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Ex-President Shehu Shagari is dead. He passed away at the National Hospital Abuja on Friday. He was 93 years old. The news was broken by the Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, on his Twitter handle. Shehu Usman Shagari was born in 1925 in Shagari village founded by his great-grandfather, Ahmadu Rufa’i, who was also the Village Head, and took the …

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UEFA on Wednesday said further examination of French giants Paris Saint-Germain’s alleged flaunting of Financial Fair Play rules would have to await a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. In the latest revelation from Football Leaks, French sports daily L’Equipe said UEFA was considering ordering PSG to amend its accounts to drastically re-assess the value of its sponsorship …

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Adedayo Emmanuel A former Flying Eagles player, and founder of the Global Perspective Youths Sports, Hakeem Disu, has reiterated his commitment to giving back to the society after a fulfilling footbal career. Disu, based in the United States of America where he practices as a football coach has just concluded a football clinic for children at the Olusosun primary school, …

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Tayo Olanipekun A panel of judges from Arsenal Football Club and its money transfer partner, WorldRemit, have selected six coaches from across Africa as finalists in their new Future Stars coaching progamme. The selected coaches will later compete in a public vote for the chance to attend an exclusive training programme with Arsenal Soccer Schools in London, to be sponsored …

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Ecobank Nigeria is offering an all-expense paid trip to Achimota Golf Club in Ghana to 10 lucky winners in a week long promo as part of the 2018 edition of ‘The Nigeria Cup’ Golf Tournament. The week-long annual golf tourney which kicked off on September 22 is organized by the Ikoyi Club 1938 to commemorate Nigeria’s Independence anniversary. The 2018 …

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Anthony Joshua has defeated Alexander Povetkin by knock out at Wembley Stadium to successfully defend his four World Heavyweight titles. Povetkin, 39, was the mandatory challenger to Joshua, 28, after the Brit defeated Joseph Parker at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium back in March. Joshua went into beast mode at round seven,landing a right jab that sent his opponent to the canvass. …

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Amaju Pinnick, Pesident, Nigeria Football Federation, has charged the U-17 national team, Golden Eaglets, to keep level heads and stay focused to conquer Ghana’s Black Starlets in Niamey. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Eaglets will take on the Black Starlets in the final of the CAF U-17 Cup of Nations WAFU B Tournament in Niamey on Saturday. The winner …

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RocketBulls Rugby Football Club of Edo State defeated Delta Force Rugby Team of Delta State by 17 points to 7 points this afternoon at Emotan Collage grounds in Benin City in a tightly contested encounter to emerge the inaugural South South / South East Rugby League Champions In the Women’s Rugby Match, PitsBull Rugby Football Club of Edo State also …

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Nigeria’s Super Eagles on Thursday dropped by one spot to 41st position in the new ranking formula adopted by World football governing body, FIFA. In the ranking table published on FIFA website, Nigeria garnered 613 points in August, placing it sixth on the continental stage behind Senegal, Congo DR, Ghana, Morocco and Cameroon. Nigeria also tied with Russia. On the global scene, …

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Dayo Emmanuel The Nigerian Rugby Federation has announced the appointment of South African Bronson Weir as head coach of the senior Men’s Rugby National Team, the Black Stallions. This was announced on last Thursday at a world press conference chaired by the rugby body’s president, Kelechukwu Mbagwu, following the re-admittance of Nigeria into the international scene by Rugby Africa. Bronson’s …

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