FG to evacuate 230 stranded Nigerians from Russia Friday
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said that Nigerians stranded in Moscow, Russia at the end of the 2018 World Cup Tournament would be evacuated on Friday. The Ministry’s Spokesperson,…
FG to evacuate scammed, stranded Nigerians in Russia
The Nigerian government will send a plane to repatriate the 200 defrauded Nigerian citizens currently stranded in Russia. Steve Ugbah, Nigerian ambassador to Russia who made this known while addressing…
World Cup: How 80 Nigerians were scammed with $300 Fan IDs
About 80 Nigerian citizens have assembled near the Nigerian embassy in Moscow and are demanding that their diplomats help them return home, a TASS correspondent reported from the scene. The…
Nigerian fan requests asylum in Russia
A football fan from Nigeria has reportedly requested political asylum in Russia, citing fears of political persecution in his home country.Human rights groups say it is difficult for asylum seekers…
History as Russia makes fourth substitute in World Cup
Russia’s Aleksandr Yerokhin made a little piece of World Cup history on Sunday when he became the first man to appear as a fourth substitute in a tournament match during…
FIFA berates Maradona for indecent act
Diego Maradona may be a giant of the game’s history, soccer’s governing body FIFA said on Friday, but even he must show respect to other fans at World Cup stadiums,…
Four Nigerians arrested in Estonia trying to cross from Russia
Estonian border guards have thwarted attempts of four foreign nationals, all Nigerians, to get into the country from Russia using their Fan IDs since the Russia-hosted FIFA World Cup kicked…
Portuguese fan travels 4,640 km in 44 days by bicycle to Russia for World Cup
Portuguese football fan Elder Batista has traveled 4,640 km by bicycle to attend matches of the FIFA World Cup and collect money for a charity fund, he wrote on his…
World Cup: Russia spends N146bn on security
With Russia hosting a massive influx of tourists in 11 cities across the country, the question on many people’s minds is: Is it safe?Russia is well aware that the world’s…
Meet the psychic cat who predicted Russia, Iran wins at World Cup
Achilles, a white-furred Hermitage male cat reputed to have psychic powers, predicted that the Iranian team will win a match against Morocco during the FIFA World Cup in St. Petersburg…