A Lebanese Army unit was ambushed on the outskirts of the northeastern town of Arsal as it headed to the scene of a roadside bomb that wounded three soldiers earlier in the day. In a statement, the Army said a military unit came under fire by militants on the outskirts, prompting soldiers to fire back […]

EMBATTLED Speaker of the House of Representatives, Honourable Aminu Tambuwal, on Thursday, secretly picked the presidential form of the All Progressives Congress (APC) by proxy. The Speaker, who recently defected from the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the opposition party, is currently having a court case to protect his seat. Nigerian Tribune learnt that […]

The United States has faulted the claim by the Nigerian government that it is standing in the way of the Nigerian military’s quest to procure weapons to strengthen its war against the extremist Boko Haram sect. Answering questions during a press briefing, the U.S. Department of State spokesperson, Jen Paski, said Wednesday the American government […]

Government of the state of Osun is set to entrench social justice in the state by committing herself to the repositioning of the state judicial system and promoting the cause of good justice in the state. The state Governor, Mr. Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola, gave this assertion in his address at the swearing-in ceremony of two […]

–Says a draw will hand the Red Devils 2015 AFCON ticket Congo coach Claude Le Roy has boasted that his team will avoid a defeat to Nigeria and seal a place in next year’s Africa Cup of Nations at the expense of the champions. Le Roy’s men have already beaten Nigeria once in the group ... Read More The post Claude Le Roy: We’re Not Under Pressure To Win appeared first on Complete Sports Nigeria.

Villareal of Spain striker, Ikechukwu Uche says playing tomorrow’s must-win 2015 AFCON qualifying game on an artificial pitch in Pointe Noire, Congo will not pose any problem for the Super Eagles. Nigeria play Congo in the penultimate game of the qualification series and Uche,making a comeback to the Eagles nest after almost two years out ... Read More The post IK Uche: Eagles Not Scared Of Congo Artificial Pitch appeared first on Complete Sports Nigeria.

–Football house now a statutory body Nigerian lawmakers on Thursday passed a bill amending the way the country’s football association is being run, which could reduce the number of times the African champions fall foul of world governing body, FIFA. The upper house of parliament, the Senate, voted to change the decree that governs the ... Read More The post Senate Legalises NFF appeared first on Complete Sports Nigeria.

–Reveals Ebola ordeal in France Super Eagles captain and goalkeeper,Vincent Enyeama was last night named Nigeria’s Footballer of the Year at the Nigerian Sports Awards held at the Muson Centre,Onikan,Lagos. Enyeama who is also in the running for the GLO-CAF and BBC African player of the year awards was the run-away winner for the honour ... Read More The post Enyeama Named Nigeria Footballer Of The Year appeared first on Complete Sports Nigeria.

South Africa, Cameroon and Tunisia will qualify for next year’s Africa Cup of Nations – wherever it takes place – this weekend if they win their penultimate qualifying games. Algeria and Cape Verde have already qualified for the 2015 tournament whose original hosts Morocco were stripped of the rights to stage the January 17 to ... Read More The post Big Guns Seek To Seal AFCON Spots appeared first on Complete Sports Nigeria.

Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi and his players have urged Nigerians to believe in his team as they face Congo in tomorrow’s crucial Africa Cup of Nations qualifying clash in Pointe Noire. Keshi who spoke though his assistant, Daniel Amokachi, stated at the end of the team’s training session Thursday morning that the team has ... Read More The post Eagles Jet Out To Congo, Say: Pray For Us, We Wont Disappoint! appeared first on Complete Sports Nigeria.

National telecommunication operator, Globacom has advised the Super Eagles to go for total victory against the Red Devils of Congo when both sides clash in the crucial 2015 African Cup of Nations qualifier in Pointe -Noire on Saturday. Globacom, in a press statement in Lagos on Wednesday called on the Stephen Keshi-led coaching crew to ... Read More The post Glo Charges Eagles To Go For Victory In Congo appeared first on Complete Sports Nigeria.

Newly invited Super Eagles star, Kingsley Sokari says he is ready to fight for a regular shirt in the senior national team as he tells RICHARD JIDEAKA that he feels happy being in camp with the likes of Vincent Enyeama, Mikel Obi and other foreign based players. How do you feel being in same camp ... Read More The post Sokari: I’m Not In Eagles To Warm Bench appeared first on Complete Sports Nigeria.

–As CCL Group Managing Director speaks on how to be kind to people at the event Kanu Heart Foundation, the brain child of former Super Eagles skipper Nwankwo Kanu yesterday joined the rest of the world to celebrate world kindness day. The event which was held at Hardley Apartment, Victoria Island, had in attendance the ... Read More The post Kanu Celebrates World Kindness Day appeared first on Complete Sports Nigeria.

West Brom head Coach Alan Irvine has told record signing Brown Ideye he must be patient due to the form of Saido Berahino. Ideye arrived at the Hawthorns in July from Dynamo Kiev but has only made six appearances in all competitions, his last coming in the League Cup defeat to Bournemouth in October. The ... Read More The post West Brom Boss To Ideye: Wait For Your Time appeared first on Complete Sports Nigeria.

Following the dismissal of his case by the Abuja division of the Appeal Court on Jonathan’s eligibility, a PDP stakeholder from Adamawa State, Dr. Umar Ardo has filed an appeal at the Supreme Court. In his reaction to the ruling of Justice A. A. Adumien on his case, Ardo said; “Yes my application to be […]Ardo heads to Supreme Court after Court of Appeal dismisses suit on Jonathan’s eligibility

James Rodriguez has said that Carlo Ancelotti is playing him out of position at Real Madrid. The 23-year-old midfielder sealed a move to the La Liga giants, after impressing with Colombia at the 2014 World Cup. He has been utilized more in a central role at the Bernaebu, but he says he is more comfortable […]James Rodriguez admits he is being played out of position at Real Madrid

The Federal Government has warned that Nigeria will begin feeling the impact of the declining price of crude oil in the global market from this November. Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, who disclosed this in Lagos yesterday at the Institute for International Finance’s 2014 Africa FOil-Thief-cartooninancial Summit hosted […]Okonjo-Iweala says impact of falling oil prices will be felt from November

Players of the Congo national team, have expressed their confidence of completing the double over the Super Eagles of Nigeria, when both sides square off in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Saturday. Reims midfielder Prince Oniangue, who was the skipper of the Red Devils team that defeated the African champions 3-2 in Calabar, […]Congo players confident of victory against Nigeria

One Andrew Ekanem, a motorcyclist who resides at Bariga, Lagos has been arrested by the police for raping a 14 year old tuberculosis patient. The victims’ mother, Mrs. Adenike Aderinkomi, told Punch that the 35 year old cyclist, penetrated her daughter through the anus and vagina. “It was around 2am on Monday when my daughter […]Okada rider allegedly rapes 14-year-old tuberculosis patient in Lagos

A young man has been arrested in Anambra State for the alleged murder of a woman with seven months pregnancy. According to reports, the man had visited a hotel in Inland Town area of Onitsha, Anambra State on Wednesday with the heavily pregnant woman for an all night sex escapade but the woman failed to […]7-month pregnant woman dies after romp with lover in Onitsha