Nigerian physicist Francisca Okeke wins UNESCO science award

A Nigerian physicist Professor Francisca Okeke is one of the four winners of the 2013 L’Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science.

Okeke won the award for her contributions "to the understanding of daily variations of the ion currents in the upper atmosphere which may further our understanding of climate change."

Big solar storm strikes the Earth, raises fears of disruption

Messi Set UCL Record in Five Star Performance

Lionel Messi

Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has become the first ever player to score five goals in a single Champions League match following Wednesday’s 7-1 thrashing of Bayer Leverkusen at Camp Nou

UEFA charges Wenger for improper conduct

Arsene Wenger has been charged with improper conduct by UEFA after confronting referee Damir Skomina following Arsenal’s 3-0 win over AC Milan on Wednesday night.

Milan survive Arsenal onslaught

AC Milan survived an almighty scare against a rejuvenated Arsenal to scrape into the Champions League quarter-finals 4-3 on aggregate on Tuesday despite being thrashed 3-0 by the London side who almost pulled off mission impossible.

Indian league: Okocha, Siasia to wait

A new football league in the Indian state of West Bengal featuring semi-retired world stars has been postponed after encountering “many problems”, organisers said on Wednesday without elaborating.

Nigeria drops 11 steps on FIFA ranking

Nigeria have dropped 11 steps on FIFA ranking of male national teams.

How did Whitney Houston die? L.A. coroner says it will take 'weeks' for official reason

Whitney Houston receives the International Artist Award in 2009 in Los Angeles. Houston, who reigned as pop music's queen until her majestic voice and regal image were ravaged by drug use, died Saturday in L.A. She was 48. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)

(Associated Press) LOS ANGELES -- Whitney Houston's life of glorious song and unnerving self-destruction apparently ended in a bathtub at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Grammy weekend, but it could be weeks before investigators know exactly why she died.

Nadal meets his ‘waterloo’ again!

Djokovic

… This time in a record 5 hours 53 minutes ‘classic’

Messi wins 3rd straight FIFA player award

Lionel Messi became the first person to win FIFA men’s player of the year three years in a row.

Nigerians Abroad Angry, Protest Removal of Fuel Subsidy

Nigerians in London protest fuel subsidy removal

The nationwide protests against the Federal government’s removal of fuel subsidy has received the support of Nigerians in the diaspora.

Yakubu named World Player of the Week

Nigerian forward Yakubu Aiyegbeni has been named as football website, Goal.com’s World Player of the Week after his sterling performance for Blackburn against giants Manchester United in the English Premier League.

AJC Condemns Deadly Terrorist Attacks on Churches in Nigeria

Nigeria's 6 geo-political zones

NEW YORK - AJC expressed outrage and revulsion at the deadly terrorist attacks that targeted Christian worshipers in Nigeria on Christmas Day and killed at least 25 people.

Foreign partners owe Nigerian charcoal exporters N96m

Minister of Trade and Investment, Mr. Olusegun Aganga

Twenty eight Nigerian exporters of charcoal to foreign countries in Europe have been duped to the tune of 447, 576 Euros (N96.3m).

UK blacklists medical graduates from 9 Nigerian universities

Medical graduates from nine universities in Nigeria will no longer be able to obtain licenses to practice in the United Kingdom, following a decision by the UK's General Medical Council (GMC) to ban the higher institutions.

We aren’t world’s most unfaithful - Nigerian women

Nigerian men and women have been reacting to the Durex report that Nigerian women top world’s most unfaithful in marriage. While other Africans are celebrating that their women are faithful, those from Ghana say they now understand why Nigerian men go for their women and Kenyans say they are proud to be Kenyans now.

Nigerians comb US over missing Tosin Oyelowo

Tosin Oyelowo

The Nigerian USA community has started their biggest manhunt for missing Tosin Oyelowo. Oyelowo, a graduate of University of Charleston West Virginia School of Pharmacy was said to have got missing on December 9th, 2011.

Same-sex marriage: US-based Nigerians condemn Obama

US President Barack Obama

United States-based Nigerians, many of whom voted for President Barack Obama, have risen in stout defence of the recently passed Nigerian Senate bill banning same-sex marriage.

Dominant Drogba guides Chelsea through

Didier Drogba rolled back the years with two goals as Chelsea eased the pressure on manager Andre Villas-Boas with a 3-0 victory over Valencia that sees them qualify from Group E of the Champions League in top spot.

Only "crazy" leaders kill own people - Assad

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has denied ordering his troops to kill peaceful demonstrators

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has denied ordering his troops to kill peaceful demonstrators, telling the U.S. television channel ABC that only a "crazy" leader kills his own people.