US investors in Nigeria for modular refinery project; FG, oil communities strike accord
As implementation efforts on President Muhammadu Buhari’s new vision for oil-producing communities in the Niger Delta region progress, states in the region are beginning to indicate interest in working with…
Fire-Arms: Court affirms Dasuki’s bail in amended charges; FG insists on secret trial
The Federal High Court in Abuja affirmed the bail granted the former National Security Adviser, Colonel Mohammed Sambo Dasuki (Rtd) in the amended charges of unlawful possession of fire-arms and…
Innovation: How a teenager did the unusual and got admitted to Stanford
A Bangladeshi-American, who was a high school senior at a private school in Princeton, N.J., has been admitted to Stanford University for doing the unusual. He got the prestigious admission…
EFCC loses again as court orders Commission to unfreeze Dame Patience Jonathan’s account
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Thursday ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to unfreeze the account of Nigeria’s former first lady, Dame Patience Jonathan. A…
Another 50 Nigerians deported from Europe over immigration offences
Some 50 Nigerians were on Thursday deported from eight European countries for committing immigration-related offences. The Nigerians were deported from Switzerland, Germany, Sweden, Luxembourg, Austria, Belgium, Spain and Hungary. Their…
Ezeoba, ex-Naval chief, forfeits N1.83 billion laundered money
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Thursday ordered the permanent forfeiture of the sum of N1.83 billion, belonging to a former Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Dele Ezeoba….
Wife battery report: Ahmed Musa may take legal action
Leicester and Nigerian forward, Ahmed Musa, is said to be considering legal action after his agent described reports that he was arrested for beating up his wife on her birthday…
Another 700 migrants rescued off Libya coast on way to Italy
Humanitarian groups operating rescue ships off the coast of Libya picked up more than 700 migrants out of seven flimsy and overcrowded boats on Wednesday, Italy’s coast guard said. The…
Brazil top FIFA ranking, Nigeria lag at 40th position
Five-times world champions Brazil have returned to what they will consider their rightful place at the top of the FIFA rankings for the first time in seven years. Egypt is…
Suicide on the rise; one in three Australian students manifests suicide tendency
One in three Australian tertiary education students have thought about suicide or self-harm in the last 12 months, a study has found. The research, published by mental health group Headspace…