Tag Archives: Football

No fewer than 30 persons watching the Europa League football match between Manchester United and Anderlecht were electrocuted in Calabar yesterday evening. An eyewitness told our correspondent that a transformer near the viewing Centre located in the Iyang-Esu area of the Calabar Municipal Local Government exploded during the match and caused a high-tension cable to cut off from its source and …

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Nigerian football league clubs are set to list on the on the NASD OTC Securities Exchange latest by the third quarter of 2017. Bola Ajomale, Managing Director/CEO of NASD OTC Securities Exchange disclosed this in Lagos. Ajomale said: “We are opening up an opportunity for the clubs to access private funding as required and use such funds in improving the …

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While the African Cup of Nations tournament continues in Gabon without the Nigeria’s Super Eagles who failed to qualified for Africa’s biggest football fiesta, the Nigeria’s national Division One football league is set to commence the 2016/2017 soon. According to the Executive Secretary of Nationwide League One (NLO),  Olushola Ogunnowo, the league commences 22nd March. Ogunnowo, in a statement in …

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Olabode Adaramola Technical Adviser of Niger Tornadoes FC, Coach,  Abubakar  Bala  has shower praises on his players for their display on match day 3, despite losing 0-1 to Rivers United at the Gen Yakubu Gowon Stadium in PortHarcort, Sunday. Rivers United scored the only goal of the game in the 20th minute through their foreign import Guy Kuemian  with assist …

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  The Indian police have arrested a Nigerian for murder in a Mumbai suburb of Nallasopara. The Indian police said on Monday that the accused, Michael Chukwuma, 21, has been charged to court over the murder of his friend, Obinna Durumchukwu, 34. Friends had gathered at the deceased’s house Saturday night to mark Durumchukwu’s birthday and on Sunday, an argument …

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