Edo State athletes and their coaches are expected to hit camp tomorrow ahead of the February 14 commencement date of the 20th National Sports Festival. The festival, tagged Edo 2020, was earlier fixed for January 3, 2021, but the state government kicked against it. It was initially slated for March …

… Blames Nigeria’s GDP contraction on oil shock • As NSE unveils plans to list shares of NGX Group   For Nigeria to attract the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) needed to reduce public debt and shore up its debt to revenue ratio in a sustainable manner, the need to adopt a …

The virus-delayed Tokyo Olympics will go ahead this summer, and there is “no plan B”, International Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach said in an interview Thursday. “We have at this moment, no reason whatsoever to believe that the Olympic Games in Tokyo will not open on the 23rd of July,” …

US President Joe Biden signed a series of executive orders to launch his administration Wednesday, including a decision to rejoin the Paris climate accord and a mask mandate for all federal buildings. The orders included keeping the United States in the World Health Organization, ending the ban on entries from …

One thing is clear, the other more uncertain. Firstly, Chelsea have a good enough squad to be challenging for trophies. Very few can rival the strength in depth at Stamford Bridge. More questionable is whether they have the right manager to take advantage. Recent performances, of course, would suggest not. Whether it’s …

Millwall are in talks about signing Birmingham City’s midfield dynamo Maikel Kieftenbeld on a permanent deal before the transfer window closes. Gary Rowett is looking to bolster his midfield and has first hand experience of Kieftenbeld’s destructive qualities having taken him to St Andrew’s in the summer of 2015. Indeed …

David Prutton has predicted an entertaining 2-2 draw when Preston North End host promotion-chasing Reading on Saturday lunchtime.   Both sides are heading in the right direction – with Alex Neil’s team winning at Birmingham City on Wednesday, whilst the Royals thrashed Coventry City 24 hours earlier to climb up to fifth. …

US President Joe Biden arrived at the White House on Wednesday, walking the last block with members of his family through streets that were eerily empty because of the coronavirus pandemic. Under tight security, military bands and an escort of police motorcycles led the presidential motorcade to the White House …

Two weeks after pro-Trump rioters stormed the Capitol, America reclaimed its citadel of democracy Wednesday with the latest transition of power — but Joe Biden’s inauguration, coming amid unprecedented security threats and pandemic woe, was unlike any other. For one, his twice-impeached predecessor Donald Trump was absent, having fled Washington …

Canada on Wednesday announced a one-month extension of a ban on non-essential international travel into the country, stretching the restrictions until February 21. Travellers allowed into Canada despite the ban, which has been in force since March, must still quarantine for 14 days. Since the beginning of January, they have …