Barcelona have reached an out-of-court agreement with their former player Neymar to end a legal dispute in “amicable fashion”. Brazil forward Neymar, 29, claimed Barca refused to pay him £37.2m

South and North Korea have restored cross-border communications, just over a year since the hotline was cut off, in a surprise move that the two countries said was part of

Nigeria’s federal government has directed all Covid-19 Isolation Centres across the country to immediately activate their facilities in anticipation of a possible spike in infection. Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie

Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, declined to proceed with the trial of self-acclaimed leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu

California will require millions of health care workers and state employees to show proof of a COVID-19 vaccination or get tested weekly, announcing a broad measure Monday to try to

The host country’s superstar is out of the Tokyo Olympics. Naomi Osaka lost to former French Open finalist Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic 6-1, 6-4 in the third round

A former UK-based trader for Glencore Plc pleaded guilty on Monday over what US prosecutors called his role in a scheme to bribe officials in Nigeria in exchange for favorable

The USA’s men’s basketball team saw their 25-game Olympic winning streak ended as they were stunned 83-76 by France in their Tokyo opener. Evan Fournier poured in 28 points for

Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has lamented the low rate of Covid-19 vaccination in Nigeria and Africa, in general. Okonjo-Iweala said to fill the

Tunisian swimmer Ahmed Hafnaoui took a shock gold medal in the men’s 400m freestyle on Sunday. The 18-year-old won from the outside lane after qualifying slowest but finished with stunning

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Saturday disclosed that contrary to the impression that Nigeria’s southwest governors were silent on the arrest and detention of the Yoruba Nation’s activist,

Federal prosecutors in R. Kelly’s sex trafficking case say he had sexual contact with an underage boy in addition to girls, and the government wants jurors in his upcoming sex

Ahead of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Monday and Tuesday, the financial regulator has reiterated the resilience, safety and soundness of

The family of entertainer James Brown has reached a settlement ending a 15-year battle over the late singer’s estate, an attorney involved in the mediation said Friday. David Black, an

Mark Zuckerberg has laid out his vision to transform Facebook from a social media network into a “metaverse company” in the next five years. A metaverse is an online world

Kanye West barely said a word during his album listening session Thursday night, but the mercurial rapper still had most attendees standing on their feet while hanging on every word

The Tokyo Olympic Games are upon us. They look and feel different to any other Games of times gone by, but they are here. At last. With an unexpected additional

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Thursday disclosed that its much-anticipated digital currency will be launched on October 1. CBN Director, IT Department, Mrs. Rakiya Mohammed, revealed this during a