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The Journal seeks to become the most reliable, first-choice Pan-Nigerian information and public knowledge platform. The Journal Nigeria is a serious Journalism from an African Worldview
Gianni Infantino must soon answer to his own ruling body for an investment gamble that rattled global football. FIFA confirmed on Wednesday that it will submit a formal review of the abandoned FIFA Forward Enterprise scheme to the 37-member FIFA Council. The announcement follows a sharp rebuke from Jesper Møller, the Danish football chief who…
Nottingham Forest ended a thirty-two-year drought at Villa Park on Saturday afternoon with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Aston Villa. The result handed Austrian manager Oliver Glasner his first league win in charge of the club while compounding the domestic troubles of Unai Emery’s side. Liam Delap opened the scoring just forty-five seconds after the…
Newly promoted Hull City held Chelsea to a thrilling 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge on Saturday afternoon. The result preserved the visiting club’s unbeaten top-flight record and exposed lingering defensive frailties inside Xabi Alonso’s high-spending squad. Morgan Rogers handed the hosts an early advantage inside seven minutes with a sharp finish at the near post….
Hull City winger Sorba Thomas escaped without injury after his vehicle overturned near the club’s training base on Friday morning. The 27-year-old Wales international flipped his Land Rover Defender on Millhouse Woods Lane in Cottingham, metres from the Tigers’ training facility. Emergency services cordoned off the residential road as officers managed traffic and cleared shattered…
Nigeria settled its long-standing financial pledge to D’Tigress on Wednesday, 9 September 2026, crediting the bank accounts of every squad member with the naira equivalent of $100,000. Kehinde Ajayi, the director of information at the National Sports Commission, confirmed the wire transfers, adding that team officials collected $50,000 each in local currency. The payout honours…
Lionel Messi reached an agreement in principle on Wednesday, 9 September 2026, to buy Spanish second-tier outfit Club Deportivo Eldense, expanding his business footprint across Iberian football. The Argentine captain plans to acquire 100 per cent of the club’s equity without third-party partners once technical auditors conclude due diligence. Current controlling shareholder Grupo TH, a…
World football governing body FIFA and the Confederation of African Football ordered an immediate freeze on the Nigeria Football Federation’s electoral process on Tuesday, 8 September 2026, announcing an emergency fact-finding mission to Abuja to address a deepening leadership vacuum. The joint intervention follows the abrupt mass resignation of NFF President Ibrahim Musa Gusau, General…
Lionel Messi officially announced his retirement from international football on Monday, 31 August 2026, closing the most celebrated chapter in modern sports history. The 39-year-old Argentine captain confirmed his departure after guiding his country to a second successive World Cup final. The decision brings down the curtain on a senior international career that spanned more…
Real Madrid swept aside Málaga with a commanding 4-0 victory at the Santiago Bernabéu on Sunday, 30 August 2026, to maintain an unblemished record in the new La Liga campaign. Jude Bellingham opened the scoring in the nineteenth minute before a devastating eleven-minute blitz effectively killed the contest before the interval. An unfortunate own goal…
Nigeria’s under-20 women’s football team departed Abuja on Monday night for Poland ahead of the 2026 FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup finals. The Falconets wrapped up their intensive training camp in the federal capital after weeks of tactical drills and physical conditioning. They secured their ticket to the global tournament through a demanding qualifying run…