Year: 2018
Kenyan shilling holds firm against U.S. dollar
The Kenyan shilling was firm against U.S. dollar on Monday due to tight liquidity in the local money markets amid…
UN, World Bank chiefs visit Rohingya refugee camps
UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres and World Bank Group President, Jim Yong Kim, were in the south-eastern Bangladeshi district of…
Court grants Dasuki N200 million bail
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday granted N200 million bail to the former National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo…
China will significantly widen market – Minister
China will significantly widen market access and oppose any kind of protectionism, Chinese Commerce Minister Zhong Shan, has said.
Trump warns OPEC to stop manipulating oil markets
President Donald Trump lashed out at OPEC with a warning to stop manipulating oil markets and piled pressure on U.S.…
Pastor Chris announces daughter’s wedding date
Pastor Chris Oyakhilome announced 4th October, 2018 as the wedding date of his beautiful daughter Sharon to Philip Frimpong.
Schlumberger Oil deal: Nigeria to earn $5.60bn in taxes – Baru
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), says the NNPC, First E&P and Schlumberger 724 million dollars oil financing deal will…
Suicide Attack: ‘We cannot live here’
Many among Afghanistan’s dwindling Sikh minority are considering leaving for neighbouring India, after a suicide bombing in the eastern city…
South Sudan: 16 civilians killed in latest ceasefire deal violation
South Sudan’s army said that 16 civilians have been killed and 22 others wounded including foreign nationals in the latest…
Buhari pledges to fight corruption across Africa
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday in Nouakchott, Mauritania, pledged to extend his anti-corruption crusade across the African continent as part…
Scientists identify gene that “could help treat cancer”
The Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) has identified a new gene that plays a critical role in…
Army kills 5 Boko Haram insurgents
The Nigerian Army on Monday said its troops killed five Boko Haram insurgents in a clearance operation at Anadawa village…
Salah signs new long-term deal with Liverpool
Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has signed a new long-term contract with the club, the Premier League side said on Monday.
Police officers stage protest over non-payment of allowances
Mobile policemen on Monday in Maiduguri staged a protest over non-payment of their allowances.
Oil prices fall as Saudi, Russian output rises
Oil prices fell on Monday as supplies from Saudi Arabia and Russia rose while economic growth stumbled in Asia amid…
Malawi’s Mutharika says corruption reports “fake news”
President Peter Mutharika of Malawi says reports accusing him of fraudulently benefiting from a 3.9 million dollars government contact were…
Lopez Obrador wins Mexico’s presidential election
Left-wing populist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has been elected president of Mexico with at least 53 per cent of the…
INEC to upgrade card readers
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it would by next week commence systematic hardware and software upgrade of all…
Buhari meets Okonjo-Iweala in Mauritania
President Muhammadu Buhari has met with former finance minister, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on the sidelines of the 31st session of…
Croatia advance to quarter-finals, beat Denmark 3-2
Croatia had the last laugh at the shooting range on Sunday at Nizhny Novgorod as they came back after losing…
Police boss warns detectives against corruption
The newly promoted Commissioner of Police (CP) Damian Okoro has warned officers at the Special Fraud Unit (SFU), Ikoyi, to…
EbonyLife TV Goes Global
Ebony Life Tv has launched a global, digital video-on-demand (VoD) service, EbonyLife ON. This gives room to Nigerian subscribers, who…
Court sentences 2 to death by hanging for armed robbery
Justice A. A. Onojovwo of the Delta State High Court, Warri, has sentenced two members of a notorious gang of…
ASUU demands arrest of killer herdsmen
The Chairman, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Ibadan Chapter, Dr Deji Omole says the federal government has…
32 Boko Haram terrorists surrender – Army
The Army has confirmed that 32 Boko Haram terrorists have willingly surrendered themselves to troops at different locations in Borno.
Miracle Celebrates Mum’s Birthday
2018 Big Brother Naija winner Miracle celebrates his mother's birthday today as she turned a year older. In a long…
Timaya Welcomes Son
Dancehall artist and singer Timaya has today welcomed his son with his babymama Tama in the U.S.. The father of…
N5.4trn debt: AMCON to seize assets of debtors
The Assets Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON) has said that there will be no more room for negotiation with obligors…
Malaria: UNICEF to distribute treated nets in Borno
The UNICEF says it will distribute 358,134 insecticide treated nets in four local government areas of Borno for malaria prevention…
Special Courts deliver Judgements in 324 cases – NJC
The Special Anti-Corruption Courts have so far delivered judgments in 324 cases, striking out 12 and reserved 62 for judgment…