The wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, on Tuesday departed Nigeria for the United Kingdom to join her husband, President Muhammadu Buhari, who was in London for medical follow-up.

Pope Francis will not visit South Sudan this year, the Vatican said on Tuesday, after an Italian newspaper reported that a mooted trip had been put off because it was considered too dangerous.

The new Theatre Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole fighting insurgents, Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, has formally taken over the command in Maiduguri.

A woman in northern Thailand chopped off her unfaithful husband’s penis and then drank pesticide to her death, local police told dpa on Tuesday.

Argentinian centre back Mateo Musacchio has signed a contract with AC Milan through until 2021, the Serie A club announced Tuesday. The 26-year-old, capped six times by Argentina, arrives in Italy from Spain’s Villareal, where he has played since the 2009-10 season, starting 271 games for La Liga side.

Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta could be heading for the Camp Nou’s exit door after refusing to commit to Barcelona as the Spanish veteran evaluates his career.

The National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) on Tuesday said the Federal Government’s plan to concession the four major airports in the country might not be feasible until 2019. Mr Olayinka Abioye, General Secretary, NUATE, told newsmen in Lagos that all thorny issues surrounding the concession must be addressed before the exercise. NAN reports […]

Liverpool right-back Nathaniel Clyne has withdrawn from the England squad due to injury, national team manager Gareth Southgate revealed on Tuesday.

Former Real Madrid shot stopper Iker Casillas feels Gianluigi Buffon deserves to win the Champions League, although he will still be rooting for his boyhood team when they take on Juventus on Saturday.

Shops, schools and businesses were shut in southeast Nigeria on Tuesday, 50 years to the day since an independent republic of Biafra was declared, sparking a brutal civil war.