Moses wins another award
Chelsea’s Victor Moses has been named the English Premier League African Player of the Month of November by organisers New African Soccer, AfricanFootball.com reports. The Read more
Month: December 2016
Soyinka to hold private funeral on Trump’s swearing-in day
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has disclosed his intention to hold a private funeral on January 20 when the US President-elect, Donald Trump, will be Read more
FG stops 571,000 tonnes of rice from entering Nigeria
The Federal Government on Monday announced that 571,000 tonnes of foreign rice warehoused in neighbouring countries were being targeted for the Nigerian market for the Read more
Mozambique bondholders call debt-restructuring deadline a “pipe dream”
By Karin Strohecker LONDON (Reuters) – Debt-ridden Mozambique has no chance of meeting its year-end deadline for a restructuring deal, according to investors who are Read more
Ghana opposition urges voter support, seeks to turn economy around
By Kwasi Kpodo ACCRA (Reuters) – Ghana’s main opposition leader on Sunday called on voters to rally behind him, saying he has the credentials to Read more
South Africa’s DA party asks court to compel Zuma to set up influence-peddling inquiry
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s main opposition party said on Monday it had asked the Constitutional Court to compel President Jacob Zuma to establish a Read more
Libyan forces close to securing last Islamic State holdout in Sirte – officials
MISRATA, Libya (Reuters) – Libyan forces said on Monday they were close to securing a final patch of land where Islamic State have been holding Read more
NEWSMAKER: Cash gifts and “crocodile holes”: Gambia’s outgoing ruler
By Edward McAllister BANJUL (Reuters) – Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh was celebrating his 48th birthday in Banjul in May 2013 when he saw a poor Read more
Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter loses appeal against ban
By Brian Homewood LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) – Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter has lost his appeal against a six-year ban for ethics violations, imposed amid Read more
Gambia court frees prominent lawyer, 18 others jailed for protest
BANJUL (Reuters) – A Gambian court freed a prominent lawyer and 18 supporters on bail on Monday pending an appeal of their jail sentence for Read more
Cashless Economy: “PayU” simplified payment system debuts in Nigeria
A global online payment service provider “PayU” has been introduced in Nigeria with innovations that will continue to make the market more competitive. The PayU Read more
Qualcomm drone gets ‘top gun’ treatment in fly rule workaround
One of the main hurdles to drones’ ability to zip around the country delivering packages is a requirement that they stay within their operator’s line of Read more
Why we stopped school feeding programme — El-Rufai
Malam Nasir el-Rufai is the governor of Kaduna State. In this interview with journalists in Kaduna, he speaks on his stewardship so far, especially the Read more
Trump’s Taiwan call opens questions about his Asia agenda
When Donald Trump shook the corridors of diplomatic Washington last week with a phone call from Taiwan, it may have jogged some old memories about Read more
Key Apple health technology executive said to depart company
Yoky Matsuoka, who joined Apple Inc. in May as an executive to help run health technology initiatives, has left the iPhone maker, according to people Read more
Nigeria earns N4.6trn from crude oil export, spent N1.02trn on fuel import
Nigeria’s crude oil export over a nine-month period, from January to September 2016, stood at N4.558 trillion, according to data obtained from the National Bureau Read more
Tiger staggers in with 76 to complete comeback event
Tiger Woods struggled through a roller-coaster final round Sunday at the Hero World Challenge, firing a four-over par 76 to conclude his comeback event after Read more
Rotary Club creates breast cancer awareness with walk
To commemorate breast cancer awareness month, Rotary Club of Lagos Island has organized “Rotopink Walkathon”, a walk against breast cancer to sensitise women of the Read more
Ecobank reiterates support for businesses, finances Abia mall
Ecobank Nigeria has restated its commitment to sustain support for projects that impact positively on the lives of the people and economic development of the Read more
EFCC to grill Jonathan’s ex-ministers, perm secs over N450bn unremited fund
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is set to grill some ex-ministers who served under the administration of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan as well as some Read more
Airbnb and New York City settle rental law lawsuit
Airbnb and New York City said on Friday they had resolved a lawsuit brought by the company challenging a law it argued could expose it Read more
New Zealand PM John Key unexpectedly steps down
New Zealand’s popular Prime Minister John Key has unexpectedly announced his resignation, saying he was never a “career politician” and it was the “right time” Read more
UNAIDS commends Nigeria over new plan to fast track HIV treatment, prevention
The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for launching a new plan that would speed up HIV treatment and Read more
Italy’s Renzi announces resignation after referendum rout
By Crispian Balmer and Gavin Jones ROME (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi vowed to resign after suffering a crushing defeat on Sunday in Read more
‘Weirdo’ Wallaby Pocock heading back to Africa for year off
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia coach Michael Cheika will be looking for improvement from the Wallabies next year after losing nine of 15 tests in 2016 Read more
What next as FG drops forgery probes against Ekweremadu, Saraki
ADE ADESOMOJU There were indications on Saturday that the Federal Government is no longer interested in pursuing the case of forgery of the Senate Standing Read more
South Africa’s petrol price to drop by 1.5 percent next week
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – The retail price of petrol in South Africa will fall by 1.5 percent from Dec. 7, while the price of wholesale diesel Read more
Mega party: Atiku, Tinubu, Makarfi’s PDP target March 2017 date
Niyi Odebode, John Alechenu, Olusola Fabiyi and Fidelis Soriwei Barring any last-minute change of plans, the proposed mega opposition party in the country will be Read more
Fake U.S. embassy in Ghana shut down after decade issuing visas
By Matthew Mpoke Bigg ACCRA (Reuters) – Authorities in Ghana have busted a fake U.S. embassy in the capital Accra run by a criminal network Read more
Nigeria and Morocco sign gas pipeline deal to link Africa to Europe
ABUJA Dec 3 (Reuters) – Nigeria and Morocco have signed a joint venture to construct a gas pipeline that will connect the two nations as Read more