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Eagles largest jersey hits Guinness World records
Nigeria has once again recorded another victory as the leading brewer, Guinness Nigeria Plc, was recently awarded the certificate for the world’s largest football jersey. The largest football jersey exploit, was part of Guinness’ Fly with the Eagles campaign in support of reigning African champions- the Super Eagles as they took on the rest of […]
The Story of a Nigerian Boy, PARENTS Were Killed in Kaduna Riots of 2002.
February 8, 2013
This is the story of a young boy whose parents were murdered during 2002 riots in Kaduna. He was aged 11 years at the time. His parents, Mr Austine and Mrs Josephine Moses, were missionaries until they met their untimely death. The boy left his house to play football but returned home to see […]
Football club signs up Messi’s baby
November 13, 2012
LIONEL MESSI’S two-week-old baby has already signed for a football club! Argentina outfit Newell’s — where football god Messi played at youth level before joining Barcelona — have snapped up infant Thiago as a member. Newell’s will be hoping their decision to beat the competition early pays off by Messi’s powers of soccer genius […]
Ref called Mikel monkey — Chelsea
November 5, 2012
The race-row that has engulfed Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg intensified further on Wednesday as two Chelsea players claimed they heard him call teammate Mikel Obi a ‘monkey’. It has emerged that the pair of unnamed stars say this is what happened during their match with Manchester United on Sunday — but the official categorically […]
Williams sisters visit governor Fashola
November 4, 2012
Williams sisters’ Nigerian trip gulps N157m
November 3, 2012
THE sum of one million dollar (about N157m) was expended on the tour of tennis stars, Venus and Serena Williams, to Lagos for Breaking The Mould project. Saturday Tribunesport exclusively gathered from a close associate of the Americans that the said amount was coughed up by Connect Marketing, Nigeria and Octagon, a US-based sport company. […]
How Nigerian Footballer Godwin Okpara Raped Me For Two Years
October 13, 2012
This is the story of Tina, the teenage girl who was serially raped by Super Eagles star, Godwin Okpara. She has released a book, detailing how the sexual assault went on for two years. In the book titled, “My Life Has A Price”, the victim narrates how she was adopted at age 13 by the […]
Another Nigerian Footballer Slumps In Poland
October 9, 2012
Hmmn.. the rate at which Nigerian players are slumping on the these days has left me speechless. Striker Joshua Pepple died on the pitch while playing for his Polish club side, Pomorzanin Nowogard, on Saturday. The 24-year old Nigerian recently joined the Polish regional League side, and though the cause of his death is not […]
Exclusive interview with Mario Balotelli
September 29, 2012
Boko Haram `accountant’ arrested with N4.5m cash
September 23, 2012
The onslaught of the security services against Boko Haram seems to be paying off with the arrest of a top operative of the Islamist group described as the accountant. `The accountant’ was said to be in transit between Kano and Zaria, last week, with N4.5 million cash belonging to the Islamist group when men of […]
Nigerian “buys” English football club
September 12, 2012
Carried away by the wealth of the big English football clubs like Manchester City, Chelsea and Manchester United, football fans aren’t too aware of the struggles faced by many other clubs, especially in the lower leagues. Clubs like Sheffield United. Sheffield United, which is now in the third tier of English football (Division One), was […]
QUESTION: Why is TEAM NIGERIA always stranded at the airport?
September 12, 2012
Everytime our athletes go abroad representing the country, they are always stranded at the airport. Why. Someone please tell me why. Below is another news about Paralympic team Nigeria.! ======================== Team Nigeria, who represented the country at the just concluded Paralympic Games in London, flew back into the country, to a low-keyed reception. Despite […]
Re–Team Nigeria’s Poor Olympics Performance
August 10, 2012
The following is culled from Nairaland. Question: What do you think is the cause of the dismal performance of Team Nigeria in the London 2012 Olympics? A.POOR PREPARATION B.LACK OF FUNDS C.CORRUPTION D.GEJ Best answer: I dey vex 4 dis country wey i come frm no be joke oooo!!! Small thing Ogoni man go jump […]
Nigeria footballer Henry Chinonso Ihelewere dies on Football field in Romania
August 5, 2012
A 21 year old Nigeria footballer Henry Chinonso Ihelewere playing football in Romania died today (Sunday) while on the pitch. Ihelewere plays for CS Delta Tulcea,Romania second division club.His team was playing against a local team known as FC Balotești when the incident happened. How did the footballer died? NP News gathered that Chinoso was […]
ONLY IN NIGERIA–Up Chelsea or
July 26, 2012
Mario Balotelli brings Euro 2012 its sweetest, most profound moment
June 29, 2012
KIEV, Ukraine — The sweetest moment of Euro 2012 didn’t fit the script. In the celebration after Italy’s 2-1 semifinal win over favored Germany on Thursday, Azzurri striker Mario Balotelli made a pilgrimage to the stands of the National Stadium in Warsaw and embraced a small, aging Italian woman in the front row. So […]
FINALLY: Saudi women to compete in Olympics for the first time
June 26, 2012
Saudi Arabia will let its female athletes compete in the Olympics for the first time. Officials say the country’s Olympic Committee will oversee participation of women athletes who can qualify. Until now, Saudi Arabia was one of three countries that did not allow women to participate in the games. The other two are Qatar and […]
Mike Tyson & Evander Holyfield on Oprah Talk About The Infamous Ear Biting
June 11, 2012
After watching these, I see how life makes us and how we make it.
Nigeria midfielder Christian Obodo has been abducted by unknown gunmen in Warri, Delta State.
June 9, 2012
Nigeria midfielder Christian Obodo has been abducted by unknown gunmen in Warri, Delta State. The footballer was taken on Saturday morning according to reports on SuperSport.com. Obodo, who played at Lecce in Italy during the just concluded season on loan from Udinese, was reported to have gone to a night club on Friday night in […]
Rashidi Yekini – It is Over: dead at 48
May 5, 2012
Tributes have been paid to the former African Footballer of the Year, Rashidi Yekini, who has died at the age of 48. The prolific striker was the first Nigerian to take the continental crown and played a key role in some of his country’s greatest football moments. He scored Nigeria’s first ever goal at the […]
Johny Akinyemi became Nigeria’s first Olympic canoeist
March 9, 2012
Johny Akinyemi needed a "miracle" and a new nation to get to the Olympic Games. The 23-year-old will become Nigeria’s first Olympic slalom canoeist at London 2012, having beaten the Beijing 2008 bronze medallist in a race-off to secure his place. But Akinyemi has lived and trained in the Cheshire town of Warrington all his […]
Reminiscing Amos Adamu, can a Nigerian be really really trusted?
October 21, 2010
Nowadays, the only consolation I have whenever I look at my green-white-green passport is that I have an alternative. Its no more news that Nigerians are a corrupt set of people regardless of how high they are rated in the public eye of the world or the height to which they have achieved. Corruption and […]
Nigeria to put its house in order – bans National team from International football
July 1, 2010
the above screenshot was taken from Yahoo.com Nigeria’s president has suspended his nation’s football team from international competition for two years after a poor showing at the World Cup. Special presidential adviser Ima Niboro told reporters the decision by Goodluck Jonathan will “enable Nigeria to reorganise its football”. The Nigerian Football Federation is to be […]
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