Tag: sanctions
Nigeria wants UN sanctions on Boko Haram
Nigeria has asked the UN Security Council to impose sanctions on Boko Haram, the armed Islamist group that claimed the…
Russia’s Putin an oil Sheikh by proxy?
Is Russia’s strong man Vladimir Putin an oil sheikh, hiding under the masquerade of Gunvor, world’s no 4 oil trading…
3SC Fined N200k For Assaulting League Officials
Taiwo Adelu In its bid to stamp out hooliganism in the country’s football, the Nigeria National League, NNL, has fined…
Nigeria, Uganda face EU sanctions over gay rights
The European Parliament backed sanctions on Uganda and Nigeria Thursday in protest at their recent passing of anti-gay laws. MEPs…
Anelka gets five-match ban for ‘quenelle’
Nicolas Anelka has been banned for five matches for his controversial ‘quenelle’ goal celebration, a gesture which was widely condemned…
CBN releases names of sanctioned BDC operators
Nigeria’s central bank has released the names of 20 Bureau De Change (BDC) operators whose licences were revoked for alleged…
Lagos sacks principal, 8 others over exam cheating
The Lagos state government, in western Nigeria has compulsorily retired nine officers including a school Principal, his vice and other…
Can it happen in Nigeria as Greece sends ex-mayor to life jail
A court in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, on Wednesday handed life sentences to the city’s ex-mayor and two other municipal officials…
Jonathan wants absconded pension chief sanctioned
President Goodluck Jonathan has asked Nigeria’s top bureaucrat, the Head of Service, to commence “disciplinary action against Alhaji Abdulrasheed Maina,…
Tax: German Catholic Church goes tough
Germany’s Roman Catholics who refuse to pay a church tax will be barred from receiving the sacraments or becoming a…
Lagos Traffic Law: Things You Must Not Do
•Driving against traffic (one way drive) – One year imprisonment (1st offender) 3 years imprisonment (repeated offender). Seized vehicle to…
Sunshine Stars FC through to semis as Etoile sanctioned
Etoile Sahel were kicked out of the 2012 CAF Champions League on Monday after two pitch invasions during a home…
Army fines officers for using Lagos BRT lane
The Nigerian Army on Tuesday fined Col. Kayode Yusuf and Staff Sergeant Aliu Adeomi, N25, 000 for violating the Lagos…
Wrongful Promotion: Ekiti to sanction 45 workers
The Ekiti Local Government Service Commission (LGSC), says it may sanction 45 officers, who benefitted from unmerited promotions under the…
US tightens the screws on Syria’s Assad
The United States moved to freeze the assets of dozens of Syrian ministers Wednesday, piling pressure on the regime as…
Bad boy Nalbandian pays dearly at Queen’s final
Argentina’s David Nalbandian was sensationally disqualified from the Queen’s Club final on Sunday for angrily kicking an advertising board at…
UEFA’s sword dangles on Croatia
Croatia are facing a possible stiff penalty after UEFA said on Saturday it was taking action over racist chanting against…
ECOWAS lifts Mali sanctions
West African leaders have lifted all sanctions imposed on Mali with immediate effect following the agreement on restoring the constitutional…
Mali junta fumbles as rebels, Al-Quaeda tighten grip
Mali’s junta brushed off calls to give up power on Tuesday as world powers sounded the alarm and Islamists tightened…