Nigerian, others win UNESCO Women in Science Fellowship
For the past 18 years, the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science (http://www.LOreal.com) programme has encouraged, promoted and honoured women scientists all over the world. More than 2,500 researchers from 112…
APC’s Obaseki wins Edo election, PDP kicks, alleges rigging by INEC and APC
This is official. The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has won the Edo State Governorship election, polling a total of 319,483 votes to defeat his closest rival…
Buhari Government tending to dictatorship – Amnesty International
The administration of President Muhammadu Buhari is trying to muzzle dissent by arresting and intimidating journalists and protesters, Amnesty International said in a statement on Wednesday. The London-based rights group…
Germany, Italy order Facebook to stop sharing users’ data with WhatsApp
Germany’s privacy watchdog ordered WhatsApp to immediately stop sharing data with parent Facebook, while an equivalent authority in Italy is digging into the same issue. Johannes Caspar, the Hamburg commissioner…
Edo poll: APC chairman loses in his ward, PDP in early lead
Early results from various polling units across local governments in the Edo State gubernatorial election showed a trend with the PDP maintaining early lead over the APC. These results, though…
First time in 8 years, OPEC agrees to cut output, oil price to rise
OPEC agreed on Wednesday to modest oil output cuts in the first such deal since 2008, with the group’s leader Saudi Arabia softening its stance on arch-rival Iran amid mounting…
Pastor arraigned for drug trafficking
A 60-year-old Pastor, Raji Michael Ayoola, has been arraigned at the Federal High Court in Lagos for attempting to export banned narcotics. He was arrested by National Drugs Law Enforcement…
“Change Begins with Me” article: FG knocks Economist, says magazine is racist
The Federal Government took a swipe at “The Economist” newspaper, accusing the United Kingdom media giant of racism, prejudice and denigration of Nigeria’s genuine effort at national re-orientation. This was…
Capital flight scam: We did no wrong – MTN, Standard Chartered
Standard Chartered Bank and MTN Nigeria has said they did no wrong as regards the forex transaction for which the Senate is probing the telecom giant. An allegation that MTN…
Edo election: Female Police officer arrested for allegedly accepting bribe
The rescheduled Edo State guber poll took off on a good note Wednesday morning but hours later diverse ugly scenes began to blight the process. A female police officer who…