The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has zoned its 2027 presidential ticket to Southern Nigeria, a move widely seen as giving former Labour Party candidate Peter Obi a major advantage ahead of the opposition coalition’s primary race. The decision was announced after a high-level stakeholders’ meeting in Abuja, where party leaders cited the need for equity,... Read More
A Federal High Court in Abuja has indefinitely adjourned the suit challenging the leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) under former Senate President David Mark after the plaintiff, Nafiu Bala Gombe, requested that the case be transferred to another judge. The case, which has intensified the party’s internal crisis ahead of the 2027 elections,... Read More
Fuel your competitive spirit, chase victory, and let sports be your legacy encapsulates the essence of embracing sports as a means to challenge oneself, strive for success, and leave a lasting impact. This phrase urges individuals to tap into their inner drive and motivation. Igniting their competitive spirit. It encourages them to set ambitious goals,... Read More
Fuel your competitive spirit, chase victory, and let sports be your legacy encapsulates the essence of embracing sports as a means to challenge oneself, strive for success, and leave a lasting impact. This phrase urges individuals to tap into their inner drive and motivation. Igniting their competitive spirit. It encourages them to set ambitious goals,... Read More
In the vast realm of football, where passion and talent intertwine, a dark cloud looms over the pitch—racism. This insidious specter continues to cast its shadow, tainting the sport we hold dear. We must confront this issue head-on, not just as casual observers, but as ardent supporters of the beautiful game. Today, we delve into... Read More
Mikel Obi, the former captain of the Super Eagles, has ended his professional football career. On Tuesday, the former Chelsea midfielder announced his decision on social media, expressing happiness with the journey and thanking supporters and former teammates. Mikel, 35, had a highly successful career, winning the Champions League and the English Premier League with... Read More
Across the African continent, these are the 5 stories you may have missed out on: Somalia faces ‘rapidly worsening’ drought: UN Somalia’s “rapidly worsening” drought has left more than two million people facing severe food and water shortages, the United Nations said, warning of a fourth consecutive season of poor rainfall in the conflict-wracked country.... Read More
It may seem like a totally ridiculous idea but there has been talk of Manchester United considering the prospect of a sensational swap deal for Cristiano Ronaldo back to the team, giving Paul Pogba in exchange. Talks about Paul Pogba’s future at Manchester United has gone on for months now, and his agent, Mino Raiola... Read More
1990 was an historical year for the UK. Margaret Thatcher announced her resignation as British PM after John Major was chosen to lead the country and conservative party. Poll tax was introduced causing mass demonstrations all year round from aggrieved Britons who claimed the tax moved the tax burden from the rich to the poor.... Read More
Last weekend, during a routine Nigerian Premier League match between the Nassarawa United team and Katsina United, a Nassarawa United player Chineme Martins suffered a concussion while fielding a tackle from an opposing player. That tackle, while fairly dangerous, would end up taking Chineme’s life, helped along by incompetence from many parties. Chineme Martins was... Read More
It was a sad weekend for soccer. Most notable being the death of Leicester’s football club owner, Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha’s. He died in a helicopter crash on his way out of King Power Stadium. Just mere seconds in flight, his helicopter developed some technicalities and spiralled out of control, and crashed. Other victims of the crash... Read More
It was a historic night in the NFL as Drew Brees became the all-time passing yard leader. The 39-year-old quarterback of the New Orleans Saints broke history yesterday by passing legendary quarterback, Peyton Manning in most career passing yards in NFL history. His record-breaking night couldn’t have played out any better, as the Saints drown the Washington... Read More
Reigning president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick on Thursday was re-elected as chairman for a second term in an election that held in Kastina. Mr. Muhammed Sani Katu, Head of the NFF electoral committee presided over the election. Messrs Luca Pizzas, a senior official in the office of the FIFA president and... Read More
With the completion of Alisson Becker’s transfer to Liverpool for a world record fee for a goalkeeper for a stunning £67m approximately. It is fair to say that the football transfer market has gone nuts. Even worse is Southampton’s reported bid of £20m for Liverpool’s Danny Ings – wow, I’m speechless! Fulham’s Ryan Sessegnon –... Read More
Twitter has sparked the Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi debate again on who is the real G.O.A.T. Perhaps the greatest debate in the history of football for the past 10 years right? Is it ever going to end? Never have two players of that equal magnitude graced the football pitch in the same era. They are... Read More
“It is time to set childish things away and focus on the reason why they are wearing that jersey” my words to my friend this morning as we were doing our own mini preview of the big game tonight between Nigeria and Croatia. There is no doubt there is a massive frenzy with the Nigerian... Read More
Generally, there is less excitement about Group A of the upcoming World Cup in Russia as attention will be focused on the so-called groups of death. However, with careful observation it is quite clear that this group will bring excitement to the tourney in about 9 days from now. The group comprises the host Russia, South... Read More
Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger will leave the club at the end of the season, ending a 22-year reign. In a statement issued by Wenger on Friday, the manager said, “After careful consideration and following discussions with the club, I feel it is the right time for me to step down at the end of the season. “I... Read More
Support for the Super Eagles was further boosted by the announcement of TomTom as the official candy of the Super Eagles. TomTom has been a historic supporter of the Nigerian football national teams over the years. The announcement was done at Cadbury Nigeria Plc Headquarters in Lagos where the Managing Director of Cadbury Nigeria Plc;... Read More
In the space of five days, Arsenal suffered a 3 nil loss twice to Manchester City. The first defeat came at the Carabao Cup final with a shambolic performance from the Gunners. Arsene Wenger’s side were outplayed by Pep Guardiola’s side in the Premier League tie with three quick first-half goals from Bernardo Silva, David... Read More
The first domestic trophy is up for grabs in England this Sunday as a wonderful final awaits us when Manchester City battle it out with Arsenal in the Carabao Cup final. These days winning the Carabao Cup can be likened to winning a Continental trophy due to the influx of money bags that have started... Read More
Football legend, Thiery Henry was on Sunday crowned the ‘Igwe of football’ at an event in Victoria Island, Lagos. Henry arrived Nigeria for the ‘Watch a Match with Thierry Henry’ event. He was dressed in the traditional Igbo attire, with the chieftaincy cap. See photos below:
The draw for the 21st edition of the FIFA World Cup will hold on Friday, December 1 at the State Kremlin Palace inside the Moscow Kremlin. This event which is part of activities leading to the competition is expected to kick off around 18:00 local time, which is 4pm Nigerian time. The attention of Nigerians will... Read More
The Nigerian Army has organised a 16-team football competition in Sambisa Forest for youth of Gubio Local Government Area of Borno State. Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, Colonel Timothy Antigha, confirmed the football competition. He said the youth “would be unavailable for the use of Boko Haram insurgents.” He said, “It is part of our operations to... Read More
Super Falcons player, Francisca Ordega on Friday joined Atletico Madrid Women on loan. Ordega was a former player of the Washington Spirit. Her signing was announced on the club’s website and Twitter account. “The 24-year-old Nigerian footballer is on the front line and will wear our jersey until next March when she will start a... Read More
Patrick Olusegun Odegbami, known simply as Segun Odegbami, a retired Nigerian footballer on Monday, October 2nd, 2017, said sports has the power to change Nigeria, adding that it remains a unifying factor in the country. Speaking at The Platform, held at Covenant Christian Centre, a nation and governance building program, where he spoke on the... Read More
by Temitope Adigun Several years ago, most Nigerians were strangers to the advancing age of digitalization, especially that of the online; doubting their viability in a nation coupled with lack of knowledge of the internet. It is baffling to notice that upon the drastic change in the technological system of the world, in which Nigeria... Read More
Yesterday, TwitterNG was buzzing with the coming of a new Messiah, TSTV who would wipe Nigerians DSTV football viewing frustrations away. To quote Manasseh Egedegbe, “So why am I paying 17k a month if I can’t watch ordinary EFL Cup?”. The advantages of TSTV being touted on social media are its Pay-as-you-view option, 20gig data... Read More
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