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YNaija July 1, 2023

Israel DMW Defends Davido Amidst Controversy, Declares ‘Nobody Can Bring You Down’

In an Instagram post, Israel DMW, the logistics manager for Nigerian Afrobeats star Davido, expressed unwavering support for the singer following his performance at the 2023 Afro Nation in Portugal.…

YNaija June 30, 2023

Asake’s Daring Dive Into Crowd at Afro Nation Festival in Portugal Goes Terribly Wrong

The Afro Nation festival in Portugal was electrified on Thursday night as Nigerian singer Asake took the stage and became the center of attention with his daring stunt. As one…

YNaija December 10, 2022

Morocco becomes first African team to reach the World Cup semifinals after shocking victory over Portugal

Youssef En-Nesyri secured Morocco's historic 1-0 victory against Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal in their World Cup quarterfinal match on Saturday. At Al Thumama Stadium, the Atlas Lions achieved history by…

YNaija November 24, 2022

Portugal begins World Cup campaign with a 3-2 victory over Ghana

Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player to score in five Fifa World Cups as Portugal defeated Ghana in their opening match. Ronaldo was playing for the first time since his…

YNaija November 18, 2022

Nigeria loses 4-0 to Portugal in World Cup friendly; 133 million Nigerians are multidimensionally poor – NBS | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Nigeria loses 4-0 to Portugal in World Cup friendlyBuhari fires NYSC DGAlleged $2.8m fraud: EFCC arraigns fake FBI Commander133 million Nigerians are multidimensionally poor - NBSFG expresses concern over killing…

Chinedu Okafor October 28, 2020

#YNaijaSportsExtra: Ronaldo vs Messi showdown not happening, owing to a small misunderstanding

Remember how excited the football world was to discover that both Lionel Messi's team Barcelona, and Cristiano Ronaldo's team, Juventus, were set to face off in the UEFA Champion's league,…

Chinedu Okafor October 14, 2020

#YNaijaSportsExtra: World’s most beloved athlete Cristiano Ronaldo contracts Covid-19

From the moment sporting leagues all over the world gradually and successively began reopening sporting events, the badgering question of immediate concern was the safety of athletes and the proxy…

Ade Thompson June 25, 2018

#WorldCup Roundup: Drama in Group B as Spain and Portugal qualify

It was a dramatic end to the final games of Group B, and as Nordin Amrabat put it ‘VAR is BS’. I certainly won’t go ahead to discredit VAR but…

Ade Thompson June 15, 2018

#WorldCup2018 Preview: Ronaldo set to crash a troubled Spanish camp

Today, the Iberian rivalry will be restored in the World Cup Group B clash between Portugal and Spain by 7:00pm. Real Madrid legend Cristiano Ronaldo will look to take advantage…

Omoleye Omoruyi July 2, 2017

2017 Confed Cup: Without Ronaldo, Portugal beat Mexico to win third place

Portugal have beaten Mexico 2-1 in what can described as a fairly dramatic third and fourth place of the FIFA Confederations Cup. Luis Neto opened the scoring in 54th minute,…

Omoleye Omoruyi June 18, 2017

Wild forest fire kills 57, injures dozens in Portugal (PHOTOS)

At least 57 people have been killed by wild forest fires in central Portugal, with many dying in their cars as they tried to run from the flames, the government…

Omoleye Omoruyi June 13, 2017

Cristiano Ronaldo accused of €14m tax fraud

Real Madrid and Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo, has reportedly defrauded the Spanish taxman of more than €14 million, according to the Madrid prosecutor’s office, El País. In a statement, the prosecutor’s office said…

Oludolapo Adelana July 19, 2016

I’ll return stronger – Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo has promised to come back stronger for the upcoming season despite sustaining an injury during Portugal's victorious Euro 2016 final against France. The Real Madrid forward who played…

Oreoluwa Peters July 12, 2016

#Euro2016 final: Ronaldo, Payet, Eder’s goal and more lead the conversation on Facebook

Following the success of the just concluded UEFA Euro 2016 football tournament in France which saw Portugal clinch their first ever major title, Facebook has stated that the tournament was…

Azeez July 11, 2016

Ronaldo gifts Nani his Euro 2016 silver boot

Portugal National team Captain, Cristiano Ronaldo has given his Euro 2016 silver boot to teammate, Luis Nani. The Real Madrid star finished second, behind Antoine Griezmann, in the race to…

Mazi Emeka July 11, 2016

The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today

These are the top five stories to monitor today 1. Portugal are the new champions of Europe The Portuguese national football team have won the Euro 2016 championship 2. Fuel scarcity…

Oreoluwa Peters July 11, 2016

In 60 pictures, relive the drama in Paris at #Euro2016 final

It was a mind-blowing finale at the Stade De France in Paris to wrap such an amazing month-long festival of European football. From the beautiful closing ceremony spearheaded by world…

Oreoluwa Peters July 11, 2016

#Euro2016: Ronaldo tastes first major international title triumph

Portugal are champions of Europe and they defeated hosts, France in a dramatic final at Stade de France on Sunday night to do so. The night started badly for the Portuguese…

Oludolapo Adelana July 8, 2016

EURO 2016: Clattenburg to referee France-Portugal final

UEFA has chosen Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg to take charge of Sunday's Euro 2016 final between France and Portugal. Clattenburg will take the centre stage at the Stade de…

Azeez July 7, 2016

Ronaldo says Portugal deserves to win Euro 2016 final

Portugal national team captain, Cristiano Ronaldo believes his side deserves to win the Euro 2016 final. The Real Madrid forward scored a goal and made an assist against Wales to…

Oreoluwa Peters July 7, 2016

Portugal cross semifinal hurdle with 2-0 win over Wales

Wales' European adventure has come to an end as Portugal advanced to the final of the UEFA Euro 2016 with a 2-0 win over Chris Coleman's side. Wales dominated the…

Azeez July 6, 2016

#Euro2016: Bale has performed better than Ronaldo- Maradona

Ahead of the semi-final clash between Real Madrid teammates- Ronaldo and Bale, Argentina Legend, Diego Maradona believes the Welshman has contributed to the success of his team, Wales, than the…

Oreoluwa Peters June 24, 2016

Siasia releases 35-man provisional list for the Rio Olympics

Samson Siasia, head coach of the U-23 team has released the 35-man provisional list for this year's Rio Olympics. He included in the list, Super Eagles players such as John…

ifreke February 23, 2015

Why did Nani weep after scoring a sensational goal? (READ)

by Mark Bassey After unleashing an unstoppable effort to double Sporting Lisbon's lead against Gil Vicente, Nani broke down in tears. It was one of the most awkward sights ever…

ifreke February 19, 2015

3 things we learnt from Luis Figo’s bid for FIFA president

by Mark Bassey Former Portugal winger Luis Figo, will contest against Sepp Blatter, Michael van Praag and Prince Ali Bin Al-Hussein for FIFA presidency on May 29. The 42-year-old today…

ifreke February 6, 2015

Want to look like Cristiano Ronaldo? Here are 15 fitness tips you should try

by Mark Bassey Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo, is one of the most admired sportsmen in the world today. The Portugal captain arrived at Old Trafford as a skinny teenage in…

Isime Esene January 12, 2015

Today’s Daily Brief: Ronaldo is 2014 FIFA World Footballer of the Year, PDP denies plans to postpone elections, DHQ says 150 people died in Baga, and more

The Director of Defence Information, Major General Chris Olukolade, has addressed a press conference in Abuja denying widespread reports that Boko Haram killed as many as 2,000 people in the…

oluwatobisoyombo July 28, 2014

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