No New Contract For Mikel, Says Conte

John Mikel Obi

After ten years at the Stamford Bridge, Super Eagles team captain, John Obi Mikel, has been told to look somewhere else for his club career.

Moroccan-Born Author Wins Top Literary Prize

Moroccan-French author Leila Slimani received the French literary prize Prix Goncourt for her novel "Chanson douce" (Sweet Song). (REUTERS)

Morocco-born writer Leila Slimani has won France’s most prestigious literary prize, becoming only the 12th woman to be awarded the Prix Goncourt in 113 years.

Yaya Toure Apologizes To Manchester City 'For The Misunderstandings Of The Past'

Yaya Toure has apologized to Manchester City on behalf of his agent

Yaya Toure has apologized on behalf of his agent for the controversial comments which led to his exclusion from the Manchester City team.

FOR THE RECORD: You No Longer Need A Lawyer To Register Your Business

Bello Mahmud, registrar-general of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), on Thursday said the commission had taken steps to eliminate bottlenecks associated with registering a business.

INEC Bows To Senate, Fixes December 10 For Rivers Rerun

INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu (R)

The Independent National Electoral Commission on Thursday in Abuja said that it had fixed December 10 for rerun elections in Rivers State.

NJC To Judges Under DSS, EFCC Probe: Step Down

The National Judicial Council (NJC) has barred judges being investigated for criminal offences from presiding over cases and performing other functions relating to their offices pending when their innocence is established.

Gambia Goalkeeper Drowns In The Mediterranean

The 19-year-old goalkeeper of The Gambian national women's football team drowned while crossing the Mediterranean in the hope of starting a new life in Europe, the president of the country's football association disclosed.

England And Scotland To Defy FIFA In Poppy Row

England and Scotland will both wear armbands for their World Cup qualifier

England and Scotland players will wear black armbands bearing poppies in their World Cup qualifier at Wembley on November 11.

Pharmacy Council Takes Drive To Free Nigeria Of Illicit Drug Practices To Kaduna

Pharmacy

The Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN) in its bid to regulate and control the education and practice of pharmacy took to the streets of Kaduna during its national enforcement week to combat illicit practices.

Soyinka Will 'Cut Up' Green Card If Trump Wins

The author is currently based in New York: ‘It’s a constant fight to try to get a nation to recognize its own noble persuasions’ … Wole Soyinka. Photograph: Alberto Morante/EPA

Nigeria's Nobel literature laureate Wole Soyinka has said he willl tear up the green card which allows him to stay in the US if Republican nominee Donald Trump is elected president next week, the UK-based Guardian newspaper reports. 

Militants Blow Up Trans Forcados Export Line In Warri

Oil pipeline explosion

Suspected militants have bombed a state-run oil pipeline near the southern Nigerian oil hub of Warri in the latest blow to the industry, a security source and community leader said Wednesday.

Chris Coleman And Claudio Ranieri Nominated For Top FIFA Coach Award

Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri has been nominated for FIFA's men's coach-of-the-year award

Chris Coleman and Claudio Ranieri have been included on the 10-man shortlist for the FIFA men's coach-of-the-year award.

Nigerian Senate Threatens To Boycott Sittings

Eighth Senate in sitting

The Senate has threatened to boycott plenary unless the Independent National Electoral Commission conducts rerun elections in Rivers and Anambra states to fill their vacant seats in the National Assembly before December 10.

Nigerian Government Approves 8 New Universities

The Federal Government of Nigeria has approved eight new private universities across the country.

FOR THE RECORD: Give Us Oil Blocks And Other Demands Niger Delta Elders Made From Buhari (SEE FULL LIST)

Niger Delta leaders have asked President Muhammadu Buhari to allocate oil blocks to natives of the region as a means of ending militancy in the area.

BOXING: Anthony Joshua To Face Eric Molina In December

Anthony Joshua, left, will face Eric Molina in Manchester

Anthony Joshua will defend his IBF world heavyweight title against American Eric Molina on December 10.

Buhari Moves To End Nigeria Oil Militant Attacks As Clark Leads Niger Delta Stakeholders To Aso Rock

Edwin Clark, elder statesman, led stakeholders from the region to a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari.

President Muhammadu Buhari has met leaders from the Niger Delta in a bid to end militant attacks on oil installations in the region. 

Receding Lake Chad Leaves 40 Million Jobless, Says Minister

Minister of State, Foreign Affairs, Khadija Bukar Abba Ibrahim

Receding Lake Chad has left about 40 million youths restive and exposed to poverty and unemployment in the West African and Central African sub regions, the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Khadija Ibrahim, said on Monday.

Map showing how Lake Chad has receded over time - une.org-dewa-vitalwater (CLICK FOR LARGE IMAGE)

Senate Declines Buhari’s Request To Borrow US$30b

Nigerian Senate

The Nigerian Senate Tuesday declined to sanction President Muhammadu Buhari’s request to borrow about US$30 billion.

Buhari, Niger Delta Leaders Meet Today

Niger delta governors, ministers and other political appointees as well as traditional rulers and representatives of militant groups converge to meet in Abuja with President Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari will today meet Niger Delta stakeholders with a view to ending the militancy in the region which has led to a sharp decline in Nigeria’s oil revenue. 

Côte d'Ivoire To Learn Result Of Vote On New Constitution

Côte d'Ivoire's President Alassane Ouattara (R) says the revised constitution could end years of stability ©Sia Kambou (AFP)

Côte d'Ivoire is expected to announce Tuesday the result of an opposition-boycotted weekend referendum on constitutional changes that President Alassane Ouattara says will help end years of instability.

10 Facts About Malaria And The Drive For Eradication By 2040

Malaria scourge: In 2015, there were 214 million new cases reported in 95 countries, and 438,000 deaths

Efforts to end malaria, which killed an estimated 438,000 people in 2015, are under threat as mosquitoes become increasingly resistant to drugs and insecticides.

Oil, Gas Production Linked To 20th-Century US City, Region Quakes

A study showing that oil and gas work triggered some of the most powerful earthquakes in the Los Angeles Basin could lead scientists to revise estimates of seismic risks ©David McNew (Getty/Getty Images/AFP)

Oil and gas production may have contributed to four of the five most powerful Los Angeles Basin earthquakes of the early 20th-century oil boom, a new study showed Monday.

FOR THE RECORD: Nigerian International & Former EPL Star, Brothers Charged 'Over Irregularities' In UK Charity Investigation

Sam Sodje (pictured, turning out for Reading in the Premier League) played almost 300 games and won four caps for Nigeria

*Sam Sodje played as a defender for Reading in the Premier League in 2006*The 37-year-old hung up his boots in 2013 after playing nearly 300 games*National Crime Agency investigated Sodje Sports Foundation, a charity *Sam, his brothers Stephen, Efe and Bright, are due in court in November 

A former footballer and three of his brothers have been charged following a long-running investigation into a charity they run.

HRW: Boko Haram Refugees Raped By Officials, Security Force

In this photo taken on September 15, 2016 women and children queue to enter one of the UNICEF nutrition clinics at the Muna makeshift camp which houses more than 16,000 IDPs (internally displaced people) on the outskirts of Maiduguri, Borno State, northeastern Nigeria. AFP Photo / Stefan Heunis

Nigerian government officials, soldiers and police are raping and sexually exploiting women and girl refugees from Boko Haram, instead of protecting them, Human Rights Watch said in a report Monday.