Year: 2018
Businessman bags 2 years for stealing Hummer bus
A Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Giring Abattoir Jos on Wednesday sentenced a 29 –year-old businessman, Ishaku Samuel to two…
Unilag ASUU joins strike action
The Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU), University of Lagos Chapter, has ensured total compliance with the strike directive given…
Gold rises as investors weigh fallout of U.S. midterm verdict
Gold came off a one-week low to trade higher on Wednesday as investors sought cover from market volatility and uncertainty…
PetroChina concludes 2019 annual crude supply deals with Saudi Aramco, Kuwait
Chinese oil major PetroChina inked 2019 annual crude supply deals with state-owned producers Saudi Aramco and the Kuwait Petroleum Corp…
2019 political reportage: Bauchi NUJ to partner NBA, others
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Bauchi State Council, says it will partner with the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), INEC…
Democrats seize U.S. House control
Democrats have pledged to check Trump after seizing U.S. house control in Tuesday’s polls.
Barcelona train service restored after shut-down over bomb scare
Train service was running again at Barcelona’s main station on Wednesday after two lines were closed down when a possible…
Enugu Command concludes mapping for community-based policing
The Enugu State Police Command has concluded stakeholders’ mapping for closer engagement with various segments of residents of the state…
Electric car: BMW Q3 hit by upfront expenditure
German carmaker BMW on Wednesday reported a 27 per cent drop in third-quarter operating profit to 1.75 billion Euros (2.00…
36 telecom fraudsters repatriated from the Philippines
A total of 36 telecom fraudsters have been returned from the Philippines to southern China’s Shenzhen on Wednesday.
Teenager granted N20,000 bail for trespassing
A Sokoto Chief Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday granted N20,000 bail to a 19-year-old student, Hassan Babagana, who was docked for…
Man City boosted finances through creative plays
When football’s governing body in Europe began to get tough on the sport’s finances from 2009 onwards, English club Manchester…
UEFA Champions League: No reason to panic – Klopp
Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp says there is no reason to panic after his side lost their second UEFA Champions League…
Nokia wins $2.3bn frame deals in China
Finnish mobile telecom network make, Nokia announced on Wednesday that it signed frame deals with China Mobile, China Telecom and…
AXA buys U.S. real estate debt business from Quadrant
AXA Investment Managers will acquire a U.S. debt investment team and a $9.4 billion portfolio of U.S. commercial mortgage loans…
Facebook, Google tools reveal political ad removal data
Public databases that shine a light on online political ads launched by Facebook and Google before Tuesday’s U.S. elections, offer…
Uduaghan mourns Odogwu
A former Delta Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan has commiserated with the family of late Chief Sunny Odogwu over the death…
Nigerians must be patriotic to develop – Envoy
Political will and determination to succeed on the part of leaders and the citizens of a country brings about sustainable…
Armed men release 78 child hostages in Cameroon, 2 teachers
Armed men on Wednesday released 78 children and a driver kidnapped in west Cameroon but a principal and one teacher…
USDA goofed on Nigeria’s rice importation – Lai Mohammed
The Federal Government has dismissed reports by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) World Market and Trade indicating an…
Minimum Wage: Atiku commends Nigerian Govt agreement to pay N30,000
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has commended the Federal Government for agreeing to pay N30,000…
Tanzania arrests 10 men for allegedly being homosexual
Police detained 10 men on the Tanzanian holiday Island of Zanzibar for allegedly being homosexual, shortly after an anti-gay crackdown…
Tunisia extends state of emergency for another month
Tunisian President, Beji Essebsi, has decided to extend the state of emergency for one more month starting from Nov. 7,…
APC confident of victory in Kwara bye-election – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Tuesday expressed confidence that the All Progressives’ Congress’ (APC’s) would…
Ganduje: Kano Assembly vows to continue with investigation
The seven-man committee set-up by the Kano State House of Assembly to investigate the alleged bribery video clips against Gov.…
$55m crude oil shipment: Nigeria closes case in suit against Agip
The Federal Government (FG) on Tuesday closed its case at a Federal High Court Lagos, in a 55 million dollars…
Aggrieved aspirants call for APGA Chairman’s resignation
Some aggrieved aspirants of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Anambra state have called for the resignation of the…
Air Force to establish operational base in Birnin Gwari
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Tuesday said it would establish a forward operation base in Birnin Gwari Local Government…
PDP North West Publicity Secretary defects to APC
The North West Publicity of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Alhaji Yusuf Adamu has defected to the All Progressives Congress…
Why I killed my pastor friend – Evangelist
A self-acclaimed evangelist, Mr Prosper Peter, on Tuesday said he plotted the killing of his friend, Kelechi Iwuanyanwu, a pastor…