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NSE: Transactions down again by 4.06%
Transactions on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Thursday maintained a bearish trend for four consecutive days as the market…
Jonathan inaugurates power sector apprenticeship scheme
President Goodlick Jonathan on Thursday in Abuja inaugurated the National Power Apprenticeship Scheme (NAPSAS), urging participants in the scheme to…
16 men arrested by Nigeria soldiers ‘found dead with bullet wounds’
Sixteen men who were arrested by Nigerian soldiers in the country’s northeast were found dead just hours later with bullet…
Police Investigate Synagogue Building Collapse
Henry Ojelu CSP Haruna Alaba, the Divisional Police Officer, Ikotun Police Station, today said the police is investigating the September…
Microsoft makes Office free to rival mobile platforms
Microsoft announced Thursday it was making its Office software suite available for free to users of rival mobile operating systems…
Boko Haram changes names of captured Nigeria towns
Boko Haram has renamed two towns it captured in northeast Nigeria as part of campaign to establish a caliphate in…
Rivers Police Kill Two Robbers In Front Of Bank In Port Harcourt
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Two persons suspected to be armed robbers who were attempting to rob Eco bank branch by Agip…
Mixed reactions trail Dangote cement price cut in Ilorin
Distributors of Cement and block makers in Ilorin on Thursday expressed mixed feelings about the new prices of Dangote cement…
FRSC boss decries ‘Area Boys’ activities in Sango
The Federal Roads Safely Corps (FRSC) in Ota, Ogun, has decried the activities of “Area Boys” in the area Mr…
PDP will resolve ward congress crisis
Dr Babalola Owolabi, a PDP governorship aspirant in Oyo State, said that the crisis trailing the party’s ward congresses on…
More than 4,000 rats killed at Indian hospital
A pest control firm exterminated 4,400 rats over two days at a state-run hospital in India with thousands still on…
INEC to publish gender policy in few weeks
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says its gender policy, aimed at making the commission’s work more gender sensitive, would…
Osun teachers give Agregbesola 14 days ultimatum
Teachers in Osun have given the state government 14-day ultimatum to pay their outstanding allowances, release running grants and provide…
Flamboyant gypsy guitarist Manitas de Plata dies
Manitas de Plata, the gypsy guitarist of humble origins feted by Picasso and Dali who enflamed flamenco-lovers the world over,…
FG approves N77bn credit to boost irrigation nationwide
The Federal Government on Wednesday approved the use of the $495 million (about N77 billion) credit it secured from the…
Uganda suspends senior army officers over Somalia conduct, sex abuse
Uganda has suspended 15 of its senior military commanders over their conduct in Somalia including allegations of sexual exploitation, the…
Nigeria’s Bridget John Wins Best Actress Award In USA
After scooping one award out of five nominations at the just concluded 4th Annual Nollywood African Film Critics’ Awards (NAFCA),…
EU paid out 7 billion Euros in error in 2013, says Auditors
The European Union erroneously spent about 7 billion Euros of its budget in 2013, the European Court of Auditors (ECA)…
Only 64 Boko Haram fighters captured Mubi
Last week’s seizure of Mubi, Adamawa state’s second largest city was carried out by only 64 Boko Haram fighters, a…
Military rule is no longer acceptable in Africa, Nigeria’s ambassador
The Nigerian Ambassador to Burkina Faso, Mr David Bala on Wednesday said the political crisis in that country was a…
S. Korea prosecutors seek 15 years jail for ferry CEO
South Korean prosecutors on Thursday demanded a 15-year jail term for the president of the firm which operated the sunken…
Okonjo-Iweala sets up committee to address military pension
The Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has set up a working group to harmonise positions on the payment of…
APC the party to beat in 2015, says Buhari
Major General Muhammadu Buhari, has urged eligible voters not to allow apathy to stop them from collecting their permanent voter…
Mechanic, 26, jailed for life for raping housewife, 48
Jethro Ibileke/Asaba A Delta State High Court sitting in Asaba has sentenced a 26 year-old Motor Mechanic, Ekene Ndupue…
Global firms’ tax avoidance schemes revealed in leaked documents
Hundreds of the world’s biggest companies have brokered secret deals with Luxembourg to avoid paying billions of dollars in taxes…
Deflated Obama vows to work with Republicans
United States President Barack Obama pledged Wednesday to work with Republican lawmakers after their midterm election win but warned he…
TB Joshua followers see conspiracy in coroner’s inquest
Is it possible that a C-130 Hercules military cargo plane flying at low altitude dropped explosives on a guesthouse at…
Maribor check Chelsea’s progress with shock draw
Chelsea came from behind to draw 1-1 away to Maribor in the Champions League on Wednesday and then squandered a…
Bayern Munich completes Roma thrashing to reach last 16
Bayern Munich confirmed both their place in the Champions League knock-out phase and status as Group E winners with two…
Nine-man City left on brink by CSKA Moscow
English champions Manchester City face the prospect of a third Champions League group-phase exit in four years after a disastrous…