Twitter on Tuesday reported a $132 million loss in the first quarter, while revenues rose sharply and the popular messaging platform boosted its user base. The company said revenues grew 119 percent from a year ago to $250 million, and its monthly active…
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A 68-year-old woman had to be rescued by helicopter on Tuesday after she fell and became trapped on one of the towers of Britain’s historic Wells Cathedral. A Royal Air Force chopper winched the woman 45 metres (150 feet) to safety after she became…
The NBA on Tuesday banned Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling from professional basketball for life over racist comments that the league’s commissioner dubbed “deeply offensive and harmful.” Sterling, an 80-year-old real estate tycoon who bought…
Angola’s long-serving President Jose Eduardo Dos Santos met his French counterpart Francois Hollande on Tuesday on a rare official visit abroad after years of frosty ties caused by a damaging bribery scandal. The two-day visit by the onetime rebel leader…
The European Union said Tuesday it would promote common guidelines across the bloc for the health screening of incoming migrants and refugees. “My intention is to set up a working group… to create guidelines on what (diseases) to screen for, when…
Yesterday, rumors swirled that today Apple would be releasing a new model of its entry level laptop, the Macbook Air. As it turns out, the rumors were true, but with a twist: in addition to offering a new version of the Macbook Air, Apple has also cut…
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho on Tuesday hit out at the “philosophers” who have decried his tactical approach, ahead of Wednesday’s Champions League semi-final second leg at home to Atletico Madrid. Chelsea were accused of negativity after their 2-0…
Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech will not be fit to face Atletico Madrid in Wednesday’s Champions League semi-final second leg despite returning to training, manager Jose Mourinho said on Tuesday. “Obviously his condition doesn’t allow him to play, but…
Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo on Tuesday broke the record for the most goals in a European Cup or Champions League season in his side’s semi-final second leg against Bayern Munich. Ronaldo got his 15th of the campaign to put the Spanish side 3-0 up…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday said it had embarked on a restructuring exercise as part of efforts…
The Governor Jonah Jang-led faction of the Nigeria Governors Forum, NGF, has dismissed claims that the recent crisis in some…
FILE PHOTO What should have started out as a normal plenary session at the Ebonyi State House of Assembly some…
Apple and Samsung made their final pitches to jurors on Tuesday in a big-money smartphone patent trial playing out in the heart of Silicon Valley. In a new trial following up on a landmark 2012 case in the same courtroom, Apple attorneys argued that…
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Mariam Aloma Mukhtar, yesterday lamented that the remittance of governorship election petitions up…
URX, which is trying to solve the problem of interconnecting apps similar to how the web operates with clickable links, has introduced a new tool called “OmniLinks” and secured $12 million in funding, led by Accel Partners with participation from…
Nigerian police fired teargas at teachers and students and shot live rounds into the air as they tried to disperse a rally over college closures on Tuesday, protesters said. The march, in the capital Abuja, was called by two academic unions who have…
Chelsea forward Andre Schurrle has reacted to criticism of his side’s defensive approach in their 2-0 win at Liverpool on Sunday by branding the critics “jealous”. “Winning is what matters. It’s the most important thing,” the 23-year-old Germany international…
Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone on Tuesday rejected criticisms of Champions League semi-final opponents Chelsea’s style, asserting that “there’s not one way of playing football”. Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers claimed that Chelsea had “parked…
Russia’s natural gas giant Gazprom posted a second successive drop in annual profits on Tuesday and warned that the escalating crisis in Ukraine could disrupt its crucial supplies to Europe. The world’s biggest gas producer admitted that the threat…
Manchester United interim manager Ryan Giggs has the potential to replicate Pep Guardiola’s success as coach of Barcelona, according to goalkeeper Anders Lindegaard. “It might sound pretty rash and naive, but, in my opinion, we are dealing with a new…