Absence of EFCC’s witness stalls N1.7billion fraud trial of FirstNation boss
May 7, 2018 The absence of a witness of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday stalled the N1.7 billion fraud trial of Kayode Odukoya, the Managing Director…
Snapchat joins EU code of conduct to fight hate speech
May 7, 2018 The messaging app Snapchat is joining the EU code of conduct against online hate speech, the European Commission said on Monday. Snapchat is the seventh major social…
Youth group to collaborate with INEC on PVCs collection
May 7, 2018 An NGO, Young Leaders Empowerment Forum on Monday said it was making arrangements to massively mobilise youth for the collection of the Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) to…
ATMs record transactions worth N1.56billion in first quarter of 2018 – NBS
May 7, 2018 The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) from selected Banks across the country, recorded transactions valued at N1.568 billion in first quarter. The…
President Buhari departs Daura for Abuja after APC congress
May 7, 2018 President Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday departed Daura in Katsina State for Abuja after participating in Saturday’s APC ward congress. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that…
Trump’s CIA nominee sought to withdraw over interrogation role
May 7, 2018 President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the CIA, Gina Haspel, sought to withdraw over concerns about her role in the agency’s interrogation program, two sources familiar with…
Putin takes oath of office as Russia’s President for new 6-year-term
May 7, 2018 Russian President Vladimir Putin took the oath of office Monday for a new six-year term. Putin took the oath, then Constitutional Court chairman Valery Zorkin handed him…
AfDB to support Nigeria, others to boost development in Africa
May 7, 2018 The African Development Bank (AfDB) plans to support Nigeria, Senegal, Ethiopia, Morrocco and Algeria with industrial policies to boost development in Africa. Mr Alhassane Haidara, Manager, Industrial…
Police confirm 45 dead in Kaduna village bloody attack
At least 45 people died in an attack on a village in northern Nigeria, a police official told Reuters on Sunday, the latest in a string of incidents underscoring insecurity…
CAF Cup: Enyimba beat Djoliba in Calabar as El-Kanemi beat Nasarawa in NPFL
Nigeria’s Enyimba International FC of Aba brightened their CAF Confederation Cup Group C campaign on Sunday at the U.J. Esuene stadium with an emphatic 2-0 defeat of Mali’s Djoliba in…