Brazil 1-1 Croatia – World Cup 2014
Croatia's shock opening goal raised a few eyebrows, but a classy Neymar response sees this game level at the break. Neymar may have been fortunate with his goal as he...
‘Bomb threat’ curtails Nigeria World Cup viewings
Authorities in Nigeria's north-eastern state of Adamawa have ordered all venues planning to screen live coverage of the football World Cup to close. They say they have received intelligence of...
World Cup 2014: Today at the tournament – day one
The waiting is finally over. Football's showpiece event begins in Brazil on Thursday and you will not miss a kick with Today at the World Cup, our new daily feature....
World Cup 2014: Mixed World Cup emotions in Brazil
Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephones. Prevent the dogs from basking in the Rio sun. Silence the pandeiro and with samba drum, bring on Croatia, let the World...
World Cup 2014: Brazil set to kick-off tournament
The 2014 Fifa World Cup begins on Thursday as hosts Brazil open the tournament against Croatia. The month-long tournament sees 32 nations compete for a place in the final in...
worldcup 2014: Memorable Opening Match goals
FIFA.com relives the first goals scored at FIFA World Cups™ over recent decades dating back to Erwin Vandenbergh’s shock winner over holders Argentina in 1982. More recently Siphiwe Tshabalala’s remarkable...
Spotlight on Brazil as World Cup No.20 begins…
MATCHDAY PREVIEW – Record five-time winners and host nation Brazil will ensure a sprinkling of prestige and history as they kick off the 20th edition of the FIFA World Cup™...
NIGERIA: Man, 38, arrested with fresh human head in Lagos
LAGOS— Policemen attached to Orile division, Lagos have arrested a 38-year?old man for allegedly being in possession of a fresh human head. The suspect, identified as Mustapha Bakare was arrested,...
Ogunlade: Ekiti People See Hope in Labour Party
Alhaja Maryam Bimbola Ogunlade is the deputy governorship candidate of the Labour Party in Ekiti State. In this interview with Akinbami Faloye, she speaks on development in the state. Excerpts:...
Williams: Jonathan Should Get Rid of Fifth Columnists
A Lagos-based lawyer, Chief Ladi Williams, in this interview with Ademola Adeyemo speaks on the state of insecurity in Nigeria, especially the kidnapping of the over 200 Chibok schoolgirls, and...