Finland was on Friday named the world’s happiest country for the fifth year in a row, in an annual UN-sponsored index that again ranked Afghanistan as the unhappiest, followed closely by Lebanon.
According to the rankings, Serbia, Bulgaria and Romania recorded the biggest boosts in wellbeing. The largest falls in the World Happiness table, released on Friday, came in Lebanon, Venezuela and Afghanistan.
Africa Daily News, New York reports that Lebanon, which is facing an economic meltdown, fell to second from last on the index of 146 nations, just below Zimbabwe.
War-traumatised Afghanistan, already bottom of the table, has seen …
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp hailed his side’s resilience to keep winning during a draining December schedule as Mohamed Salah’s double beat bottom-of-the-table Watford 2-0 at Anfield to open up an 11-point lead at the top of the Premier League.
The Hornets remain six points adrift of safety, but will wonder how they headed home empty handed after enjoying the vast majority of the chances against the European champions.
Salah produced the two moments of real quality from Klopp’s men by finishing off a rapid counter-attack from a Watford corner to open the scoring before flicking home a second a minute …
Brendan Rodgers said Monday he had “no need to look elsewhere”, restating his commitment to Leicester City after being consistently linked with the vacant Arsenal manager’s job.
The 46-year-old has been touted as one of the candidates to replace the sacked Unai Emery at the Emirates after the Spaniard was sacked on Friday.
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But Rodgers, who only joined Leicester from Scottish champions Celtic in February, reiterated his commitment to the Foxes.
Leicester are second in the Premier League, eight points behind Liverpool, after six straight league wins.
“I have …
The Glasgow Rangers midfielder played on a Nigerian turf for the first time in the match at the Akwa Ibom International Stadium, Uyo.
Aribo’s previous two appearance for the Super Eagles against Ukraine and Brazil took place in Dnipro and Singapore respectively.
The 23-year-old scored a goal each in both games but was unable to increase the haul against the Beninese.
“Good win in our first AFCON
The National organizing secretary of the defunct Stakeholders for Governor Willie Obiano Re-election for Second Tenure, Dr Jeff Okeke has expressed confidence that the next Governor of Anambra State would come from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and from Anambra South, this was even as he ventilated his grievances against the state governor.
Dr Okeke said this, yesterday, at Amichi in Nnewi South Council Area when he addressed journalists on what he described as his grievances against Governor Obiano and the need to shop for the Governor’s successor from Anambra South Senatorial zone.
Okeke who rejoined the PDP after leaving …
Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo gave coach Maurizio Sarri a vote of confidence on Monday when he said he was happy with the “more attacking” approach the club had adopted since Sarri came on board in the summer.
“I think the team is getting better,” said Ronaldo on the eve of Juve’s Champions League Group D meeting with Lokomotiv Moscow.
“We are getting more and more confident. We are playing a different brand of football, more attacking.
“I like the way he (Sarri) wants the team to play. We are creating more opportunities, we have more confidence in ourselves, I’m happy …
By Odumodu Gbulagu
The society we abuse today, will take its revenge on our children tomorrow – (Peter Obi, the former Governor of Anambra State, and PDP Vice Presidential Candidate)
The greater percentage of the Nigerian children lack every necessary thing it takes to be a child, and to experience childhood.
From toys, good playground, chocolates, care of the parents and guardians, and even basic necessities of life.
Most of these kids engage in child labour, just to help carter for the family, and automatically turning to adults as kids.
Failure of leadership and religion in Nigeria are some of …
Mr Bello Abdullahi Bodejo, National President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore Socio-cultural Association, Thursday, said that animals are happy that Jubril Al-Sudani, Late Muhammadu Buhari’s Impostor triumphed over his political opponents in the last Presidential election conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC in Nigeria.
