Indonesia ombudsman alleges rights violations in execution of Nigerian drug convict
The office of Indonesia’s ombudsman has unearthed evidence of rights violations in the execution of a Nigerian drug convict last year, an official said on Friday. Humphrey Jefferson Ejike Eleweke…
Pakistan PM Sharif resigns after Supreme Court says he’s unfit to hold public office
Pakistan’s Supreme court on Friday sacked Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from office after a damning corruption probe into his family wealth, saying he is unfit to hold public office. The…
Sale of Africa assets costs Barclays $1.57 billion in loss
Barclays reported a 1.2 billion pound ($1.57 billion) attributable first half loss on Friday after taking a 2.5 billion pound hit from the sale of its Africa business and calling…
Nigerian journalist shares moments with escaped Chibok girls in US, says their kidnap was real …girls explain why they can’t speak English
A US-based Nigerian journalist and publisher of Pointblanknews.com, Mr. Jackson Ude, has said he was convinced that the issue of the kidnap of hundreds of Chibok girls in Borno State…
US Medical Body Appoints Nigeria’s Akinboboye, First Black Chair of Cardiovascular Disease Board
The American Board of Internal Medicine, ABIM, has announced the appointment of Olakunle Akinboboye, MD as chair of the ABIM Cardiovascular Board. The appointment of Akinboboye by the 81 years…
How Oando, Conoil, Total, others swindled FG of N349bn, EFCC recovers N328bn; outstanding debt now N20bn
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Kano office has recovered N328,988,296,990.62 from nine major oil marketers across the country. The recovery was sequel to a petition against the leadership…
Why we intervened in Etisalat matter – NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says resolving the Etisalat (now 9Mobile) debt issue is an incentive to preserve the USD2 billion Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) from Mubadala of United Arab…
TD Africa hosts Google senior executives, canvasses more ICT investments
Technology Distributions Ltd., Sub-Saharan Africa’s biggest Information and Communications Technology (ICT) distributors made a glowing case for more significant investments in Nigeria’s booming ICT sector as it showcased the huge…
Senate finally passes Peace Corps Bill
At last, the Senate has passed the Peace Corps Bill, a move that will settle the bickering between the police and the leadership of the Peace Corps. While passing the…
Jumbo Allocation: FAAC Shares N652bn to FG, States, LGs for June 2017
A total of N652.229 billion has been distributed as Federal Allocation for the month of June , 2017 to the Federal Government, State Governments and Local Government Councils. The communiqué…