Nigerian communities lose case against Shell in UK
A high court in UK ruled on Thursday that oil major Royal Dutch Shell cannot be sued in London courts over Nigerian oil spill allegations. If the High Court had…
Facebook tweaks system to shut out fake news
Social giant Facebook has announced it is making three main changes to the algorithm it uses to display “trending” topics, in an effort to crack down on fake news stories…
Court returns lucrative OPL 245 oil block to Nigeria
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured a court order mandating the return of the controversial OPL 245 to the Nigerian government. Justice John Tsoho of the Federal…
Electricians sue Trump, demand $2m payment for hotel work
Electricians who rushed work on President Trump’s newly opened hotel in Washington, D.C., say they are owed more than $2 million, and the contractor has filed a lawsuit to force…
Williams sisters to play each other in Australian Open
Venus and Serena Williams will meet in a Grand Slam final for the ninth time after the American sisters came through their semi-finals in Melbourne. Thirteenth seed Venus, 36, beat…
Five reforms I will bring to AU if elected – Botswana candidate
Dr. Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Botswana and candidate for the Chairperson of the African Union, Thursday highlighted five major reforms she would introduce if elected as…
Boko Haram cost North East $9.2bn – Shettima
Governor Kassim Shettima of Borno State has said that the Northeast lost $9.2 billion worth of properties with Borno State alone suffering a loss of $6.6 billion in the wake…
Buhari is hale and hearty, no emergency situation, rumour mongers to be punished – FG
The Federal Government has urged Nigerians to disregard the subversive messages being circulated via text messaging and the Social Media, saying the fabricated messages are being orchestrated by those who …
Trump’s America deports 90 Somali nationals, two Kenyans
No fewer than 90 Somali nationals and two Kenyans on Wednesday arrived at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi after being deported from the US. The deportees, believed to…
Egypt top group, to play Morocco in AFCON quarter final, Ghana face DR Congo
Egypt on Wednesday booked a place in the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) quarter-finals as Group D winners with a 1-0 win over Ghana, who finished as runners-up. Roma forward…