Nations Cup: Siasia misled us – Yobo

Details: Category: SPORTS NEWS; Sunday, 09 October 2011; By elombah.com

Nigeria crashed out of the Africa Cup of Nations after being held to a 2-2 draw by Guinea in Abuja because Super Eagles coach Samson Siasia was under the impression his team needed a 3-1 victory, to qualify, elombah.com has learnt. Nigeria captain Joseph Yobo was left deflated after ill-informed team officials misled the Super Eagles during the African Cup of Nations qualifier against Guinea on Saturday. Nigeria were 2-1 up in their AFCON clash with

Obi Mikel refuses to pay Nigeria fine after emotional visit to father

Details: Category: SPORTS NEWS; Friday, 07 October 2011; By Administrator

Chelsea and Nigeria star John Obi Mikel is caught up in an international row with his country Nigeria after refusing to pay a £3,220 fine for arriving late to training. The midfielder was ordered to report for duty by midnight on Tuesday but delayed his arrival until Wednesday. It is understood the 24-year-old did not link up with Super Eagles 22-man squad as requested after deciding to pay a visit to his father in the central Nigerian

Apple founder Steve Jobs, 56, dies

Details: Category: SPORTS NEWS; Thursday, 06 October 2011

Apple founder Steve Jobs, 56, dies weeks after quitting as boss of firm he started in his garage. Tributes, led by President Barack Obama, began pouring in within minutes of the company confirming the death of the mastermind behind the iPhone, iPad and the iPod at the age of 56. He had battled cancer for eight years. 'We are deeply saddened to announce that Steve Jobs passed away today,' read a statement by

Nigeria Moves to End Fuel Subsidy, Raise Spending by 7%

Details: Category: SPORTS NEWS; Wednesday, 05 October 2011; By Administrator

(Bloomberg) Nigeria’s government plans to end fuel subsidies, weaken the naira and raise spending by 7 percent in its budget next year as oil prices ease. Scrapping the fuel allowance, which is planned over the next three years, will save the government 1.2 trillion ($7.5 billion) in 2012, according to a three-year plan sent to parliament by the Budget Office. Africa’s top oil producer is facing declining revenue as the price of oil, the source of more

Eni pipeline damaged in Nigeria, no force majeure

Details: Category: SPORTS NEWS; Monday, 03 October 2011; By Administrator

(Reuters) - A pipeline in Nigeria's onshore Niger Delta owned by Italian energy group Eni has been damaged, local industry sources and witnesses said, but the company said it planned no force majeure and aimed to repair the pipeline quickly. The pipeline, in Nembe, Bayelsa state, has been leaking oil into the creeks, the

Shell oil paid Nigerian military to put down protests, court documents show

Details: Category: SPORTS NEWS; Monday, 03 October 2011; By Guardian.co.uk

Secret papers reveal that in the 1990s the oil giant routinely worked with the army to suppress resistance to its activities. Shell has never denied that its oil operations have polluted large areas of the Niger Delta – land and air. But it had resisted charges of complicity in human rights abuses. Court documents now reveal that in the 1990s Shell routinely worked with Nigeria's military and mobile police to suppress resistance to

Xmas Bomber, Abdulmutallab's Al Qaeda Teacher Killed in Yemen

Details: Category: SPORTS NEWS; Friday, 30 September 2011

[elombah.com] President Barack Obama Friday confirmed the death of United States-born Al-Qaeda leader and radical Islamist cleric Anwar al-Awlaki. Awlaki, 40, who was of Yemeni descent, had been on the run since December 2007 after the US named him a "specially designated global terrorist" for allegedly helping recruit Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the Nigerian accused of trying to blow up a plane as it flew into Detroit on

Al Qaeda Warns Iranian Leader to Stop 9/11 Conspiracy Theories

Details: Category: SPORTS NEWS; Thursday, 29 September 2011; By Ogbuefi Blogs

Al Qaeda has warned President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran to stop claiming that the American government — and not Al Qaeda — was responsible for the 9/11 attack. It was a conspiracy theory Mr. Ahmadinejad repeated during his address to the United Nations General Assembly last week, when he suggested that the killing of Osama bin Laden was part of a dark conspiracy to conceal the

REJOINDER: Wikileaks: Nigeria, Which Kin Contri Be Dis Sef ?

Details: Category: SPORTS NEWS; Wednesday, 28 September 2011; By Ejike E Okpa II

Nothing is new in this. (SEE Wikileaks: Nigeria, Which Kine Contri Be Dis Sef ?) When 'monkey' go abroad, unfortunately that 'monkey' does not come/go back any different than what its DNA has always being. Nigerians have shown that regardless of the education they have somehow there is something missing in the execution of knowledge and love for country. While there is abundant communal sense

BLOODY REVOLUTION: How corrupt Nigerians can be shot without retroactive laws!

Details: Category: SPORTS NEWS; Tuesday, 27 September 2011; By Ogbuefi Blogs

Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Dahiru Musdapher last week canvassed implementation of a death sentence for corrupt officials. Musdapher who spoke when he appeared before the Senate for screening insisted that for corruption to be minimized in the country a capital punishment must be meted out to offenders. He said the judiciary was ready to commence the enforcement of capital punishment for corrupt persons. The CJN argued that capital

Mikel Obi: Soldier sacked over dad's kidnapping

Details: Category: SPORTS NEWS; Thursday, 22 September 2011; By Administrator

(AFP) Nigerian army authorities have dismissed one of the soldiers found guilty of the kidnapping of Chelsea footballer John Obi Mikel's father last month. "Private Jaduwa Thlama, one of the soldiers found culpable in the kidnapping of Pa Michael Obi, the father of the Nigerian international footballer, John Mikel, has been dismissed" said a statement on Thursday. He has been handed over to the police for prosecution, said the statement

NFF Protests 2pm Kick-Off in Nigeria/Guinea Match

Details: Category: SPORTS NEWS; Saturday, 17 September 2011; By Administrator

THE Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has kicked against the afternoon kick-off time picked by CAF for the 2012 Nations Cup qualifying tie against Guinea. CAF had fixed the game for 2pm local time on to kick-off simultaneously with the game between Ethiopia and Madagascar in Addis Ababa. In the Nigerian capital however, temperatures will be at their highest at kick-off and during the game. Weather forecast for Abuja shows that

Argentina beat Nigeria 3-1

Details: Category: SPORTS NEWS; Tuesday, 06 September 2011; By BBC Sports

Chinedu Ogbuke Obasi came on as a substitute to score Nigeria's only goal - Argentina gained revenge for their June loss to Nigeria by defeating the Super Eagles 3-1 in Bangladesh on Tuesday. Before a sell-out crowd at the 25,000-capacity Bangabandhu Stadium in Dhaka, Gonzalo Higuain opened the scoring for the South Americans after 24 minutes. Moments later, his Real Madrid team-mate Angel di Maria doubled the lead.

Everton's Victor Anichebe suffers groin injury on Nigeria duty

Details: Category: SPORTS NEWS; Monday, 05 September 2011; By guardian.co.uk

Everton could be without Victor Anichebe for three weeks after the striker injured his groin on duty for Nigeria. Victor Anichebe faces a possible three-week lay-off after suffering a groin injury on international duty. The Everton striker was hurt in the final minutes of Nigeria's 2-0 win in Madagascar on Saturday and headed back to the UK while his team-mates travelled to Bangladesh for Tuesday's friendly with Argentina, a Nigerian spokesman, Colin

Nigeria beat Madagascar 2 - 0

Details: Category: SPORTS NEWS; Sunday, 04 September 2011

Nigeria have at last done the business in Madagascar. Goals from Yobo and Nsfor take them level with Guinea in group B. But Guinea still have to play today. Nigeria coach Samson Siasia has given the credit for Sunday's 2-0 victory in Madagascar to his players. The Super Eagles overcame atrocious playing conditions to triumph in the last 20 minutes with goals from skipper Joseph Yobo and a sensational effort from Obinna Nsofor sealing a much-

'I will always do my best for Nigeria' – John Obi Mikel

Details: Category: SPORTS NEWS; Thursday, 01 September 2011; By Administrator

'I will always do my best for Nigeria' – Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel thanks his country for its support during his father's kidnapping. The Blues man is grateful to his compatriots for the help and messages he received during the recent abduction in his family, and vows to give his all for his national team. The Chelsea's midfielder John Obi Mikel thanked his compatriots for the enormous support he was shown during the saga which involved the

English Premier League: Manchester United 8 - 2 Arsenal

Details: Category: SPORTS NEWS; Sunday, 28 August 2011; By Administrator

Rooney celebrates hat-trick against Arsenal

Arsène Wenger 'humiliated' by Arsenal's defeat at Manchester United. The Arsenal manager, Arsène Wenger, insists that quitting the club has never crossed his mind but described the 8-2 defeat at Manchester United as "humiliating". United condemned Arsenal to their biggest ever Premier League defeat at Old Trafford with Wayne Rooney scoring a hat-trick during the rout. Wenger admitted he had been left embarrassed by the size of

Chinedu Obasi excited by recall to the Nigeria squad

Details: Category: SPORTS NEWS; Wednesday, 24 August 2011; By BBC Sport

Hoffenheim's striker Chinedu Obasi has been re-called to the Nigeria squad for the first time since World Cup

Nigeria's Chinedu Obasi is delighted to be back in the Super Eagles squad after more than a year out with injury. He is in a 25-man squad for Nigeria's Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Madagascar on 4 September and their friendly with Argentina two days later. The striker has had a promising start to

John Mikel Obi's father found alive

Details: Category: SPORTS NEWS; Monday, 22 August 2011; By Administrator

(BBC) The father of Chelsea and Nigeria star John Mikel Obi has been found alive in the Nigerian city Kano. Michael Obi was last seen on 12 August in the city of Jos, where his car was found last Wednesday. Obi Senior told the BBC that he had been kidnapped in Jos before being transferred to Kano. "I am very stressed," he said. His abductors are now in police custody in the northern Nigerian city. The BBC's Yusuf Ibrahim Yakasai says Michael

Mikel Obi's mother denies ransom demand

Details: Category: SPORTS NEWS; Friday, 19 August 2011; By BBC

John Mikel Obi played for Chelsea in their opening game of the season despite knowing that his father was missing

(BBC Sports) The mother of Chelsea and Nigeria star John Mikel Obi has denied that the family has had any ransom demand in relation to her missing husband. Michael Obi was last seen in the Nigerian city of Jos on 12 August and his car was found there on Wednesday. The player's agents, SEM group, said in a statement that a "sizable" ransom demand had been received. "I didn't hear [anything] about him," Mrs Irosu Obi told the BBC World

Kidnappers Demand N20m for Mikel's kidnapped father

Details: Category: SPORTS NEWS; Wednesday, 17 August 2011; By Administrator

The Kidnappers of Michael Obi, Mikel Obi's kidnapped father has demand 20 million naira ransom for his release. Nigerian police have recovered the car of the kidnapped father of Chelsea footballer John Obi Mikel, but the man's whereabouts remained unknown, his wife and police said Wednesday. "We got an intelligence report on where the car was and we recovered it, but we are still looking for the missing man," said Emmanuel Dipo Ayeni, police

Subscribe to our Newsletter

Latest Articles

President Jonathan calls for more...

Written on 18/06/2013, 21:27 by Elombah.com

State house press release-President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Tuesday in Abuja restated his call for greater global cooperation and coordination in the war...

210

Ikwerre is/is not Igbo debate

Written on 18/06/2013, 21:17 by Benjamin Obiajulu Aduba

I have been involved in debating this topic on these websites for close to a decade. During that period, I have written all that I know and believe....

200

I'm still PDP Chairman, says Tukur

Written on 18/06/2013, 20:58 by admin

Contrary to widely publicised reports that President Goodluck Jonathan has advised the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Alhaji Bamanga...

350

Ex-Deputy Senate President, Legogie, dies at...

Written on 18/06/2013, 20:50 by admin

A former Deputy Senate President, Albert Legogie, is dead. His death was confirmed by his first cousin, Cletus Agianaku, in Benin on Tuesday. Mr. Legogie,...

340

Six year single term: Stirring the hornet’s...

Written on 18/06/2013, 20:42 by admin

Activities in the various senatorial districts across the country have come alive once again. Intense constituency discussions and secret meetings among...

190

Custom Link

Please support our efforts, DONATE!