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 Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday handed over mantle of the World Cup host to the emir of Qatar whose country will stage the 2022 edition of the tournament. The ceremony marked a handover from the world’s largest country by landmass to one of the smallest. Qatar has a population …

By Olawale Alabi France lived up to their promise on Sunday in Moscow by winning their second FIFA World Cup title with a 4-2 defeat of Croatia in the 2018 edition’s final match. The 1998 winners were one of the favourites from the onset, but not all favourites reached this …

By Ismaila Chafe President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday evening arrived Netherlands ahead of his scheduled visit to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) monitoring the visit reports that the President’s aircraft landed at Rotterdam-The Hague Airport at about 7: 23 p.m (Nigerian …

    By Kemi Ajayi Two ex-internationals, Friday Ekpo and Bright Omokaro, have urged the Ministry of Sports and individuals involved in the ongoing Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) crisis to tread with caution to avoid FIFA ban. The ex-internationals gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of …

President Muhammadu Buhari will on Sunday, July 15, 2018, depart for the Netherlands to participate in activities to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), at The Hague. President Buhari is the only world leader invited to deliver a keynote …

  President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the wife of the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Mummy G.O, on her 70th birthday. A statement by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity) reads: “President Muhammadu Buhari joins members of Redeemed Christian Church of …

*FG promises protection of intellectual property, investment For two days, American investors and chieftains from the technology and entertainment sectors of the US and indeed global economies took turns to listen and actively interact with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, and the Nigerian delegation drawn from the public and private …

 By Olawale Alabi Croatia overcame a slow start on Wednesday to come from behind and beat England 2-1 after extra time to advance to the final of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The 1998 semi-finalists, who lost to hosts France then, were stoic in defending and patient in attacking to …

In the build-up towards Final Investment Decision (FID) later in 2018, Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) is seeking $7 billion from the global financial markets for the sustainability of its operations and expansion project which will increase its production capacity from 22 Million Tonnes Per Annum (MTPA) to 30 MTPA. NLNG …

By Anita Eboigbe Nigerian-American Hollywood actress, Uzo Aduba has confirmed her return in the American comedy-drama hit show, ‘Orange is the New Black’ for the sixth season. Aduba, who plays a lead role ‘Suzanne Crazy Eyes’, showed on Netflix, took to her Twitter handle @UzoAduba on Tuesday to share the …

The British Council and Cambridge International on Friday 29 June hosted the British Council Recognition and Outstanding Cambridge Learner Awards at a ceremony held at The Civic Centre in Lagos. The awards recognise exceptional learner achievement in Cambridge examinations in the November 2016 and June 2017 Cambridge examination series. The …

In its resolve to establish a strategic point of sale location that appeals to customers and provides easy access and better customer service for existing and prospective high net worth clients in Lagos, MB Automobile Services Limited – one of the authorized passenger cars dealers of Westar Associates Limited has …

By Donald Ugwu   The Federal Government on Tuesday gave the assurance that it would partner premier internet provider, Google, in the Google’s Next Billion users plan intended to ensure greater digital access in Nigeria and around the world. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo gave the assurance during a meeting with …

Ukraine supporters have flooded the Facebook page of football governing body FIFA with over 158,000 comments, most saying “Glory to Ukraine”, after FIFA fined Croatia’s assistant coach for a video in which he used the same slogan. FIFA hit Ognjen Vukojevic with a 15,000-Swiss-franc ($15,000) fine and a warning after …

  By Olawale Alabi France smoothly dominated Belgium on Tuesday in St Petersburg for a commanding 1-0 win to advance to Sunday’s final match of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. It was a match of high expectations, judging from both sides’ run-up to the semi-finals and the quality …

 Portuguese Club Benfica has invited the 12 Thai boys and their Soccer Coach, who were rescued from a Cave in Thailand, to spend an all-expenses-paid week at its training academy. Club President, Luis Filipe Vieira, wrote to the Thai Ambassador to Portugal to invite the boys to the camp in …

  BY JOY OBANYA Nollywood actor, Chinedu Ikedieze a.k.a Aki (of Aki and Pawpaw fame) has added another feather to his cap with the honorar of a distinguished visitor to the city of Miami, Florida. The actor shared the news on his instagram page @Chineduikedieze with some pictures from the …

When France line up for their World Cup semi-final, today, Tuesday, French great Thierry Henry will stare back at them from the Belgium bench — and Les Bleus can’t stop talking about it. Henry, who was part of the France squad that won the 1998 World Cup on home soil, …

    In a landmark ruling on Friday July 6, 2018, the Federal High Court in Abuja, Nigeria has directed the immediate release of two properties located in the United Kingdom belonging to African Billionaire businessman and CEO of the Aiteo Group (www.AiteoGroup.com), Benedict Peters that had been the subject …

  The Spanish Football Federation has appointed Luis Enrique as Spain’s new national team coach, the president of the federation Luis Rubiales said during a press conference on Monday. A former midfielder for Sporting Gijon, Real Madrid and Barcelona, Luis Enrique won two Liga titles, one Champions League and three …

  Best half-year in the companies’ history: 1,188,832 cars sold (+3.9%) Strongest quarter of all time (594,528 units, +1.9%) More than 200,000 vehicles were delivered to customers worldwide in June alone (-2.6%) China continues as largest individual market with over 340,000 units sold since the beginning of the year (+16.2%) …

 In its bid to uplift ethical standards in the African e-commerce space and raise the bar in customer satisfaction, e-commerce giants Konga has pioneered the launch of Konga Compliance – compliance@konga.com –  a feedback/compliance mechanism through which customers can directly reach out to the Chairman of the Board and executive …

 By Sunday Bassey  The Akwa Ibom Police Command on Sunday confirmed the arrest of a Village head and four suspects for allegedly abducting 19 ExxonMobil staff members. DSP MacDon Achebe, the State Police Public Relations Officer, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Eket Local Government Area …

Croatia ended Russia’s unlikely 2018 FIFA World Cup dream when they won 4-3 on penalty kicks to eliminate the gallant hosts, after a dramatic quarter-final which ended 2-2 in extra time. In Sochi city’s Fisht Olympic Stadium on Saturday, Ivan Rakitic scored the winning penalty kick to send Croatia into …