Court orders 2 friends be remanded for allegedly kidnapping a 19-year-old woman
An Iyaganku Customary Court sitting in Ibadan on Friday ordered that two friends, who allegedly kidnapped a 19-year-old woman, be remanded in a correctional centre, pending legal advice. The police…
To solve its power distribution problems, Africa needs to modernise, decentralise its grid
By Anastasia WALSH, International Energy Consultant in Johannesburg Electrification is an on-going and foundational investment, and a necessary one to realize all modern-day development objectives. Despite bullish policies, the…
U.S plans to resettle only 18,000 refugees in its 2020 fiscal year
The Trump administration says it plans to allow only 18,000 refugees to resettle in the United States in the 2020 fiscal year, the lowest number in the history of the…
Libra crypto currency not out to replace existing money – project head
The Facebook-conceived Libra crypto currency, to be launched by a Geneva-based association next year, is not intended to replace existing currencies, Libra Association Managing Director Bertrand Perez said on Friday….
P&ID: Clarke questions UK judgement on Nigeria
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr Robert Clarke, has reacted to the recent judgement delivered by a British Court in the case between the Federal Government and the Process and…
Lagos Task Force busts illegal brothel, arrests 14 suspects with drugs
Operatives of the Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Enforcement Unit (Taskforce) have raided an illegal brothel around Mile 2 area of Lagos. The operation carried out in the early…
Facebook wins dismissal of investor lawsuit over privacy breach
Facebook Inc and its chief executive Mark Zuckerberg have won dismissal of an investor lawsuit accusing them of deceiving investors about the likely impact of a privacy breach on its…
World Cup host Qatar designs climate-controlled stadiums for the future
Al Janoub stadium On a late September evening in Qatar a persistent 35 degree Celsius heat hung outside the 2022 World Cup host’s newly-built Al Janoub stadium, but down…
DPR laments Non-compliance with regulations in downstream sector
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has decried the high level of non-compliance with the regulatory framework of the downstream sector by some key stakeholders. The acting Director of the…
Mugabe to be buried in home district, government says
Late Mugabe Zimbabwe’s longtime ruler Robert Mugabe will be buried in his home district of Zvimba, not at a national shrine in Harare as previously planned, the government said…