Nigeria’s Zamfara state violence ‘kills 48′
Gunmen have killed 48 people in an attack on a village in Nigeria’s Zamfara state, an official says. Some of the assailants climbed a hill overlooking… Read full story on [...]
June 19, 2013
Nigeria v Uruguay
Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi is hopeful of having Ogenyi Onazi available after a knee injury. Reports had originally suggested the Lazio midfielder… Read full story on author website »
Spain v Tahiti
Nicolas Vallar is a doubt having limped off with what looked like a recurrence of a recent ankle injury against Nigeria. Vallar aside, coach Eddy… Read full story on author [...]
Nigeria militants kill school children in Maiduguri
Suspected Islamist militants in north-east Nigeria have killed at least nine school children, the second targeted attack on students in recent… Read full story on author website »
June 18, 2013
Nigeria’s piracy – another form of oil theft
… corruption there. A map in the IMB report showing the most dangerous waters in West Africa draws a line around the coast of Nigeria – with a small. Read [...]
Northern Ireland is the world’s best ‘laboratory for peacemaking’
… international peace activists and policy makers meet in Londonderry. Delegates from 10 countries, including Turkey, Rwanda, South Africa and Nigeria,… Read full story on author website »
West Africa piracy overtakes Somali ship attacks
… violence. Five of the 206 hostages seized last year off West Africa have been killed, the document says. ‘Sadistic methods’ In Nigeria, money… Read full story on author website [...]
June 17, 2013
Confederations Cup: Tahiti 1-6 Nigeria highlights
Nnamdi Oduamadi scores a hat-trick as Nigeria beat Tahiti 6-1 in the Confederations Cup. Read full story on author website »
Match of the Day Live: Confederations Cup 2013: Tahiti v Nigeria
Dan Walker presents live coverage of the second Group B match of the Fifa Confederations Cup, as African champions Nigeria take on little-fancied… Read full story on author website »
Confederations Cup: Tahitian football’s greatest moment?
Jonathan Tehau sparks wild celebrations by scoring for Tahiti against Nigeria in the Confederations Cup in Brazil. Read full story on author website »
Confederations Cup: Spain 2-1 Uruguay highlights
Goals from Pedro and Roberto Soldado help Spain beat Uruguay 2-1 at the Arena Pernambuco in the Confederations Cup on Sunday. Read full story on author website »
June 16, 2013
Groups F-J: Egypt and Algeria advance
… of the commitments of reigning African champions Nigeria in the ongoing Confederations Cup. Nigeria will qualify for the play-offs in September… Read full story on author website »
June 15, 2013
The History Hour: The Pentagon Papers
The 1971 leak of America’s Vietnam war secrets, Nigeria’s president who never was, plus life in post-war Berlin, the Mau Mau rebellion and escaping… Read full story on author website [...]
June 14, 2013
Confederations Cup: Tournament to go ahead despite protests
17 June – Tahiti v Nigeria 19 June – Brazil v Mexico, Italy v Japan 20 June – Spain v Tahiti, Nigeria. Fifa is confident the opening match of… Read [...]
Tahiti v Nigeria
… numbers and Nigeria is the biggest of the lot. As Africa’s most populated nation Nigeria has 1000 times more people than Tahiti, with roughly… Read full story on author [...]
Confederations Cup 2013: Spain, Uruguay, Tahiti & Nigeria profiles
BBC Sport’s Dan Walker profiles the four teams that make up group B at the 2013 Confederations Cup. Read full story on author website »
June 13, 2013
Nigeria miss flight to Brazil for Confederations Cup
Nigeria have missed their flight to Brazil because of a row over players’ bonuses, BBC Sport has learned. The Super Eagles are due to play their… Read full story on [...]
Man survives three days trapped under sea
A chef for an oil company has survived three days trapped at the bottom of the sea after his boat capsized off the coast of Nigeria. Read full story on [...]
Nigeria’s Ogenyi Onazi out of Confederations Cup
Nigeria’s Ogenyi Onazi has been ruled out of the Confederations Cup in Brazil because of a knee injury. The Lazio midfielder, 20, suffered the… Read full story on author website [...]
Confederations Cup 2013: Match of the Day’s opening montage
Watch Match of the Day’s opening montage for the 2013 Confederations Cup. Read full story on author website »