Niger Tornadoes needed two second half goals to secure a home win over hard fighting Shooting Stars last Sunday at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium, Kaduna in a Nigeria Premier Football League Matchday 27 rescheduled tie.
The visitors scored first through Christian Pyagbara in the 39th  minute and held on throughout the remaining part of the first half but Tornadoes came  back strongly in the second half.
The Minna side  then got the needed equaliser in the 76th  minute through Clinton Jephtar before Ikenna Offor’s 92nd  minute strike handed the Ikon Allah Boys the three points.
Meanwhile, Remo Stars’ head coach, Daniel Ogunmodede has stated that it took his players sometime to get into the groove in their 2-0 home over Bendel Insurance last Sunday night.
The Sky Blue Stars endured a torrid time against plucky Benin Arsenals before Adams Olamilekan and Hadi Haruna’s goals in the final 10 minutes of the game conjured up a home win which lifted them to the third spot with 45 points from 26 games.
“We just made sure I got three points. Every game comes with different situations and moments. It is what the game entails and most time we do not control over the game’s outcome. The players have control over it. That is what the players have done,” Ogunmodede told journalists.
He continued: “We were coming into the game at the back of our loss to Shooting Stars. It was a painful loss to us. The players really wanted to get back to their winning ways. For me, they were a little under pressure and during the game, we realised we could go back to the top three while we were receiving information that other teams’ results were not favourable.
“The most important thing is how they dealt with the pressure.
“It is for tactical reasons. It is what they do in training and that is what they have been thought to do. We are happy coming up on the ladder but we know where we want to be. We keep our eyes on the target regardless of how the game ended.”