Rooney affected by strong criticism – Mounrinho
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho says Wayne Rooney has been affected by “strong” criticism he received after England’s recent win over Slovakia. Rooney has endured Read more
Month: September 2016
Three dead in shooting at mall in Washington state – Report
(Reuters) – Three people were shot dead and two were wounded during a shooting at a mall on Friday in northwest Washington state where authorities Read more
Obama vetoes Sept. 11 Saudi bill, sets up showdown with Congress
By Patricia Zengerle and Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Friday vetoed legislation allowing families of victims of the Sept. 11 attacks Read more
Tanzanian lecturer charged with insulting president on WhatsApp
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) – A Tanzanian lecturer has been charged with insulting President John Magufuli in a WhatsApp message, a senior police official said Read more
Return to school helps former Boko Haram bride move on from militant husband
By Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani ABUJA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – When Nigerian teenager Zara John was rescued from Boko Haram captivity last year, she was delighted Read more
Ghana to receive $500 mln World Bank guarantee for ENI gas
ACCRA (Reuters) – The World Bank will provide up to $500 million to Ghana in the form of a partial risk guarantee for use if Read more
Activists seek court ruling to bar South Africa government’s plan to expand nuclear power
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – Activist groups are challenging a plan by South Africa’s government to expand the country’s nuclear power generation capacity on the grounds Read more
Why Nigeria got into trouble – Buhari
They converged from different parts of the United States of America. Top rate professionals all, Nigerians whom Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Senior Special Assistant to the President Read more
Don’t beg Switzerland, others for Nigeria’s stolen funds, sue them, Falana advises Buhari
Lagos lawyer, Femi Falana, has said that it was time President Muhammadu Buhari took steps to recover Nigeria’s stolen funds stashed away in foreign banks, Read more
15 Boko Haram fighters, two Nigerian soldiers killed in fierce battle
Members of the Boko Haram on Thursday attacked a military location in Borno State killing two soldiers, the Army has said. The insurgents were, however, Read more
Dangote, Saraki, others demanding asset sale are “economic predators” – Shehu Sani
A Nigerian senator, Shehu Sani, has described proponents of sale of the country’s national asset as “economic predators and profiteers who want to take advantage Read more
MAN, Bismarck, LCCI disagree over call for assets sale
The call for the sale of Nigeria’s national assets to raise funds to plug the hole in the dwindling revenue of the country is generating Read more
Recession: Dangote Says Nigeria Needs $15bn To Revive Economy
Nigeria needs $15 billion from asset sales and borrowing to revive a slumping economy and boost foreign reserves, according to Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, Read more
Google Allo hits Nigerian market
Finally on Nigerian shores, say ‘Allo’ to the new messaging app from Google. Google Nigeria announced the launch of the new application which is already Read more
Govs pass vote of confidence on Udoma, Adeosun
Nigerian governors today passed a vote of confidence on the minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma and her finance counterpart, Mrs. Read more
NLC accuses FG of evading talks on minimum wage
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, yesterday dismissed as misleading, speculations that talks between it and the Federal Government on new national minimum wage had collapsed. Read more
Senate to probe MTN over alleged $12bn ‘capital flight’
For allegedly repatriating $12bn dollar to its parent company in South Africa over a 10-year period, the Senate on Thursday ordered the investigation of MTN Read more
Governors, ministers back assets sale to fight recession
There was an insight yesterday into the Federal Government’s battle against the recession that has hit the economy. The government’s plan to exit the recession Read more
Maersk Oil eyes Shell’s North Sea assets ahead of spin-off
A.P. Moller-Maersk (MAERSKb.CO) is in talks to buy a portfolio of North Sea assets from Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L) as the Danish group considers adding Read more
Six Dead As Lagos Report Cholera Outbrealk
Lagos — Cholera outbreak in Isolo Local Government Area of Lagos state, has left at least six people dead, authorities warn residents of further outbreak. Read more
Reps set to probe alleged $17bn stolen crude, gas between 2011-2014
The House of Representatives yesterday moved to probe alleged $17billion stolen crude oil and liquified natural gas between 2011 and 2014. The lawmakers submitted that Read more
I’ll make Arsenal great again — Dangote
AFRICA’s richest man is planning to buy Arsenal within four years.Aliko Dangote – who is said to be worth £8.3billion – revealed his intentions to Read more
Super Eagles coach Rohr names Iwobi, Iheanacho for Zambia game
Super Eagles technical adviser Gernot Rohr has named Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel, Arsenal’s Alex Iwobi and Manchester City striker Kelechi Iheanacho for the 2018 Read more
Ben Bruce: Anti-graft policy scares investors
By Ifeanyi Nwoko Sen. Ben Bruce (PDP Bayelsa East) on Thursday called on President Muhammadu Buhari to adjust his approach to the anti-corruption crusade, saying Read more
Recession: Senators oppose Saraki on sale of assets, demand TSA review, true federalism
Senators on Thursday opposed their President, Bukola Saraki, kicking against the call for the sale of some national asset. Mr. Saraki had yesterday joined the Read more
Appeal Court upholds election of Dickson as Bayelsa Governor, dismisses APC’s suit
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has dismissed an application filled by the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Timipre Sylva, challenging the election of Read more
Another Nigerian blogger detained for five days
Another Nigerian blogger on Thursday spent his fourth night in detention for writing a controversial blog post. Jamil Mabai, a blogger based in the Northwestern Read more
Donald Trump steps deeper into US race debate
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Stepping deeper into America’s race debate, Donald Trump on Thursday warned African-American protesters that their outrage was creating suffering in their own Read more
Biggest Digital Break: Yahoo hacker steals personal info from at least 500M accounts
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Computer hackers swiped personal information from at least 500 million Yahoo accounts in what is believed to be the biggest digital Read more
EFCC freezes Patience Jonathan’s personal $5m account
Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has frozen Patience Jonathan’s personal account, titled ‘Patience Ibifaka Jonathan’, which is domiciled in Skye Bank Read more