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Nigeria fails to qualify for 2015 AFCON
Add a CommentReigning champions Nigeria will not defend their title in Equatorial Guinea after failing to qualify from Group A. In Wednesday’s final round of matches, Nigeria were held 2-2 by South Africa in Uyo, meaning they finished outside of their group’s … Read more →
FIFA gives Nigeria Monday deadline
Add a CommentFor the umpteenth time this year the world football governing body, FIFA, has given Nigeria a deadline to avoid suspension from international football. Confederation of African Football President, Issa Hayatou, has warned that Nigeria is in danger of being banned … Read more →
Prez. Mahama meets Jonathan over irregular gas supply from Nigeria (PHOTO)
Add a CommentPresident John Dramani Mahama on Friday paid a short visit to Abuja Nigeria for talks with his brother and leader of Nigeria, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. The late afternoon meeting centered on the security situation in the sub-region and Nigeria’s … Read more →
Fifa suspension on Nigeria lifted
Add a CommentFifa has ended Nigeria’s suspension following Thursday’s court ruling to allow the reinstatement of the country’s Football Federation board. The ban, which had threatened the participation of Nigeria’s Women’s Under-20 in next month’s World Cup in Canada, had been in … Read more →
Ghanaian nominees for 2014 City People Entertainment Awards in Nigeria
Add a CommentThe Organizing Committee of the City People Entertainment Awards has released the long-awaited nominees for the 2014 edition. The City People Entertainment Awards is the biggest platform for the celebration of showbiz stars in Nigeria and Ghana. The 2014 edition holds on Sunday, 22nd June 2014 … Read more →
Prez. Mahama says ECOWAS troops won’t be sent to Nigeria
Add a CommentPresident John Mahama has dismissed reports suggesting that ECOWAS troops are to be sent into Nigeria to fight the Islamist Militant group, Boko Haram. He said: “There was no discussion about putting troops from ECOWAS countries in Nigeria.” President Mahama, … Read more →
Don Moen joins #BringBackourGirls campaign; “Join me in praying for Nigeria”
Add a CommentDon Moen has joined the long list of international celebrities and personalities supporting the on-going #BringBackOurGirls campaign. On the morning of May 13, 2014, the US singer-songwriter and pastor asked his over hundred thousand followers on microblogging site Twitter to ‘join him … Read more →
PHOTOS: Togolese Ambassador in Nigeria dies with girlfriend in sea accident (viewer discretion is advised)
Add a CommentApparently, the 2 were said to have gone to the night club for a helluva time together, and on coming back from the night of fun, the married Ambassador & girlfriend apparently drove into the sea. A communique from the … Read more →
Boko Haram: President Mahama discusses efforts to stand in solidarity with Nigeria
Add a CommentIn my capacity as Chair of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State, I have recently consulted with the presidents of our member nations regarding the horrific kidnapping of nearly 300 Nigerian schoolgirls. From those conversations came the collective decision … Read more →
Boko Haram’s request: Nigeria rejects captive girls ‘swap’
Add a CommentNigeria has insisted it will not agree to a request to free imprisoned Islamic militants in return for the release of dozens of kidnapped schoolgirls. Interior Minister Abba Moro said Boko Haram, the group holding the girls, was in no … Read more →
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