Author: Adekunle Dada
Germany’s surprise exit: Infantino says ‘That’s football’
FIFA President Gianni Infantino on Thursday reacted to Germany’s surprise exit from the World Cup group stage with a smile.
Serena Williams returns to Wimbledon
Four weeks on from her run to the last 16 at the French Open, Serena Williams is back at Wimbledon,…
Qatar 2022: NFF urged to focus on early preparation
Nigeria’s Pillar of Sports Donatus Agu-Ejidike on Thursday urged the country’s football administrators and technical managers to put Russia 2018…
ASUP gives Nasarawa Govt. 14 days ultimatum
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic (ASUP), Nasarawa State Polytechnic, Lafia Chapter, has given the state government 14 days notice…
U.S calls for international watch over Iran’s actions
The international community should be wary of Iran and closely watch Tehran’s actions, as it continues to pose the international…
Killings: Governors to meet with security chiefs
Members of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) have resolved to meet with security chiefs to evolve a holistic solution to…
NFF, Essentuki base camp staff celebrate Rohr at 65
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) have congratulated Coach Gernot Rohr who marked his 65th birthday in Essentuki, Russia on Thursday.
Police raid opposition news website office
Turkish Police raided the office of a left-wing opposition news website on Thursday, breaking into the office and searching the…
Army neutralises 6 Boko Haram terrorists, rescue 33
Troops on clearance operations have neutralised six Boko Haram terrorists in Damboa and Bama Local Government Areas of Borno.
South, North Korea agree to modernise cross-border
South and North Koreas have agreed to modernise cross-border roads between the cities of the North Korean border city of…
Rainstorm: Katsina spends N60m on relief materials
The Katsina State Government says it has spent N60 million to provide relief materials to victims of windstorm and torrential…
Migration: Finland ready to cooperate with Germany bilaterally
Finland is ready to cooperate with Germany bilaterally on the issue of migration, the country’s Prime Minister Juha Sipila, said…
Trader slashes landlady with razor blade
A 30 -year-old trader, Mariam Amos, was on Thursday brought before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly inflicting life threatening…
Pope accepts 2 more Chilean bishops’ resignations
Pope Francis on Thursday accepted the resignation of two more Chilean bishops caught up in the country’s sexual abuse scandal,…
Britain’s population passes 66 million mark
Britain’s population has officially passed the 66 million mark, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said Thursday.
Brazil’s Coach plays down expectations
Brazil’s relatively straightforward passage to the last 16 has created optimism among fans betting on a sixth World Cup title,…
Sultan urges Nigerians to utilise NYSC
Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has challenged Nigerians to utilise the advantages of the National Youth Service (NYSC)…
Russia 2018: Ighalo reacts to death threat to family
Super Eagles striker, Odion Ighalo, has reacted to the news of an alleged death threat issued to his family due…
FIBA qualifiers: Rwanda, Uganda, Mali arrive in Lagos
The national teams of Mali, Uganda and Rwanda have arrived in Lagos for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup Qualifiers…
JAMB: Buhari approves N133m for acquisition of CBT facility
The Federal Executive Council (FEC), presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday approved N133 million for the purchase of…
Pakistan placed on terror financing watch list
Pakistan has been placed on a terror financing watchlist by a global money-laundering watchdog, a move likely to mean even…
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth feeling ‘under the weather’
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, 92, is feeling unwell and will not attend a special service on Thursday at St Paul’s Cathedral,…
Kaduna fixes June 29 deadline for 2018 Hajj payment
Kaduna State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board on Thursday said it had fixed Friday, June 29, as the final date for…
India plane crash kills five
Police said five people were killed after a plane chartered by a state government crashed in India’s Mumbai on Thursday.
Benghazi attack organiser sentenced to 22 years in prison
A court in the U.S. has sentenced Ahmed Khatallah, the organiser of the deadly Sept. 11, 2012, attack on diplomatic…
South Korea, U.S. agree to continue peace measures
Defence chiefs of South Korea and the United States agreed on Thursday to continue peace measures as long as talks…
Russia 2018: ” We deserve to be out’’
The German senior national team has apologised to its fans following its group stage in Russia 2018 World Cup elimination.
Australia set to stamp out ‘modern slavery’
Australia is set to halt modern slavery by forcing 3,000 businesses to report what they are doing to avoid using…
Naira hedges against dollar at parallel market
The Naira on Wednesday exchanged at N359.80 to the dollar at the parallel market in Lagos gaining 20 kobo from…
Joe, Michael Jackson’s father dies at 89
Joe Jackson, 89, father of the late Michael Jackson is dead.