Lafarge Africa Plc plans to raise N140 billion from existing shareholders to deleverage its balance sheet and provide additional working capital. The board of directors of...
Former country chairman of Shell Nigeria, Mr. Basil Omiyi has been elected as the chairman of Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc. Omiyi’s appointment took effect on Monday,...
English Premier League champions Chelsea edged 10-man Watford 4-3 in a thrilling league clash at Stamford Bridge on Monday night. The hosts, who havd just won...
After a whooping gain of N677 billion last week, investors on Monday turned round to take profits and monetise recent capital appreciation at the Nigerian stock...
Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) has claimed that the reason the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has continue to lose high-profile corruption cases at the law...
Contrary to claims by President Muhammadu Buhari administration on fight against corruption, Senate President Bukola Saraki has said that Nigeria is very far from meeting the...
The suit by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to permanently have $5.8 million belonging to Patience Jonathan forfeited to the Federal Government has been...
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday upheld the objection of 23 staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) not to be tried in...
A week after breaking the supposed 45mins 37 seconds record set by Kenny G in 1997 with his 46mins 38secs performance at the New Africa Shrine,...
Rachid Benmessaoud, Country Director World Bank for Nigeria, has assured the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, of adequate support under the World Bank’s ‘Economic Governance...
The Senate has warned Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, to stop making false claims on the on-going process of passing into law...
In a first-round clash with Christina McHale, Maria Sharapova won 6-4 6-2 to advance to the second round of the Italian Open on Monday. The win...
The former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has been re-arraigned before a new judge in his N4.9 billion alleged fraud case. He is being prosecuted...
A viral video purportedly showing the newly renovated Abuja airport overtaken by floods is reportedly fake according to a tweet by Tolu Ogunlesi, media aide to...
Lanre Gentry, the hotelier husband of Nollywood actress, Mercy Aigbe is set to spend the seventh consecutive night at the Kirikiri prison after failing to perfect...
The House of Representatives Committee on Public Procurement on Monday ordered the Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, to appear before it within 24 hours. The committee’s...
Two more Ebola cases have been reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo increasing the suspected cases to 19, including three deaths and two lab-confirmed cases....
The Abuja airport which was closed down on March 8th this year for renovation and later opened six weeks later after renovation works on the Runway...
The era of waste materials littering major cities in Nigeria may soon be over as an Italian firm, Management Environmental Finance (MEFIN), has indicated interest to...
The police in India have confirmed the death of a 23-year-old girl who was raped by a group of men and also had her skull smashed...
Hackers are a scary bunch—whether working as part of a criminal syndicate or an idealist with a political agenda, they’ve got the knowledge and the power...
Armed men suspected to be Fulani herdsmen at the weekend attacked and slaughtered 21 people in Etogi community in Gbara ward of Mokwa Local Government Area...
A judge of the Federal High Court, Justice Adeniyi Ademola who was recently discharged of corruption charges has written to the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN)...
Following fresh rumours that President Muhammadu Buhari is now on life support or may even be dead, the Presidency has called on Nigerians not to panic...
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has said the actualisation of the Republic of Biafra is possible. He said that in realisation...
Loyalist troops in Ivory Coast have launched an operation “to re-establish order” following a three-day mutiny by soldiers who are rebelling over pay and have refused...
Defiant North Korea led by headstrong leader Kim Jong Un has revealed that its latest test was aimed at verifying a missile’s capability to carry a...
Every indication points at one thing: Nigeria may not enjoy stable power supply throughout the Muhamnadu Buhari’s administration, even until 2022. And this is despite all...
The Senate has commenced investigations of some banks over alleged collusion with International Oil Companies (IOCs) to defraud the country. Over $62,909,716,417 billion is said to...
Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has said that a surrogate will not speak for him on his position concerning whether he would run for second term...
Spanish giants Real Madrid have taken another step towards the La Liga title as Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice to give his side a comfortable victory against...
Tennis superstar Rafael Nadal have beaten Dominic Thiem 7-6 (10-8) 6-4 to win his fifth Madrid Open title and will move into the world’s top four...
In their last game at the White Hart Lane, Tottenham Hotspur earned a 2-1 victory against Manchester United thanks to goals from Victor Wanyama and Harry...
Liverpool climbed to third position on the Premier League table after beating West Ham at London Stadium on Sunday afternoon. The Reds are now one game...
Dutch giants Feyenoord have won the Dutch league title on Sunday after veteran striker and team captain Dirk Kuyt scored a hat-trick in a 3-1 home...
A prominent Palestinian writer and political prisoner, Ahmad Quatamesh and 13 others have been arrested by Israeli soldiers following a raid carried out on homes in...
Five victims have sustained gun wounds during an anti-mutiny protest in Ivory Coast as popular opposition over the three-day nationwide strike embarked by soldiers gathered momentum....
Nigerian equities ran ahead and in most instances quadrupled gains by global equities as a flood of open market orders scrambled Nigerian shares to their highest...
Nollywood actress Kate Henshaw and Project Alert, a non-governmental organisation have both been accused by the family of Michael Alvarez, a two-year-old child diagnosed with “Ulcerated...
62-year-old John Roos of Medford who threatened to kill former American President Barrack Obama over social media will spend the next five years behind bars for...
A day after tens of thousands of computers in nearly 100 countries were affected by a global cyber-attack using hacking tools believed to have been created...
Until the metering system is reintroduced in the oil and gas sector, Nigeria will continue to lose an estimated $1.4 billion annually resulting in oil theft...
Following the Senate and the House of Representatives allocation of about N13billion for refreshments, travels and welfare in the 2017 budget, two Civil Societies Organisations (CSOs),...
Tragedy struck at Kobape in Obafemi -Owode inward Abeokuta, when an 18-seater bus with number plate XB 852 FUF was involved in an accident claiming the...
The Jonathan administration allegedly overruled the board of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in disbursing more than $500million cash to security agencies as Special Intervention...
The federal government, and its health related agencies have raised their level of alertness for the Ebola Virus Disease in the country. This became necessary following...
Mass rallies against President Nicolas Maduro’s handling of the economic and political crisis continue in Venezuela with demonstrators blocking access roads with motorcycles, bikes and horseback’s...
The Ijaw Union has called on the Federal Government to without delay probe former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s involvement in the alleged OPL 245 Malabu Oil and...
The Presidency has ruled out the possibility of reinstating the Director General of the National Intelligence Agency, Ambassador Ayo Oke, and the Secretary to the Government...
Following the investigation launched by the Kano State House of Assembly on Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, the state government’s anti-corruption agency has announced the...