While football is often associated with physical ability, fame and trophies, some players have also pursued academic excellence, earning PhDs and other doctoral degrees alongside or after their football careers.
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City Boy Movement has added former Super Eagles defenders Shehu Abdullahi and Kenneth Omeruo to its national leadership team, assigning both footballers roles in its sports directorate.
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UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has clarified his position on Manchester City’s financial rule case after facing backlash over his comments that he would be “really concerned” if the club’s owners decided to sell.
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New France coach Zinedine Zidane insisted Thursday he has no regrets about his infamous headbutt on Marco Materazzi in the 2006 World Cup final as he prepares to come up against Italy again in his first home game in charge.
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UEFA is continuing its review of the Negreira case involving Barcelona after Real Madrid submitted a substantial amount of new documents to European football’s governing body.
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By Vincent Ujumadu Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo has highlighted the government’s renewed commitment to lowering the cost of living by prioritizing agricultural mechanization, boosting food production, expanding vital infrastructure and ensuring that economic stability directly improves the everyday lives of ordinary citizens. Speaking at the Alex Ekwueme Square in Awka at a ceremony […]
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By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA – The Allied People’s Movement (APM) has said Nigerians deserve the dividends of democracy, not hardship, empty promises and insecurity, as the country marks its 66th Independence anniversary. The party said the anniversary should also be a time to reflect on the challenges Nigerians have faced and the need to reset […]
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Manchester City are expected to argue that key sponsorship deals were funded by the Abu Dhabi government rather than the club’s owners as part of their appeal against the independent commission’s findings in the Premier League’s 115-charge case.
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Smith said the decision was an afterthought, claiming that the same police commissioner had earlier granted approval for the march to hold in Uyo.
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— Party seeks production-driven economy, institutional reforms By Henry Umoru ABUJA — The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has called for a paradigm shift in Nigeria’s governance system, saying the country must move beyond policy announcements and political slogans to address poverty, insecurity and infrastructure deficits. The party made the call in a statement issued on […]
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