READING playmaker Michael Olise has told all other nations vying for his services to back off as he has already committed his international future to Nigeria putting to bed a recent last minute desperate bid by Algeria to acquire the playmaker.
Olise, 19, a mercurial playmaker seen to have a bright future ahead of him, is...
Ayo Akinfe
(1) Once more the planet needs the help of the world’s largest black nation Nigeria as we are faced with a climatic and ecological crisis. As should always be the case, the giant of Africa needs to come to the rescue of humanity
(2) Indonesia and Malaysia have run out of land as the need for socio-economic...
EVERTON midfielder Alex Iwobi has been cleared to play for the Super Eagles tonight when Nigeria takes on the Crocodiles of Lesotho in an African Cup of Nations qualifier after he tested negative for coronavirus despite testing positive over the weekend.
On Saturday, Nigeria and Benin Republic faced each other in an African...
NIGERIA and Benin Republic could be embroiled in a major diplomatic spat involving global football body Fifa after indications that the Beninoise authorities falsely certified Everton midfielder Alex Iwobi was Covid-19 positive over the weekend.
On Saturday, Nigeria and Benin Republic faced each other in an African Cup of...
Ayo Akinfe
(1) I gasp when I see how shallow the response of some of our people to the current challenges Nigeria is facing as a nation. Rather then seek solutions to our problems, they allow their base and primordial instincts to take over, calling for the balkanisation of the nation into mini unviable states and kingdoms. Do they...
CENTRAL Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) officials believe that the new remittance policy of the federal government will lead to the country’s foreign remittances rising to as much as $34.89bn by 2023.
Up until last year, remittance recipients were only able to collect their cash in naira but with...
SUPER Eagles centreback Leon Balogun has indicated that he plans to extend his stay at Scottish Premier League giants Glasgow Rangers at the end of the season when his contract is expires because he is enjoying his time at the club.
Balogun, 32, joined Rangers on a one-year deal last July from English Premier League side...
Ayo Akinfe
(1) For the first time in a long while, I was feeling very inspired yesterday when I read of President Talon’s proposals about how he would like to see Benin Republic merge with Nigeria and become her 37th state
(2) Not surprisingly, Nigeria’s intellectually bankrupt leaders have distanced themselves from the idea...
PRESIDENT Patrice Talon of Benin Republic has announced plans to step up preparations to allow his country to merge with Nigeria as part of a regional alignment programme aimed at forming more economically viable nation states.
Nigeria and her western neighbour the Republic of Benin, share cultural, linguistical and...
SUPER Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr has told Ahmed Musa that he needs to sort out his club career ahead of next month's African Nations Cup qualifiers against Benin Republic and Lesotho if he wants to be part of the squad.
Earlier this week, Musa's planned move to struggling English Premier League side West Bromwich Albion...
