Oil prices are expected to rise further as Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and non-OPEC extends the production cut deal to Dec. 2018. Saudi…
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Falana sues FCDA for N100m over manhole accident
Lawyer and human rights activist, Femi Falana, has sued the federal capital development authority (FCDA) for N100million after claiming he fell into a manhole. Falana had said…
View More Falana sues FCDA for N100m over manhole accidentRapper DMX faces 5 years jail term over tax evasion
DMX, the US rapper best known for his taunting song “Party Up (Up in Here),” faces prison time after he pleaded guilty Thursday to evading…
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has warned its national chairmanship aspirants to desist from creating false impressions about party’s decisions. The PDP NEC has also…
View More Stop creating false impressions -PDP warns aspirantsEnyimba Industrial Zone will Create one million Jobs – Ikpeazu
Abia State Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, has said that the proposed Enyimba Industrial Free Trade Zone, which is Public-private partnership (PPP) project between Abia State…
View More Enyimba Industrial Zone will Create one million Jobs – IkpeazuAnambra to spend N70m on debt servicing monthly
The Anambra government has said it will spend between N60 and N70 million monthly to service its domestic and external debts. Mr Mark Okoye, Commissioner…
View More Anambra to spend N70m on debt servicing monthlySeven-Up gets takeover offer from majority shareholder
Affleka SA, majority shareholder in Seven-Up Bottling Company, has offered shareholders of the company N112 to buy all ordinary shares owned by other shareholders. According…
View More Seven-Up gets takeover offer from majority shareholderI never reinstated Maina, says Oyo-Ita
Winifred Oyo-Ita, head of service, says Abdulrasheed Maina, former chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms (PTFP), was never reinstated into the civil service. She…
View More I never reinstated Maina, says Oyo-Ita25 Nigerians die in the Sahara Desert: Libyan returnee
A Nigerian returnee from Libya has revealed that 25 compatriots, ferried from Nigeria to Libya by a trafficker identified as Charles, perished in the Sahara…
View More 25 Nigerians die in the Sahara Desert: Libyan returneeInterior ministry perm sec takes blame for Maina reinstatement saga
The permanent secretary, ministry of interior, Abubakar Magaji, has owned up to administrative lapses in the reinstatement of Abdulrasheed Maina, former chairman, Pension Reform Task Team.Abdulrasheed…
View More Interior ministry perm sec takes blame for Maina reinstatement sagaPope urges world to act on Rohingya refugee crisis
Pope Francis called Thursday for “decisive” international action on the Rohingya refugee crisis as he began a visit to Bangladesh, where more than 620,000 of…
View More Pope urges world to act on Rohingya refugee crisisBuhari, 5 other leaders meet with Gnassingbe on Togo crisis
President Muhammadu Buhari and five other West African leaders have called for an immediate roadmap to pave the way for negotiations in Togo between President…
View More Buhari, 5 other leaders meet with Gnassingbe on Togo crisisAyade presents highest ever N1.3trn budget for 2018
Ben Ayade, Cross River governor, has presented a budget of N1.3 trillion for the 2018 fiscal year to the state house of assembly. The budget…
View More Ayade presents highest ever N1.3trn budget for 2018N Korea missile test brings world closer to war
The US ambassador to the United Nations steps up rhetoric against North Korea following its latest missile test, threatening to “utterly” destroy the regime if…
View More N Korea missile test brings world closer to warDirector Ridley Scott may replacing Kevin Spacey in new film
Director Ridley Scott has spoken about his decision to replace Kevin Spacey in his new film. The actor had filmed one of the lead roles…
View More Director Ridley Scott may replacing Kevin Spacey in new filmI will not seek re-election as ‘we didn’t achieve much- APC rep
A member of the house of representatives on the platform of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Babale Bashir, says he has no intention of seeking re-election…
View More I will not seek re-election as ‘we didn’t achieve much- APC rep2018 Budget: ‘I wonder if technocrats want to embarrass FG’
Senate President Bukola Saraki says he “sometimes wonders” if technocrats want to embarrass the federal government. He said this in reaction to the assumptions the…
View More 2018 Budget: ‘I wonder if technocrats want to embarrass FG’INEC creates new 370 CVR centres
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it has approved the creation of additional 370 Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) centres across the country. The commission,…
View More INEC creates new 370 CVR centresGoogle faces mass legal action in UK over data snooping
Google is being taken to court, accused of collecting the personal data of millions of users, in the first mass legal action of its kind…
View More Google faces mass legal action in UK over data snoopingNo traffic management agencies in 18 states— FRSC
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has urged state governments that have yet to establish their traffic management agencies to do so in line with…
View More No traffic management agencies in 18 states— FRSCMan City restore gap, Arsenal crush Huddersfield
Raheem Sterling scored a stunning 96th-minute winner as Man City dramatically edged Southampton 2-1 on Wednesday to preserve their eight-point lead at the Premier League…
View More Man City restore gap, Arsenal crush HuddersfieldSEC DG Mounir Gwarzo suspended by Adeosun
Minister of finance, Kemi Adeosun has suspended the director-general of the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC), Mounir Gwarzo. Adeosun said his suspension is to allow an…
View More SEC DG Mounir Gwarzo suspended by AdeosunNigeria raises $3b at international capital market — Adeosun
The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun says Nigeria has raised three billion dollars at the international capital market. She made this known in a…
View More Nigeria raises $3b at international capital market — AdeosunEx-Bosnian Croat leader commits suicide in court
Ex-Bosnian Croat leader Slobodan Praljak has died after drinking poison at a UN war crimes court in The Hague: Croatia’s state TV He took the…
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