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Germany booked a quarter-final meeting with France after extra-time strikes from Andre Schurrle and Mesut Ozil saw them edge past Algeria to win 2-1 in Porto Alegre. Algeria had the better chances of the opening 45 minutes with Germany struggling...

LADI BALOGUN, FCMB GMD Mr. Ladi Balogun is the Chief Executive Officer of FCMB Group Plc, the Nigerian lender that acquired bailed out FinBank Plc about three years ago. He responded to a few questions via email. Q: As the bank intends...

A late Paul Pogba header and an own goal from Joseph Yobo saw France to a 2-0 win over Nigeria and a place in the World Cup quarter-finals. Didier Deschamps’ side created the better of the chances throughout an evenly-matched...

SAN FRANCISCO, June 30, (THEWILL) – The National Leader of All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has called for a unified action against terrorism in the country. Speaking on the topic, Poverty And Terrorism Threaten The Foundations Of Our Democracy,...

BEVERLY HILLS, CA, June 30, (THEWILL) - The Nigerian military Monday said it has busted the intelligence network cell of the Boko Haram headed by a businessman and taken him into custody. The Defence Headquarters in a statement by spokesman, Major...

BEVERLY HILLS, CA, June 30, (THEWILL) - Rampaging Boko Haram gunmen Monday in Borno State continued their reign of terror as they killed the son of a council chairman and set a Divisional Police Station on fire when they stormed...

…Threatens Legal Action BEVERLY HILLS, CA, June 30, (THEWILL) - The All Progressives Congress (APC) has asked a former member of the party who recently defected to the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, to retract his comment alleging...

BEVERLY HILLS, CA, June 30, (THEWILL) -The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Monday explained why its candidate in the Ekiti governorship election, Mr. Ayodele Peter Fayose, roundly defeated the All Progressives Congress (APC ) candidate and incumbent Governor Kayode Fayemi...

Algeria coach Vahid Halilhodzic refused to divulge which of his Muslim players are observing Ramadan ahead of Monday's World Cup last-16 meeting with Germany. The 30-day dawn-to-dusk fast began on Sunday and Halilhodzic, 61, bristled at a routine question about...

Uruguay's President Jose Mujica has called football's world governing body Fifa "a bunch of old sons of bitches" over Luis Suarez's four-month ban. The 79-year-old described the punishment, which also included a suspension for nine international matches, as a "fascist...