Global smartphone maker Samsung Electronics Co Ltd has confirmed expectations for its first annual profit decline since 2011, although a pickup in the fourth quarter hinted that earnings may have stabilized in the short term.

There are strong indications that the All Progressives Congress, APC and Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Edo State, are wooing Mr. Dickson Oarhe, as they are mounting pressure for him to defect and join their parties ahead of the February general elections.

Lagos—Following the ongoing coroner investigation to the collapsed church guest house of Synagogue church of All Nations (SCOAN) last year, a frontline Youth Activist in Niger Delta, Comrade Jerry Agbalakoko Opuofeni, yesterday appealed to the Magistrate in charge of the investigation to follow the determinate spirit of the inquest or humbly resign for a more objective process.

The General Manager of African Sun Airport Hotel, Sindiso Sibanda, has said that the Nigeria’s image abroad does not represent what is obtainable in the country in the tourism and hospitality sector, challenging the authority for a need to change the perception already assumed abroad.

General Secretary of the Nigeria Football Federation, Musa Amadu has confirmed to sl10.ng that the Super Eagles will play more friendly matches after the games against Cote D’ Ivoire and Sudan.

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Bayern Munich defender David Alaba is the only footballer with links to Nigeria named by celebrated German newspaper Bild in its ranking of the Top 100 Players to grace the Bundesliga.

Alhaji Shehu Nafuntua, a chieftain of the APC in Niger, Sunday, said that Gov. Babangida Aliyu has failed to redeem his electoral promises to the people of the state.

PORT HAR-COURT—ALL Progressive Congress, APC, has accused the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, of detonating dynamites at its secretariat in Okrika Local Government Area of the state.

ASABA—AS Nigeria remembers its fallen heroes, Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State has called for actions which will deepen the peace and unity of the country.

Côte d’Ivoire Sunday defeated African champions Nigeria 1-0 in Abu Dhabi, thanks to a late goal from former Chelsea forward Salomon Kalou. The Elephants attacked more in the game, but they were unable to find a way through against the equally impressive Super Eagles side who stood tall to them.

SEVERAL years ago, the Ghanaian public got fed up with that nation’s rut and economic meltdown and simply demanded that its erstwhile leader, J.J. Rawlings (then Ghana’s President at the material time), must do something. In the streets, the crowd poured out and chanted, “J.J., do something.” Their grouse was as varied as the disparate groups had contentious mission and agenda. At the end of the day, as they say, Ghana witnessed a fresh breath of national renewal.

The Southern Nigeria Christian Elders’Forum, SOCEF, Sunday, faulted the “prophetic message” of Enugu Catholic Priest, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, concerning President Goodluck Jonathan.

I have a serious problem . I’m kind of in love with two different guys. One of the guys is quite a looker, he is absolutely a feast for the eyes. He is exactly my “type.” He always says hello to me when he sees me or stops for a minute, and he’s always smiling at me which I am told he doesn’t do for everybody. I also know that he’s currently seeing somebody but not seriously. On one hand, I don’t want to seem like just another girl fawning all over him; on the other I want to let him know I’m interested without offending his Christianity.

Four people were killed in the northeast Nigerian city of Potiskum on Sunday, when two female suicide bombers, one of them aged about 15, blew themselves up in a crowded market.