Women's World Cup 2015: Nigeria's Ugo Njoku gets ban

Nigeria's Ugo Njoku has been given a three-match ban for elbowing Australia's Sam Kerr during Friday's Women's World Cup Group D match. The offence by Njoku, who came on as a substitute, went unpunished during the game, which Nigeria lost 2-0. However Fifa's disciplinary committee later examined the video footage and handed the 20-year-old the ban. With Nigeria unlikely to progress, she will miss the final game against the US plus their...

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Dele Momodu Predicts 2015 Presidential Election

To many Nigerians, both home and abroad, Dele Momodu is known as a Nigerian journalist, publisher, actor, motivational speaker and businessman who owns the renowned Ovation International, a magazine that has given publicity to people in Africa and all over the World. What many people do not know about the 54-year-old publisher born in Ile-Ife, Osun State, western Nigeria on 16 May, 1960, is that he is also a political analyst. To this end,...

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Buhari Blasts IBB, Obasanjo, Jonathan For ‘Killing’ Nigeria’s Oil Industry

Former Head of State and presidential candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) in the 2011 general election, General Muhammadu Buhari, today blamed President Goodluck Jonathan, as well as former rulers Ibrahim Babangida and Olusegun Obasanjo, for killing the nation’s oil industry. He also heaped blame for the security challenges now besetting the nation on the insincerity of Nigerian leaders. ...

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Sport Gist

Jay Jay Okocha Is Among Telegraph's 100 Premier League Greatest Player  Topic: Jay Jay Okocha Is Among Telegraph's 100 Premier League Greatest Player (Read 1925 times) Ex-Nigerian international, Austin Jay-Jay Okocha is the only Nigerian and one of the 4 Africans to make Telegraph's list of 100 premier League greatest players. Africans on the list: Didier Drogba, Yaya Toure, JayJay Okocha and Lucas Radebe. The list was decided...

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Beauty

Loubi Under: Christian Louboutin's red lacquer for your 'under nail' Shoe designer Christian Louboutin unveils his Loubi Under, the lacquer polish developed to paint your 'under nail' as red as the soles of his heels BY Katy Young | 20 October 2014 Adele and her red "under nails" at the...

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Looks of the day

Picture: EPA Picture: AP Picture: EPA Picture: Rex Picture: AP Picture: Getty 20 October 2014 Rooney Mara and Lily Collins start the Rome Film Festival off in style, while Cara Delevingne introduces trainers to the London BFI red carpet Rooney Mara stamped herself a...

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Boko Haram

Terrorists Attack Borno Villages Despite Ceasefire Suspected Boko Haram militants are said to have attacked two villages in Borno State despite a ceasefire agreement reached between the sect and the federal government on October 17 Published: 18.10.2014, Refreshed: 09.41 Olamide Sarumi Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau with some of his followers (AFP) ...

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