Author: Adekunle Dada
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…
Migration: “We hoped for more undoubtedly”
Sweden hoped for “more’’ from the European Council, the EU member states should have agreed on relocation of migrants, ahead…
EFCC ordered to unfreeze Nyako’s account, unseal his estate
The Federal High Court, Abuja has ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to unconditionally unfreeze the account of Sen.…
Portugal’s Vitorino elected Chief of UN migration Agency
Former Portuguese politician Antonio Vitorino was elected as chief of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Friday in Geneva,…