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SAN FRANCISCO, January 29, (THEWILL) – The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) General Muhammadu Buhari has expressed gratitude in Nigerians for having confidence in him to right the several wrongs bedevilling the country. General Buhari, stated this...

Real Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu stadium could be renamed as part of a major sponsorship agreement worth 500m euros. The deal with the United Arab Emirates-based International Petroleum Investment Company was done last year. It includes naming rights for the Bernabeu, Real's...

Barcelona overcame nine-man Atletico Madrid in a fiery Copa del Rey quarter-final to seal a 4-2 aggregate victory. Trailing 1-0 from the first leg, Fernando Torres drove Atletico level inside a minute but Neymar quickly swept home a Barca counter-attack. Atletico...

Chad's army has driven Boko Haram militants out of Malumfatori town in north-eastern Nigeria, a senior official from Niger has told the BBC. The reported capture of the town, which lies near the borders of Chad and Niger, follows two...

Global banks expect to increase base salaries by less than 3 percent this year and most are not planning to overhaul their pay structure in the face of tougher European Union rules on bonuses, a survey reported on Thursday. Salary...

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) is closer to losing its crown as global smartphone leader after posting a plunge in quarterly mobile earnings on Thursday, a day after rival Apple Inc (AAPL.O) reported the biggest profit in corporate history. The...

Facebook Inc's (FB.O) revenue grew 49 percent in the fourth quarter, as mobile advertising growth helped the world's largest Internet social network beat Wall Street's targets for earnings and sales. But revenue growth was the weakest since the start of...

Brent crude oil futures held above $48 a barrel on Thursday as investor inflows offset data showing that U.S. crude stocks had hit a record high. By 0928 GMT on Thursday, U.S. crude CLc1 was trading at about $44.50 a...

Qualcomm Inc (QCOM.O) reduced its outlook for fiscal 2015, saying it expects its newest Snapdragon mobile chip will not be used in a major customer's flagship smartphone, sending its shares lower. The San Diego, California, company also warned that "challenges"...

Ivory Coast beat Cameroon to earn a place in the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals as Group D winners. Max Gradel scored the goal that gave the Elephants the only victory in the six matches in the group, and saved...