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Everton Through After Eight-goal Thriller

Everton survived a major League Cup scare at Barnsley with two goals in extra time goal sending them through. The hosts raced into a 2-0 lead through Sam Winnall and Marley Watkins but Everton responded with an acrobatic Kevin Mirallas...

Stocks Fly After Fed Official Cools September Rate Hike Talk

Stocks surged on Thursday, following the biggest gains on Wall Street in four years, after a U.S. Federal Reserve policymaker said the case for an interest rate increase next month "seems less compelling" than it was a few weeks...

The Euro Is Irreversible Despite Its Faults: ECB’s Coeure

The euro is an irreversible project even though the people of Europe lack confidence in the currency union's ability to deliver all promised benefits, European Central Bank executive board member Benoit Coeure said on Thursday. Greece, bailed out by the...

Wal-Mart Boosts Holiday Layaway, Eyeing Star Wars Toy Launch

Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT.N) said it will bring forward its holiday layaway program by two weeks, as the world's largest retailer hopes to get a jump on year-end demand and fuel sales of soon-to-be-launched Star Wars toys. The company will...

Exporters Run For High Ground As China Growth Story Unravels

The alarming scale of China's economic slowdown is pushing European exporters to accelerate a move into premium goods and services, sacrificing volumes if necessary to sustain margins. As Chinese rivals gain expertise in areas from elevators to healthcare to sweeteners...

OPINION: THE OGONI CLEAN-UP: BEYOND THE RHETORIC

A certain poet once said that if you were alive and young during the French Revolution of 1789, the feeling you got was a feeling akin to having gone straight to heaven without the trouble of having to die...

OPINION: THE WORLD WENT SILENT WHEN WE DIED

In an amazing display of bravery, an unnamed Tunisian street hawker set himself ablaze (some say it was out of frustration) in a sunny afternoon in 2011. This singular heroic act was soon led to series of riots which...

OPINION: FROM LAGOS TO ABUJA, A DILIGENT TAXMAN IS ON THE WAY

The Nigerian tax system has faced several challenges in recent times. Under current Nigerian law, taxation is enforced by the 3 tiers of government, i.e. federal, state, and local governments, with each having its sphere clearly spelt out in...

OPINION: NO MORE BULK BILLING; TIME TO TAKE ON DSTV

Last week, the power sector experienced the end of the contentious practice of bulk billing, due to the 8th Senate’s intervention in the affair. The practice of bulk billing, which is a status quo that has been maintained for...

OPINION: SHAME TO NIGERIAN LEADERS AS AKON PROVIDES ELECTRICITY TO 600 MILLION AFRICANS 

I am totally at rage with African leaders in general. I am equally at rage with the Nigerian Government and its leaders. Nigeria has been labeled as African Giant for over 40 years. She is so rich as Africa is a...

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