Rio 2016: Sweden beat South Africa in opening game
Olympic Games up and running as Sweden claim narrow victory over South Africa in women’s football tournament Nilla Fischer claimed the first goal of the Olympic football tournament on Wednesday afternoon (3 August) as Sweden defeated South Africa 1-0 at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro.
Ignore Sheriff’s letter, Makarfi tells INEC
The Chairman of the Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Ahmed Makarfi has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission to disregard the letter by the former chairman of PDP, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff urging the commission not to recognize the party’s convention slated for Portharcourt on August 17.
FG approves implementation of Multilateral Agreement on Tax, new seaport in Badagry
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the Multi-lateral Competent Authority Agreement on Exchange of Country by Country Report to check tax evasion by multinational companies operating in the country.
Man City sign Brazil teenager Gabriel Jesus
Manchester City have signed 19-year-old Brazilian forward Gabriel Jesus from Palmeiras on a five-year contract, the Premier League club announced on Wednesday.
A ticking time bomb
Various sociologists, political scientists, anthropologists and social historians have attempted to stratify society into a set of hierarchical social categories or classes. They have attempted rather unsuccessfully to agree on the appropriate classes but the most common remain the upper, middle and lower classes.
Uncertainty over Boko Haram’s leadership
Boko Haram, a Nigerian Islamist group that has pledged allegiance to the Islamic State, may have a new leader, according to the jihadist group’s online weekly Al-Naba.
