RETIREMENT

Belgium football superstar, Eden Hazard has confirmed he will be stepping down from international football at the age of 31. This is coming after Belgium was eliminated in the group stages of the ongoing FIFA World Cup tournament in…

Topline Australian tennis star and women’s world number one player, Ashleigh Barty has on Wednesday announced that she is retiring from the sport, a decision that has shocked the tennis world months after the 25-year-old won her third grand…

Nigerian Army on Friday pulled out the former Chief of Policy and Plans, Army Headquarters, Lamidi Adeosun, and 11 other generals out of active service. Those pulled out M.D. Abubakar, I. Birigeni, C.M. Abraham, A.C.C. Agundu, T.O.B.…

Mary Jepkosgei Keitany, Kenyan professional long-distance runner has announced her retirement on Wednesday after a recurring hip injury stopped her from competing over the last two years. She is Kenya’s three-time London marathon and…

Manny Pacquiao has said he plans to take his time before deciding on his future but admitted on Saturday he may not return to the ring after his upset defeat to Yordenis Ugas. The 42-year-old Filipino boxing superstar indicated he…

Germany's World Cup-winning midfielder, Toni Kroos has on Friday announced retirement from international football. In a statement, Kroos said that he had already planned to retire after Euro 2020, and he knew he will not feature in …

A Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, Sylvester Nwali Ngwuta, has passed away in the early hours of Sunday. According to a statement from the apex court signed by Chief Registrar of Supreme Court, Mrs Hadiza Mustapha, Ngwuta died…

Mr Adolphus Aghughu has emerged the Acting Auditor-General of the Federation following the retirement of the auditor-general, Mr Anthony Ayine from service. In a statement in Abuja, Media Officer in the Office of the Auditor-General of…

Former Manchester City player, Vincent Kompany has announced his retirement from playing football in order to take over as full-time manager of Belgian Pro League club, Anderlecht. The 34-year-old centre-back joined Anderlecht as…

AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has dismissed any suggestion that he is on the verge of retirement, insisting that he is “just warming up”. The reassurance comes despite entering the last month of his contract with AC Milan. The…

Board of Directors of Fidelity Bank Plc wishes to announce the impending retirement of Mr. Nnamdi J. Okonkwo, the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer (MD/CEO) of Fidelity Bank Plc. He will be stepping down from the Board of…

Irish mixed martial arts fighter and boxer, Conor McGregor has announced his retirement from fighting - for the third time in four years. The former two-division Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) World Champion made this known via…

Arsene Wenger will leave Arsenal at the end of the season, the 68-year-old announced in a statement issued by the club on 20 April. The announcement by the Frenchman, who took over the reins of the club in October 1996, comes a…