Attacks on Adeboye orchestrated by Fayose’s agent, says APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State has accused Governor Ayodele Fayose of deploying his aides to unleash serial media attacks on Pastor Enoch Read more
Month: December 2016
Naira among four worst global currencies in 2016
•NSE emerges worst performer Stanley Opara with agency report The naira is one of the world’s four worst performing currencies in 2016, according to a Read more
Cultism: ‘Rivers community lost 400 to cultists’
Friday Amobi, Port Harcourt EKPEYE ethnic group in Ahoada East and Ahoada West Local Governments Areas of Rivers State said on Thursday that their community Read more
No plastic rice in Nigeria, says NAFDAC
Friday Olokor, Abuja Over 40,000 bags of rice seized by the Nigeria Customs Service have been shared to Internally Displaced Persons’ camps, its Comptroller-General, Col. Read more
An open letter to Buratai and the Nigerian Army
SIR: It is with unimaginable tears of joy that I express my hearty congratulations on your victory against the deadly Boko Haram sect. The entire Read more
Rice, wheat import gulps N1trn annually – CBN
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, has said that importation of rice and wheat gulped over N1 trillion in Read more
Speaker of Abia state House of Assembly impeached
The Speaker of the Abia state House of Assembly, Martins Azubuike, has been impeached. Hon Azubuike was impeached yesterday, December 29, after 20 of the Read more
Recession: Scarcity of small naira denominations hits banks
Nigeria’s prevailing economic recession has forced the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to suspend printing of small naira denominations for about a year, leading to Read more
FG to fight Corruption with ₦31 billion Naira in 2017
From Basil Obasi, Abuja Further to its resolve towards rooting out corruption in the country, the President Muhammadu Buhari led Federal Government has devoted a Read more
Orji Uzor Kalu’s associates regroup, hold crucial meeting January 6
As politicians and power brokers make subterranean moves ahead of 2019 general elections, associates of former governor of Abia State, Dr Orji Uzor Kalu, have Read more
Church says ‘808 killed in Southern Kaduna’
The Catholic Archdiocese of Kafanchan has said the unrest in Southern Kaduna State has claimed 808 lives. Fifty three villages have so far been attacked Read more
Boko Haram has split into rival factions, purported leader denies Sambisa forest defeat
* Nigerian army targeted Boko Haram forest stronghold * Group attacks northeast Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon and Chad * Man purporting to be Boko Haram leader denies Read more
Nigeria sells $1 bln to help clear backlog in biggest dollar sale since June
By Oludare Mayowa LAGOS Dec 29 (Reuters) – Nigeria’s central bank sold about $1 billion on the forward market last week to clear a backlog Read more
Africa’s top hashtags of 2016
Whether mourning the death of a musical giant, teasing presidents or launching protest movements, Africans took to social media in greater numbers than ever before Read more
Serena Williams announces engagement to Alexis Ohanian, co-founder of Reddit website
Tennis great Serena Williams has announced her engagement to the co-founder of social media website Reddit, Alexis Ohanian. The 35-year-old winner of 22 grand slam Read more
Australia’s Terrorism squad arrests man at Sydney Airport over New Year’s Eve ‘threat’
A 40-year-old man has been arrested and charged over making threats online targeting Sydney’s New Year’s Eve festivities. Officers from the NSW Police Force Terrorism Read more
Ronaldo ‘offered £250m move to China’ – says agent
Real Madrid were offered about £250m by an unnamed Chinese club for Cristiano Ronaldo, according to the Portuguese player’s agent Jorge Mendes. He said the Read more
Aston Villa 1-1 Leeds United
Jonathan Kodjia’s late penalty preserved Aston Villa’s unbeaten home record in the Championship as they salvaged a draw against in-form Leeds. Pontus Jansson headed the Read more
Brazil police believe body found in Rio is missing Greek ambassador – Globo
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Greece’s ambassador to Brazil has been missing for three days, and Rio de Janeiro state police said there was still no Read more
Russia vows response to diplomat expulsion from US
Russia has promised to respond to the expulsion of 35 of its diplomats from Washington, amid a bitter dispute over alleged Russian interference in the Read more
Philippine leader says once threw man from helicopter, would do it again
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened corrupt government officials with the prospect of being thrown out of a helicopter mid-air, warning he Read more
Debbie Reynolds and daughter Carrie Fisher linked by death
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Debbie Reynolds embodied the sunshine of postwar America on the screen as she matched steps with Gene Kelly in “Singin’ in Read more
Germany releases Tunisian suspect in Berlin truck attack
By Joseph Nasr and Isla Binnie BERLIN/ROME (Reuters) – Germany on Thursday released a Tunisian man detained on suspicion of involvement in the truck attack Read more
Cease-fire goes into force in war-ravaged Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — A cease-fire brokered by Russia and Turkey went into effect in war-ravaged Syria at midnight Thursday, a potential breakthrough in the six Read more
Relations between Obama, Netanyahu camps hit rock bottom
HONOLULU (AP) — It took eight years of backbiting and pretending they got along for relations between President Barack Obama’s administration and Prime Minister Benjamin Read more
Algeria ends 2016 with $114 bln of foreign reserves – PM
By Lamine Chikhi ALGIERS (Reuters) – Algeria will end 2016 with $114 billion of foreign reserves, but its oil and gas earnings will drop to Read more
U.S. expels 35 Russian diplomats, closes two compounds – official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States expelled 35 Russian diplomats and closed two Russian compounds in New York and Maryland in response to a campaign Read more
Obama Slaps Russia With New Sanctions for Election Hacking
President Barack Obama on Thursday hit Russia with new sanctions over its computer hacking and interference in the November presidential election and other Russian actions, Read more
Boko Haram may have used Chibok girls as shields during attack – Nigerian army
LAGOS (Reuters) – Boko Haram fighters fleeing an attack on their base last week may have used some of the girls kidnapped in 2014 from Read more
Mathew Ashimolowo loses $5m to scammer
Kingsway International Christian Centre, a 12,000-member megachurch in Britain headed by Nigeria’s Pastor Mathew Ashimolowo, lost $4.8 million to a Ponzi scheme after trustees carelessly Read more