Out of Europe, Mikel joins Chinese club, Tianjin TEDA
Nigerian midfielder John Obi Mikel has left premier league club Chelsea to ply his trade in the Chinese Super League. He tweeted a sentence in Mandarin Chinese and a greeting…
SERAP calls for release of journalist arrested by Akwa Ibom Deputy Governor
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called for the immediate and unconditional release of a newspaper publisher, Nsibiet John arrested on the orders of the deputy governor of Akwa…
Six Police aides of Wike sacked over roles in Rivers rerun election, to face prosecution
The Nigerian Police Force has sacked six of its men who violated clear instructions during the 10 December, 2016 legislative rerun elections in Rivers State. In addition, they will be…
Soldiers sack two police stations, shoot through Cote d’Ivoire cities
Gunfire has been heard in two cities in Cote d’Ivoire in a suspected mutiny by soldiers, military sources and local residents say. The mutineers seized weapons from two police stations…
US House overwhelmingly counters Obama in UN Israel settlement with a vote of 342-80
The US House of Representatives passed a scathing rebuke Thursday night to a United Nations Security Council resolution the Obama administration allowed through last month that condemned Israeli settlements as…
Fayose gets N8.8b Paris loan refund – Investigation
Although the Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose regularly bashes the Federal Government, the financial solvency of the state has depended largely on the Buhari presidency which recently approved an N8.8b…
It’s death penalty for kidnappers in Lagos, Assembly passes bill
The Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday passed a law aimed at checking the spate of kidnapping in the state , with stiffer penalties including death sentence for offenders….
Obama: “My worst day in office as President”
Outgoing U.S. President, Barack Obama has recalled one of his worst days while serving his 8 year tenure which ends January 20. While reflecting on his legacies in a series…
How Niger Delta militants crashed OPEC oil output – Survey
OPEC oil output in December fell from a record high ahead of a deal to cut production, a Reuters survey has found . The survey published Thursday said the output…
US agencies say they have evidence Russia hacked Democratic network
U.S. spy agencies have what they call conclusive evidence Russia provided hacked material from the Democratic National Committee to WikiLeaks through a third party, three sources have told Reuters. U.S….