Section: Africa&ME
Lyon reach Champions League last 16, Bayern top group
Lyon clinched the final Champions League last-16 place as Nabil Fekir’s second-half strike grabbed a 1-1 draw against Shakhtar Donetsk in a snowy Kiev on Wednesday, while Bayern Munich pipped Ajax to top spot in Group E.Bruno Genesio’s Lyon needed to avoid defeat against Shakhtar to progress from Group F with Manchester City, and a...
ECB ends historic stimulus push in bet growth to endure
The European Central Bank took the watershed decision to halt its €2.6tn ($3tn) bond-buying programme, capping massive monetary support even though the eurozone economy looks vulnerable again.Policymakers led by president Mario Draghi confirmed that they’ll stop net purchases this month, ending almost four years of quantitative easing....
Trump won’t meet Putin ‘in the foreseeable future’: Bolton
US National Security Adviser John Bolton has said that President Donald Trump will not meet Russian President Vladimir Putin “in the foreseeable future” due to Moscow’s seizure of Ukrainian ships and their crews from the Kerch Strait. …read more Source: Iran...
Trump won’t meet Putin ‘in the foreseeable future’: Bolton
John Bolton has said that Trump will not meet Putin “in the foreseeable future” due to Moscow’s seizure of Ukrainian ships and their crews. …read more Source:...
No Trump-Putin meeting while Russia holds Ukraine ships: Bolton
There will be no meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin while Russia still holds Ukrainian ships and sailors seized near Crimea, U.S. national security adviser John Bolton said Thursday. …read more Source: The Daily...
NATO concerned by heightened Russia-Ukraine tensions
Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg calls on Russia to release seized sailors and ships of Ukraine immediately …read more Source: Anadolu...
Russia: Ukrainian President May Use Donbass Tensions as Excuse to Call off Presidential Election
TEHRAN (FNA)- Kiev is getting ready to stage a provocation in Donbass to justify an offensive operation, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told reporters on Thursday. …read more Source: Fars News...
Pulse List 2018: 10 most memorable sporting moments of the year for Nigerians
The memorable sporting moments are local and international events that dominated conversations in Nigeria. Sports resonate with Nigerians deeply and special sporting moments are savoured dearly. In 2018, there were a couple of sporting moments that are the most memorable to Nigerians. From the 2018 FIFA World Cup to Super Eagles win over Iceland...
10 Nigerian players abroad who won trophies in 2018
In this End of Year list, we review a couple of Nigerian players who won trophies with their foreign clubs. With most of Nigerian football talents plying their trades outside the shores of the country, the eyeballs from Nigeria are usually on the foreign-based stars. Thousands of Nigerian players are in action every week for their clubs sides and...
Koscielny set for first Arsenal start since May
Arsenal defender Laurent Koscielny will make his first appearance since May when the injury-plagued French international starts today’s Europa League tie against Qarabag. Koscielny ruptured his Achilles in Arsenal’s Europa League defeat against Atletico Madrid last season. The 33-year-old missed France’s World Cup-winning...
