Obama, Raúl Castro in Historic Meeting Over U.S. – Cuba Relations
In attempts to establish closer ties with Cuba, President Obama and President Raúl Castro of Cuba met Saturday, in the first face-to-face discussion between the leaders of the two countries in a half century. The meeting on the sidelines of…
Nigerian Court Stops Multichoice’s DSTV, GO TV Subscription Fees Hike
A Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos State, has granted an order of interim injunction restraining Multichoice from enforcing an increase in the cost of its different classes of pay TV, DSTV and GO TV until the determination of…
Boko Haram: Detained Aljazeera Journalists Freed By Nigerian Army
Two Aljazeera journalists, who have been detained in Maiduguri, Borno State of Nigeria for over a week after being accused of “loitering” around areas of military operations, have been released on orders of the Nigerian military. Ahmed Idris and Ali…
Cristiano Ronaldo only ranked 29th in list of Europe’s best forwards as Real Madrid star’s great rival Lionel Messi tops charts
• Cristiano Ronaldo ranks an astonishing 29th according to statistics • Lionel Messi ranks first out of the top forwards in Europe • Eden Hazard and Mesut Ozil are the joint-top attacking midfielders • Manchester City’s Gael Clichy has been…
#NIGERIADECIDES: LIVE UPDATE On Election Results
The Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is set to announce results of the March 28, 2015 Presidential and National Assembly Elections. The INEC boss, Professor Attahiru Jega and state Collating Officers are set to begin the announcement in Abuja,…
Dangote Cement Commences Senegal, Cameroun Operations, Posts N159bn Profit
Dangote Cement records significant strides in its African expansion project with the company’s new plants commencement of operations in Senegal and Cameroun, the company said. This Day reports that Dangote Cement plants in Ethiopia and Zambia are expected to start…
Lewis Hamilton made to scrap one-off novelty helmet for Malaysian Grand Prix
• Lewis Hamilton will not wear a novelty helmet for the Malaysian Grand Prix • New FIA regulations state that a driver must have the same helmet design for the entirety of the campaign • Sebastian Vettel, who has sported…
UFC fighter Conor McGregor poses with mountain of money as tour to promote showdown with Jose Aldo hits New York
• Conor McGregor to challenge Jose Aldo for featherweight title at UFC 189 • McGregor posed with millions in dollar bills as promotional tour continues • Picture was inspired by Muhammad Ali money magazine cover from 1964 • Aldo has…
Spain 1-0 Ukraine: Alvaro Morata scores first international goal as Vicente del Bosque’s side keep pressure on Slovakia
• Alvaro Morata scored his first international goal to give hosts the lead • Spain had to survive heavy pressure from Ukraine in the second half • Spain remain three points behind Group C leaders Slovakia, who also won reports…
Mario Balotelli is still welcome in the Italy squad, insists Leonardo Bonucci
• Mario Balotelli has not featured for Italy since last summer’s World Cup • Leonardo Bonucci insists Balotelli is still welcome in the Italy squad • The striker has managed just one Premier League goal for Liverpool Leonardo Bonucci insists…
US Isolated as Allies Line Up to Join China-led Bank
United States (U.S.) resistance to a Chinese-led Asian regional bank has left it isolated among its Asian and European allies and given some heft to China’s frequent complaints that Washington wants to contain its rise as a world power, AP…
