Sergio Ramos shocked by Costa's Chelsea confession The football world is hanging on Diego Costa's transfer saga, but the Chelsea forward may have revealed the truth to none other than Sergio Ramos. The two Spain colleagues enjoyed a warm embrac… Read more »
Food crisis hits 10,000 laid-off Indians in Saudi Arabia More than 10,000 Indian nationals laid off in Saudi Arabia are facing a "food crisis", India's foreign minister says. Sushma Swaraj said "large numbers" of Indians had lost their jobs in the … Read more »
Mother of US Muslim soldier hits back at Trump over speech silence The mother of a dead US Muslim soldier has hit back at presidential hopeful Donald Trump for questioning her silence during a speech by her husband. Ghazala Khan said Mr Trump was … Read more »
Manchester City given tight deadline by Schalke over Sane transfer Schalke have told Manchester City that they need to agree a deal to sign Leroy Sane by noon on Monday or the transfer is off. The 20-year-old is one of Pep Guardiola’s key transfe… Read more »
2016 Budget Padding Crisis: SAN Advises National Assembly leadership to intervene A legal luminary and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mallam Yusuf Olu Ali, has urged the leadership of the National Asse… Read more »
It’s malicious to blame me for mistakes of past administrations, says Ize-Iyamu The Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu Campaign Organisation said on Sunday that Edo p… Read more »
Bauchi, Other N’East States to Benefit from ADB $250m Intervention Bauchi and five other states of the North-East are to benefit from a $250 million inter… Read more »
World Bank, Sokoto Govt Commit N8.8bn for Projects in 10 LGAs … Read more »
FG to start paying ex-militants on Monday The Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta and Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Brig-Gen. Paul Boroh (retd), has said ex-Niger Delta militants will start receiving their stipends… Read more »
Dealing with the scourge of pornography (1) In 2015 alone, people consumed four billion hours of pornographic content and over 50 per cent did so from their smartphones. The porn industry has never had it this good and this is basically because m… Read more »
Muslims pray with Catholics over priest’s murder Muslims attended Catholic mass in churches around France on Sunday in solidarity and sorrow following the brutal jihadist murder of a priest, the latest in a string of attacks. More than 100 Muslim… Read more »
JAMB withdraws candidates’ list sent to Universities The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has withdrawn the list of recommended candidates for admission earlier sent to Universities and other tertiary institutions. The announcement was con… Read more »
One dead in Texas shooting At least one person was killed and four others wounded in a shooting in Austin, Texas early Sunday, with police warning that the shooter was still at large. The incident began shortly after 2:15am in a busy downtown ar… Read more »
PDP : ‘Fine’ judges exist, Sheriff commends Abuja court ruling The disputed Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ali Modu Sheriff has commended the Justice Okon Abang ruling nullifying a Port Harcourt ruling that recognised the party’s… Read more »
Police capture 14 of Europe’s most wanted European police forces have tracked down and arrested 14 people on a “most wanted” list in the six months since its launch, many thanks to public tip-offs, officials said Friday. “In at least eight of the… Read more »
Nigeria’s leaders causing failure of PPP, says Pat Utomi Prof. Pat Utomi, says the indiscipline of Nigerian leaders is responsible for the continued failure of the Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) initiative. Utomi spoke on Thursday(July 28) duri… Read more »
Zika virus: Florida cases 'likely' to be first US-based infections … Read more »
Messi will not return to Argentina team in next World Cup qualifiers The AFA had hopes to entice the former captain back into the fold with a say in choosing the next coach, but his family denied he would be back to face Uruguay and Venezuela. … Read more »
Police arraign seven-year-old boy for murder The state police command in Enugu on Friday(July 29) arraigned a seven-year-old boy, Chibuike Miracle Oramalu, before a magistrate court, for alleged murder. Chibuike, a primary 2 pupil in a nursery and… Read more »
Manchester United fans blast 'insane' Mourinho over Fosu-Mensah exit rumours Reports suggest that the Portuguese has told nine of his players that they can leave Old Trafford but supporters are unhappy that the 18-year-old right-back is one of th… Read more »
Arsenal chief claims club can't 'outgun' rivals in transfer market The Gunners' chief executive maintains the club are actively trying to strengthen the squad but warns that they must be 'very selective' when targeting players. … Read more »
Guardiola confirms Man City interest in Sane and Stones The club have long been credited with an intense interest in each player and the Catalan coach admits his side are hopeful of landing them in the next few weeks Manchester City manager Pep … Read more »
UN condemns Boko Haram violence in Nigeria The UN humanitarian co-ordinator, Stephen O'Brien, said the militant group's actions had forced thousands to flee and left unprecedented numbers of people in need. The UN estimates that more than nine … Read more »
DR Congo judge 'pressured' to convict Moise Katumbi A judge in the Democratic Republic of Congo has said she was pressured by the intelligence service to convict opposition politician Moise Katumbi. Chantal Ramazani, who is now in hiding, believ… Read more »
Girl dies after elephant throws stone in Morocco zoo A seven-year-old girl has died after being hit by a stone thrown by an elephant from its enclosure at Rabat Zoo in Morocco. .… Read more »
Syrian Nusra Front announces split from al-Qaeda Syrian jihadist group Jabhat al-Nusra, also known as the Nusra Front, has announced it has split from al-Qaeda. Leader Abu Mohammed al-Julani, in his first recorded message, said its new name would … Read more »
France church attack: Second suspect in priest killing named French prosecutors have identified the second man involved in the killing of a priest in a Normandy church on Tuesday as 19-year-old Abdel Malik Petitjean. Like the other attacker, Adel … Read more »
Merkel rules out migrant policy reversal after attacks Merkel said the attackers "wanted to undermine our sense of community, our openness and our willingness to help people in need. We firmly reject this". But she did propose new measures to impr… Read more »
Three drivers to die by hanging for armed robbery Two bus drivers, Okechukwu Mba and Christian Joseph and a motor boy, Ekwe Nwomah have been sentenced to death by… Read more »
LASU staff gives govt, police 24 hours to rescue abducted monarch Worried by the non release of the abducted Lagos monarch, Oba Goriola Oseni and the silence of the Lagos state government and the police authority, the Se… Read more »
Nigeria, S’Africa need each other to move Africa forward - Adebajo Dr Adekeye Adebajo, Executive Director, Centre for Conflict Resolution, South Africa has said Nigeria and South Africa need each other to move Africa forward. According to… Read more »