University changed my son from good to bad – bin Laden’s mother
Alia Ghanem, the mother of deceased al-Qaeda leader, Osama bin Laden has given her first interview to Western media, telling The Guardian newspaper that her eldest son was ‘brainwashed’ into…
Why the world continues to fall for 419 scam; an expert’s analysis
With cryptocurrency fraud and IRS scams making headlines, I had thought Nigerian email schemes were a thing of the past, akin to the bygone days when a scammer might offer…
How bad governance drive Nigerian youths into asylum – German
The Konrad Adenaeur Stiftung (KAS), a German Foundation, has revealed that Nigerians are the third largest asylum seekers in the country. It attributed this to bad governance which breeds poor…
China to charge tariff on $60bn US goods in retaliation
China on Friday announced a $60 billion list of U.S. goods including coffee, honey and industrial chemicals for retaliation if Washington goes ahead with its latest tariff threat. The Finance…
Defection: Saraki has stepped on a banana peel, should be ready for consequences
Senator Abdullahi Adamu (APC-Nasarawa) has faulted the defection of the President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, from the All Progressives Congress(APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Adamu, who…
Oil futures rise on market’s long-term bearish focus
Brent oil futures rose on Friday as the market focused on bearish longer-term factors after gains in the previous session. The gains were driven by U.S. crude inventories in a…
NSE: Market indices drop by 0.52% on low 6 months earnings
The market indices of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) lost 0.52 per cent on Friday due to low earnings declared by some quoted companies for six months ended June 30…
Ondo Government partners Oshodi Arts, Gallery to boost tourism
Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State says his government’s partnership with Oshodi Arts and Gallery will put the state in the limelight and make it become one of the best…
Power generation rises to 7,000 mega watts — Fashola
Nigeria’s current power generation has reached 7000 Mega Watts, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, has said. Fashola said this on Friday in Calabar at the…
Congo to start using Ebola vaccine as early as Monday – Health minister
Democratic Republic of Congo will start using an Ebola vaccine as early as Monday to counter a new flare-up in the heavily populated eastern part of the Central African country,…