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A Daily Sports Nigeria Tribute Adopted From Veteran Broadcast Journalist Fame, Roy Mgbatogu. I was a teenager when I first saw him. Met isn't an appropriate word at all in that...... Read more Rights Group Flays SE Governors For Destructive Fulani Herdsmen Influx

Rights group, the international Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety), has blamed the South East governors for allowing destructive Fulani herdsmen influx on the farmlands in the region....... Read more Sit-At-Home: Anambra Completely shutdown as residents celebrate 2025 Biafran Heroes Day

Anambra state was completely shutdown in obedience to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) commemoration and honouring Biafran heroes and heroines who made the ultimate sacrifice during the Nigerian Civil War....... Read more RT. REV. MSGR LEVI TERKULA TYO-ABUUL: OCAC ORDAINS A NEW BISHOP

The Old Catholic Apostolic Church Province of Nigeria (OCAC), Ihugh Diocese, Benue State, will formerly install a new Bishop in the Lord's Harvest involving Rt. Rev. Msgr Levi TerkulaTyo-Abuul,MFJ . The Spiritual Program...... Read more Anambra 2025: I’m Contesting to Win – Jeff Nweke

Jeff Ezechukwu Nweke, the Action Alliance (AA) candidate for the Nov. 8 Anambra State Governorship election, exuded confidence and conviction in his bid for the top seat. Known for his remarkable...... Read more No Governor In Nigeria Can Take The Insults I Received From Wike’s Loyalists – Fubara

The Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara has stated that he has endured enough insult from the camp of his predecessor, Nyesom Wike and would not tolerate it any more. He...... Read more Hon. Stanley Nwabuisi: Facts On His First Term Report Card

Truly, it is task and collective responsibility of all sons and daughters of Ikwuano Local Government Council residing in the four traditional clans of the local government who are eligible voters...... Read more Peter Odili At 74, A Priceless Gift To Humanity

Let me say this from beginning that this write up, a well researched material should not in any way be seen or read upside down. They are true as all the...... Read more Meet the Harvard-trained woman who turned down a lucrative company job to be Everton ’keeper

Intellectual footballers are considered a rarity. As teams scoop primary school-age talent into their glistening academies, the lives of young players become consumed with football and education often becomes secondary at...... Read more Babayaro returns to Chelsea 13 years after

Former Nigeria international Celestine Babayaro is set to return to Chelsea in May 2018, more than thirteen years after he bid farewell to the London club. The Premier League champions wrote...... Read more Orji Okonkwo on loan to Brescia

Nigeria starlet Orji Okonkwo has been shipped out on loan by Bologna to Brescia for the remainder of this season. This is the Nigeria U20 forward’s second season in the Italian...... Read more Mascherano heads to China

Argentina defender Javier Mascherano is to leave Barcelona after almost eight years and is expected to join Chinese Super League side Hebei China Fortune. The 33-year-old joined Barcelona from Liverpool in...... Read more Drogba opens first school in Ivory Coast

Ivorian footballer Didier Drogba has given back to his country by opening a school that will help no fewer than 350 children in the rural cocoa growing community of Pokou-Kouamekro to...... Read more Newcastle halt takeover bid

Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley has ended takeover talks with prospective buyer Amanda Staveley, according to reports. Newcastle Ashley put the Premier League club up for sale in October and had...... Read more Nigerian athletes Francis, Egbeniyi shine in USA

Sprinter Cecilia Francis and middle distance runner, Abike Funke Egbeniyi raced to glory and global reckoning twice at collegiate meetings in the USA this month as they both came first in...... Read more Onyekuru targets March return

Everton striker, Henry Onyekuru hopes to return from a knee injury by the end of March to boost his chances of playing in the World Cup with Nigeria. Onyekuru, who was...... Read more Lionel Messi to earn €100m

Lionel Messi, who recently penned a lucrative new contract with Barcelona, could comfortably earn more than €100 million every year, according to a report released by France-based Mediapart. Journalists from European...... Read more Wilder ordered to do community service

WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder was ordered to do 60 hours of community service after being found guilty of misdemeanour marijuana possession. The 32-year-old American - who has been linked with...... Read more Uzochukwu bids Boldklub farewell for Chinese club

Nigeria international Izunna Uzochukwu is preparing to bid farewell to Danish Super Liga club Odense Boldklub in the January transfer window, according to a report by allnigeriasoccer.com. Quoting an inside source,...... Read more Racism: Chukwu considering MLS offers

Daniel Chima Chukwu may be forced to consider a move to the Major Soccer League (MLS) as sources informed SCORENigeria the striker’s playing time at Polish club Legia Warzawa has been...... Read more Ighalo, Ideye top Omeruo’s Wedding list

Super Eagles and Changchun Yatai striker Odion Ighalo and Tianji Teda striker Brown Ideye top the long list of Nigerian star footballers expected at Kenneth Omeruo’s wedding in Enugu next weekend...... Read more Oscar Pistorius to appeal 13-year murder sentence

Jailed Paralympian Oscar Pistorius has filed an application to South Africa’s Constitutional Court appealing his 13-year murder sentence, local media reported on Tuesday. In the application, Pistorius said his sentence was...... Read more Nwakali’s lack of playing time worries Arsenal

The technical crew of Arsenal are worried over the lack of game time Kelechi Nwakali is experiencing at top division Dutch league side VVV Venlo, where he is presently out on...... Read more Henry bestowed with ‘igwe of football’

Former Arsenal and France international striker Thierry Henry was on Sunday crowned with the ‘Igwe of football’ title in Lagos. Henry was in Lagos for a consumer promotion programme organised by...... Read more Griezmann's racial photo sparks controversy

Atletico Madrid and France forward Antoine Griezmann was forced to remove a photograph from Twitter showing him blacked up and mimicking a Harlem Globetrotter basketball player after the post caused controversy...... Read more