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SAN FRANCISCO, March 06, (THEWILL) - Nigeria’s government Thursday released the names of delegates to the National Conference and also appointed three Assistant Secretaries to serve in the secretariat. A statement signed by the Secretary to the Government of the...

Wales boss Chris Coleman joked he had nearly asked Gareth Bale for his autograph after the forward's starring role in a 3-1 victory over Iceland. The Real Madrid player, 24, set up the first two Wales goals in the friendly...

Bafana Bafana coach Gordon Igesund believes that his charges lost to a far more superior side after the home side was defeated 5-0 by a rampant Brazil in an international friendly match played on Wednesday at FNB Stadium. The clash...

An in-form Bloemfontein Celtic squad will be hoping to inflict further pain on a struggling Moroka Swallows squad when they meet at the Dobsonville Stadium on Sunday afternoon. Kick-off is at 3:30pm. The Dube Birds seem to have had their wings...

Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez will be banking on experience at the World Cup but on Wednesday's 1-1 draw with Austria suggested that the tournament in Brazil may be a bridge too far for his ageing stalwarts. The South American champions...

World shares rose on Thursday, supported by diplomatic efforts to cool the crisis in Ukraine, while the euro held steady on speculation the European Central Bank would ease monetary policy later in the day. The ECB was expected to keep...

the largest U.S. office supplies retailer, forecast a fall in current-quarter sales as it loses customers to mass market chains and e-retailers, and the company said it would close up to 225 stores in North America by 2015. Staples' shares...

Morgan Stanley (MS.N) has sold its majority stake in Accelerate Acquisitions, the parent company of British car provider Zenith, to UK private equity fund HgCapital for 3.8 times its original investment. Morgan Stanley said on Thursday that the sale by...

The crises of government today, across sub-Saharan Africa must be honesty identified and faced. For instance: the lack of transparency and persistence corruption characterized government in many parts of Africa and strong, stable government have increasingly become pressured by...

These days, it is common to glean in the newspapers and on the social media stories that look like President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan is persecuting the suspended Central Bank Bank (CBN) Governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi.  It is true that...