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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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Former Nigeria midfielder Dickson Etuhu found guilty of match-fixing in Sweden

Thierry Henry has instructed Arsenal supporters to “forget” about the price Nicolas Pepe was signed for and instead seek to back the attacker.

Thierry Henry urges Arsenal fans to forget Nicolas Pepe’s price

Real Madrid veteran Luka Modric has hinted a move to Serie A, according to report.

Real Madrid star Luka Modric hint Serie A move

Man docked for importing 13 containers of substandard electric cable

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, presiding over the plenary in the upper chamber on Thursday, 3rd October, 2019.

Senate re-introduces bill to establish South East commission

Femi Falana, DSS bicker over Omoyele Sowore

Insurgency: Nigerian Army urges NEDC to support effort to rebuild Northeast

business

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: Ogoja Rice to hit market with reduced...

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...

Iran Oil and Gas

Iran says oil field found with 53 billion barrels

FAAN seeks dialogue to avert litigations with partners

US crude oil

IEA: Global oil demand growth to slow from 2025

Oil falls as US-China trade deal prospects dim

Eko Disco blames system failure for power outage

nigeria

APC chides Benue governor over N12 billion airport

Village Head allegedly jumps into grave, stops children from burying parents

Senate re-introduces bill to establish South East commission

Femi Falana, DSS bicker over Omoyele Sowore

Insurgency: Nigerian Army urges NEDC to support effort to rebuild Northeast

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

Teenager kills one, injures three in Russian college

Shock as pastor feeds members with millipedes, beer as holy communion

Toxic air plagues poor residents of housing colony in Mumbai

Nigerian woman pleads guilty to drug trafficking

Japan’s emperor to perform thanksgiving rite with Sun Goddess

sports

Former Nigeria midfielder Dickson Etuhu found guilty of match-fixing...

Thierry Henry has instructed Arsenal supporters to “forget” about the price Nicolas Pepe was signed for and instead seek to back the attacker.

Thierry Henry urges Arsenal fans to forget Nicolas Pepe’s...

Real Madrid veteran Luka Modric has hinted a move to Serie A, according to report.

Real Madrid star Luka Modric hint Serie A move

The gain of performing well at big competition had started for Oyinlomo Quadre as the youngster leads three other Nigerians as their ranking improved in latest Women Tennis Association (WTA) ranking released.

Oyinlomo Quadre leads Nigeria’s rise in WTA Rankings

Two Celtic fans have been stabbed in Rome ahead of their team’s Europa League fixture with Lazio, the Scottish champions said on Thursday.

Two Celtic fans stabbed ahead of Europa League clash with Lazio

Marcus Rashford celebrates after scoring Manchester United's third goal against Brighton on Sunday afternoon

Leon Balogun benched as Brighton lose 3-1 to Manchester United at...

South Africa Football Association (SAFA), have finally received the R15-million prize money the South Africa national team earned at the Africa Cup of Nations.

South Africa FA receives $1 million AFCON money

Fernandinho: Manchester City are going to Liverpool to win

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...

Facebook apologizes after black workers complain of bias

Interswitch

Nigeria’s Interswitch hits $1billion valuation with Visa investment

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says a total of 95.7 million SIM cards being used by subscribers were not properly registered.

Data subscription: NCC set to reduce price

Mercury is about to take a rare trip between the Sun and the Earth, giving viewers around the world a rare and dramatic glimpse of the solar system's innermost planet.

Mercury to pass in front of Sun today

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

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