Borussia Dortmund sports director Michael Zorc confirmed Saturday that Mario Goetze, who scored the winning goal in the 2014 World Cup final, will leave at the end of the season. “We will stop working together with Mario Goetze in the…
Hana Kimura, the Japanese pro wrestler who starred in Netflix’s Terrace House, has died. She was 22. Kimura’s death was confirmed Friday by Stardom Wrestling, which promotes pro women’s wrestling in Japan. The organization didn’t give a cause of death,…
Ex-international, Jonathan Akpoborie, says Chinedu Obasi, who accused officials of demanding bribe from him prior to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, should be given a chance to present his case. Obasi, in an Instagram live video interview with Kelechi…
Spanish football appears set to emerge from its coronavirus hiatus next month after government officials gave their blessing to the resumption of football after a two-month break amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has given his…
The Covid-19 pandemic has reached a milestone in Africa, with more than 100,000 confirmed cases, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said. It noted that the virus has now spread to every country in the continent since the first case…
NDLEA dismantles first-ever hashish oil laboratory in Lagos (Nation) The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dismantled a clandestine laboratory for the production of hashish oil in Lagos. According to a statement by the Principal Staff Officer, Public Affairs…
Nigeria has recorded 265 new cases of the novel coronavirus, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced Saturday night bring the total infections in the country to 7,526. In a tweet via its official handle, the NCDC reported that…
Sanwo-Olu seeks resumption of Lagos-Abuja flights (Punch) The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said the state government is trying to get the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 to allow flights from Lagos to Abuja to operate, following…
An early trial of a prospective COVID-19 vaccine that will soon be tested on Canadians has found it to be safe and also prompted an immune response. A study published Friday in the Lancet journal said the formulation from China’s…
Joe Biden is in damage limitation mode after saying African Americans “ain’t black” if they even consider voting for President Donald Trump over him. Gaffe-prone Mr Biden made the remark in an interview on Friday with a prominent black radio…
