The Nigerian Army has dismissed, one of its soldiers, involved in the kidnapping of Chelsea and Nigeria’s international, Mikel Obi, one Private Jaduwa Thlama from the force.

AS a result of the arraignment of the former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu over alleged operation of foreign accounts when in office, an ex-governor of Oyo State, Otunba Adebayo Alao-Akala has condemned his successor, Senator Abiola Ajimiobi for supporting Tinubu during his travails.

PROMINENT Deltans, Thursady, hailed the Appeal Court judgment striking out the appeal of the governorship candidate of the Democratic Peoples Party, DPP, in the January 6th governorship rerun against Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

Steven Gerrard has declared himself ready for a return to Premier League action after ending his six-month injury lay-off in Liverpool’s 2-1 League Cup third round victory over Brighton.

BY CHIDI NKWOPARA, OWERRI. Economic activities have ground to a halt in Imo State as commercial banks, in obedience to the marching order of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, effectively locked out their customers. Already, some citizens have started complaining bitterly that the economic crunch occasioned by the on-going industrial action has reached a crisis point […]

A clinical Cesc Fabregas strike rescued a point for champions Barcelona in a 2-2 draw away to top of the table Valencia on Wednesday.

Only four African countries are likely to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) by 2015, a World Bank report has revealed.

Forty percent of foreign men visiting the Philippines are sex tourists, the US ambassador on Manila said on Thursday in comments that were quickly disputed by the government.

Obese people now outnumber the hungry globally, but hardship for the undernourished is increasing amid a growing food crisis, the International Federation of the Red Cross warned Thursday.

Ten-man Chelsea rode their luck to reach the fourth round of the League Cup with a 4-3 penalty shoot-out win over Fulham after a 0-0 draw following extra time at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday.

No fewer than 300 Nigerian editors from the print and electronic media converged in Benin on Thursday to refocus the nation’s media for social consciousness and relevance.

New Inter Milan coach Claudio Ranieri has vowed to get the team back to playing their best again following their disastrous start under Gian Piero Gasperini.

No fewer than two persons died in an early morning accident on Thursday at the Onyeama area along the Enugu-Onitsha dual carriageway.

Palestinians on Thursday slammed US President Barack Obama’s United Nations address a day earlier, calling it a display of US bias towards Israel.