'The jester's job, the joker's job, the fool's job is to make fun of people to make them seem beautiful.'
Nigeria became the first African country to qualify for next year's World Cup finals after a 2-0 home win over Ethiopia in their playoff in Calabar on Saturday.
Ghana easily overcame African rivals Nigeria 4-1 in a friendly on Tuesday thanks to goals from Laryea Kingson, Sulley Muntari, Junior Agogo and Joe Tex Frimpong.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday asked his ministers to strongly refute opposition leaders on their controversial comments on Sanatan Dharma and expose them but told his ministerial colleagues to avoid the political row around the Bharat issue noting that it has been the country's ancient name, sources said.
India clubbed with Egypt, Switzerland, Jamaica in inaugural Men's Hockey5s World Cup
The ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 Trophy Tour kicked off in spectacular style, launching 120,000 feet above the Earth.
A diving header from Mario Mandzukic took a deflection off the Nigerian midfielder and crept into the goal for a deserved lead as Croatia dominated the count of chances created in the first 45 minutes.
The first summit in South Asia, it will host the largest delegation of 43 heads of State and government as well as the heads of international organisations.
Nigeria have played down the threats on the life of midfielder Sani Kaita, suggesting the scare might be the result of a misunderstanding over the use of language in the West African state.
'Everybody thought I was crazy to quit my job and jump into entrepreneurship.'
Nigeria will make their Olympic basketball debut in London after beating the Dominican Republic 88-73 in the decisive qualifier on Sunday.
Nigeria thrashed Mozambique 3-0 to join champions Egypt in the knockout phase of the African Nations Cup from Group C on Wednesday.
China on Thursday said Beijing views the BRICS as an "open and inclusive" platform and it backs moves to expand the five-member grouping with "like-minded partners".
IMAGES from the football matches played across Europe on Sunday.
Nigeria has called in the Indian envoy in the country to register its protest over an attack on four Nigerian students in Greater Noida and sought "diligent prosecution" against the perpetrators.
Neymar went off injured 12 minutes into Brazil's 1-1 draw with Nigeria in a friendly in Singapore on Sunday.
The 11 Indian officials of a steel company, abducted in Nigeria two days back, have been released.
Six foreign sailors, including two Indians, kidnapped from an oil service ship off Nigeria were released unharmed by armed pirates today, police said.
Nigeria registered their biggest win over a major footballing country by thrashing a depleted Argentina side 4-1 in a friendly on Wednesday.
At least 164 people have been feared killed after a wooden boat capsized off the coast of Nigeria. The boat conveying 166 passengers capsized nearly 40 nautical miles off the Nigerian coast on Tuesday.
The Non-Resident Keralite Affairs Department was also in touch with the Indian Embassy in Nigeria to find out about Murugan, Achuthanandan said while replying to a submssion.
The two Indian engineers abducted in Nigeria are safe and may be released soon, the wife of one of them said on Sunday.
Nigeria's football federation (NFF) on Sunday overhauled its leadership and apologised for the poor state of its national team in a last-minute bid to reverse a directive suspending it from international matches.
Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi hopes the momentum from Saturday's 1-0 victory over Bosnia will set his side on a similar path to that they followed in winning the last African Nations Cup.
The study said fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) shortens an average Indian's life expectancy by 5.3 years, relative to what it would be if the 5 g/m3 pollution limit set by (WHO) was met.
It may have been content so far with milk powder as a substitute, Nigeria now intends to replicate the Amul model in the near future.
Cameroon and Nigeria reached the World Cup finals on Saturday but the last available African berth for the 2010 finals was left hanging by a dramatic last-gasp goal in Cairo.
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, a Nigerian who allegedly tried to blow up a US plane, had "sneaked" into Nigeria on December 24, a day ahead of the failed terror bid, country's information minister has said. "The man in question had lived outside the country for a while. He sneaked into Nigeria on December 24, 2009 and left the same day," Dora Akunyili, Nigerian information minister said.
South Korea drew 2-2 in a tense Group B match with Nigeria to advance to the second round of the World Cup on Tuesday.
'It's a personal interview, very personal actually, and we have to respect that'
The summit is being attended by more than 30 heads of state and top officials from the European Union and invited guest countries and 14 heads of international organisations.
At least 66 people, including women and children, have been killed in clashes between two rival ethnic groups in southeastern Nigeria, hours after President Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of emergency in four states to crush the insurgency led by a radical Muslim group.
People from 4 villages near in Nigeria were forced to leave their homes and flee after the Boko Haram militants told them to leave or face consequences.
This could become tricky territory for India, given its basically adversarial relationship with China, its moves to block imports and investment from that country, and to deny market access for Chinese technologies, observes T N Ninan.
Burkina Faso sprung a major surprise at the African Nations Cup when they drew 0-0 with holders Zambia on Tuesday to reach the quarter-finals along with Nigeria who beat Ethiopia 2-0.
Photos of the World Cuop Group F match between Iran and Nigeria
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