Football legend, Diego Maradona is dead after he suffered a cardiorespiratory arrest (heart attack) on Wednesday.
The legendary Argentine footballer died on Wednesday morning local time in the town of Tigre at the age of 60 according to reports from local newspapers.
The footballer recently had surgery to remove a blood clot from his brain, following a fall, Naija News recalls.
During his playing days, Maradona was part of the Argentine team that won the World Cup in 1986. Read More...
The author of The Underground Railroad, Oprah’s new book-club pick and Obama’s summer read, talks about making fiction from history’s great atrocity
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I was thinking how, when you’re a kid, you think the Underground Railroad is a literal railroad. It was the year 2000. I was finishing up John Henry Days. I didn’t feel like doing another research-heavy book. Slavery is such a huge topic–I didn’t feel up for it emotionally. Read More...
The agent to former Inter Milan coach, Antonio Conte, Federico Pastorello, has noted that the manager has not agreed to a pre-deal with the English Premier League side, Arsenal. There have been speculations that the former Chelsea manager could take over from Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta at the Emirates.
The Arsenal manager is under pressure following the poor performance of the club so far this season in the Premier League. Read More...