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2 days ago
As predicted, Coach Ladan Bosso has again led the National U-20 team, the Flying Eagles, to another disastrous outing, losing 2-3 to Senegal in their last group match to exit the ongoing 13th African Games in Ghana.
3 days ago
The Flying Eagles of Nigeria have been knocked out of the men’s football event of the 2023 African Games in Ghana after a 3-2 defeat by Senegal.
9 Mar
Nigeria’s male football team last won the gold medal of the African Games far back in 1973, when Nigeria hosted the Games in Lagos. That was 51 years ago. Not even the COJA 2003 Games held in Abuja could change the situation.
8 Mar
Nigeria’s U-20 national team, Flying Eagles, will take on their Ugandan counterpart in the football event of the ongoing African Games, which begins officially today.
6 Oct
Former Flying Eagles defender Igoh Ogbu has been included in the Europa League Team of the Week.
23 Jun 2023
Coach Ladan Bosso, who led Nigeria’s U-20 national team to the just-concluded 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup hosted by Argentina, has denied the allegation that he demanded money from players before including them in his team to the competition.
8 Jun 2023
Nigeria’s Flying Eagles arrived Abuja on Thursday afternoon June 8 after crashing out in the quarter-finals of the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina.
6 Jun 2023
The Flying Eagles have missed a golden opportunity of owning a plot of land in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, following their quarterfinal exit at the ongoing FIFA U-20 World Cup.
5 Jun 2023
They say football matches are not won by superior possession, but by the number of goals scored and conceded. That was what South Korea proved yesterday when they capitalised on a one minute lack of concentration to beat Nigeria...
3 Jun 2023
Players and officials of Nigeria’s U-20 team, the Flying Eagles, arrived in Santiago Del Estero, yesterday, ahead their quarterfinal clash against Korea Republic, with a promise not to let Nigerians down. The match will hold tomorrow.
2 Jun 2023
Secretary General of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Mohammed Sanusi, admitted that Flying Eagles’ 2-0 victory against host nation, Argentina, on Wednesday night at the ongoing FIFA U-20 World Cup was full of tension.
1 Jun 2023
Argentina U-20 coach Javier Mascherano has expressed disappointment following his team’s round of 16 defeat to Nigeria’s Flying Eagles. Second half goals from Ibrahim Muhammad and Haliru Sarki earned the Flying Eagles passage into the quarter-finals. This is the first time ever the Flying Eagles will beat a South American team since they made their…

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The Nigeria Police high command has dimissed allegations of nepotism and ethnic sentiments by the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun.
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Director General, the Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution, (IPCR), Dr. Joseph Ochogwu, has condemned recent killing of 16 army personnel including a commanding officer and two majors, describing the act as one perpetuating violence instead of peace.
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I am not too sure politicians would want to line up to the courts in 2027, particularly when you already feel cheated by the kind of judgments we were getting. If you cannot beat them, you must join them.
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President Bola Tinubu on Monday expressed confidence that the All Progressives Congress (APC) is on the path to victory in the September 2024 gubernatorial election in Edo State. The President spoke while presenting the party's flag to the state gubernatorial candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo, and his running mate, Hon. Dennis Idahosa at the Presidential Villa,…
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The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal brought before it by Jude Chidiebere, a former husband to Nigeria's envoy to Argentina, Chikerenwa Cordelia Anyatonwu over joint ownership of property in Abuja. Justice Okon Abang in a judgement delivered on Monday, dismissed the appeal for want of merit. Chidiebere had sued…
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The Nigeria Police High Command has dismissed allegations of nepotism and ethnic sentiments by the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun. A story on the IGP’s tribal inclinations had gone viral on social media. Police spokesman, ACP Muyiwa Adejobi who said there is no truth in the allegation noted that there was a need…
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Nigeria said internet and data services disrupted by an undersea cable cut last week have been restored. Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said that services have now been restored to approximately 90% of their peak utilisation capacities as of Monday evening. "All operators who were impacted by the cuts have taken recovery capacity from submarine cables,…
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The Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun has presented a whooping N1.5 Billion insurance money to widows and next-of-kins of policemen who died in the line of duty. The cheques were presented at the police headquarters, Abuja by the IGP and his lieutenants. The benefits, according to IGP were given to the relatives of…
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Nigeria's Super Eagles defender Tyronne Ebuehi will miss the friendly games against Ghana and Mali due to injury. Ebuehi picked up the injury in Empoli's Serie A game against Bologna on Friday. He was introduced into the game in the 66th minute as Empoli went on to lose the game 1-0 courtesy of a 94th…
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The Nigerian Army has condemned the alleged resort to propaganda by Okuama community in Delta State following the gruesome killing of troops who were on a peace mission. Sixteen soldiers of troops of 181 Amphibious Battalion of the Nigerian Army were said to have been murdered while on a peaceful and mediatory mission after a…