Mertesacker ‘sad’ to see Wenger bow out
Arsenal captain Per Mertesacker expressed his shock and sadness after manager Arsene Wenger announced on Friday he will bring his 22-year reign in charge to a close at the end of the season.
Arsene Wenger to step down – who’s saying what
Premier League managers and former players showered praise on Arsene Wenger on Friday after the Frenchman announced he was stepping down from the Arsenal hotseat at the end of the season.
Oil boom for Nigeria as prices hit $73.79 a barrel
An improvement in Nigeria’s oil earnings is on course as prices held firm on Friday near three-year highs reached earlier this week as ongoing OPEC-led supply cuts, as well as strong demand, gradually draw down excess supplies.
Troops kill Boko Haram terrorist, avert deadly IED Attack
Authorities of Operation Lafiya Dole have said that troops in a blocking operation to canalize and deny Boko Haram terrorists freedom of action and escape from ongoing onslaught in the Sambisa region have killed one Boko Haram insurgent at Ngala Bridge at Gamboru Ngala area of Borno State.
Killing of soldier in Naka, barbaric group fumes
The Benue Proactive Initiative, a civil society group has condemned in strong terms what it tagged as the barbaric, wicked and malicious killing of a personnel of the Nigerian Army in Naka, Gwer West Local Government Area of the State on Wednesday.
Commodity Exchange MD wants right policies to boost non- oil sector
Mrs Zaheera Baba-Ari, the Managing Director, Nigeria Commodity Exchange (NCX), has solicited for “the right policy initiatives” aimed at boosting the country’s non-oil export earnings.
