China bribe lands ex-Minister in jail, may face up to 10 years term
A New York banker who served as mining minister of the West African country of Guinea was jailed seven years at the weekend for laundering bribes from Chinese companies. Mahmoud…
Cannibalism scare terrifies South Africa community, Police arrest five, villagers admit eating human flesh
Fear has gripped the village of Shayamoya in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province after the discovery of a decapitated body. The family of Zanele Hlatshwayo, 25, who has been missing since…
Court orders final forfeiture of N7.6bn Diezani loot in Sterling Bank
The Federal High Court Sitting in Lagos has ordered the final forfeiture of the sum of N7,646,700,000 allegedly hidden in a bank by a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs….
Wike talks tough, says PDP will sweep all votes in Rivers State in 2019
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Sunday declared his readiness to lay down his life, if necessary, to stop the All Progressives Congress (APC) from snatching the state from the…
Hurricane Harvey may push oil prices up
Hurricane Harvey may achieve in global crude oil markets in a few days what OPEC and its allies have struggled to achieve in months – a tightening of supplies and…
Fire razes Polytechnic, female hostel burnt down
The female hostel in the Jos campus of the Plateau State Polytechnic was on Monday completely burnt down by fire. The fire, which started around 8.30 a.m., raged on till…