How The Russia-Ukraine War Will Affect Nigeria
As Eastern Europe burns, with the Russian military bombarding Ukraine, several analysts have continued to think of the global implications of the war. The Kremlin Government under President Putin has authorized a momentous military operation that saw Russian military forces running through into Ukraine, an action that was received with global condemnation, especially by […]
Measures Underway To Evacuate Nigerians Stranded In War-hit Ukraine
Following the crisis in Eastern Europe as Russia and Ukraine exchanges military fire, an estimated 5,000 Nigerians living in war-torn Ukraine have called out on the federal government to evacuate them. Read more about Politics Despite the early warning signs of Russia’s imminent attack, the federal government did not take decisive steps in responding […]
Comparing Nikolai Romanov to the Buhari Administration
Kakistocracy is the government of the least qualified citizen. President Muhammadu Buhari’s interview with Channels TV has exposed the ‘kakistocratic’ nature of Nigeria’s current administration. For a leader, effective communication is paramount to getting the job done. Thus, an inability in this department could simply point to a much larger problem, inefficiency and incompetence in […]
Everyday Heroes- Ahmed Musa (Super Eagle)
How often do we see the entirety of Nigeria- or at least, almost the entirety of Nigeria celebrate and Jubilate with so much ecstasy, in recent times? Not just celebrate and jubilate, but more so, in a united manner, and for a united cause; a showing of a unanimous decision to pray for the best […]
Amputee World Cup: Nigeria Lose 3-0 To Russia
It was yet another sad game ending for the Nigeria Amputee football team, who lost their second match of the ongoing 2018 Amputee World Cup in Mexico, 3-0 to defending champions, Russia. Since this is the team’s first ever world cup experience, some setbacks were expected. However, a nine goal deficit, just after two games […]
Golden Moments In Sports: When Nigeria Beat Zambia To Qualify For The 2018 Russia FIFA World Cup
About a year ago, Nigeria became the first African country to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, after a thrilling performance against Zambia at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo. One goal was all the difference between the team that went on to play in Russia and the team that stayed back. The […]
Nigeria vs Iceland: What to Expect
At 16:00hrs on 22nd June 2018, Nigeria will play against Iceland. More than enough has been said so far concerning the Super Eagles losing their World Cup opener against Croatia — “maybe Rohr could have done this or that better…” However, all that does not change the real fact — a match is not won […]
“My Team is Physically Ready For Croatia” – Rohr
Super Eagles head coach, Gernot Rohr has stated that his team is physically ready to face a fit Croatia in Saturday’s Group D clash at the Kaliningrad Stadium. Rohr, who is yet to make a final decision on a starting line-up for the team, is hopeful that Nigeria will start her World Cup campaign with […]
DR Congo holds Super Eagles to 1-1 draw
Not lackluster, but just not enough as the Democratic Republic of Congo held Nigeria to a 1-1 draw in an international friendly at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium in Port Harcourt on Monday. play William Troost-Ekong gave Nigeria the lead in the first half via an assist by Iheanacho, however in the second half of the […]
Maradona: Super Eagles Put A Dent On Argentina’s Kill-Squad Reputation
Football legend, Diego Maradona, has expressed his concern for Argentina’s reputation going into the finals of the World Cup tournament in Russia come June. The former Argentine top gun, who captained his team to the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, which they won. Many players have named the football Hall of Famer as their inspiration […]
Ahmed Musa: We’ll Make It To The Semi-Finals
25-year-old Super Eagles forward, Ahmed Musa has revealed that the Super Eagles have their eyes on a semi-final spot, in the 2018 World Cup Tournament, in Russia. Speaking to the Fifa.com, the Leicester City player has assured fans that Nigeria will make a semi-final debut, this year. The Super Eagles have not progressed from the […]
2018 Fifa World Cup: Group Fixtures
The opening game of the 2018 World Cup is between hosts Russia and Saudi Arabia. The 2018 FIFA World Cup tournament will run from 14 June to 15 July in 11 host cities. Group Fixtures Group A Date Match Time Thursday 14th June Russia vs Saudi Arabia (Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow) 17:00 Friday 15th June Egypt […]
Coach Rohr names Carl Ikeme Real ‘MVP’
The Super Eagles of Nigeria on Saturday at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo defeated Zambia 1-0 and qualified for the finals of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. The players were above everyone else the happiest after the match, following their successful qualification for next year’s rounds, especially those that have never been […]
Nigeria, Russia to Promote Investment in SMEs
Nigeria’s relationship with other countries might start to pay off soon. Nigeria is working on bringing in Russian investors with focus on building SMEs and two other sectors of the economy – the oil and gas and agricultural sectors. To this end, a business forum is to hold in Moscow this week where Nigerian and […]
Nigeria-Russia Trade Volume Stands at $250m
The Russian Ambassador to Nigeria, Nikolay Udovichenko has announced that trade volume between Russia and Nigeria has hit $250 million. He made this known at the Nigeria-Russia Business Forum, titled Nigeria-Russia Cooperation: New opportunities. He said, “In terms of statistics, it is not so big because it is a quarter of billion dollars, but with […]
Yandex is Number Four, Surpasses Bing, on Global Search Engine Ranking, for late-2012
Yandex is the fourth biggest search engine in the world, according to a qSearch report, from world’s web monitoring firm – comScore. The report submits search reports for November and December of 2012, globally, with Google on top, at 65.2% of the market share from 114.7 billion search queries. China’s Baidu followed with 8.2% share […]