Onyeka Gets Good Rating In Coventry City’s 4-1 Win Over Newcastle
Nigeria international Frank Onyeka got good rating as Coventry City defeated Newcastle United 4-1 in Monday night’s Premier League fixture. Despite seeing just 12 minutes of action, Onyeka came in and impressed as Coventry made it back-to-back win in the English topflight this season. Following his impressive display Coventry TelegraphContinue Reading
Euromatch NPFL: Sporting Lagos Coach Hails Squad Depth Ahead Of Plateau United Clash
Sporting Lagos head coach Jeffrey Buter has expressed his delight with the form of Victor Samuel and the timely return of Odinaka Okoro as his side turns their attention toward a crucial Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) clash against Plateau United. Samuel recently sparked a remarkable comeback for the teamContinue Reading
Over 40 ISWAP terrorists killed in fresh Borno airstrike
THE Air Component of the Joint Task Force, North East, Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) says it has neutralised more than 40 Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters in a precision air strike in Borno. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reported that the operation, conducted on October 10, targetedContinue Reading
NADDC, BPP move to implement Nigeria-first policy in automotive sector
THE National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) and the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) have outlined plans to deepen the implementation of the Nigeria-first policy in the automotive sector, with a focus on boosting local production, creating jobs, strengthening Nigerian businesses and promoting the patronage of made-in-Nigeria vehicles andContinue Reading
Niger Delta deserves more than 13 percent derivation, Obasanjo says at refinery inauguration in Bayelsa
•Project will kick-start region’s industrialisation —Eruani •Refinery justifies agitation against oil injustice —Diri Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Monday, advocated an increase in the 13 per cent derivation to oil-producing states in the country. Obasanjo said the present benchmark was a starting point that can be negotiated upwards. The formerContinue Reading
‘I knew I was being followed’: Keira Knightley on her hacking nightmare – and new Stasi spy play The Lives of Others
As the Oscar-winning Stasi surveillance film hits the stage, Knightley and co-star Luke Thompson talk about the paranoia at its heart, the cost of theatre tickets nowadays – and their fury at ringtones in the stalls Unpacking assorted tubs of carrot sticks and salad, Keira Knightley winces apologetically. “I justContinue Reading
‘Some things are worth dying for’: Karl Bushby’s incredible 28-year walk home, through deserts, kidnappers and polar bears
The ex-soldier has marched 36,000 miles since he left Hull in 1998. He’s crossed the Americas, Asia and Europe, fallen in love, been held at gunpoint and been deported, in between nearly drowning, nearly dying of thirst and nearly being eaten. But that’s just the start of it … ‘It’sContinue Reading
Europe’s big election season is about to kick off. It could change everything | Nathalie Tocci
If far right nationalists gain power in four big countries simultaneously, we are in for a dramatic Trumpian tilt When it comes to Europe’s economy or its peace and security, it is obvious that decision-making has to be done largely at the European level to be meaningful. Yet electoral politicsContinue Reading
‘Universal appeal’: Celebrity Traitors producer reveals secrets to its success
Over 10m people have tuned in for episodes of new season of BBC hit as mass TV audiences become increasingly rare For the celebrities chosen as traitors in the BBC’s juggernaut reality show, the task is simple – kill off fellow contestants without getting caught. Yet with the new seriesContinue Reading
I was kidnapped and held hostage for 977 days. Could I forgive my captors?
At first the idea of mercy was something that helped me through the ordeal. But would real forgiveness be a form of Stockholm syndrome? I knew Mohamed Tahlil as a gentle pirate who oversaw a team of guards during the first months of my life as a hostage in 2012.Continue Reading