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$50b smuggled out of Russia in 2011
Russia’s central bank said Wednesday that $49 billion had left the country illegally last year in a staggering capital flight…
France urges citizens vacate northern Cameroon
France on Wednesday urged its citizens to leave northern Cameroon after seven members of a French family were seized in…
Football: Kenya names Amrouche as new coach
Kenya on Wednesday appointed former Algerian international Adel Amrouche as their national football coach to take over from Frenchman Henri…
Nigerian actors mourn veteran Nollywood star, Esiri
Members of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) Wednesday bemoaned the death of a veteran actor, Justus Esiri. In their…
Britain raises £2.3 billion from 4G mobile auction
Britain’s government has raised £2.3 billion from its 4G mobile auction that will result in five telecoms companies providing the…
Nollywood’s veteran Justus Esiri dies
Nehru Odeh & Bayo Adetu Veteran Nollywood actor Justus Esiri is dead. The legendary actor, who had acted in many…
Ex-Ivorian leader docked for crimes against his people
THE HAGUE (AFP)- Ivorian ex-president Laurent Gbagbo bears responsibility for some of the worst crimes committed during a bloody post-election…
2 Nigerian bank staff charged with theft
Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned two Afribank (now Mainstreet Bank) staff before Justice Dije Aboki of…
Man bites off lover’s ear in the name of love
A 25-year-old Nigerian tiler, Ebenezer Makati, who allegedly bit off part of his girlfriend’s two ears, following a lover’s spat,…
Nigeria’s oil subsidy payments not sustainable
Dr. Bright Okogu , Director-General, Budget Office of the Federation, , said in Abuja on Tuesday that continued payment by…
Nigerian editors set for new elections
The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) will elect its new executives on March 1, at its convention scheduled to hold…
Nigeria’s Eagles re-assemble for Kenya in March
The Super Eagles will resume camping for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Kenya in the first week…
Nigeria wants world’s help to slow massive oil theft
Nigeria has appealed to foreign governments to help crack down on crude oil theft, the oil minister said Tuesday of…
Family of 7 kidnapped in Cameroon, near Nigeria
Seven French tourists, members of the same family—three adults and four children, were kidnapped Tuesday by unidentified men in northern…
BMW recalls 750,000 cars worldwide
German luxury car maker BMW is recalling about 750,000 cars worldwide over potential electrical problems, a spokesman said on Tuesday…
TVC To Launch 24-Hour News Channel
On 28 February, Continental Broadcasting Services, CBS, will launch the first ever pan-African 24-hour news channel, TVC News. The new…
Ochei Wheelchair Basketball Tourney: Team Lagos In Bright Start
Lagos State wheelchair basketball team began their campaign in this year’s Victor Ochei International Championship that dunked off yesterday at…
The Accidental Public Servant: El-Rufai As The Grand Inquisitor (2)
By Valerian Agbaw-Ebai Just how deep El-Rufai’s frustrations run can also be seen in his utterly mercantilist attitude to politics…
Patience Jonathan And Her Unfinished Confession
Nigeria’s First Lady, Patience Jonathan, had a full audience on Sunday when she held a special thanksgiving service at the…
Prince Ifeanyi Dike Returns Home
Prince Ifeanyi Dike, the Chairman, Board of Trustees of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, AGN, is back in Nigeria. He…
Regina Chukwu Hits Location Soon
Actress Regina Chukwu is set to hit location for Oge, her fifth movie as a producer. Oge, which will be…
2 Fleeing Suspected Car Snatchers Die In Crash
Two suspected car snatchers were killed on Monday in Abuja when their stolen vehicle fell over a bridge and crashed…
Osun Begins Replacement Of Old Water Pipes
Mr. Owojuyigbe Olugbenga, the General Manager, Osun Water Corporation says work has begun the replacement of old water pipes with…
Lagos To Charge Dad Of Chained Girl
The Lagos State Government has concluded plans to prosecute the father of a 10-year old girl chained in the legs…
16 Russians Arraigned Over Arms Importation
Sixteen Russians were this afternoon arraigned at Federal High Court on four count of criminal charge of illegal importation of…
Colleagues Mourn Bombed Sand Dealer
Colleagues of the late Oladele Pius, who died Monday as a result of an explosion at Festac area of Lagos,…
Thousands Of Lagos Residents Rally For Ikuforiji
EROMOSELE EBHOMELE Thousands of protesters stormed the Lagos State House of Assembly this morning in protest of what they described…
MD Faces Trial Over N29m Theft
The Managing Director of Fintrack Asset Management Company, Limited in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, Mr. Abiodun Simeon Jegede, 39, has been…
Guard Dislodges Boss As Landlord
A 47-year old security guard, Akintola Olatunji has been arraigned before an Ejigbo Magistrate’s Court Lagos State Southwest Nigeria for…
Nigerian Pastor Arrested With Human Parts
The police in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, have arrested a pastor and his accomplice with fresh human parts. They allegedly concealed…