Lawmakers set to probe TCN over $2bn foreign loans
The House of Representatives will investigate $2 billion of foreign loans which the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) may have raised without official approval, lawmakers...
World Food Prize: We’re proud of you, Buhari tells AFDB president Adesina
President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday said Nigeria remains proud of its former Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, for winning the 2017 World Food...
‘We will soon tell Nigerians names of all suspected looters’—FG
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Abukabar Malami SAN has disclosed that “President Muhammadu Buhari has directed all relevant...
4 shot dead in Togo protest clashes
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]t least four people were shot dead on Wednesday in clashes between protesters and security forces in Togo’s two largest cities after soldiers...
The Day in Pictures: PMB in Turkey
President Muhammad Buhari arrives Turkey Wednesday for the D-8 Summit.
Atiku’s son detained on contempt of court charges
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]minu Atiku, son of former Vice President Abubakar Atiku, was Tuesday remanded in transit cell by a Tinubu Magistrate’s Court in Lagos for...
Gunmen Kidnap Four Britons in Delta State
[dropcap]F[/dropcap]our Britons have been kidnapped in Delta state, a police official said on Wednesday. The Police official said they were taken by gunmen...
Kidnapped Italian priest released with 2 others
Italy’s foreign minister says an Italian priest kidnapped last week in Nigeria has been freed and is in good shape. The Rev. Maurizio...
Monkey pox spreads to 11 states with 74 cases
The Monkey pox virus outbreak has spread to 11 states with 74 suspected cases recorded, Minister of Health Prof. Isaac Adewole said...
Mother charged with murder after cooking two sons alive in hot oven
A warrant says an Atlanta woman put her two young sons in an oven and turned it on. Local media reported Monday that...
Is Retirement Throwing Someone Overboard to Swim or Sink?
By Edwin Nwachukwu Lagos, Oct. 17, 2017 (NAN) The day was Saturday, October 14, 2017. I had just returned from a two and...
NNPC bounces back from contract setback through aggressive gas development
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr Maikanti Kacalla Baru, is bouncing back more quickly than expected after...
Obasanjo Vows Never to Return to PDP
Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo takes a shot at his former party the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP after an hour long meeting with the National...
Liverpool Coast to 7-0 Win vs Maribor in Champions League Match
Liverpool breezed to their first Champions League Group E win of the season as they blasted past Maribor 7-0. The Premier League side...
NNPC Stocks 2billion Litres of Petrol for Hitch-Free Year-end Movements of Motorists
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has a stock of over two billion litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol,...
Buhari to attend D-8 summit in Turkey
President Muhammadu Buhari will Wednesday depart for Istanbul, Turkey to participate in the ninth Summit of the Developing 8 (D-8) on Friday, October...
