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  • Nigeria arrives late for Confederations Cup

    The Nigerian soccer team arrived in Brazil, three days behind schedule and a day before it opens its Confederations Cup football campaign against Tahiti. The team landed in the Brazilian city of Belo Horizonte early Sunday morning, putting an end to speculations that Nigeria might miss the eight-team tournament due to unspecified "internal problems", reports Xinhua. Africa's current top team ...

  • Confederations Cup Nigeria thrash Tahiti but Joanathan Tehau dreams

    BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil // Jonathan Tehau struggled to articulate his joy after becoming the first player to score for Tahiti at a high-profile international tournament in his side's 6-1 defeat to Nigeria at the Confederations Cup. Ranked 138th in the world, Tahiti are making their first appearance in a competition of this level and despite the margin of defeat in Monday's game, they ...

  • Al Jazeera news team released in Niger after three days in jail

    An Al Jazeera news team was released from a Niger prison after three days in detention in Zinder. (Joel Saget/AFP/Getty Images) A group of Al Jazeera journalists was released Monday after three days in jail in eastern Niger. Niger ...

  • NEMA Warns Southern Nigeria of Impending Heavy Rainfall

    By SaharaReporters, New York The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has warned residents of the southern parts of the country to prepare for heavy and potentially-dangerous rainfall. It would be recalled that last year, similar severe weather caused unprecedented flooding in the southern half of the country, resulting in villages being washed away and many people losing their ...

  • Tahiti make history despite defeat to Nigeria in Confed Cup

    Nigeria beat Tahiti 6-1 in Group B opener at Confederations Cup Nnamdi Oduamadi scores a hat-rick in Belo Horizonte 138th-ranked Tahiti reply through Jonathan Tehau South Pacific minnows next play world champions Spain in ...

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  • If Mandela were a Nigerian

    IDEMUDIA Michael, Jemila Junction, Benin City, Edo State, +23480332656: The Nigerian government should learn from its South African counterpart on how it has handled the health of Nelson Mandela. The former South African leader has been suffering from lung infection for some time now leading to his being moved from one hospital to another. His health is currently stable due to the timely ...

  • Tahiti trump Nigeria in celebration stakes

    Tahiti has treated Monday's 6-1 Confederations Cup loss to Nigeria in Belo Horizonte like a victory in the World Cup final.The French Polynesian island, who stunned New Caledonia to win the 2012 Oceania Nations and qualify for the Confederations Cup, managed to score a goal in their first appearance at a major tournament.Tahiti head coach Eddy Etaeta had described a goal as the team's ...

  • Court refers brain-damaged girl’s case to Lagos ADR

    A Lagos High Court, Ikeja, on Monday referred a case instituted on behalf of two-year-old Nicole Adesanya, whose brain was allegedly damaged during birth, to the state judiciary's Alternative Dispute Resolution ...

  • Nigeria put six past Tahiti

    June 17 2013, 23:17 BST Tahiti's first taste of a major tournament was as chastening as had been predicted as Nigeria wracked up six goals with early and late ...

  • Soccer-Tahiti 1 Nigeria 6 - Confederations Cup result

    John Tehau own goal 69 Halftime: 0-3; Attendance 20,187 Teams: Tahiti: 23-Xavier Samin; 16-Ricky Aitamai, 17-Jonathan Tehau, 6-Henri Caroine, 4-Teheivarii Ludivion; 3-Marama Vahirua (11-Stanley Atani 67), 10-Nicolas Vallar (8-Stephane Faatiarau 53), 19-Vincent Simon (12-Edson Lemaire 77), 2-Alvin Tehau; 7-Heimano Bourebare, 13-Steevy Chong Hue Nigeria: 1-Vincent Enyeama; 5-Efe Ambrose, ...

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