Nigeria news today headlines update Sunday 27th January 2019
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target=_blank>Javier Hernandez Willing To Join Valencia
Javier Hernandez is keen on a move to Valencia and West Ham are willing to sell him this month, according to the Spanish side’s manager Marcelino. Sky Sports News reported earlier this month that Hernandez is eager to leave the Hammers because of his lack of game-time, and that Valencia are interested in bringing him
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target=_blank>Sunderland Hot-Shot Maja Joins Bordeaux
Bordeaux have signed Sunderland striker Josh Maja, the two clubs have announced. The 20-year-old is the Black Cats’ top scorer this season with 15 goals in League One but has departed for France after signing a four-and-a-half-year deal with Les Girondins. Sunderland announced the news in a brief statement on their website which read: “Josh
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target=_blank>Renowned Arab-American Artist Takes On Syrian Crisis In Newest Exhibition
Helen Zughaib is easily one of the most well-known Arab-American artists in the world. Her vibrant Middle Eastern designs can be viewed in collections all over the globe, including the White House, World Bank and Library of Congress. The artist’s work has also been gifted to world leaders by former US President Barack Obama, as
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target=_blank>Kidnapped Top-Flight Coach Released In Nigeria
The coach of Nigerian Premier League club Katsina United, Abdullahi Biffo, who was kidnapped in northern Nigeria on 7 January, has been freed. A Katsina police spokesman confirmed that Biffo and three others were abducted three weeks ago and the incident also led to the postponement of the club’s league fixture against Rivers United. Biffo,
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target=_blank>Michel Legrand, French Oscar-winning Composer, Dies Aged 86
French Oscar-winning composer and jazz pianist Michel Legrand has died aged 86. Legrand, who was born into a family of musicians in Paris in 1932, was a composer, arranger, conductor, and jazz pianist. He wrote more than 200 film and television scores and won his first Oscar in 1968 for the song The Windmills of Your Mind from the
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target=_blank>Anthony Modeste’s Decision To Rejoin Cologne Was Unjustified- FIFA
FIFA has thrown Anthony Modeste’s transfer to Cologne in doubt by declaring his decision to walk out on Chinese side Tianjin Quanjian was not justified by unpaid salary. The 30-year-old French striker walked out on the Chinese club last year, citing a lack of pay. He signed a new contract until 2023 with ex-club Cologne,
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target=_blank>FIFA Bans Former Referee For Taking Bribe
A former international referee has been banned for life by FIFA after being found guilty of taking bribes. Ibrahim Chaibou from Niger retired in 2011, but has now been banned from all football related activities and fined CHF200,000 (£152,500/$201,000/€177,000). FIFA’s Ethics Committee did not state which specific games they had assessed when investigating Chaibou, but
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target=_blank>Over £100k Raised To Continue Search For Emiliano Sala
A crowdfunding website is aiming to help his family after authorities called off their rescue mission. Sala’s sister Romina Sala has also urged rescuers to resume the search, as have Argentinian football stars Lionel Messi, Diego Maradona and Sergio Aguero. The search for the Piper PA-46 Malibu carrying the Argentine striker, 28, and pilot David
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target=_blank>Japan plans to cancel defense port call in South Korea amid soured ties
The Defense Ministry plans to cancel a port call by a destroyer in South Korea this spring amid growing tensions between the two countries over alleged risky moves by each of their militaries, a Japanese government source said Saturday. To continue reading, subscribe today Stay ahead with our exclusives a
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Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Denies Iran Alliance in Syria
Russia’s deputy foreign minister told CNN Friday that Russia and Iran are not allies in Syria and that Moscow is committed to Israel’s safety. Asked whether Moscow and Tehran are allies in Syria, Sergei Ryabkov said: “I wouldn’t use this type of words to describe where we are with Iran.” Rybakov added: “We in no […]
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