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Qatar bans the sale of beer at all World Cup stadiums
Fifa has confirmed alcohol will be banned for World Cup fans in a major and unprecedented volte-face just 48 hours ...
FIFA names Kizz Daniel as one of the musicians performing at the 2022 World Cup
FIFA has announced Kizz Daniel as one of the headliners of the FIFA Fan Festival event in Doha, Qatar. Kizz ...
Disqualified PDP presidential aspirants face panel today; Ambode groups says Sanwo-Olu will be sent home | 5 Things That Should Matter Today
CAN declares three-day prayer for insecurity Disqualified PDP presidential aspirants face panel Tuesday FIFA fines Nigeria ₦64m, orders Eagles to ...
After fans’ vandalisation, FIFA bans Abuja Stadium indefinitely
World football governing body, FIFA, has placed an indefinite ban on the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja. The ban came ...
Climate campaigners take South Africa to court over coal policy | 5 Things That Should Matter Today
Across the African continent, these are the 5 stories you may have missed out on: Somalia faces ‘rapidly worsening’ drought: ...
Soccer legend, Diego Maradona leaves a legacy of imperfect glory | #YNaijaSportsExtra
Argentine football legend, Diego Maradona has just passed on after suffering a heart failure. The fabled Argentina attacking midfielder suffered ...
FIFA is attempting a clean up of the Confederation of African Football, and ‘someone’ is answering for it
The international governing body of association football, Federation International de Football Association (FIFA), is once again forced to ban a ...
Your bank accounts can now be debited for defaulting on loans and interests | 5 Things that Should Matter Today
In an attempt to reduce non-performing bank loans in the banking sector, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued ...
Playstation 5: Will video gaming become the ‘new normal’ for sports lovers?
by Onakoya Toluwanimi Social media went into a frenzy when Sony released a demo video, earlier this week, displaying sneak peeks ...
The Big 5: Sack service chiefs to end insecurity – ADP tells Buhari; Kano assembly approves life pension for speaker, deputy | Other top stories
Here are the stories you should be monitoring today: Sack service chiefs to end insecurity – ADP tells Buhari The ...
FIFA suspension: A tale of how the NFF has consistently jeopardised the nation’s favourite sport
Unless something drastic is done by the Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo (SAN,) Nigeria will receive a FIFA ban by ...
#WorldCup2018: Here’s all you need to know about the reward for the eliminated teams
As the final round of group matches at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia ends today, one can look ...
The Late 5: South Africa gets new president, Nigeria drops in latest FIFA ranking and other top stories
These are the Nigerian stories that drove conversation today. President Muhammadu Buhari has promised to take Nigeria to the next ...
NFF sets up panel to investigate error but it’s a hoax
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has set up a four-man committee to probe the error which led to FIFA sanctioning ...
How the error occurred | NFF President, Pinnick reacts to FIFA sanction
The President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick has apologised for the error that led to the sanction by ...
The Late 5: FIFA’s sanction on NFF, Amaechi’s question to Jonathan, and other top stories
These are the top five stories that drove conversation today. Just as we were starting to praise him for his ...
We accept FIFA’s decision | NFF reacts to sanction
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has reacted to the sanction against it by football governing body, FIFA. What happened: FIFA ...
2018 World Cup: FIFA sanctions Nigeria, awards 3-0 victory to Algeria
World football governing body, FIFA has sanctioned the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) for fielding an ineligible player in the match between Algeria ...
#WorldCupDraw: These are the countries Nigeria is likely to face ahead of tonight’s draw
The draw for the 21st edition of the FIFA World Cup will hold on Friday, December 1 at the State Kremlin ...
Despite victory against Argentina, Nigeria drops 9 places in FIFA ranking
The Super Eagles of Nigeria has dropped nine places to 50th position on the latest FIFA ranking. This is despite ...
FIFA approves Nigeria, Argentina clash in Russia
World football governing body, FIFA, has approved the friendly match between Nigeria and Argentina on November 14 in Krasnodar, Russia. ...
FIFA increases World Cup prize money to $400m
Football ruling body, FIFA has increased the amount to be shared by 32 national teams competing at the 2018 World Cup ...
Russia 2018: Italy to face Sweden | FIFA releases schedule for European #WCQ play-offs
Ties will be played between November 9 and 14. The team listed first will play the first leg at home. ...
FIFA expels Equatorial Guinea from 2019 Women’s World Cup
FIFA’s disciplinary committee has expelled the Equatorial Guinea from the 2019 Women’s World Cup scheduled for France if its team ...
Nigeria moves up in latest FIFA ranking
Nigeria has moved up a spot in the latest FIFA Rankings released yesterday by the world football governing body. This ...
700 Boko Haram terrorists surrender; N300,000 reward for N-Power volunteer | The 5 numbers that mattered this week
447 – The number of Boko Haram insurgents killed by the Nigerian Army in the last three months. 10 soldiers ...
Nigeria ranked 39th in latest FIFA rankings
Confederations Cup champions, Germany are number one in the world in the latest FIFA rankings. Victory by a second-string squad ...
World Cup 2022: FIFA publishes ‘corruption’ report
The new chairpersons of the independent Ethics Committee, Maria Claudia Rojas of the investigatory chamber and Vassilios Skouris of the ...
FIFA confirms more World Cup slot for Africa
by Azeez Adeniyi The FIFA Council during its meeting in Bahrain has confirmed that Africa could have as many as ...
FIFA overturns Messi four-game international ban
by Azeez Adeniyi World football governing body, FIFA, on Friday overturned the four-game ban against Barcelona star Lionel Messi for ...
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