The trading arm of Nigeria's state oil company has suspended gasoline imports, market sources in the region said, after over-buying in the wake of a fuel subsidy scandal last year.
Gasoline gluts have occurred in the past off Nigeria, but...
Enyimba's central defender, Markson Ojobo, has expressed shock at his controversial dismissal during Wednesday's match day 37 clash at Sunshine Stars.
Ojob was dimissed in the second half during an off-the-ball incident with an assistant referee.
"I can't explain why the...
Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke will not be satisfied until the Premier League club has ended a barren run dating back to 2005, reassuring fans on Thursday about his ambitions for the team.
Some Arsenal supporters have accused American sports entrepreneur...
The Football Association has given its "full support" to Roy Hodgson after claims a team talk by the England manager caused offence.
Hodgson was criticised for referring to a joke about a monkey and an astronaut at half-time in Tuesday's...
Everton midfielder Darron Gibson could return from a knee injury before the end of the season, manager Roberto Martinez has confirmed.
The 25-year-old damaged his anterior cruciate ligament during the Republic of Ireland's 3-1 win over Kazakhstan.
It was feared he...
Syria's deputy prime minister said on Thursday a long-delayed international conference aimed at ending his country's civil war was scheduled for November 23-24 - though Russia, one of the meeting's main organizers, quickly cast doubt on the date.
Qadri Jamil...
A suicide bomber driving a truck packed with explosives blew himself up in a village in northern Iraq on Thursday, killing at least 15 members of the country's Shabak minority, police said.
It was not immediately clear who was behind...
The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits dropped from a six-month high last week, but remained elevated as California continued to deal with a backlog related to computer problems.
Initial claims for state unemployment benefits fell 15,000...
Goldman Sachs Group Inc's (GS.N) third-quarter profit fell 2 percent as weak bond-trading volumes hit revenue in its biggest business, pushing down the bank's shares in premarket trade.
Revenue from Goldman's fixed income, currency and commodities (FICC) business, which undertakes...
Verizon Communications Inc on Thursday posted stronger- than-expected third-quarter earnings and revenue on strong wireless growth, sending its shares up 2.4 percent in early trade.
While the company's wireless customer growth numbers were slightly below Wall Street estimates, its Verizon...
