Nigeria have replaced injured striker Odion Ighalo with Galatasaray forward Henry Onyekuru for an upcoming 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against South Africa. China-based Ighalo, who plays for Changchun Yatai, is the leading scorer in the Africa Cup qualifiers…
Onyekuru replaces injured ighalo for South Africa match (Punch)
Nigeria have replaced injured striker Odion Ighalo with Galatasaray forward Henry Onyekuru for an upcoming 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against South Africa. China-based Ighalo, who plays for Changchun Yatai, is the leading scorer in the Africa Cup qualifiers…
Groups deplore presidency for failure to stop killing of Liman, others (Guardian) * EFCC obtains court order to detain Fayose for two weeks …ex-gov to sue anti-graft agency (Punch)
Groups deplore presidency for failure to stop killing of Liman, others (Guardian) The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has decried President Muhammadu Buhari for his failure stop the killing of Hauwa Liman and other aids workers that were…
We tried to save her, Buhari tells slain aid worker’s dad (Nation) * New dawn here, says Fayemi as he takes oath of office (Nation)
We tried to save her, Buhari tells slain aid worker’s dad (Nation) The outrage that greeted Monday’s killing of 24-year-old midwife Hauwa Liman grew yesterday. Hauwa was working with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). She was abducted…
I’m not angry with my critics – Ighalo (Punch)
Odion Ighalo has said fans were overtaken by passion when he failed to score at the World Cup in Russia, while pledging to always give his best in a Super Eagles shirt. Fans, particularly on social media, were vociferous in…
Lagos empowers 600 vulnerable women (Nation) * Buhari to religious leaders: Shun partisan politics or lose respect (Nation)
Lagos empowers 600 vulnerable women (Nation) In its bid to promote entrepreneurial activities among vulnerable women towards self-reliance, Lagos State government, through the Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, has empowered over 600 women with free skill acquisition training…
Ighalo reacts to death threat to Family (Independent)
Super Eagles striker, Odion Ighalo, has reacted to the alleged death threat issued to his family in Lagos on the social media due to his failure to score goals from clear-cut opportunities against Argentina, saying it was not deliberate. Ighalo,…
Rohr banks on Moses, Mikel, Ighalo for England (Punch)
Victor Moses, Mikel John Obi and Odion Ighalo are likely to be in the Nigeria line-up to face England in a World Cup warm-up match in London on Saturday, coach Gernot Rohr has said, AFP reports. “We will have Victor…