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September 18, 2016 No Responses

Team Nigeria Paralympians Return to Heroic Welcome

The triumphant Team Nigeria Paralympic athletes on Sunday arrived the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja to a heroic welcome from hundreds of posters-bearing Nigerians to commend their podium performance at the just-concluded 2016 Rio Brazil Paralympic Games. Before their arrival,...

September 16, 2016 No Responses

FIFA: No More Ballon d’Or

FIFA’s control of the Ballon d’Or will come to an end this year as France Football announced that it is ending its partnership with the world governing body. The existing agreement in the coronation of the best footballer in the...

September 16, 2016 No Responses

Robbers Attack Warri Wolves , Seize N3.5m Players’ Allowance

Suspected armed robbers attacked officials of the Warri Wolves Football Club on Friday, seizing N3.5 million out of the bonus meant for the players. A source, who disclosed the incident, said the officials were waylaid while returning from the...

September 14, 2016 No Responses

Kelechi Iheanacho Scores First UCL Goal

Kelechi Iheanacho’s goal with Sergio Aguero’s hat-trick gave Man City an easy win over Borussia Monchegland in their first Champions League Match of the season. Sergio Aguero handed Manchester City an 8th minute lead after tapping home Aleksandar Kolarov&#...

September 13, 2016 No Responses

How Four Courier Men Robbed Onazi, Assaulted Father

Armed robbers on Monday attacked the Jos home of Super Eagles midfielder Ogenyi Onazi. The robbers who were four in number took away several valuable items including a white Toyota Highlander and an undisclosed amount of cash. It was learnt...

September 12, 2016 No Responses

Kanu loses mum, says ‘this is hard to bear’

Kanu Nwankwo, Nigerian football legend and former Arsenal ace, has lost his mother. According to Papilonews.com, Susan Kanu Iheme, matriarch of the Nwankwo family, died on Wednesday, September 7 in Owerri, Imo state. The former Arsenal and Inter Milan forward....

September 12, 2016 No Responses

Neymar Begins Music Career, Releases Debut Song Wednesday

Barcelona striker Neymar is making a leap into the world of music. The Brazilian says he will post his first song on his Facebook account on Wednesday. Neymar tweeted in Portuguese: ”Wednesday I start my music career.” He referred to...

September 12, 2016 No Responses

Mikel: Dream Team VI Suffer in Atlanta without Food

Mikel Obi, captain of the Dream Team VI, has made an about-face from his initial denial of spending $30,ooo to the team during the Rio 2016 Olympics. Mikel had been furious by the reports of the “donation”, which emerged while...

September 10, 2016 No Responses

La Liga: Ronaldo Nets Five minutes into Real Return

Cristiano Ronaldo took just five minutes to score on his return from a three-month injury layoff as Real Madrid continued their 100 percent start to the season with a 5-2 rout of Osasuna on Saturday. Antoine Griezmann kick-started Atletico Madrid’s...

September 10, 2016 No Responses

Iheanacho Hits 9th EPL Goal as City wins Manchester Derby

Nigerian and Man City youngster, Kelechi Iheanacho, had a memorable show in the first Manchester derby of the season played Saturday at Old Trafford. Iheanacho who was on the pitch for 53 minutes scored a goal and also provided an...