Ivory Coast international defender Eric Bailly, who spent last season on loan at Marseille from Manchester United, has signed for Besiktas, the Turkish club announced on Tuesday. Besiktas specified neither the length of the contract nor the value of the transfer. Having arrived in Manchester from Villarreal in the summer …

Manchester United winger Antony was dropped from Brazil’s squad for upcoming World Cup qualifying games on Monday following allegations of assault made against him by an ex-girlfriend. The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) said in a statement that Antony had been stood down in order to “preserve the alleged victim, the …

Relative peace is said to have returned to the troubled communities of Abomege and Ishinkwo communities of Onicha Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. Recall that the two affected communities had been enmeshed in the tussle for land ownership within the LGA, which has over time led to death and …

The minister of humanitarian affairs and poverty alleviation, Betta Edu, says families of wounded and dead soldiers will be included in the national social register. Edu spoke on Monday during a meeting with Christopher Musa, chief of defence staff, in Abuja. The National Economic Council (NEC) had resolved to discard …