Barcelona and Argentina forward Lionel Messi has been awarded the Ballon d'Or for a fourth year running.Messi, 25, hit 91 goals during 2012 and...
President Barack Obama will nominate John Brennan, his chief counterterrorism adviser, to be the next director of the CIA, a senior administration official said...
Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi has dropped four players from his preliminary squad for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations finals. Kilmarnock's...
Call it phablet, phonelet, tweener or super smartphone, but the clunky mobile phone - closer in size to a tablet than the smartphone of...
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) Sunday disclosed that it did not borrow $500 million (N74.4 billion) from China to acquire aircraft for...
Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah has dropped Andre 'Dede' Ayew from his squad for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations.Ayew failed to report to a...
Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama at a rally on 10 December Mr Mahama took office after the unexpected death of President John Atta Mills.Ghana's...
Former South African President Nelson Mandela has recovered from a lung infection and surgery to remove gallstones, the government says. "President...
Wolverhampton Wanderers have sacked manager Stale Solbakken after just over six months in charge. The Norwegian was dismissed by the Molineux...
Gunmen raided three villages in Zamfara state on Saturday, leaving seven people dead and seven in hospital, an official said. The...
DETERMINED to review the US government’s handling of terrorist activities in Nigeria, the US Congress has directed the State Department to submit to both...
The leaders of Sudan and South Sudan have reaffirmed their commitment to setting up a buffer zone on their shared border and resuming oil...
Demba Ba scored twice on his Chelsea debut as the FA Cup holders came from behind against Southampton to ease into the fourth round...
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd is expected to widen its lead over Apple Inc in global smartphone sales this year with 35 percent growth, helped...
A Kenyan man has been charged after allegedly pretending to be an assistant commissioner of police for five years. Joshua...
Stamford Bridge club; Chelsea have confirmed competing Newcastle striker deal Demba Ba after the Striker signed a three and a half year contract with...
Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini says he will give Mario Balotelli "100 more chances" after insisting his spat with the striker was not a...
