 2025 Qualifier second-leg match

  The Super Eagles are caught in a tense situation in Libya ahead of their AFCON 2025 Qualifier second-leg match. After securing a 1-0 victory against Libya in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, on October 11, the teams were set to face off again in Benina for their fourth Group D clash. Upon arrival in Libya […]

Tobi Amusan fails to qualify for 2024 Women’s Olympics 100m hurdles final

Nigerian sprint icon, Tobi Amusan has failed to make it to the final of the Women’s 100m hurdles at the 2024 Paris Olympics. This came as she finished in third position clocking a time of 12.55s which was also not enough to see her qualify as one of the best losers. The disappointing performance which […]

Olympics Basketball: Nigeria’s D’Tigress beat Canada 79-70, qualify for historic quarter-final

Olympics Basketball: Nigeria’s D’Tigress beat Canada 79-70, qualify for historic quarter-final Olympics Basketball: Nigeria’s D’Tigress beat Canada 79-70, qualify for historic quarter-final Nigeria’s female basketball team, D’Tigress have qualified for a first-ever Olympics Basketball quarter-final after outscoring Canada 79-70 on Sunday. Nigeria lost the second and fourth quarters 23-19, 24-19 respectively, and won the third […]

Meet victorious D’Tigress coach, Rena Wakama

Meet victorious D’Tigress coach, Rena Wakama 6th August 2023 D’Tigress coach, Rena Wakama By Makua Ubanagu Nigeria’s National Female Basketball Team, D’Tigress, became just the second team to win the women’s Afrobasket championship four times in a row by defeating Senegal 84-74 in the championship game on Saturday. Aside from that, the head coach of D’Tigress, […]

Headlines

Browse National Politics

Featuring Top 5/1445 of National Politics

Subscribe

Read more

Browse Today’s Politics

Featuring Top 5/57 of Today's Politics

Browse NNP Columnists

Featuring Top 10/1573 of NNP Columnists

Browse Africa & World Politics

Featuring Top 5/2444 of Africa & World Politics

Subscribe

Read more

ADVERTISEMENT

Categories

FEATURED VIDEOS

Advertisements

ARCHIVES

August 2025
S M T W T F S
 12
3456789
10111213141516
17181920212223
24252627282930
31  

© 2025 New Nigerian Politics. All Rights Reserved. Log in - Designed by Gabfire Themes