Plateau United Emerge Nigeria’s League Champions

Plateau United celebrating victory against Enugu United in Jos on Saturday

Plateau United are the new champions of the Nigeria Professional Football League.

Klopp's Worst Day As Liverpool Coach As Man City Wins 5-0

Liverpool forward Sadio Mane catches City goalkeeper Ederson with his right boot when contesting a ball over the top

Liverpool went from dishing out a humiliation to being on the receiving end of one.

Why Nigerian Airlines Die

Babalakin, Onyema, Aligbe

FirstNation Airways, one of the eight surviving domestic carriers in the country, is no doubt on the verge of extinction with its operations downgraded from scheduled services to charter after operating with just one aircraft for nine months contrary to civil aviation regulations which stipulate a minimum of two aircraft for would-be domestic carriers.

Togo 'Should Have New Constitution': Nigeria's Obasanjo

Two days of anti-government protests this week saw hundreds of thousands of people take to the streets of Togo's capital Lome

Nigeria's former president Olusegun Obasanjo has urged Togo's leader Faure Gnassingbé to introduce limits on presidential terms, after huge anti-government protests this week.

Banking On Kenya's Gluten-Free Cassava; Show Me Cassava, And I’ll Mill Money From It

Elizabeth Gikebe, the founder of Mhogo Foods, a value addition start-up based in Banana, Kiambu, displays the cassava value addition products made in her enterprise. Photo | James Karuga | Nation Media Group 

●Cassava flour is gluten-free, which means unlike wheat or barley, it cannot cause abnormal body reactions, some which damage the small intestines. ●After harvesting the cassava, the tubers are bulked at a central point, and then the farmers select the healthy, mature and firm ones, which should have no bruises. ●To learn how to process cassava, she enrolled for a one-month course at the Kenya Industrial Research and Development Institute in Nairobi, where she learnt various aspects of value addition that made her confident of starting the business. ●In Western Africa, cassava leaves are eaten as well and are available when other leafy vegetables are scarce and they provide excellent nutrition. They are rich in proteins, Vitamin K and are low in calories.

Dressed in a white overcoat and her hair covered with a white cap, Elizabeth Gikebe, 26, puts a branded empty packet on a weighing scale and fills it with flour.

Tear Gas Fired At Togo Protesters

A man holds up a sign which reads, "leave the power", during opposition protest to call for the immediate resignation of President Faure Gnassingbe in Lome, Togo, September 7, 2017. REUTERS/Noel Kokou Tadegnon

The security forces in Togo fired tear gas in the early hours of this morning to disperse hundreds of anti-government protesters taking part in a late-night sit in in the capital, Lomé.

Togo's anti-government protesters AFP

University Apologizes For Slide Suggesting Masturbation

This October 2015 photo shows the campus of Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, N.Y. The western New York university has apologized after being criticized for a slide shown during a student orientation session that suggested masturbation as a deterrent to sexual assault. (Max Schulte/Democrat & Chronicle via AP)

A university that during a student orientation session showed a slide that appeared to suggest masturbation as a deterrent to sexual assault has apologized.

Massive Ebola Data Site Planned To Combat Outbreaks

An Ebola awareness mural in Monrovia, Liberia — one of the three West African countries that was hit by a devastating outbreak of the disease starting in 2014. Image credit: John Moore/Getty​

An international partnership seeks African leadership to organize information about the disease.

Arsene Wenger Backs Early Closure Of Transfer Window

Arsene Wenger - screen grab of Wenger interview

Arsene Wenger has again called for the transfer window to be closed before the season starts to avoid players being “tapped up” on the day of a game.

Record Cereals Prospects Push Down Global Food Prices

Foodstuff in Nigerian market

World food prices fell in August from the month before as the prospect of bumper harvests pushed down cereal values, the United Nations food agency said on Thursday.

Iran Hackers Demand Women Be Allowed To Watch Football

Supporters hold a banner calling for Iranian women to be allowed to enter football stadiums, during a match between Sweden and Iran in Solna near Stockholm on March 31, 2015

The website of Iran's main stadium was hacked on Wednesday with a demand that women be allowed to watch football matches, a day after female lawmakers were permitted to attend.

A supporter of Syria's national football team attends a World Cup qualifier with Iran at the Azadi Stadium in Tehran on September 5, 2017

Major Science Prize Goes To Institutions Fighting Blindness

Champalimaud Foundation's 2017 Vision Award

Two international institutions with long records of fighting blindness are sharing a €1 million (US$1.2 million) eyesight prize from a Portuguese foundation.

African Teams' Hopes For World Cup; Nigeria Play Draw With Cameroon, Move Closer To World Cup Qualification

Super eagles celebrating 30th minute goal by Moses Simon

After Nigeria moved to the brink of qualification for the World Cup with that draw against Cameroon last night, several more teams will be hoping to take a giant stride towards the finals today.

The five group winners from the final round of African qualifying will progress to the World Cup in Russia Getty Images

Suitor Dies In Katsina Marriage Flogging Game

Sharo traditional flogging | Source: HubPages

A young man, Yari Inusa, has died while competing with another suitor for a lady’s hand in marriage.

Nigeria Can Eliminate Two Teams From 2018 World Cup Qualifying Today

Nigeria took a big step towards qualifying for the 2018 World Cup, with a comprehensive 4-0 win over Cameroon on Friday, at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo.

Nigeria will kill off any hopes that African champions Cameroon will have of qualifying for next year's World Cup if they beat the Indomitable Lions today.

Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Cameroon – return leg match venue

World Cup Miracle Beckons For Syria, China

China's Yu Hanchao (back) fights for the ball with Uzbekistan's Igor Sergeev during their 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier match, in Wuhan, on August 31, 2017

War-torn Syria as well as China, the ultimate sleeping giants, are both aiming to pull off a near-miracle as Asian qualifying for the 2018 World Cup heads into a final showdown on Tuesday.

South Korea's Hwang Hee-Chan (L) fights for the ball with Iran's Ramin Rezaeian during their 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier match, in Seoul, on August 31, 2017

Resident Doctors Commence Nationwide Strike

Onyebueze John, president, NARD - NARD has resolved to reject the promissory offer from Government, and proceed on total and indefinite strike action

Resident doctors under the aegis of National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) across Nigeria have commenced a nationwide indefinite strike.

FG, States Agree On Monthly Rent Payment SEE MINISTER'S FULL SPEECH

Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola and others

The clamour for the monthly payment of rent by clients in the housing sector received attention at the recently concluded sixth meeting of the National Council on Lands, Housing and Urban Development.

FOR THE RECORD: ‘Why Nigeria May Phase Out Diesel, Petrol Vehicles’

The level of pollution in a country like Nigeria, where major cities are already regarded as the world’s worst in terms of air quality, has been projected to rise following the adoption of green vehicles in other countries. Green vehicles are those not powered with petrol or diesel.

●Automotive agency to lead green vehicle revolution ●Stakeholders list effects on economy

As part of measures to battle global warming, Nigeria, a signatory to the Paris treaty, may ban petrol and diesel vehicles within the next decade.