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Oil price climbs to two-year high at $69 per barrel

For the first time in two years, the price of oil has climbed to its highest level, with Brent crude hitting above $69...

A macabre sense of vengeance By Sufuyan Ojeifo  

  Sometimes circa 1985, before he was killed on October 19, 1986 via a parcel bomb, inimitable journalist, prose stylist and glamorous founding...

Al-makura tackles Ortom, says Benue’s anti-grazing law was responsible for devastating attacks 

The Nasarawa State Governor, Tango Al-makura let loose on Benue Governor Samuel Ortom, saying the governor’s action led to the devastating herdsmen attack. “As...

Ortom rejects FG’s colonies for calamitous herdsmen 

  Dejected Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, who met behind closed doors for two hours with President Muhammadu Buhari over the unending murder...

Herdsmen kill 2 Police men in devastating ambush

Herdsmen carried out a devastating ambush on a convoy of Nigeria police and security officials deep inside the Logo Local Government Area on Monday,...

Diamond bank receives ISO/IEC 20000-1:2011 certification

Diamond Bank reached yet another milestone in their relentless quest to provide world class service to their clientele by becoming one of the...

Buhari: Between yesterday and tomorrow by Reuben Abati

I wrote the following piece, presented in italics, shortly after the postponement of the 2015 Presidential elections. It is important that the reader...

Deadly yellow fever epidemic flares up in Nigeria

A yellow fever outbreak in Nigeria has killed at least 9 people, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). Official statistics...

$40.4b: Nigeria foreign reserves continue to rise in fresh boost for economic prospects

Nigeria’s foreign reserves continued to pile up in January, rising for the third month in a row. The foreign reserves reached $40.4 billion,...

12 dead, dozens injured as farmers and herdsmen clash in Taraba

At least a dozen people were killed over the weekend in clashes between farmers and cattle herders in Tarawa state, said David Misal, Police spokesman....

Never say never: Orji Kalu declares for Senate

After trying and failing to become a senator, former Abia State governor, Orji Uzor Kalu, on Monday officially announced his candidacy to run again for...

Golden Globes 2018 list of winners

Hollywood stars gathered at the 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills on Sunday to celebrate the best of television and film....

Mother, Daughters Abused in Kano for Refusing to Convert to Islam After Father Becomes Muslim for a Ward Appointment

A Christian mother and three of her daughters in Kano state have faced various forms of abuse for their refusal to convert to...

Herdsmen Attack: Keep calm, don’t seek revenge- Osinbajo

  Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Sunday urged millions of Nigerians angry over the slaughter of innocent victims by the calamitous herdsmen to...

Buhari sets Super Eagles World Cup target

President Muhamamdu Buhari has charged the Super Eagles to ensure that Nigeria’s participation in the Russia 2018 World Cup is not as a...