Africa, renowned as the world’s second-largest and second-most-populous continent, boasts an expansive total land area exceeding 11,724,000 square miles (30,365,000 square km), encompassing about one-fifth of the Earth’s total land surface. Business In…
Ceasefire resolution on Gaza fails in UN Security Council
A draft resolution supporting an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Gaza war failed in the UN Security Council on Friday. While 13 of the 15 members of the body voted in favour, the United States vetoed the draft submitted by the United Arab Emira…
German rail traffic largely back to normal after 24-hour strike
Rail traffic in Germany was largely stable on Saturday following a 24-hour strike which brought the country’s rail network to a near-standstill. It was the fourth such strike this year, amid an ongoing dispute between the Train Drivers’ Union (GDL) and…
German rail traffic largely back to normal after 24-hour strike
Rail traffic in Germany was largely stable on Saturday following a 24-hour strike which brought the country’s rail network to a near-standstill. It was the fourth such strike this year, amid an ongoing dispute between the Train Drivers’ Union (GDL) and…
Tudun Biri bombing: Stop stoking unnecessary tension – Northern group
A group, Northern Coalition of Socio-political Groups, has condemned the demand for the sack of the Chief of Defence Staff, the Chief of Army Staff and the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 1 Division, Nigerian Army. It described such a demand as stokin…
Kogi guber: Dino Melaye speaks on collecting N3bn from Atiku, Dangote
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship candidate, Dino Melaye has refuted reports of collecting N3 billion from the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar and Aliko Dangote for the Kogi elections. Melaye disclosed this at a dinner orga…
Shareholders okay N17.42 per unit for GSK buyback amid exit
Amid the exit plan of Glaxo Consumer Nigeria Plc, minority shareholders of the pharmaceutical firm have agreed that the firm’s share should be acquired at 17.42 per unit to finalize its delisting from the Nigerian Exchange Limited. The company disclose…
Arsenal great made Aston Villa pay to set incredible goalscoring record that still stands
By Mark Jones When Arsenal striker Ted Drake walked out onto the Villa Park turf on December 14, 1935 he would have been confident of victory, but also wary of what the afternoon would have in store. Opponents Aston Villa were struggling and bottom of …
‘I can see’: Gary Lineker claims he knows who the four ‘leaders’ in Arsenal’s squad are now
Gary Lineker has named the four players who he thinks are real leaders at Arsenal right now – Martin Odegaard, Declan Rice, William Saliba and Bukayo Saka. The Gunners are on top of the Premier League table. They have been very good so far, but there’s…
‘I can see’: Gary Lineker claims he knows who the four ‘leaders’ in Arsenal’s squad are now
Gary Lineker has named the four players who he thinks are real leaders at Arsenal right now – Martin Odegaard, Declan Rice, William Saliba and Bukayo Saka. The Gunners are on top of the Premier League table. They have been very good so far, but there’s…