Mario Balotelli has done the sensible thing and kept his head down after a weekend to forget. Except, well, he hasn't. The Italian maverick features in a music video for upcoming Manchester rapper R.I.O. He's not alone though, as Rio Ferdinand ...Read More

In Russia, Nigerian striker Emmanuel Emenike, who was recently fined for a bad gesture at fans, continued his impressive ratio of goals to matches on Sunday as he scored the first goal in Spartak Moscow’s 2-0 win over Kuban Krasnodar. Emenike ...Read More

Winning Entry Submitted by Nnamdi Okwesili Hello Nigeria, it’s so good to have you here once again. And while we offer our sincerest apologies for the hiatus; we thank those who have kept sending submissions day after day to Nigeria’s premier ...Read More

By Igbokwe Ebuka A night of memories... Bleeding doorposts Wailing bedposts Dough immature (too hasty) Eaten with maror (sandwich bitter tasty) Reminds of bonds broken Redemption of first token Chag Pesach Sameach, next year in Yerushalayim We'll break unleavened, flight from Mitzrayim.   The poems published ...Read More

By Clark Whitney Watch a football game, any game, and you will see fouls that are not given. In every league, there are unwritten rules: it generally is accepted that even the slightest touch of a goalkeeper results in a free-kick ...Read More

By Obinna Odenigbo It's nothing new to say that Palm Sunday is a Christian feast that marks the beginning of Holy Week and commemorates Jesus' triumphant entry to the city of Jerusalem. This year, Palm Sunday will be celebrated on ...Read More

By Gold Odenigbo I The stars scatter Leaving lonely One sickle moon Today has died Power drunk Power Holding Pass the guilty sentence Today has died Diaries of thinking Stampede up Memory Lane II Once Sunshine lived In your vision And the full moon Was your ...Read More

By Emeka Nwani Enyimba remain on top of the Nigeria Premier League after Rangers failed to grab a point in the game against Sharks on Thursday. Kola Anubi scored the all important goal for the Port Harcourt side in the 68th minute ...Read More

It's fast developing into a good news story; Mario Balotelli and his mother Rose Barwuah are reportedly on good terms since her move to Manchester. The Sun followed up a report on 46-year-old Barwuah's move to a terraced house in Wythenshawe, ...Read More

By Kelechi Ekeghe So, you are in bed with your man and you just had a great love making session, and its ‘spooning’ time….. Then, out of nowhere, he opens his mouth to ask you something and that totally spoils the ...Read More

By Obinna Odenigbo 34 year old Nigerian rapper and record producer Lanre ‘ELDee’ Dabiri has dropped what might just be- Nigeria’s next wedding anthem- entitled, ‘TODAY TODAY’. The gifted ‘Trybesman’ has moved on to more amorous themes after his open opposition to ...Read More

By Babajide Alaka The Zambian Women U-17 coach Beauty Mwamba blamed the 5-0 defeat suffered at the hands of Nigeria’s Women U-17 team to size and players that are above the age specification. The Zambians made the same allegations against the Nigerian ...Read More

Shooting Stars Sports Club of Ibadan have sacked their coach Festus Allen after a string of losses that has kept the club in relegation waters with 16 matches played in the Nigeria Premier League. 3SC lost their game against Kaduna United ...Read More

By Babajide Alaka In Scotland, former Under-20 international Sone Aluko provided Rangers’ fans at Ibrox with a memorable goal in the Old Firm derby. Rangers, in dire financial straits will have been lifted by the quality of the goal. Aluko nutmegged ...Read More

I didn’t cry. It was painful what he did, but I didn’t cry. He said it was ok. I didn’t cry the second time either. I liked it. He was gentler. He told me it was our secret, our special thing, ...Read More

By Obinna Odenigbo BACKGROUND 'The Old Lady' is in a rich vein of form- coming off two extremely positive results against fiorentina (5-0) and a hard fought two-legged victory against title contenders and defending Champions AC Milan in the Coppa Italia! Juventus coach ...Read More

It has been revealed that after waking from a coma and asking how his son was, Fabrice Muamba enquired about was the final score of Bolton’s FA Cup clash with Tottenham. The midfielder remains in intensive care at the London Chest ...Read More

Argentina's biggest sports newspaper Ole has taken an unusual measure to mark Lionel Messi becoming the highest scorer in Barcelona history, renaming Wednesday's issue in homage to the superstar and his club. Messi, 24, scored a hat-trick in the Catalans' 5-3 ...Read More

I am 20 years old. My husband is 29 years old. I want to start by saying I love him very much. My question to you is: He has this friend, LOL, I sound horrible already! I am very, very ...Read More

Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho has been revealed as the highest-paid coach in world football, in a list compiled by France Football. The former Chelsea boss picks up €14.8 million per year while two of his predecessors at Stamford Bridge are ...Read More

Sunshine Stars forward, Dayo Ojo, has arrived Turkish first division side, Galatasaray Spor Kulübü, for trials. SuperSport.com learnt that Ojo will spend one week with the Istanbul-based side, fondly called Gala in Europe. "I arrived on Tuesday and hope to convince the ...Read More

Nigerian youngster Mikel Agu is in line to make his debut for Portuguese champions Porto in Friday’s league game against Nacional Funchal. The highly-rated defensive midfielder, who will be 19 in May, is in the 18-man squad for the match and ...Read More

Selected from a variety of sectors such as business, government, academia, media, non-profit organizations and arts and culture, and from all regions of the world, Young Global Leaders (YGLs) engage in initiatives that address specific challenges of public interest with ...Read More

By Obinna Odenigbo Cruise Nigeria utilizes this unique section to bring to the fore a few unsung talents in the largest black country on mother earth! Considering a nation boasting a whopping 170 million people; it is only predictable that therein ...Read More

By Obinna Odenigbo There can be no misconstruing the Cruise Nigeria philosophy- which seeks above all, to harness the inherent talent in young Nigerians- especially those showing promise in their varying fields- and bringing it to the fore. And inasmuch as that ...Read More

By Igbokwe Yakaduke Ebuka (I had the idea to write the essay, ‘Songs and Daughters’ but I think a girl will be better suited to write that. Dog-tags are metal id tags worn by soldiers on a chain around the neck. ...Read More

By Obinna Odenigbo Nigerians and indeed Africans attach a lot of value to names. The name that a typical Nigerian- irrespective of race- gives his/her child is usually reflective of either the circumstances surrounding the birth of the child or the ...Read More

Nigeria's wheelchair tennis team has grabbed one of Africa’s wild cards for this year’s Paralympics games in London when it defeated Morocco 2-1 in the Wheelchair tennis World Team Cup in Nairobi Kenya. Wasiu Yusuf set Nigeria on the victory path ...Read More

By Obinna Odenigbo In the wake of alarming sucessive defeats to the London club; Chelsea FC owner has sacked the 34-year old coach from Stamford Bridge. Andre Villas Boas has according to a statement on the Chelsea website; 'parted company' with Chelsea. The ...Read More

Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi (pictured left) and the team's captain Yobo Joseph have admitted the team was lucky to have escaped defeat in the hands of the Wasps of Rwanda in a 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier played ...Read More

By Gold Odenigbo It rained that January morning even though it isn’t supposed to rain in January and the mud water in the pothole that was your resting place had been reddened like Pharaoh’s plagued Nile. Shivers sped down my spine when ...Read More

Christian Chukwu, a former Chief Coach of the Super Eagles has described the goalless draw by the Eagles against the Amavubi Stars of Rwanda as encouraging. He was reacting to the 2013 African Cup of Nations qualifying match played on Wednesday ...Read More