Why swearing at work might help your career
By Tim McDonald 3 August 2016 In 1939, the producers of Gone with the Wind had to fight for the inclusion Read more
Month: August 2016
Ghana’s parliament overwhelmingly rejected a $918 million IMF aid deal
ACCRA (Reuters) – Ghana’s parliament on Tuesday overwhelmingly rejected a core condition of a $918 million International Monetary Fund (IMF) aid deal on Tuesday, breaching Read more
Nobel Prize-winning Egyptian chemist Zewail dies
CAIRO (Reuters) – Nobel Prize-winning Egyptian-American chemist Ahmed Zewail, a science and technology advisor to President Barack Obama and the first U.S. science envoy to Read more
Bitcoin worth $72 million stolen from Bitfinex exchange in Hong Kong
(Reuters) Nearly 120,000 units of digital currency bitcoin worth about US$72 million was stolen from the exchange platform Bitfinex in Hong Kong, rattling the global bitcoin Read more
Emirates plane catches fire after emergency landing in Dubai, all passengers safe
An Emirates Airline flight from India caught fire after making an emergency landing at Dubai International Airport on Wednesday, but all 300 passengers and crew Read more
Nigeria’s Economic Woes Affecting African Nations
The nation’s dwindling economy, which the government has confirmed is technically in recession, is currently affecting other African countries. President of Benin Republic, Patrice Talon, Read more
Major Republican donor backs Clinton in high-profile defection
(CNN)Meg Whitman, a major GOP donor and former California gubernatorial candidate, said Tuesday she would support Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump, making her one of Read more
F1 boss’s helicopter pilot accused in kidnapping, report says
(CNN)Brazilian authorities have accused a helicopter pilot who works for Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone of being behind the kidnapping of the businessman’s mother-in-law, state Read more
Obama says Trump ‘unfit’ for presidency
Washington (CNN)President Barack Obama offered one of his sharpest denunciations of Donald Trump to date Tuesday, declaring the Republican nominee entirely unfit to serve as Read more
North Korea fires ballistic missile into Japanese waters
North Korea has test-fired a ballistic missile which travelled 1,000km (620 miles) before landing in Japanese waters, the South and Japan say. The missile was Read more
FG To Pay Niger Delta Militants Directly Through CBN
The Federal Government has resumed cash payments for former militants in the restive Niger Delta, an official said on Monday, in a bid to end Read more
Labour Minister, Chris Ngige, booed in Enugu over Buhari’s ‘lopsided appointments’
The people from the South-East region on Monday, in Enugu, booed the Minister of Labour and Productivity, Chris Ngige, after he tried to defend appointments Read more
Buhari appoints Tinubu’s aide, others as NCC Commissioners
President Muhammadu Buhari has requested the Senate to confirm nominees into positions of Chairman, Executive Commissioner, and Non-Executive Commissioners of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). In Read more
800 ex-Boko Haram militants get relief materials
The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, says it has presented relief items to a group of 800 former Boko Haram members who recently denounced their Read more
Fraudster using Ogoni cleanup to extort from unsuspecting public – FG
Abuja (NAN) The Federal Government has warned the public to beware as fraudsters are using the Ogoniland cleanup to extort money from unsuspecting people from Read more
Police in Enugu solicit support of Nigerians in fighting crime, ensuring safety
Enugu (NAN) The Police in Enugu have solicited the support of Nigerians in their efforts at ridding the society of crime and ensuring the safety Read more
Abuja Electricity Distribution Company appoints new MD, approves new structure
Abuja (NAN) The Board of Directors, Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC), has approved the appointment of Mr Ernest Mupwaya as the new Managing Director and Read more
Edo 2016: INEC assures of conclusive election
Benin, Aug. 1, 2016 (NAN) The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured that the Sept. 10 governorship election in Edo would be conclusive. The Read more
Buhari sacks 17 heads of Education Agencies, Appoints new CEOs for NUC, NECO, others
Abuja, (NAN) President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of new chief executive officers for the National Universities Commission (NUC), the National Examination Council (NECO) Read more
Islamic State calls on members to carry out jihad in Russia
Islamic State called on its group members to carry out jihad in Russia in a nine-minute YouTube video on Sunday. “Listen Putin, we will come Read more
Nigerian Banks’ Woes worsen following Continuous Economic Downturn
With concern growing over the impact of naira devaluation on lenders’ capital adequacy, leading financial experts, including the Chief Executive Officer, Financial Derivatives Company (FDC), Read more
Turkey captures commandos who tried to seize Erdogan during coup bid
ISTANBUL, Turkey (Reuters) – Turkish special forces captured a group of rebel commandos who tried to seize or kill President Tayyip Erdogan during a failed Read more
Nigerian inquiry says army killed 348 Shi’ites in northern city
LAGOS (Reuters) – Nigeria’s army killed 349 people from the minority Shi’ite Muslim sect last December in a series of clashes for which troops involved Read more
African Economy: Barclays to cut Africa stake below 50%
Barclays is expected to sell more of its stake in its African subsidiary in the coming weeks to take its holding in the business to Read more
Thailand King hospitalized, citizens await news
Thailand’s hospital-bound King Bhumibol Adulyadej is still being treated for fever and water on the brain, the palace said Monday in the latest in a Read more
Buhari’s Govt Ammased N2.2trn In One Year
President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration received a total of N2,203,573,573,563.25 from the Federation Account as allocation between June 2015 and May 2016. In a recent survey Read more
Suspected Militants attack SHELL operated pipeline in Niger Delta region
Suspected militants have attacked an oil pipeline operated by a local affiliate of Shell in Nigeria’s restive southern Niger Delta region, locals and a community Read more
Breaking News: Angolan rebels claim more casualties in oil-rich Cabinda
LUANDA (Reuters) – Two rebels and 17 Angolan soldiers were killed in two incidents in the oil-producing province of Cabinda at the weekend, the separatist Read more
Senior war veteran ‘arrested’ in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe’s police have arrested a leading official of the war veterans association as he stepped out of a courthouse where a colleague was answering charges of insulting President Read more
Top Nigerian internet scammer arrested
A Nigerian behind thousands of online scams around the world has been arrested in the southern oil city of Port Harcourt, Interpol alleges. The 40-year-old Read more