Abia Warriors FC of Umuahia technical adviser, Imama Amapakabo is relieved after his side put five past Zamfara United in round of 32 fixtures of the Aiteo cup.Lukman Bello scored an hattrick while Chukwuemeka Obioma and Fatai Abdullahi added the other two goals to send the Abia State based team to the round of 16…
After a less-than-impressive season in the Super League, former Nigerian international Brown Ideye has been declared surplus to requirement at Turkish side Goztepe, according to Istanbul publication, IbbHaber.The 2013 African Cup of Nations winner only joined Goztepe last summer from Greek side Aris Saloniki, signing a two-year contract to expire in 2022.But Ideye didn’t impress…
Super Eagles legend Taribo West has criticised Nigeria Football Federation President, Amaju Pinnick for the comment regarding players tranfer to in small European countries.Pinnick, while addressing the home based Super Eagles before their friendly match against Mexico told the players, his administration won’t release players who want to leave the NPFL for what he termed…
European football’s governing body UEFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against England over a laser pen shone at Denmark goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel during the deciding moment of their Euro 2020 semi-final. Television footage showed Schmeichel was targeted by a spectator using a green laser as England captain Harry Kane stepped up for a penalty in extra…
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has confirmed that most British troops have left Afghanistan, almost 20 years after the UK and other Western countries sent troops into the country to engage in what they described as a “war on terror”. Johnson stressed on Thursday that the threat posed by al-Qaeda to the UK has substantially diminished,…
By Alessandra Migliaccio and William Horobin and Christopher CondonBloomberg Global finance chiefs this week will make their most concerted effort yet to redefine the world economic order in the era after Donald Trump and the coronavirus pandemic. With trade tensions no longer bedevilling the Group of 20 economies in the way they did during the former US…
Higher Kenyan taxes on airtime and data give market leader Safaricom the chance to expand its dominance at the expense of second-placed Airtel Kenya, analysts say. Kenya increased its excise duty on airtime and telephone services from 15% to 20% on 1 July, leaving mobile data and SMS charges unchanged. The market’s three largest players, Safaricom,…
Agency Report The world passed the “tragic milestone” of four million recorded Covid-19 deaths on Wednesday, the World Health Organization said, adding that the true toll was likely higher. “The world is at a perilous point in this pandemic. We have just passed the tragic milestone of four million recorded Covid-19 deaths, which likely underestimates…
Residents of Australia’s largest city will spend at least one more week in lockdown, authorities announced on Wednesday, after detecting dozens of new coronavirus cases. Sydney, home to a fifth of Australia’s 25 million people, first on June 26 amid an outbreak of the highly transmissible Delta variant. While strict stay-at-home orders were due to…
