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Beyond the books, I’ve had several fond memories of my encounter with Prof. Wole Soyinka. My first meeting with this global icon was in September 2005 at the Airport Hotel, Ikeja. On that day, he left an indelible memory...

Eightieth birthday is a special occasion and ideal opportunity to tell Wole Soyinka the first African to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, how much he means to us. When people think of Wole Soyinka, it’s probably as the author...

SAN FRANCISCO, July 14, (THEWILL) – The Nasarawa State House of Assembly Monday voted to serve Governor Umaru Al-Makura with a notice of impeachment over allegations of financial misconduct and misappropriation of state funds. 20 legislators out of the 24 member...

English Premier League club Newcastle United signed midfielder Remy Cabella from French side Montpellier, the British club said on Sunday. The 24-year-old, who Newcastle first tried to sign in January, signed a six-year contract with the club for an undisclosed...

Poor organization and not “lack of talent” has been identified as the reason behind the failure of Nigeria’s Super Eagles to progress beyond the round of 16 at the 2014 Fifa World Cup finals in Brazil. This is the verdict...

Brazil's football confederation (CBF) will not renew national coach Luiz Felipe Scolari's contact, local media reported early Monday, just hours after Germany defeated Argentina to win the 2014 World Cup. Scolari said that he would let the CBF decide his...

Colombia forward James Rodriguez won the Golden Boot for finishing as the top scorer at the 2014 Fifa World Cup. The 23-year-old, who plays for Monaco, scored six goals in five matches as his side reached the quarter-finals, where they...

Argentina's Lionel Messi deserved to be named as the best player at the World Cup despite their 1-0 final defeat by Germany, said coach Alejandro Sabella. Messi, 27, won the Golden Ball after scoring four goals in Brazil, but was...

Israel appeared to hold off on a threatened escalation of its week-old Gaza Strip barrage on Monday despite balking at Western calls for a ceasefire with an equally defiant Hamas. On Sunday, the Israeli military had warned residents of the...

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday major differences persist between Iran and six world powers negotiating on Tehran's nuclear program, with a week to go before a deadline for a deal. The United States, Britain, France, Germany,...