President of world football-governing body, FIFA, Mr. Gianni Infantino has described the former Super Falcons’ Head Coach, Ismaila Mabo who died recently as “one of the best coaches of his generation.” In a letter of condolence that he personally signed and addressed to President of NFF, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau ...
The EFCC says it arrested 65 persons in 28 states on Saturday over alleged voter inducement at the governorship and Houses of Assembly elections. This is contained in a statement issued by its spokesman, Mr Wilson Uwujaren. Uwujaren stated that 20 of the suspects were arrested in Kwara, while 13 ...
The United Kingdom has earmarked 10 million pounds grant for innovators in Sub-Saharan Africa, South East Asia, and South Africa to address the energy situation. Mr Joshua Adedeji, Knowledge Transfer Manager for the Innovate UK Nigeria, said this in a statement at the end of an Energy Catalyst meeting in ...
The Poultry Farmers Association of Nigeria (PFAN) said its members lost more than N30 billion worth of over 15 million crates of eggs to the lingering cash scarcity in the country. In a statement on Friday, Sunday Onallo-Akpa, national president of PFAN, lamented that the poultry industry was on the ...
The United Kingdom (UK) on Friday said its visa application centres in Lagos will be closed on March 20 over likely outbreak of post-election violence in the city. Recall that the governorship and assembly elections are scheduled to hold on Saturday, March 18. Top three contenders for the governorship seat ...
Manchester United will face Sevilla in the 2023 Europa League quarter-finals, while Juventus play Sporting CP in the other standout fixture. United face fourth La Liga side in record-winners Sevilla Former UCL teams clash as Juventus take on Sporting Roma & Feyenoord meet in Conference League final repeat WHAT HAPPENED? ...
Nigeria announced their 23-man squad for March’s double-header against Guinea-Bissau on Thursday, with Jose Peseiro unveiling a star-studded squad. However, while the Super Eagles can boast immense strength in depth, there are some high-profile absentees from Peseiro’s squad. Here are the biggest omissions. William Troost-Ekong The centre-back featured more for ...
Chelsea will play Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-finals 2022-23, while Manchester City face Bayern Munich in a blockbuster clash. Chelsea face Madrid in repeat of 2021-22 QF Guardiola comes up against former club Bayern Opportunity for Milan derby in semi-finals WHAT HAPPENED? Graham Potter's Blues were drawn against ...
FIFA President Gianni Infantino has been re-elected until 2027 and has stated that there needs to be more football played in the world. This comes after the announcement of an expanded 2026 World Cup and a new 32-team Club World Cup, which has been criticized by player unions and La ...
Crystal Palace have confirmed that Patrick Vieira has been sacked as the club’s first-team manager. The Arsenal FC legend was hired by the club on July 4, 2021, in a three-year contract following the departure of their previous manager, Roy Hodgson, who served the club since 2017. Following his recent ...
