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Manchester City have had restrictions on transfer spending and Champions League squad size lifted after meeting their Financial Fair Play target. After breaching Uefa rules, City's spending in 2014 was capped at £49m and their European squad cut to 21...

Striker Lukas Podolski has joined Galatasaray from Arsenal on a three-year deal for an initial £1.8m. The Turkish champions will pay future instalments based on their qualification for the Champions League. Podolski, 30, moved to Arsenal from German side FC Koln...

Tunisia President Beji Caid Essebsi declared a state of emergency on Saturday to hand his government more authority following an Islamic militant attack on a beach hotel, where 38 foreign tourists, mostly Britons, were killed. Tunisia's emergency law temporarily gives...

Iraqi jets dropped leaflets over Mosul telling residents that Islamic State fighters would soon be driven from the northern city, saying details of the operation would be broadcast on a new radio station. The city has been under Islamic State...

Former Chelsea and Arsenal striker Nicolas Anelka has been named player-manager of Mumbai City. Anelka, 36, played for the Indian Super League side last season under ex-Manchester City manager Peter Reid. "He impressed us all with his tactical knowledge and excellent...

That the governor of Rivers State, Chief Nyesom Wike inaugurated a probe panel to investigate the former governor Rotimi Amaechi did not take me by surprise. You will only be surprised if you were not around that state before...

Nigeria’s president Muhammad Buhari takes his personal security seriously. After being sworn in, the president waited over a month before moving into his official Aso rock residence. The delay in relocation was attributed to suspicious security lapses, possible espionage...

Tribute to Ex Lagos Governor at 52   Obafemi Awolowo, one of Nigeria’s most engaging political thinkers, once declared that the greatest legacy a leader could leave behind is to have his or her name etched in gold in the hearts...

When I was a boy growing up under my father’s roof, he called me into his bedroom one evening and thrust a piece of paper in my hands. I was able to read and understand some of what he...

Education is one of the vital catalysts for national development. According to the National Policy on Education (2008) “Education in Nigeria is an instrument “per excellence’ for effecting national development. Certainly, what Nigeria needs is quality education to turn...