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BEVERLY HILLS, CA, December 20, (THEWILL) –  An early morning attack by Boko Haram insurgents to overrun the 202 Tank Battalion in Bama, 78 kilometres southeast of Maiduguri, Borno State, on Friday, has backfired. The insurgents, who stormed the barrack...

Cardiff City manager Malky Mackay has been told by owner Vincent Tan to resign or he will be sacked. In a letter emailed to Mackay on Monday, it is understood Tan listed in depth his grievances with the Scot. Tan criticised...

Blackburn manager Gary Bowyer has confirmed striker DJ Campbell is back in training and available for selection against Yeovil Town on Saturday. Campbell, 32, was one of six people questioned - and bailed until April 2014 - as part of...

African champions, Nigeria have dropped one place in the latest rankings released by World Football governing body, Fifa. The Super Eagles notched up 730 ranking points but are now ranked 37th in the World and fourth in Africa in the...

AC Milan's bid to close a yawning gap to Serie A pacesetters Juventus, Roma and Napoli faces another reality check in the city derby at Inter on Sunday. After another inauspicious start to the season, Milan sit mid-table but 24...

Jose Mourinho admits he is starting to feel the strain of Chelsea's inconsistent form as his side head to Arsenal for a crucial clash against the Premier League leaders. Mourinho is growing increasingly vexed by the misfiring form of Chelsea's...

Ugandan MPs have passed a controversial bill that will ban miniskirts. The anti-pornography bill, which also outlaws overtly sexual material including music videos, was voted through after a short debate. When Simon Lokodo, Uganda's ethics and integrity minister, proposed the legislation...

US President Barack Obama has warned that South Sudan is on the "precipice" of a civil war, after clashes in the capital Juba spread around the country. He said 45 military personnel had been deployed to South Sudan on Wednesday...

The Acting U.S. Consul-General in Lagos, Mrs Dehab Ghebreab, on Thursday urged Nigerians to always examine the newly introduced $100 note in any transaction. Ghebreab spoke with journalists at the Launch of the new note at the office of the...

Gunmen on Friday shot dead a town mayor and three other people at the airport in the Philippine capital, Manila, sending travelers fleeing for safety, authorities said. Ukol Talumpa was mayor of a town called Labangan, Zamboanga del Sur. Three...