Ireland Makes History, Becomes First Nation to Approve Same Sex Marriage by Popular Vote
Ireland became the first nation to approve same-sex marriage by a popular vote, sweeping aside the opposition of the Roman Catholic Church in a resounding victory Saturday for the gay…
NDLEA, US Anti-Narcotic Agents Set to Extradite Buruji Kashamu to US, but Suspect Says Action is Illegal
Some 50 stern-looking anti-narcotic operatives, drawn from the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the United States of America (USA) Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) anti-narcotic department on Saturday…
Troops Comb Sambisa Forest, Rescue 20 Women, Kill Scores of Terrorists
Despite continuous encounter with large number of land mines which still litter the Sambisa forest, troops have forged ahead with the ongoing offensive operations as scores of the terrorists died…
FIFA History of Scandals Slurs Blatter’s Chances
FIFA has been routinely called “scandal-plagued” for much of Sepp Blatter’s 17-year presidential reign. Blatter has never been implicated in personal corruption, but FIFA has often seemed relaxed about wrongdoing…
EFCC Re-arraigns Arisekola’s son, Others For N1bn Subsidy Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Friday re-arraigned three oil marketers, Abdullahi Alao, scion to the late Ibadan-based politician and businessman, Opeyemi Ajuyah and Olarenwaju Olalusi, over an…
China Telecom Punishes Staff for Prostituting
China’s third-largest mobile carrier China Telecom Corp Ltd punished 31 executives found to have engaged in extravagant banquets and prostitution. The mobile carrier said in a statement that executives at…
Five Global Banks Fined $5.7B for Forex Manipulation
A handful of the world’s largest banks will pay a combined $5.7 billion and plead guilty to criminal antitrust violations in connection with a global currency manipulation scheme, reviving lingering…
Buhari, Nigerien President Commend Jonathan for his Statesmanship
The President-elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, has again commended, President Goodluck Jonathan, for conceding defeat at the March 28 polls. Buhari, who gave the commendation in Abuja on Thursday when he…
Uduaghan Denies Embezzling N200B Delta Fund
Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has denied allegations by a group who accused him of embezzling over N200bn which was appropriated to the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development…
No More ‘Boy Boy’ Service to Your Principals, IGP Arase Warns Police Personnel
The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase, has warned security details attached to government officials to stop engaging in domestic chores for their principals. Henceforth, no policeman attached to any…
