Chelsea Owner Gets Green Light for Upper East Side Mega-Mansion
Good things come to those who wait, apparently — at least in regards to the construction of mega-mansions by Russian billionaires. After ruling against his Read more
Month: May 2017
Fifa allocates nine World Cup places to Africa
The Fifa Council has ratified the decision to give Africa nine automatic places when the World Cup expands to 48 teams in 2026. The move Read more
Court grants bail to jailed Ugandan government critic
A Ugandan academic was released on bail on Wednesday after spending more than a month in jail on charges related to posts she made on Read more
Moon Jae-in sworn in as South Korean president, vows to address North Korea, broader tensions ‘urgently’
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s new liberal President was Moon Jae-in sworn in on Wednesday and vowed to immediately tackle the difficult tasks of addressing Read more
Border Dispute with Afghanistan to Be Resolved This Week says Pakistan
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan says a border dispute that triggered recent deadly clashes with Afghanistan is likely to be settled later this week, paving the way for Read more
Trump meets Russian Foreign Minister, Lavrov at White House
WHITE HOUSE — President Donald Trump met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Wednesday at the White House. Trump and Lavrov said they discussed the need Read more
IBB’s daughter to wed Gombe business man on Friday
Former military President, retired Gen. Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, will on Friday in Minna, Niger State give out his last daughter, Halimat, in marriage. The wedding Read more
Buhari delivering election promises — Minister
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says the Federal Government is delivering on its election promises and that only “a few vocal Read more
NNPC strategises for increased gas supply
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and its partners have evolved a scheme to grow gas supply for domestic consumption by 285 per cent. The Read more
Saraki charges ECOWAS parliament on regional integration
The Nigerian Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, has charged the ECOWAS Parliament to prove itself as an effective instrument to foster regional integration and development. Read more
N20k in ex-minister Bagudu’s bank account shocks captors
Mr Bagudu Hirse, former Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, who was kidnapped in Kaduna last November, has said that his captors were angry when they Read more
Mercy Aigbe’s hubby Lanre Gentry sent to prison
Mr Lanre Gentry, the husband of Nollywood actress, Mercy Aigbe has been remanded in Ikoyi Prison for alleged wife battering, in the latest twist of the Read more
Grammy Awards ceremony shifts to New York
Madison Square Garden in New York will host the 2018 Grammy Awards ceremony, the 60th anniversary of the show. The Recording Academy, the organisers of Read more
From Macron’s teacher to France’s first lady
The relationship between French President-Elect Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Trogneux has captivated the world. There is nothing cliche about their story, which began Read more
More than 1 billion people globally are living with high blood pressure
In 2015, there were 1.13 billion people living with high blood pressure worldwide, with the majority of them in low and middle-income countries. The findings Read more
Breaking: Moon Jae-in’ wins South Korea presidency
South Korean voters have overwhelmingly chosen the liberal candidate Moon Jae-in as their next president, an exit poll suggests. It put Mr Moon on 41.4%, Read more
Buhari’s letter not clear on transfer of power from to Osinbajo
President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, at the plenary on Tuesday read a letter from President Muhammadu Buhari informing the legislature of his medical vacation Read more
Another PDP Senator, John Enoh dumps PDP for APC
ABUJA-CHAIRMAN, Senate Committee on Finance, Senator John Enoh, Cross River Central on Tuesday told the Senate that he has dumped his party, the Peoples Democratic Read more
The most loved player in football? Why everyone wants Buffon to win the Champions League
The Juventus ace has lost two previous finals, so neutrals everywhere would rejoice if one of the game’s good guys finally got his hands on Read more
Fabregas breaks Premier League assist record for Chelsea
The former Arsenal and Barcelona midfielder has now recorded 10 assists or more in six seasons, a mark nobody else has previously managed. Chelsea’s Cesc Read more
Kidnapped priest begs for help in video
An Indian priest kidnapped after an attack on a care home in Yemen’s southern port city of Aden in 2016 has appealed for help in Read more
Car bomb wounds 42 at supermarket in southern Thailand
Muslim militants fighting for a separate state in the south of predominantly Buddhist Thailand were suspected of carrying out a car-bomb attack on Tuesday outside Read more
In France, 4m people voted ‘nobody’
A record number of French voters cast their ballots for nobody in the presidential election won by centrist Emmanuel Macron A total of 4,066,802 people Read more
Australia’s first black African senator sworn in
Australia’s first black African member of federal parliament was sworn in on Tuesday in Canberra. Lucy Gichuhi filled the South Australian seat in the Senate Read more
five states get 82% W/Bank CADP fund
The Bank’s Task Team Leader, Dr Shehu Salau made this known to journalists at the opening of the 14th CADP implementation support mission and wrap-up Read more
Passport booklets now available says NIS
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has assured Nigerians of the availability of passport booklets at all its passport issuing centres in the country. The NIS Read more
No plan for alternative platform – PDP BoT
The Board of Trustees(BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party [PDP], says no decision has been taken to adopt an alternative platform because of the leadership Read more
321 blind candidates to Write 2017 UTME
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) said it has registered 321 visually impaired candidates for the 2017 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The Head, Read more
Mystery illness in Liberia appears to be meningitis – Minister
Medical samples from four of the victims of a disease in Liberia that initially baffled scientists have tested positive for a type of meningitis, the Read more
Breaking: Zimbabwe’s Mugabe leaves for medical checks in Singapore
Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe has left the country for medical checks in Singapore, the government said in a statement, about two months after his previous Read more
