Seychelles president James Michel steps down after change in law
Seychellois President James Alix Michel announced on Tuesday he was stepping down from office, following a constitutional amendment earlier this year that meant he had Read more
Month: September 2016
Obama, Netanyahu mourn death of Israel’s Shimon Peres
By Ori Lewis JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Former Israeli president and elder statesman Shimon Peres, 93, died in Tel Aviv on Wednesday, prompting U.S. President Barack Read more
Vodacom wants businesses to adopt IoT strategies
For maximum impact, business firms and corporate organisations have been enjoined to adopt Internet of Things (IoT). This advise, which is coming from Vodacom Business Read more
Five arrested in Europe on suspicion of forming Islamic State cell
MADRID (Reuters) – Police have arrested five people suspected of forming an Islamic State cell and promoting Islamist militancy in Spain, Belgium and Germany, the Read more
We’ll settle $6bn JVs debt using tax – NNPC
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it is planning to pay its Joint Venture Cash (JVC) call arrears owed multinational oil companies. The NNPC Read more
Slimani scores again as Leicester beat Porto
LEICESTER, England (Reuters) – Leicester City forgot their domestic struggles to secure a second successive Champions League victory as Islam Slimani tormented a familiar foe Read more
ASUS unveils ZenWatch 3
ASUS mobile, a multinational computer hardware and electronics company has taken the centre stage at the Zenvolution event at IFA 2016 in Berlin to unveil Read more
Former Israeli president and elder statesman Shimon Peres dead at 93, Israel mourns
y Ori Lewis JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Former Israeli president and elder statesman Shimon Peres, 93, died in Tel Aviv on Wednesday, prompting U.S. President Barack Read more
Gunmen in Somalia kill radio journalist
MOGADISHU 28 Sep (Reuters) – Gunmen killed a Somali radio journalist in the capital Mogadishu on Tuesday, an official told Reuters. Killings of journalists in Somalia Read more
MTN denies illegal transfer of $14 billion from Nigeria
JOHANNESBURG, Sept 28 (Reuters) – South African telecoms giant MTN on Wednesday denied an allegation that it had illegally repatriated $13.92 billion from Nigeria, saying Read more
Airline revenues blocked in Nigeria drop by over 50% – Trade group
By Allison Lampert MONTREAL (Reuters) – The value of ticket sales owed to foreign airlines in Nigeria has been reduced by over 50 percent since June, Read more
Jonathan’s ex-aide, Dudafa, wants firms to deny laundering $15.5m for Patience
A Federal High Court in Lagos has adjourned till October 7, 2016 to rule on two applications seeking to change the guilty plea of four Read more
Sale of assets will boost reserves – MAN
The Manufacturers’ Association of Nigeria (MAN) has backed the move by the Federal Government to sell some national assets such as its share of the Read more
Obasanjo backs sale of national assets
Former President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo said he foresaw the current economic recession the country is currently going through in 2014 and he hinted of its Read more
Police okay mental test for Lagos, Ogun officers
The Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan, Lagos State, has concluded plans to carry out a mental test for policemen carrying firearms within the zone, which Read more
17 People Killed in Baghdad Suicide Bombings
Suicide bombings killed at least 17 people and wounded more than 50 in Shi’ite districts of Iraq’s capital Baghdad, police and medical sources say. At Read more
Sexual comments: Nigerian doctor loses licence, fined in Canada
A Nigerian doctor based in Canada, Dr. Adekunle Williams-Owolabi, has been banned from medical practice for six months after making sexual comments to patients at Read more
Obasanjo blames recession on Jonathan
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday took a swipe at the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan, declaring that his advice on the prevailing economic crisis was Read more
Don’t sell Nigeria’s asset, Soludo begs Buhari
The recent recommendations that Nigeria sell its asset to raise funds is dangerous and troubling, a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Chukwuma Read more
Despite challenges, Nigeria’s future is bright, Lai Mohammed tells Nigerians
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has reassured Nigerians that in spite of the difficulties posed by the current recession, the future of Read more
The man jailed for terrorism in United states registers to vote in Edo guber election
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, who was jailed in the United States in 2012 for terrorism offences has appeared on the voters’ register in Edo state. Governor Read more
Police deploy more than 25,000 officers in Edo state ahead Wednesday’s governorship poll
No fewer than 25,000 police officers would be deployed in Edo state and restriction placed on vehicular movement during the governorship election. The restriction on Read more
Female Boko Haram victims in Nigerian camps forced to sell sex as food runs out
By Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani ABUJA, Sept 27 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Tired of watching her five children go hungry in a camp for people fleeing Read more
Nigerian National Assembly to probe alleged MTN transfer of $13.9 bln
ABUJA (Reuters) – Lawmakers in the upper house of Nigeria’s parliament agreed on Tuesday to investigate an allegation that South Africa’s MTN, Africa’s biggest telecoms Read more
Saudis, Iran dash hopes for OPEC oil deal in Algeria
By Rania El Gamal, Alex Lawler and Vladimir Soldatkin ALGIERS (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia and Iran on Tuesday dashed hopes that OPEC oil producers could Read more
Chelsea must improve defensive record, says Hazard
(Reuters) – Chelsea must improve their defensive solidity if they are to challenge for silverware this season, winger Eden Hazard has said. Despite coach Antonio Read more
Gabon president Bongo sworn in after disputed poll
By Edward McAllister LIBREVILLE (Reuters) – Gabon President Ali Bongo was sworn in for a second term on Tuesday and called for unity at a Read more
Ethiopians mark festival of finding Jesus’ cross
By Tiksa Negeri ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Orthodox priests lit a bonfire in the heart of the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa on Monday evening to Read more
FG plans to sell 5% of its NLNG shares …insists on repurchase option
The Federal Government is planning to sell at least five per cent of its shares in the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas company! Impeccable sources in Read more
Kwara launches N255bn special infrastructure fund
Having conducted surveys on existing and proposed infrastructure across 16 local government areas domiciled in the state, with infrastructure deficit at N255 billion, the Kwara State Read more