MADUKA OKOYE BANNED FOR ILLEGAL BETTING.
BY OWOLABI OLUWADARA Super Eagles goalkeeper Maduka Okoye has been handed a two-month suspension by Italian football authorities for illegal betting, avoiding a potential four-year...
US BECOMES NET EXPORTER OF CRUDE TO NIGERIA— EIA
The United States transitioned into a net exporter of crude oil to Nigeria in February and March, as crude consumption on the U. S. East Coast diminished...
AFRICA TO BE HIT HARD AS UK FOREIGN AID CUTS REVEALED
The government has revealed details of its plans to cut foreign aid, with support for children's education and women's health in Africa facing the biggest...
US OLYMPIC POLICY CHANGE BANS TRANSGENDER WOMEN IN WOMEN’S GAME
American transgender women will no longer be able to compete in women’s events at the Olympics and Paralympics after a recent policy change by the US...
US ANNOUNCES EXIT FROM UNESCO
The United States on Tuesday announced it has left UNESCO, saying the UN cultural and education agency, best known for establishing world heritage sites, is...
18 TRAPPED MINERS RESCUED IN COLOMBIA AFTER 18-HOUR ORDEAL
By Aishat Momoh. O. Eighteen gold miners trapped underground in northwest Colombia have been rescued after a dramatic 12-hour emergency operation, the government confirmed on...
SOUTH KOREA ENDS PRIVATE ADOPTION SYSTEM AFTER DAMNING REPORT ON RIGHTS ABUSES
By Aishat Momoh. O. South Korea is set to overhaul its decades-old adoption system on Saturday by officially ending the use of private adoption agencies...
WHITE HOUSE CONFIRMS TRUMP DIAGNOSED WITH BENIGN VEIN CONDITION AMID HEALTH SPECULATION
By Aishat Momoh. O. The White House has confirmed that U.S. President Donald Trump has been diagnosed with a benign but chronic vein condition, following...
SNOOP DOGG BECOMES CO-OWNER OF CHAMPIONSHIP CLUB SWANSEA
Snoop Dogg has emerged as a co-owner of Championship team Swansea City in an unexpected partnership between the realms of rap and football, the Welsh...
OLIVIA SMITH: ARSENAL SIGN LIVERPOOL STRIKER FOR WORLD-RECORD WOMEN’S TRANSFER FEE OF £1M
Arsenal Women spend £1m on striker Olivia Smith from Liverpool Women; the Canada international becomes the first women's player to break the million-pound barrier; Smith...