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MasterCard to launch facial recognition payment service
The Electronic Payment Providers Association of Nigeria (E-PPAN) on has said that MasterCard would soon launch a facial recognition payment…
Ethiopian Airlines to operate all-women flight Friday
The Ethiopian Airlines said it would operate an All-Women flight on its Addis Ababa-Bangkok route on Friday to crystallise its…
Yola blast: Relatives besiege hospital for remains of loved ones
Relatives of victims of Tuesday’s blast in Yola have besieged the Specialists Hospital, Yola, to claim the remains of their…
I don’t have money, Siasia tells Mum’s kidnappers
Flying Eagles coach Samson Siasia has told kidnappers of his mother in Bayelsa state that they chose a wrong target…
Why we assist women entrepreneurs – Torera Abiola
Torera Abiola, the late Chief MKO Abiola’s niece, is an ambassador on Women’s Entrepreneurship Day (WED) organisation, a group supported…
Woman blows self, as raid on terrorists mount in Paris
Two suspected jihadists were killed, including a woman who blew herself up, in a shootout Wednesday in north Paris with…
Ford produces first vehicle in Nigeria
The Ford assembly plant near Nigeria’s commercial capital, Lagos, has produced its first vehicle, the company says. It’s tweeted a…
UNIPORT lecturer, Rivers Polytechnic Bursar abducted
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Mrs Lillian Ikombia Davies, the Bursar of Kenule Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic Bori,the Rivers State owned Polytechnic and Dr…
More troubles for MTN as Uganda fine telco $622,000
It is not only in Nigeria that MTN has run foul of the rules. It is also in hot water…
Reps to probe Nigerian banks for ‘unrealistic targets’ to staff
The House of Representatives on Tuesday, mandated its Committee on Banking and Currency to investigate alleged unwholesome practices of unrealistic…
Man stabs neighbour over witchcraft allegation
Cyriacus Izuekwe A 37-year-old man, Abuchi Simon, has been arrested and charged before Isolo Magistrates’ court for allegedly stabbing his…
Facebook activates “Safety Check” for Nigeria blasts after criticism
Facebook Inc activated its “Safety Check” feature after deadly blasts in Nigeria late on Tuesday following criticism from users that…
Kogi Polls: Arase tells trouble makers to keep off
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Solomon E. Arase, has assured Nigerian citizens, especially indigenes of Kogi state, of the readiness…
Saraki’s action forces Marafa to stage walk-out
Senator Kabiru Marafa (APC-Zamfara), walked out of the chamber over composition of standing committees of the Senate in Abuja on…
France terror attack an assault on civilised world, humanity – Ambode
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has described the terror attack on France which led to the death of…
I’m surprised, embarrassed by arrest order, Dasuki tells Buhari
The immediate National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki has stated that he is not only surprised but embarrassed by the…
20 injured in violent clash between rival revenue collector groups in Benin
Jethro Ibileke/Benin About 20 people, including market women have been reportedly injured in Benin in a violent clash between two…
British couple keep Nigerian immigrant as slave for 24 years
A British couple was found guilty on Tuesday of keeping a Nigerian immigrant enslaved for more than two decades, forcing…
Yola market blast kills 32, injures 80 – NEMA
A blast that hit a market in Yola, Adamawa state on Tuesday evening, killed 32 people and injured 80 others,…
Ogun Police rescue stolen two-week old baby, arrest suspect
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The combined team of Onipanu Police division in Ota and Ifo division on Saturday rescued a two-week old…
Federer ends Djokovic’s unbeaten run at ATP World Tour Finals
Roger Federer brought Novak Djokovic’s three-year unbeaten run indoors to an end to secure a semi-final place at the ATP…
Frustrated Mourinho turns to Berahino for goals – Transfer News
Chelsea manager, Jose Mourinho wants West Brom striker Saido Berahino, 22, in a £20m transfer target for the London club.…
Ibrahimovic’s brace fires Sweden to Euro 2016
Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s double helped Sweden reach their fifth successive European Championship finals at the expense of neighbours Denmark. Leading 2-1…
Swaziland made Eagles sweat for victory – Oliseh
Taiwo Adelu Chief Coach of Nigeria’s Super Eagles, Sunday Oliseh, has confessed that lowly rated Swaziland made his star studded…
TSA: Talk is cheap, facts are sacred – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, insisted on Tuesday that funds that have accrued to the Treasury Single Account…
Buhari receives fraudulent arms procurement report by Jonathan’s administration, orders arrest
President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has received a report on the procurement of arms and equipment in the Armed Forces…
DPR supplies 294 trucks of PMS in Abuja
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) said that 149 trucks loaded with petrol were supplied to Abuja and its environs…
N2b, not N6b spent on presidential air fleet – Presidency
The Presidency said on Tuesday that a little above N2 billion and not N6 billion has so far been has…
FG earmarks $25bn for investment in transport, energy – Osinbajo
The Federal Government is to set aside $25 billion (about N4trillion) for investment in transport and energy sectors in Nigeria.…
APC should show transparency in the operation of TSA — Metuh
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the All Progressives Congress (APC) led administration to show transparency on issues…