Shocker: Ivory Coast out of AFCON; Morocco, DR Congo hit quarter final
The ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Gabon Tuesday night produced another big casualty as defending champions and tournament favourite Ivory Coast were bundled out of the soccer fiesta…
$153m forfeiture case: Diezani to know fate Feb 16
A Federal High Court Lagos on Tuesday fixed Feb. 16 to deliver judgment in a suit by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) seeking forfeiture of funds linked to…
GE keen to revamp nation’s refineries, build power plants
General Electric, GE, a US multinational company, Tuesday in Abuja, proposed to invest in the nation’s three refineries located in Port Harcourt, Warri and Kaduna. GE, in a presentation to…
CBN leaves MPR at 14%, recommends settlement of local debts
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has resolved to retain all monetary policy rates, amid fears the new U.S. government’s decision to review trade agreements with most countries could negatively…
How Air Force Chief, Omenyi, Received N136m Bribe from NAF Contractors – Witness
A Federal High Court Abuja presided over by Justice Nnamdi Dimgba, was on Monday January 23 told how a former Managing Director of Aeronautical Engineering and Technical Services Limited (AETSL),…
Why we shot Big Brother Naija in South Africa – Multichoice
MultiChoice, organisers of the Big Brother Naija Reality TV show has explained why the shooting is being done in South Africa. “We have a fully equipped house in South Africa…
FG presents cheques to families of fallen soldiers
The Federal Government on Monday presented cheques for insurance claims to families of 218 deceased officers and men of the armed forces who died in the line of duty. The…
Okowa Says Asaba Airport to Be Among the Best in Nigeria
DELTA State Governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, has said the ongoing upgrade of facilities at the Asaba International Airport will make it to be among the best in the country. The…
Help, herdsmen are frustrating us, Kwara farmers cry out
Some farmers in Kwara state have decried the activities of herdsmen on their farms stressing that they are destroying farm produces and causing economic losses. The farmers who spoke to…
FG probes Multichoice over shooting of Big Brother Naija in South Africa
The Federal Government has directed the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to probe the circumstances surrounding the reported shooting in South Africa of the ongoing Big Brother Naija Reality TV Show….