Tag: Brazil
At least 46 people injured after protests in Brazil – Reports
By EMMANUEL YASHIM
By BRAZIL- At least 46 people were injured as a result of protests in Brazil, Spanish newspaper 20 Minutos reported, citing...
Brazil investigates who led anti-democratic riots in capital
By EMMANUEL YASHIM
BRASILIA- Brazil’s Supreme Court late on Sunday removed the governor of Brasilia from office for 90 days due to flaws in...
Ooni pledges Africa’s support to new Brazilian president
By YETUNDE FATUNGASE
ABEOKUTA- The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi has pledged his support and that of Africans to the administration of the new...
Obituary: Pele, Brazil icon dies at 82 after long battle with...
Brazil football legend, Pele has passed away aged 82 following a battle with cancer.
Praised by many as the greatest player to ever...
Beating Brazil Is ‘Best Feeling Ever’ – Croatia’s Sosa
Abuja (Sundiata Post) - Croatia defender Borna Sosa said beating Brazil was the “best feeling ever” after his team dumped the five-time champions...
Brazil 1-0 Switzerland: Casemiro sends Brazil through
By DAVIDSON ABRAHAM, Middle East
DUBAI (Sundiata Post) - A late Casemiro strike saw Brazil book their passage through to the knockout stage of the...
Buhari congratulates Brazil’s elected President, Lula Da Silva
By ISMAILA CHAFE
ABUJA- President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday joined world leaders in congratulating Brazil’s newly elected President, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on...
Brazil’s supreme court upholds move to ban fake news
By CECILIA ODEY
BRASILIA- Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court had voted to uphold a decision by the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) to fast-track the removal of...
Brazil, a high-stakes election and Yoruba diaspora in the Americas, By...
When on Sunday, 22 September 2019, the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan, in an interview with Daily Trust and on the sideline of...
Football fan killed over Chelsea’s World Club Cup victory
A Brazilian football fan was shot and killed Saturday in Sao Paulo in fights that broke out after the local team Palmeiras lost to...
Coutinho joins Aston Villa on loan from Barcelona
Philippe Coutinho is joining Aston Villa on loan for the rest of the season from Barcelona, the Premier League club announced on Friday.
The 29-year-old...
Should kids be vaccinated? Brazil turns to online survey
As world leaders rely on public health specialists to inform their decisions about whether and how to vaccinate children against the coronavirus, Brazil’s government...
Ronaldo statue sparks controversy in India
A new statue of footballing superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has sparked controversy in the Indian state of Goa.
Locals in Goa are objecting to a Portuguese...
Brazilian star ends Aruna’s run at WTT tourney
Quadri Aruna was yesterday beaten by Brazil’s Hugo Calderano in the quarterfinal of the Men’s Singles at the 2021 World Table Tennis (WTT) Cup...
Real Madrid hopeful of Mbappe’s transfer on deadline day
Real Madrid are still hopeful but are likely to walk away from Kylian Mbappe deal in summer window as PSG fail to respond to...
Brazil to send humanitarian aid to Haiti – Foreign Ministry
The Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday said plans were ongoing by the country to send humanitarian aid to Haiti in the wake...
Brazil clinch successive Olympic men’s football gold medal after extra-time winner
Malcom showed his strength in extra-time to give Brazil a 2-1 win over Spain and a second straight Olympic men’s football gold medal on...
Update: Brazil President Leaves Hospital After Treatment For Blocked Intestine
President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil who was hospitalized after being admitted with serious intestine problems has been released and has resumed work.
Bolsonaro, 66, had...
Copa America: Messi Played Against Colombia, Brazil With Hamstring Injury –...
Lionel Scaloni, the Argentina coach, has revealed that captain Lionel Messi played against Colombia and Brazil in Copa America with a hamstring injury.
According to...
Neymar leads Brazil squad into controversial Copa America
Brazil coach Tite confirmed his squad for the Copa America with Paris Saint-Germain star, Neymar, leading the group before the country’s highest court, on...