Conte: I have no regrets about quitting Italy for Chelsea

Italy manager Antonio Conte insists he does not regret his imminent move to Chelsea, but admits he would love a return to the Azzurri in the future.

Rooney insists he will not retire despite “embarrassing” Euro 2016 exit to Iceland

England captain Wayne Rooney insists he will remain available for selection for the national side despite the embarrassing defeat to Iceland on Monday night.

REVEALED: England coach Hodgson was the highest-paid boss at Euro 2016

Roy Hodgson was the best-paid manager at Euro 2016, earning £3.5million a year to put him ahead of Italy’s Antonio Conte (£3.15m) and Turkey’s Fatih Terim (£2.7m).

N4.6bn fraud: Court remands Fani-Kayode, others in prison

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday ordered the remand of a former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, and two others in prison over an alleged fraud of N4.6bn.

254 teachers drag Wike to court over unpaid salaries

No fewer than 254 workers, whose salaries have been stopped since February 2016, have dragged the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, to the National Industrial Court of Nigeria sitting in Bayelsa State.

UNIBEN suspends post-UTME

Alexander Okere, Benin

The management of the University of Benin, Edo State, has announced the suspension of its post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination.

Nigeria’s World Cup foe fires warning shots

Nigeria’s 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying Group Stage opponent, Algeria have appointed former Ghana coach Milovan Rajevac as their new national coach.

England didn’t perform, new manager has a tough job on his hands; says Hart

Goalkeeper Joe Hart said England “didn’t perform” and deserve the criticism they will get after being knocked out of Euro 2016 by tiny Iceland in a huge shock on Monday.

Maradona urges Messi to stay with Argentina

Argentine football legend Diego Maradona on Monday urged Lionel Messi not to follow through on his vow to quit the national team after its defeat in the Copa America Centenario.

Shina Peters, Nwa Aba, others storm Malaysia

Sir Shina Peters, Ruffcoin Nwa Aba, Digidi Dunhill and other musicians will be in Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia for  the  Africa Music Festival  (AMF) slated for July 24, 2016.

Account Freezing: Court put Fayose’s mandatory order in abeyance, summons EFCC

Ado-Ekiti-Efforts made by Governor Ayodele Fayose to lift the restriction order placed on his accounts by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) in Zenith Bank Plc suffered a setback Tuesday, as the

ECOWAS court laments non execution of judgment by member states

The ECOWAS Court has expressed concern over non implementation of its judgment by the members’ states.

The Vice President of the Court, Justice Micah Wright told newmen in Abuja that only three out of 15 member states had put in place mechanism to execute the court’s decision.

LASUTH conducts 10 successful cochlear implant surgeries

Dr Wale Oke, the Chief Medical Director, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, on Monday said the institution had conducted 10 successful cochlear implant surgeries.

Total’s Ofon EPC creates 3,000 jobs

Total Exploration and Production Nigeria Limited has said that its Engineering, Procurement and Construction, EPC, contract for its 65,000 barrels per day Ofon 2 oilfield project, undertaken by Nigerdock, created over 3,000 jobs for Nigerians and recorded 3.2 million man-hours without Lost Time Incident, LTI.

Boy, 13, docked for allegedly defiling neighbour’s 6-year-old daughter

A teenager, 13, was on Tuesday arraigned before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly defiling the six-year-old daughter of his neighbour.

UN releases $13m for life-saving assistance to 250,000 people in North-east

The United Nations on Monday released 13 million dollars from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to provide life-saving assistance to 250,000 people in the North-east area of Nigeria.

Dasuki authorised payment of $40m to Jonathan’s cousin’s company – witness

A prosecution witness, Ibrahim Mahir, has testified that retired Col. Sambo Dasuki authorised the payment of 40 million dollars in favour of One Plus Holdings.

US cautions against militancy in Niger-Delta

The outgoing Deputy Consul-General of the United States in Lagos, Ms Dehab Ghebreab, on Tuesday advised Niger-Delta youths to desist from every form of militancy.

Itsekiri may fight back, Newuwumi warns Avengers

FORMER  Member of the Delta Waterways Security Committee, DWSC, Warri, Delta State and ex-Itsekiri

Economy: Buhari angry with CBN for Naira devaluation

Even with the Currency flexibility policy recently invoked by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to enable market variables determine the value or otherwise of the Naira, President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday insisted that the policy was not beneficial to the economy.

Economy: Why rain is beating us now – Buhari

The inability of the previous government to plan and save for the future during the crude oil price boom is why Nigeria is presently going through economic turbulence, president Mohammadu Buhari said on Monday.