AITEO GIVES 14-DAY ULTIMATUM FOR NFF LEADERSHIP CRISIS RESOLUTION
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AITEO GIVES 14-DAY ULTIMATUM FOR NFF LEADERSHIP CRISIS RESOLUTION

BY ZIVAH OKEGBENLE.   Nigeria Football Federation may lose one of its main sponsors, AITEO as the firm on Wednesday gave a 14-day ultimatum for the resolution of…

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NIGERIA’S SPORTS MINISTER, DALUNG DENIES RUMOURS ON CHIEF JUSTICE VACATING ORDER ON NFF
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NIGERIA’S SPORTS MINISTER, DALUNG DENIES RUMOURS ON CHIEF JUSTICE VACATING ORDER ON NFF

BY KUNLE SOLAJA. Nigeria’s Sports Minister, Solomon Dalung has refuted claims circulating on various WhatsApp platforms in Nigeria that the crisis rocking Nigeria football administration has been amicably…

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PRAY FOR ME AS I BEGIN JOURNEY IN POLITICS, SAYS ODEGBAMI
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PRAY FOR ME AS I BEGIN JOURNEY IN POLITICS, SAYS ODEGBAMI

  “Today, I shall start another journey in my pilgrimage here on earth. I am venturing into a space that I am not familiar with. My only guide…

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NIGERIA RANKS 20TH AMONG 32 RUSSIA 2018 WORLD CUP TEAMS
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NIGERIA RANKS 20TH AMONG 32 RUSSIA 2018 WORLD CUP TEAMS

BY KUNLE SOLAJA. The power ranking of the 32 teams that featured at the World Cup 2018 put the Super Eagles at number 20. The Nigerian team, despite…

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BBC RATES AHMED MUSA AMONG RUSSIA 2018 STARS TO EARN BETTER MOVES
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BBC RATES AHMED MUSA AMONG RUSSIA 2018 STARS TO EARN BETTER MOVES

BY ZIVAH OKEGBENLE.  Nigeria’s Ahmed Musa is included among 10 World Cup stars whose good performance may earn them better transfers in the coming days. Musa’s brilliant double…

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VIDEO: VOTING AHMED MUSA’S GOAL AS THE BEST AT RUSSIA 2018 WORLD CUP
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VIDEO: VOTING AHMED MUSA’S GOAL AS THE BEST AT RUSSIA 2018 WORLD CUP

With FIFA launching a poll to pick the best of the  169 goals scored at the Russia 2018 World Cup, Ahmed Musa’s classy goal, the second against Iceland…

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SOUTH AFRICAN PUBLICATION RUNS COMMENTARY ON MIKEL OBI’S COURAGE
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SOUTH AFRICAN PUBLICATION RUNS COMMENTARY ON MIKEL OBI’S COURAGE

A South African publication, Daily Maverick has chronicled the pain and the magical ways Nigeria’s Mikel Obi rose to the occasion to still have a good outing at…

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ECHOES OF RUSSIA 2018: EVERY TEAM MADE A MARK…INCLUDING NIGERIA!
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ECHOES OF RUSSIA 2018: EVERY TEAM MADE A MARK…INCLUDING NIGERIA!

BY KUNLE SOLAJA. The World Cup 2018 may be over, but the memories will continue to linger. Little wonder, President Vladimir Putin has extended the validity of the…

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LMC ANNOUNCES INDEFINITE POSTPONEMENT OF NPFL RESUMPTION
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LMC ANNOUNCES INDEFINITE POSTPONEMENT OF NPFL RESUMPTION

BY HARRY IWUALA. The League Management Company (LMC) Monday announced an indefinite suspension of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) which was scheduled to resume from the World…

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SEGUN ODEGBAMI TO CONTEST GOVERNORSHIP SEAT ON LABOUR PARTY PLATFORM
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SEGUN ODEGBAMI TO CONTEST GOVERNORSHIP SEAT ON LABOUR PARTY PLATFORM

Former Nigeria international, Chief Segun Odegbami will on Wednesday formerly declare his gubernatorial intention. In media release by the former speedy right winger, he said he will formerly…

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DALUNG APPLAUDS IFEANYI UBAH’S 1 FAMILY 1 FOOTBALLER PROJECT
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DALUNG APPLAUDS IFEANYI UBAH’S 1 FAMILY 1 FOOTBALLER PROJECT

BY NNEKA IKEM ANIBEZE. Nigeria’s Sports Minister, Solomon Dalung has applauded Chief Ifeanyi Ubah for his initiative for the Project 1 Family 1 Footballer (1F1F) he organized on…

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ABIA WARRIORS’ CHAIRMAN, INYAMA GOES INTO POLITICS
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ABIA WARRIORS’ CHAIRMAN, INYAMA GOES INTO POLITICS

BY ZIVAH OKEGBENLE. The chairman of Nigeria Professional Football League side, Chief Emeka Inyama has thrown his hat into the political ring. In a message to www.sportsvillagesquare.com, he…

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VIDEOS: AHMED MUSA’S GOAL COULD EMERGE AS BEST AT RUSSIA 2018
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VIDEOS: AHMED MUSA’S GOAL COULD EMERGE AS BEST AT RUSSIA 2018

BY KUNLE SOLAJA. With FIFA launching a poll to pick the best of the  169 goals scored at the Russia 2018 World Cup, Ahmed Musa’s classy goal, the…

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WITH WORLD CUP OVER, ‘MATHEMATICAL’ ODEGBAMI OPENS UP ON GOVERNORSHIP AMBITION
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WITH WORLD CUP OVER, ‘MATHEMATICAL’ ODEGBAMI OPENS UP ON GOVERNORSHIP AMBITION

One of Africa’s most illustrious former footballers, Segun Odegbami is shifting attention from sports politics into full time politics and has decided to go into governance. He has…

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MAIDEN U-16 WORLD CUP-WINNING COACH, BRODRICKS-IMASUEN CLOCKS 80
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MAIDEN U-16 WORLD CUP-WINNING COACH, BRODRICKS-IMASUEN CLOCKS 80

BY KUNLE SOLAJA. The first coach to handle a U-16 World Cup winning side, Nigeria’s Sebastian Brodricks-Imasuen has clocked 80 this Sunday. He is a former national team…

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FLYING EAGLES RETURN, SET TO CONQUER ‘TOUGH’ MAURITANIANS
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FLYING EAGLES RETURN, SET TO CONQUER ‘TOUGH’ MAURITANIANS

BY ADEMOLA OLAJIRE. The contingent of Nigeria’s U20 boys, Flying Eagles, departed Nouakchott, capital of Mauritania on Sunday morning following a 1-1 draw with their Mauritanian counterparts in…

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SUPER EAGLES TO GET $8 MILLION WORLD CUP PRIZE MONEY …LAST 4 MINUTES OF ARGENTINA MATCH COST NIGERIA $4 MILLION
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SUPER EAGLES TO GET $8 MILLION WORLD CUP PRIZE MONEY …LAST 4 MINUTES OF ARGENTINA MATCH COST NIGERIA $4 MILLION

BY KUNLE SOLAJA. With the World Cup 2018 closing this Sunday, FIFA has come up with the financial earnings of each of the 32 teams that participated. From…

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WORLD CUP HITS MILESTONE 900TH MATCH WITH FRANCE – CROATIA FINAL DUEL… NIGERIA PLAYED 800TH WORLD CUP MATCH
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WORLD CUP HITS MILESTONE 900TH MATCH WITH FRANCE – CROATIA FINAL DUEL… NIGERIA PLAYED 800TH WORLD CUP MATCH

BY KUNLE SOLAJA. Another major milestone is reached on Sunday when France play Croatia in the final match of the Russia 2018 World Cup. Not only is it…

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AMBODE RESCUES STRANDED NIGERIANS IN RUSSIA
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AMBODE RESCUES STRANDED NIGERIANS IN RUSSIA

BY KUNLE SOLAJA.   Relief has come for the stranded Nigerians in Russia as the Lagos State Governor; Akinwunmi Ambode has decided to fund their trip home. Steve…

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NIGERIA’S AMAJU PINNICK IS MATCH COMMISSIONER FOR ENGLAND-BELGIUM CLASH
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NIGERIA’S AMAJU PINNICK IS MATCH COMMISSIONER FOR ENGLAND-BELGIUM CLASH

The President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick, will be on duty again this Saturday as the Match Commissioner in-charge of the FIFA 2018 World Cup Third…

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VIDEOS: GERMAN AND RUSSIAN TELEVISION STATIONS HIGHLIGHT PLIGHTS OF STRANDED NIGERIAN WORLD CUP FANS IN MOSCOW
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VIDEOS: GERMAN AND RUSSIAN TELEVISION STATIONS HIGHLIGHT PLIGHTS OF STRANDED NIGERIAN WORLD CUP FANS IN MOSCOW

BY KUNLE SOLAJA. Now trending on German TV station Deutsche Welle and Russian television station, Moscow 24, is the plight of Nigerians who were apparently trafficked to Russia…

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