In the rash of presidential aspirants that may soon emerge is one by the name Sam Nda-Isaiah, the publisher of Leadership newspaper and one of its back page columnists, who does not fail to deliver his position with uncommon...
The rumour mills in a country as big and diverse as Nigeria should normally run at full throttle; and, should also be equally churning out the richest of rumours, but a recent one that looked like a news story...
Record-breaking Bayern Munich may have opened up a 10-point gap in the Bundesliga, but coach Pep Guardiola is already eying the next three points from Wednesday's trip to VfB Stuttgart.
German league leaders Bayern extended their record unbeaten league run...
Nigeria and Morocco will look to book their place in the last four of the 2014 African Nations Championship when they meet in a quarterfinal clash at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday, kick-off at 5pm.
Despite kicking off their tournament...
China's Li Na won her second Grand Slam title with victory over Slovakian Dominika Cibulkova at the Australian Open.
Li, seeded fourth, came through an edgy first set from both women to dominate the second and win 7-6 (7-3) 6-0.
It...
Syria's civil war foes held their first meeting in the same room in the presence of international mediator Lakhdar Brahimi on Saturday after a day's delay and fierce recriminations.
The talks in Geneva aimed to launch political negotiations on ending...
Four Egyptian embassy staff were kidnapped in Libya's capital Tripoli on Saturday, a day after another Egyptian diplomat was seized there by gunmen, the Libyan government said, underlining persistent disorder two years after Muammar Gaddafi's fall.
No group claimed responsibility...
A bomb exploded near a police academy in Cairo on Saturday, security sources said, a day after a wave of deadly blasts raised fears that an Islamist insurgency was gaining momentum.
An al Qaeda-inspired group, based in Egypt's lawless Sinai...
U.S. electric carmaker Tesla Motors Inc (TSLA.O) expects its China sales to contribute one third of global sales growth this year, a senior executive said, adding that a trademark issue stalling full-entry into China had been resolved.
Veronica Wu, vice...
Top emerging market policymakers moved to allay concerns about their economies on Friday after investors sold off their currencies, raising fears of a broad market rout.
The U.S. Federal Reserve's plan to gradually withdraw its stimulus has long been expected...
Describing the allegations as entirely false, Adedeji said they were the handiwork of individuals determined to discredit him and weaken public confidence in the Tinubu administration.
