Highlight
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Panic as cabin crew ‘scream and are in tears’ after flight loses cabin pressure
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]assengers recounted their panic Monday after a sudden loss of pressure on their AirAsia flight caused oxygen masks to drop from the ceiling...
Nigeria now 41 in FIFA rankings
Nigeria are now ranked 41st in the world according to October Fifa ranking released on Monday. In September, the Super Eagles dropped six...
Africa’s prosperity:Osibajo, Obasanjo, Mbeki, Dangote, tasks AfroChampions on job creation
For Africa to attain its desired goal in real growth and development, prominent African leaders and top entrepreneurs across the continent have decided...
Zero Fuel Scarcity: Baru Gets Thumbs-Up From Road Transport Owners,Tanker Drivers
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners, NARTO, and the Petroleum Tankers Drivers branch of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas...
Presidency: State House medical centre received only 33 percent capital allocation
Contrary to claims in some quarters that the State House Medical Centre received N11.01billion as appropriation for the period 2015-2017, the presidency in...
The Day In Pictures: Lagarde, Emefiele At The World Bank HQ
Nigerian Central Bank Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele and the Managing Director of International Monetary Fund, Ms. Christine Lagarde during a live band entertainment...
The Day In Pictures
Nigeria Finance Minister Kemi Adeosun speaks with Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond as they attend the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC)...
Nigeria to start issuing visas on arrival for Africans-AU
Nigeria is set to start issuing visas on arrival for all Africans, the African Union said Friday, in a major step toward the...
Buhari: Southeast will benefit more from road, coastline projects
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]resident Muhammadu Buhari on Friday assured stakeholders from the South East that the region will benefit more from roads and coastal rail projects,...
FG urges international community to designate IPOB as terrorist organization
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has urged the international community to step up its support for Nigeria by designating the Indigenous...
