Barea of Madagascar Celebrate First AFCON Victory. The Barea of Madagascar are celebrating their first ever Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) victory after Marco Ilaimaharitra’s thunderous free-kick in the 76th minutes gave helped them to beat the Swallows of Burundi in their second Group B match of the ongoing AFCON …
Read More »Fifteen-Year-Old Cori Gauff Made History As The Youngest Player To Qualify For Wimbledon
Fifteen-Year-Old Cori Gauff Made History As The Youngest Player To Qualify For Wimbledon. Cori Gauff: history maker at Wimbledon Fifteen-year-old Cori Gauff of the United States made history on Thursday when she became the youngest player to qualify for Wimbledon. African-American Gauff will also be the first 15-year-old to compete in …
Read More »Super Eagles Reach AFCON 2nd Round
Super Eagles Reach AFCON 2nd Round Odion Ighalo and Alex Iwobi fluffed away four good chances in the first half, leaving defender Kenneth Omeruo 73rd minute glancing header off Moses Simon corner kick to salvage a 1-0 win that qualified the team for the tournament’s Round of 16. With …
Read More »Ivory Coast’s Lone Goal Victory Over South Africa.
Ivory Coast’s Lone Goal Victory Over South Africa. Jonathan Kodjia, left, celebrates the lone goal of the match Jonathan Kodjia struck the only goal as Ivory Coast defeated South Africa 1-0 in the steamy Cairo heat on Monday in a meeting of former Africa Cup of Nations champions. Ivory Coast …
Read More »Lampard In Talks With Chelsea
Lampard In Talks With Chelsea Says Drogba Didier Drogba with Frank Lampard during their playing days at Chelsea FC Didier Drogba has appeared to confirm Frank Lampard is “in talks” with Chelsea to become their new manager in an Instagram live video. Derby insist there has been no approach for …
Read More »Gyan Makes Ghana U-turn After Presidential Talks
Asamoah Gyan has performed a U-turn and come out of international retirement at the request of the Ghana president. The former Sunderland forward had said he would no longer be available for selection ahead of the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations. However, Gyan has gone back on his original decision …
Read More »Boko Haram Lose 40 Fighters To Military
The Multi-National Joint Task Force, comprising troops killed no fewer than 40 Boko Haram terrorists and recovered six gun trucks when the insurgents attacked a military base in Gueskerou, between Nigeria and Niger Republic. The troops from Nigeria, Niger, Chad and Cameroon, who were on Operation Yancin Tafki, had a …
Read More »APC Supporters Protest In Port Harcourt
All Progressives Congress took over GRA junction of Aba Road in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Monday, to register their displeasure over the suspension of last Saturday’s governorship and House of Assembly elections in the state by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The protesters, mostly made up of youths, chanted …
Read More »Abiodun: God Gave Me Success In Ogun Election
Ogun State governor elect, Adedapo Abiodun says his victory at the polls on Saturday shows that God is greater than man. He spoke in apparent reference to the opposition of the incumbent state Governor, Ibikunle Amosun, who openly supported and campaigned for the governorship candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement, …
Read More »Okowa’s Victory Is Worth Celebrating – PDP
Delta State chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has declared that the overwhelming victory of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa in the governorship election is worth celebrating. The PDP further asserted that Okowa’s victory and the party’s success in the state House of Assembly elections held on Saturday, March 9 is a …
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