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Nigeria national team coach Gernot Rohr has lifted the lid on why he makes late substitutions in games.

Gernot Rohr: Why I makes late substitutions

Appeal Court affirms Senator Uwajumogu’s election

Villarreal winger Samuel Chukwueze feels fulfilled and excited to play for the Nigeria national team.

Samuel Chukwueze: We won’t underrate Benin

US magazine People has named multi-talented singer and actor John Legend as its new “sexiest man alive”, replacing British actor Idris Elba.

John Legend crowned ‘sexiest man alive’

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The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, held that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was wrong to have excluded candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Mrs Natasha Akpoti, in the Nov. 16 governorship election in Kogi.

Kogi guber: APC accuses SDP candidate of faking attack on her

Five-time Paralympic gold medalist Kieran Modra has died after being hit by a car while riding his bike north of Adelaide on Wednesday.

Five-time Paralympic gold medalist killed in road collision

December 7 is now being suggested as the new date for the El Clasico between between Barcelona and Real Madrid at Camp Nou.

Barcelona to host Real Madrid in first Clasico of the season...

French President Emmanuel Macron - AFP PHOTO - POOL - YOAN VALAT

French government faces backlash after student sets himself on fire

Lagos government arraigns two men for ‘forceful abduction’

The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Olamilekan Adegbite, on Tuesday said the Federal Government had been able to recover 25 sites from 2007 that the programme started.

Federal government to lift 100 million Nigerians out of poverty through...

Aliko Dangote, president of the Dangote Group and chief sponsor of the Dangote Foundation, says he wants to be like Bill Gates and try to give a chunk of his wealth to charity in the next few years.

Nine governor in roundtable meeting with Gates, Dangote foundations

business

Oil falls as US-China trade deal prospects dim

Paul Santus, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Santuscom Agro-Hub Investment Nigeria Limited, producer of Ogoja Rice, has vowed to crash the price of local rice ahead of Christmas and New Year celebrations.

Border closure: Producer vows to crash price of local...

The African Development Bank, AfDB, says it has approved a 70 million dollar loan for a road project in Ebonyi. The bank said on its website on Friday that it would provide $40 million, while its co-financier, the Africa Growing Together Fund (AGTF), would contribute $30 million for the project.

AfDB invests $50m equity in AFC

SEATTLE, WA – MARCH 22/ A Boeing 737 MAX 9 test plane is pictured at Boeing Field on March 22, 2019 in Seattle, Washington. 737 MAX airplanes have been ground by multiple aviation authorities after two two 737 MAX 8 airplanes crashed within five months of each other. Stephen Brashear/Getty Images/AFP

Boeing expects to resume 737 Max commercial service green light in...

BEIJING - U.S.-Chinese trade contracted again in October, despite optimism about possible progress in talks aimed at ending a tariff war that threatens global economic growth.

China’s trade with US shrinks in October despite optimism

Chairman, Trade Promotion Board, Lagos Chambers of Commerce and Industry, LCCI, Gabriel Idahosa (left); Representative of the Lagos State Governor/Commissioner for Commerce, Industry and Cooporatives, Lagos State, Mrs Lola Akande; President, Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Paul Ruwase and Deputy President, LCCI, Mrs Toki Mabogunjeu dring the Closing Ceremony of the 2019 Lagos International Trade Fair in Lagos

LCCI seeks permanent site for trade fairs over rising infrastructure costs

Communities accuse oil companies of denying Delta oil royalties

Toyota, which makes the Prius hybrid, Corolla subcompact and Lexus luxury models, stuck to its net profit forecast for the fiscal year through March 2020, at 2.15 trillion yen ($20 billion).

Toyota reports profit growth on healthy global sales

nigeria

Police recruitment: Court adjourns for PSC to respond to...

Federal government to lift 100 million Nigerians out of poverty through diversification of economy

Nine governor in roundtable meeting with Gates, Dangote foundations

JAMB to create platform for candidates who score over 250

FEC observe a minute silence for Tam David West

africa

Protesters burn barricades and tires on a street during a demonstration in Conakry, Guinea, Oct. 14, 2019.

Report: 70 people killed in Guinea ahead of 2020...

Zimbabwe loses over 200 elephants to drought, mass wildlife transfer planned

South Africa set to start e-visa system to attract more tourists

Zimbabwe issues fresh banknotes to ease cash shortages

Guinea Bissau leader invokes The Virgin Mary in defiance to Ecowas

world

Russia's Embassy to Washington says it has lodged a formal diplomatic protest after Israel extradited a Russian national to the United States, where he is suspected of stealing more than $20 million from U.S. consumers through credit card fraud.

Moscow accuses US of ‘hunting’ Russians after Israel extradites...

Evo Morales’s topsy-turvy flight into exile

French government faces backlash after student sets himself on fire

South Arabia apologises for video labelling feminism as extremism

Turkey removes four more Kurdish mayors over alleged terror links

sports

William Troost-Ekong

Williams Troost-Ekong: I’m enjoying the competition in Super Eagles...

Five-time Paralympic gold medalist Kieran Modra has died after being hit by a car while riding his bike north of Adelaide on Wednesday.

Five-time Paralympic gold medalist killed in road collision

December 7 is now being suggested as the new date for the El Clasico between between Barcelona and Real Madrid at Camp Nou.

Barcelona to host Real Madrid in first Clasico of...

Rangers attacking midfielder Joe Aribo and six other players hit Super Eagles camp in Uyo ahead of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers double-header against Benin Republic and Lesotho. 14

AFCONQ: Ex-international warns Super Eagles against complacency

The members of the U.S. women’s national soccer team who sued the U.S. Soccer Federation (USSF) in March over allegations of gender discrimination can pursue their claims as a class action, a California court ruled on Friday.

Equal pay suit: US women soccer team record first victory

Chelsea boss Frank Lampard is hoping to see Tammy Abraham and Fikayo Tomori commit to new contracts at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea boss Frank Lampard named Premier League Manager of the Month

Former Kaizer Chiefs defender Rudolph Seale has lavished goalkeeper Daniel Akpeyi with praise following their 3-2 win over Orlando Pirates on Saturday afternoon.

AFCONQ: Gernot Rohr hints he will start Daniel Akpeyi against Benin...

LOlympic Eagles head coach Imama Amapakabo is positive of a good outing at the 2019 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt,

U-23 AFCON: Olympic Eagles begin title defence against Cote d’lvoire

technology

China launches five satellites with one rocket

The 3D-printed “Liberator” gun designed by Defense Distributed.

Donald Trump deal to share 3D-printed gun blueprints online...

A combination of two gene therapies may treat four diseases of old age – kidney failure, heart failure, type 2 diabetes, and even obesity – a new study suggests.

Single gene therapy could extend lifespans by fighting diseases...

“The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, has granted the prayers of the Minister of Communications Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, to properly position and empower the ministry to fulfil his digital economy objectives”

Data cost reduction: Minister extends deadline as NCC intervenes

Lawmakers call for pause on false micro-targeted political ads

China launches five satellites with one rocket

Telcos: Fuel supply suspension to filling stations in border areas threatens...

Facebook apologizes after black workers complain of bias

opinion

Tam David-West in final escape

Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has again accused President Muhammadu Buhari of clamping down on the judiciary.

Atiku Abubakar: They gave him a false sense of hope

2023: Pastor Bakare will be put to shame

Recently, Lagos State governor, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, signed the $629 million financing facility aimed at completion of the Lekki Deep Seaport project.

Lagos and the prospect of Lekki Deep Seaport

The border closure has affected goods from other West African countries. Wikimedia Commons

Nigeria’s border closure has implications for Africa’s economic integration