Africa has all ingredients for a new era of success
By: NJ Ayuk If you follow news about Africa, it’s easy to find disheartening headlines about the continent’s struggles. But those stories do not paint a complete picture….
Oil prices edge up on trade-talk optimism, OPEC meeting
Oil prices inched higher on Monday, extending steady gains from the previous week, with investors awaiting fresh clues over prospects for a trade deal between the United States and China…
Lai Mohammed: Nigerian actors among world best
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed on Sunday commended Nigerian actors for their creative prowess in acting and inculcating morals in the public through plays. Mohammed gave…
Bayelsa Election: Soldiers ‘chased away’ key PDP stakeholders, PDP’s Diri alleges
PDP governorship candidate, Duoye Diri The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Duoye Diri, has faulted the outcome of the governorship election in Bayelsa State. Diri, who addressed a news…
Buhari congratulates Bayelsa gov-elect Lyon, commends APC supporters
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in the Nov. 16 election in Bayelsa, David Lyon, on his victory. Buhari’s congratulatory message was contained in…
Interpol plans to condemn encryption spread, citing predators, sources say
The international police organisation Interpol plans to condemn the spread of strong encryption in a statement Monday saying it protects child sex predators, three people briefed on the matter told…
Samsung to outsource a fifth of its smartphone production to China next year
Samsung’s plan to outsource a fifth of its smartphone production to China next year may help it compete with low-cost rivals such as Huawei and Xiaomi but it’s a strategy…
UK lawmaker to cast blame on global banks in Zuma corruption case
Embattled ex-President Jacob Zuma British lawmaker Peter Hain will tell an inquiry on Monday that corruption under South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma was enabled by international banks, corporations and…
Kogi, Bayelsa Elections: We’ll address Nigerians on the way forward in the quest to retrieve stolen mandates – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that despite the results from the governorship elections in Kogi and Bayelsa states, the party will remain strong and united in the face…
INEC declares Kogi West Senatorial rerun election inconclusive
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the Kogi West senatorial rerun election inconclusive. According to the returning officer, Professor Olayinde Lawal, the margin between the candidate of the…