BRASILIA, Brazil : Paul Pogba finally delivered the big-game goal that France needed from its most exciting young talent, picking his spot with a late header to help his team beat Nigeria 2-0 and reach
RIO DE JANEIRO : Free-scoring France takes on Nigeria and Germany faces Algeria as the second round continues at the World Cup on Monday with two games pitching European teams against African opponents. Eight goals
Chester, Pa.: Greece and Nigeria played a scoreless draw in a pre-World Cup friendly Tuesday night at the home of the MLS Philadelphia Union. There were few scoring chances in one of the final tuneups
Abuja: The Nigerian military on Monday confirmed it killed nine Boko Haram fighters in the northeastern Borno state."Patrol troops have successfully repelled an ambush in Buratai community in Biu, a town in Borno state. The
Mumbai: Exim Bank today said it has extended USD 100 million in line of credit to Nigeria for building energy projects, which will eventually help boost Indian exports.The projects to be financed under the arrangement
Jos, Nigeria: Two car bombs exploded at a bustling bus terminal and market in Nigeria's central city of Jos on Tuesday, killing at least 118 people, wounding dozens and leaving streets strewn with bloodied bodies.There
New Delhi: Boko Haram, the group of militant extremists in Nigeria, have grabbed headlines in the past week thanks to their brazen kidnapping of 275 girls, aged between 16 and 18, from a boarding school
Abuja: More than 100 teenage girls were abducted Monday in northeastern Nigeria by suspected Boko Haram members, local sources and police said.The victims were taken from the Girls College in Northern Borno state's Chibok Town,
Lagos: The International Football Federation (FIFA) has hailed the victorious Golden Eaglets of Nigeria for their triumph at the U-17 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates.A statement reaching Xinhua Thursday from the Nigeria Football
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Nigeria beat Mexico 3-0 in the Under-17 World Cup final on Friday to win the tournament for a record fourth time. Nigeria went ahead in the ninth minute through Erick
New Delhi: After the murder of a Nigerian in Goa sparked violence and protests, a diplomatic row has erupted with Nigerian diplomats threatening forcible eviction of one million Indians living in Nigeria in a tit-for-tat
New Delhi: India today said it was in “diplomatic dialogue” with Nigeria after that country raised the killing of one of its nationals in Goa last week and noted that it was expecting a report
New Delhi: A major diplomatic row is in the offing with Nigeria's consular attache Jacob Nwadadia saying that his country could think of forcibly evacuating one millions Indians living there if the Goa government continued
Abuja: At least seven Boko Haram militants were killed in the latest clampdown against the group in Nigeria's northeastern state of Borno, the military said here Tuesday.Vehicles, explosives and weapons were also recovered when security
New Delhi: Nigeria has issued a note verbale to India conveying concerns over the security of its nationals and demanded immediate arrest of those who killed a Nigerian in Goa last week, prompting the government
New Delhi: Natural gas has emerged as one of the main sources of energy across the world. There are several countries in the world which are using their own natural gas resources. Here is a
Lagos, Nigeria: A stampede at an all-night church vigil disrupted by politicking over a contentious gubernatorial election has killed 24 people and injured 17 in Nigeria's southeast Anambra state, the Red Cross and government officials
Abuja: The face-off between Nigeria's Joint Task Force (JTF) in the country'S restive northern region and Boko Haram militants witnessed a bloody encounter in Borno and Yobe states with about 95 militants killed, military said
United Nations : The UN General Assembly Thursday elected Chad, Chile, Lithuania, Nigeria and Saudi Arabia to a two-year term in the UN Security Council (UNSC), the organisation's most powerful body.The new members will begin
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Emmanuel Emenike scored twice as African champion Nigeria came from behind to win 2-1 in Ethiopia in the first leg of their World Cup playoff on Sunday.The Fenerbahce striker equalized in the
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