Gareth Bale says he would be wasting his time playing for Wales if he did not believe Ryan Giggs’ side could qualify for Euro 2020.

Nigeria’s U-23 boys have started intensive training sessions in the city of Asaba ahead of tomorrow’s make-or-break Africa U-23 Cup of Nations final qualifying clash against Sudan.

Eco State Election Petition Tribunal has upheld the election of Sen. Francis Alemikhena of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Edo North senatorial district.

After missing out on the 2016 and 2012 Olympic tournaments, the Nigeria Women’s football team is getting ready for the upcoming 2020 Olympics. Coach Thomas Dennerby named 18 local players to be part of a 24-woman team to face Algeria in their second-legged Olympic qualifiers.  With the squad comprising of 18 locally-based female players, it…

The recent spate of attacks in South Africa against Africans of other nationalities, most especially Nigerians, have triggered a series of reactions, and even reprisal attacks. On social media, heated debate on what should or shouldn't be has pitted people one against each other, with even celebrities throwing themselves in the fray. Affected countries are…

As another school year beckons, Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC, a member of Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, has introduced a suite of educational payment products that will ease the burden of school fees which parents and guardians have to bear. Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC, being a Nigerian bank, specifically developed the educational products, taking cognisance of…

Not all success stories started on a good footing. Most often than not, they started at the ebb of one's life. Many would have to have tasted the bitter pill of defeat or failure until their blue sky turns white with silver lining. Same goes for African-American Danielle Holmes from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania who had her…

In what would be a major boost and a bold step towards self-sufficiency in rice production, Amarava Rice Mill, an indigenous milling company in Kano has expressed the commitment to double its production capacity by September 2019.

To catch them young, the British American Tobacco Nigeria Foundation (BATNF) has launched the Farmers for the Future (F4F) grant aimed to give young people the opportunity to access funds for viable agricultural enterprises.

About 600 Niger State pilgrims returning home from this year’s hajj in Saudi Arabia escaped death, yesterday, at the Minna International Airport, when the plane that was conveying them back home crash-landed.

Sir: See what a lopsided and emotionally-laden national security policy cost Nigeria in Japan? Now, the Japanese, out of due consideration for the safety of lives and investment, will invest in a Toyota factory in Ghana and, as expected, Nigerians will queue up to purchase their latest status symbols to show off before their wretched masses.

The Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the 20th National Sports Festival (NSF), has said that Edo State is set for an impressive outing, even as the state’s team is set to give other states a run for their money for top medals at the competition.