Author: Pius Ayinor
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Mumini Alao deserves our applause – Gusau
President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Ibrahim Musa Gusau, has poured encomiums on one of Nigeria’s leading lights in football journalism and a trailblazer, Dr. Mumini Alao, following the latter’s launch of his autobiography in Lagos on Sunday. “I congratulate Dr Alao on this rare feat. He is a great journalist and media manager that…
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FG drops charges against Ibom Air passenger, Emmanson, cuts KWAM 1’s ban
The Nigerian aviation ministry has announced pardon for Comfort Emmanson and Wasiu Ayinde Marshall, (KWAM 1) over separate incidents involving them with two airlines. K1 tried to stop a ValueJet aircraft from taking off while Emmanson was involved in a fight with Ibom Airline officials. Aviation minister, Festus Keyamo, in a press statement announced that…
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16 inmates escape from Keffi Prison
About 16 inmates have escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Keffi, Nasarawa State in Middle Belt, Nigeria. The incident happened in the early hours of Tuesday following a violent breach of the facility’s security the managers of the Federal facility said. The Nigerian Correctional Service spokesperson, Umar Abubakar, confirmed the incident in a…
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Sudan flog Nigeria’s Super Eagles B 4-0
Nigeria crashed out of the 8th African Nations Championship on Tuesday after an abject performance by a team that failed to put any foot right against Sudan in 90 minutes of football in Zanzibar. The defeat on the Indian Ocean Island, following from the one-goal defeat by Cup-holders Senegal a week earlier, meant the Eagles B…
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Super Eagles striker, Sadiq Umar, El-Rufai buy over Rancher Bees FC
Super Eagles striker and Real Sociedad forward, Sadiq Umar, and House of Representatives member, Bello El-Rufai, have officially taken over Rancher Bees Football Club of Kaduna. The team is confirmed to compete in the Nigeria National League (NNL) in the upcoming season. Rancher Bees is a traditional name in Nigerian football history, having produced some…
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Female passenger arraigned, remanded in Kiriki prison for assaulting Ibom Air officials
The passenger who assaulted airline officials on an Ibom Air flight inbound Lagos from Uyo, Comfort Emmanson, has reportedly been charged to court. The special adviser on Media and Communications to the minister of aviation and aerospace development, Tunde Moshood, announced via his X (Twitter) handle that Emmanson has remanded in Kirikiri correctional facility after…
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NPFL Youth League: Remo Stars Daniel Arierhi emerges Top Scorer in Ikenne
*El Kanemi beat Nasarawa 2-1 in Kano Remo Stars emerged champions of the Ikenne Centre of the 2025 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) Youth League with their striker, Daniel Arierhi topping the scorers log with four goals from five matches. For the young Stars, it was a near maximum outing as they won all their…
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CHAN: Eagles must beat Sudan to avoid going home
Nigeria’s bounce-back-ability on the football field will again be subjected to a stern test when the home-based men’s national team take on Sudan in a must-win 8th Africa Nations Championship Group D encounter in Zanzibar on Tuesday. Title-holders Senegal scored with their only shot on goal with only a quarter-hour left in the two teams’ clash…
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Ibom Air identifies unruly lady as Comfort, places ban on her
Ibom Air has revealed the identity of the lady involved in the fight inside their aircraft on Sunday just as the airline has placed flight restriction on her, Extrasportsnigeria.wordpress.com reports. The airline gave a detailed account of the incident through a press statement made available to the media on Monday, August 11. The full statement…
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Crystal Palace demotion to Conference League confirmed as Nottingham Forest upgrades to Europa
Crystal Palace have lost their appeal to be reinstated into the Europa League. The Eagles were demoted to the Conference League by UEFA last month due to multi-club ownership rules. Nottingham Forest will take their place in the Europa League. Europe’s football governing body deemed them to have remained part of the same group as…
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