Governor Willie Obiano donates N10m to Ifeanyi Ubah FC players
Anambra State Governor, Chief Willy Obiano, yesterday promised to reward players and officials of FC Ifeanyi Ubah with choice piece of land each, if they win Read more
Month: November 2016
Rerun: Wike accuses INEC of giving Amaechi result sheets
AHEAD of the December 10 legislative rerun election, the Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, has accused the leadership of the Independent National Electoral Commission Read more
Jegede is now PDP candidate, says INEC
John Alechenu, Olusola Fabiyi,Femi Atoyebi, Ade Adesomoju, Olalekan Adetayo, Femi Makinde, Toluwani Eniola and Peter Dada In a judgment lasting three tension-soaked hours, the Appeal Read more
Why attacks on oil pipelines will continue – Experts
Just weeks ago, Nigeria’s junior oil minister said output was almost back to normal after a year of devastating attacks against the major African oil Read more
Kalu an asset to APC –Nkire
…Abia youths blast Ikonne, Okafor over comments A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abia State, Chief Sam Nkire has described the former Read more
Senate: Buhari has no plan to end recession
From Fred Itua, Abuja Senate said, yesterday, that President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration has no no economic blueprint to pull Nigeria out of recession. The country’s Read more
Obasanjo Explodes: Tells Buhari to stop excuses and clear the economic mess
By Adetutu Folasade-Koyi Former President Olusegun Obasanjo came down hard on the National Assembly, the Judiciary and the military, yesterday, when he alleged that those Read more
Military killed 150 pro-Biafra protesters –Amnesty
The latest reports of the Amnesty International (AI) have revealed how no fewer than 150 pro-Biafra protesters in the South East were killed by the Read more
Ondo Guber Watch: Jubilation in Akure over Appeal Court ruling
From Bamigbola Gbolagunte, Akure There was wide jubilation in Akure, the Ondo State capital yesterday following the judgment of an Appeal Court sitting in Abuja Read more
FG Blames Recession On Oil Downturn, Approves ₦464 Million Vehicles For FRSC
From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja The Federal Government, yesterday, blamed the nation’s economic recession on the downturn in the oil and gas sector, even as it expressed Read more
FG to privatise TCN, takes delivery of 218 stranded power equipment
By Adewale Sanyaolu and Sampson Unamka Citing funding constraints to continue shouldering its operational expenses, the Federal Government may have concluded plans to privatise the Read more
FIFA’s Infantino wants video replays at 2018 World Cup
By Julien Pretot ROISSY, France (Reuters) – FIFA president Gianni Infantino is hoping video replays will be used at the 2018 World Cup in Russia Read more
Manchester United to take up option to extend Ibrahimovic’s contract
(Reuters) – Manchester United will exercise their option to extend veteran striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s contract for a second season at Old Trafford, manager Jose Mourinho Read more
Arsene Wenger hopes to issue statement with win over PSG
(Reuters) – Arsene Wenger has urged Arsenal to send a statement out to their European rivals with a victory over French champions Paris St Germain Read more
Spanish court wants two-year prison sentence for Barca’s Neymar
By Richard Martin BARCELONA (Reuters) – Spain’s public prosecutor has called for Barcelona soccer player Neymar to be sent to prison for two years for Read more
Philippines president Duterte tells oligarchs ‘I owe you nothing’, says opening economy to new players
By Martin Petty MANILA (Reuters) – Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte vowed on Wednesday to open up the economy to new corporations to halt graft and Read more
Senate shames Buhari, says 2017 draft budget has unrealistic assumptions
By Camillus Eboh ABUJA (Reuters) – A draft budget framework for 2017 submitted to parliament by Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari is based on unrealistic assumptions Read more
Trump names Haley, a foreign policy novice, as envoy to U.N
By Roberta Rampton and Doina Chiacu WEST PALM BEACH, Fla./WASHINGTON(Reuters) – Donald Trump on Wednesday named South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, a former critic with Read more
4 Nigerian Security Officers Killed While Guarding Oil & Gas Pipeline
Four officers from the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) were killedyesterday by unidentified gunmen while on duty guarding an oil and gas facility Read more
What Happens To Oil If Trump Tears Up Iran Nuclear Deal
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to rip up the Iranian nuclear agreement on Day 1, and reimpose sanctions on Iran. The move could potentially Read more
Exxon Starts Drilling Offshore West Africa
ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Liberia Limited, an affiliate of ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM), has started drilling a deepwater exploration well offshore West Africa in a first for Read more
African Petroleum pulls out of Liberia offshore blocks
ABIDJAN (Reuters) – West Africa-focused oil and gas company African Petroleum is pulling out of its two Liberian offshore prospecting licences after it failed to Read more
Steady rates, rand to buoy South African bonds despite “junk” threat -investors
By Mfuneko Toyana JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Yield-hungry investors look set to boost demand for South African bonds despite the threat of ratings downgrades to “junk”, Read more
Kenya cuts 2017 growth outlook on slowing credit growth
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya’s economy is likely to expand by just over 6 percent next year, down from an initial forecast of 6.5 percent, mainly Read more
Benin authorities seize 54 kg of cocaine from Brazil
COTONOU (Reuters) – Benin security forces seized 54 kilogrammes of cocaine from a container that had arrived at its main port of Cotonou from Brazil, Read more
Tunisian lawyers strike as tension over austerity budget mounts
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian lawyers went on their second strike in a month on Wednesday to protest against new taxes and tighter fiscal controls in Read more
At least 40 dead in China construction accident
BEIJING (Reuters) – At least 40 people have died after a platform under construction at a power plant’s cooling tower in eastern China’s Jiangxi province Read more
South Africa’s Zuma says action by banks to close Gupta accounts “suspicious”
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – South African President Jacob Zuma said on Wednesday the action by nation’s four biggest lenders to stop doing business with the Read more
Tunisia confirms U.S. drones over Libyan border, monitor Islamic State
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi has said U.S. surveillance drones are flying over the Tunisian-Libyan border to ward of attacks by Islamic Read more
Under fire, ICC prosecutor says to uphold fight against atrocities
By Anthony Deutsch THE HAGUE (Reuters) – The International Criminal Court’s prosecutor said her investigations into alleged war crimes would not be impacted by the Read more
