Northern govs, power coy sign MoU on solar plants
From Timothy Olanrewaju, Maiduguri The Northern States Governors’ Forum has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a power company to build five solar electricity Read more
Month: November 2016
Niger Delta militants claim attack on state-owned NNPC’s oil pipeline
YENAGOA, Nigeria Nov 28 (Reuters) – Vandals have attacked a crude pipeline operated by Nigeria’s state oil firm NNPC and independent Nigerian firm ND Western Read more
Thailand’s parliament to invite crown prince to become new king
By Amy Sawitta Lefevre and Patpicha Tanakasempipat | BANGKOK Parliament will invite Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn to become the new king following the death of Read more
BREAKING NEWS: Plane with 81 aboard crashes in Colombia – civil aviation body
An aircraft with 81 people aboard, including a Brazilian football team, crashed in central Colombia, the country’s civil aviation association said on its website on Read more
White House: No evidence has emerged about U.S. voting fraud
There has been no evidence of widespread election fraud in the Nov. 8 presidential contest, the White House said on Monday in reaction to U.S. Read more
Trump set to roll out his ‘dream team’ for health care reforms
By Steve Holland | NEW YORK President-elect Donald Trump will roll out two top members of what he will cast as a “dream team” on Read more
South Korea’s embattled president offers to relinquish power
South Korea’s embattled President Park Geun-hye on Tuesday asked parliament to come up with a way for her to relinquish power, including when she should Read more
South Korea’s Park expected to offer to relinquish some powers – Yonhap
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean President Park Geun-hye is expected to offer to relinquish some of her power when she addresses the nation on Tuesday Read more
India’s Jadeja, Ashwin turn screw on England
By Amlan Chakraborty MOHALI, India (Reuters) – Ravindra Jadeja led India’s strong lower-order batting display with a career-best 90 before spin partner Ravichandran Ashwin wrecked Read more
Zaha switches to Ivory Coast from England
(Reuters) – Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha has decided to switch his international allegiance to Ivory Coast from England. The 24-year-old was able to make Read more
Du Plessis is South Africa’s hero, Australia’s villain
By Nick Mulvenney SYDNEY (Reuters) – That coach Russell Domingo was forced to field a question about the captaincy of the South Africa team in Read more
South Africa mine sector on a “knife edge” due to political strife: Sibanye CEO
By Zandi Shabalala LONDON (Reuters) – South Africa’s key mining industry is at risk of collapse due to political unrest and labour instability which have Read more
Glencore comes out top as Egypt awards mega LNG import tender
By Mark Tay SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Egypt will import around 60 cargoes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) next year and Glencore will be the biggest Read more
Kenya central bank holds benchmark lending rate at 10.0 percent
By George Obulutsa NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya’s central bank held its benchmark lending rate at 10.0 percent on Monday, as expected, and said it expected Read more
South Africa’s MTN Group plans expansion in Iran
By Nqobile Dludla JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – MTN Group, Africa’s biggest mobile phone company, is planning to expand in Iran, from where it has only just Read more
Guinea Bissau’s dominant party to boycott new government
BISSAU (Reuters) – Guinea Bissau’s dominant political party on Monday rejected President Jose Mario Vaz’s newly-appointed prime minister and said it would refuse to join Read more
Somali forces approach port town, ready to attack Islamic State
By Abdiqani Hassen BOSASSO, Somalia (Reuters) – Hundreds of pro-government Somali forces began moving toward the port town of Qandala on Monday for an offensive Read more
Zimbabwe launches “bond notes” currency in bid to ease cash crunch
By MacDonald Dzirutwe HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe launched a “bond notes” currency which held its value against the U.S. dollar on Monday, despite warnings that Read more
Ugandan police seize machetes, spears after clash with king’s guards
By Elias Biryabarema KAMPALA (Reuters) – Ugandan police said on Monday they had taken control of a tribal king’s palace after a weekend of deadly Read more
Record number of boat migrants reach Italy this year
By Steve Scherer ROME (Reuters) – The number of migrants who have reached Italy by boat from North Africa this year has already topped a Read more
As Oji River’s special education centre battles for survival
The special education centre at Oji River town in Enugu State is one of the few surviving specialised schools in the country meant for the Read more
Biafra: Igbo leaders seek release of Kanu
President Muhammadu Buhari is under pressure to release Nnamdi Kanu, following ceaseless efforts from prominent Igbo personalities and groups as well as Civil Society groups, Read more
Lewis Hamilton’s actions in defeat as big a story as Nico Rosberg’s triumph
Lewis Hamilton was never going to go down without a fight in his world title duel with Nico Rosberg. He had two choices going into Read more
Mourinho ‘will get it right at Manchester United’
Jose Mourinho’s record of success proves he will turn things around after a difficult start at Manchester United, says assistant Rui Faria. Sunday’s 1-1 draw Read more
Barcelona six behind Real Madrid after draw
Barcelona head into next week’s first El Clasico of the season six points behind leaders Real Madrid after scraping a draw at Real Sociedad. The Read more
I stand firm for Igbo unity – Ifeanyi Ubah
The Chairman of Capital Oil and Gas Industries Ltd. / Publisher, The AUTHORITY Newspapers, Dr. Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah, has reaffirmed his unflinching support for the Read more
The little boy who looks like one of China’s richest men
An eight-year-old boy in east China is getting visitors from across the country as people try to cash in on his looks – the child Read more
HIV Vaccine Trial to Begin in South Africa
A new clinical trial is underway in South Africa on an experimental vaccine that could safely prevent HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. According to Read more
Is Nigeria -U.S.A Relation Still Intact After Trump’s Triumph? – Perm Sec Responds
By Victor Asije The new Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Sola Enikanolaiye, on Sunday assured Nigerians that Donald Trump’s presidency would Read more
Sokoto’s Tambuwal pays N2m fine to free prisoners
By Bashir Rabe Mani Sokoto State Government on Sunday paid N2 million fines on behalf of 20 inmates to enable the offenders regain their freedom Read more