Six Projects Awarded Aga Khan Architecture Prize

A dome-less mosque designed by a Bangladeshi woman architect and a Beirut institute by the late Zaha Hadid were among six projects awarded the Aga Khan Award for Architecture Sunday.

Liverpool Goes Top Of EPL, United Ends 4-Match Winless Run, Leicester's 20-Match Unbeaten Home Streak Ended By WBA

Liverpool's Emre Can celebrates scoring his side's third goal of the game during the Premier League match soccer match between Liverpool and Watford at Anfield, Liverpool, England. Sunday Nov 6, 2016. (Dave Howarth/PA via AP)

There's an upside to missing out on the Champions League for Liverpool and Chelsea as they occupy the Premier League's top two places.

Keitany Wins Third New York Marathon In A Row

Mary Keitany of Kenya, pictured in 2015, has the longest New York City Marathon women's win streak since Norway's Grete Waitz took five in a row from 1982-1986 ©Elsa (Getty/AFP)

Kenya's Mary Keitany captured her third consecutive New York City Marathon women's title on Sunday, pulling away just past the halfway mark on the way to an overwhelming triumph.

UPDATE: Yaya Toure Apology Is "Important" For Manchester City, Says Pep Guardiola

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

Pep Guardiola has described an apology from Yaya Toure on behalf of his agent as "so important for Manchester City".

Nigerian Patients Dying Over The Weekend

Staffing levels fall to single or paired staff on weekends in many hospitals, and only emergencies can be seen

Terseer Daniel is bleak eyed as he recalls the day he became a father. The same day he became a widower, and his twin children orphans. It was an ordinary Saturday in May.

FOR THE RECORD: Lt-Col Abu Ali Was Preparing For Sambisa Operation Before Boko Haram Killed Him

Lieutenant-Colonel Muhammad Abu Ali

Had fate chosen a separate sequence of events, Muhammad Abu Ali, the lieutenant-colonel killed by Boko Haram on Friday, would still be alive.

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.