Nigeria
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Nigeria Reaches Quarterfinals Of U20 World Cup
Football | Aug 13, 2011, 10:33 PM ISTArmenia, Colombia, Aug 11 : Edafe Egbedi scored the second-half winner as Nigeria edged England 1-0 to advance to the quarterfinals of the Under-20 World Cup on Wednesday.Egbedi netted from inside the penalty area in
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Nigeria Beats Saudi Arabia 2-0 In U20 World Cup
Football | Aug 10, 2011, 10:18 AM ISTPereira, Colombia, Aug 7 : Ahmed Musa and Olarenwaju Kayode scored a goal in each half as Nigeria defeated Saudi Arabia 2-0 for its third straight victory at the Under-20 World Cup on Saturday.Both teams
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Spain, Nigeria Confirm Role As Early Favourites
Football | Aug 01, 2011, 01:02 PM ISTMedellin, Colombia, Aug 1: Two of the early favorites in the Under-20 World Cup came through as expected with Spain and Nigeria picking up victories on Sunday as the first round of group play wrapped
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25 Killed In Jihadist Attacks In Nigeria
World | Jun 27, 2011, 07:57 AM ISTKano (Nigeria), Jun 27: Suspected Islamists have hurled bombs and fired on a beer garden in the northern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, killing at least 25 people and injuring about 30, police and witnesses said.The
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France Kicks Off Women's World Cup
Football | Jun 25, 2011, 06:16 PM ISTFrankfurt, June 25 : By the time Germany plays the official opening match of the women's World Cup, France and Nigeria will have already kicked off the 32-match tournament Sunday.As host country, Germany has the
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Argentina To Play Against Nigeria In Another Friendly
Football | Jun 10, 2011, 10:45 AM ISTBuenos Aires, Jun 10 : Argentina has arranged another match against Nigeria in the unusual football location of Bangladesh in September despite their recent friendly being investigated for suspicious betting.The match organizer, Buenos Aires-based World
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Speaker In Nigeria Arrested On Corruption Charge
World | Jun 06, 2011, 01:43 PM ISTAbuja, Nigeria, Jun 6 : Nigeria's anti-corruption agency arrested one of the West African nation's top politicians Sunday night on suspicion of defrauding the oil-rich country, an official said.Officers arrested outgoing House of Representatives speaker
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FIFA Probes Argentina's Thrashing In Nigeria
Football | Jun 04, 2011, 05:38 PM ISTZurich, June 4: FIFA is investigating Argentina's 4-1 loss in Nigeria on Wednesday after betting patterns suggested it was targeted by match fixers.It's the highest profile match yet in a wave of suspicious recent international
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Nigeria Beats Second-String Argentina 4-1
Football | Jun 02, 2011, 09:15 PM ISTAbuja, Nigeria, June 2: Nigeria used its top players in a warmup for an African Cup of Nations qualifier and dismantled a second-string Argentina 4-1 on Wednesday, helped by two first-half goals from Zaragoza striker
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200 Killed In Nigeria's Post Election Violence
World | Apr 21, 2011, 08:17 AM ISTAbuja, Apr 20 : At least 200 people have been killed and thousands displaced in post-election violence in Nigeria, a civil rights group said today, as the loosing Muslim candidate General Muhammadu Buhari alleged rigging.
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Nigeria's 100m Winner Flunks Dope Test, 'B' Sample Test Today
India | Oct 11, 2010, 12:24 PM ISTNew Delhi, Oct 11: The Commonwealth Games was today rocked by its first doping case when Nigerian women's 100m gold medallist Osayemi Oludamola tested positive for a banned stimulant. Commonwealth Games Federation chief Michael Fennell