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Corruption: Samsung heir sentenced to five years jail
The heir to the Samsung business empire, which includes the world’s biggest smartphone maker, was sentenced Friday to five years in prison for...
Sierra Leone Mudslides: Elumelu donates $500,000 to help victims
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n one of the largest private donations in Sierra Leone history, Tony Elumelu, Founder of Tony Elumelu Foundation and Chairman of United Bank...
Rihanna Launches ‘The Dollar Campaign’ To Support Global Education
While Drake was busy rocking Rihanna’s socks on the Gram to the Internet’s curiosity, RiRi was busy with her ongoing effort to support...
Canada commence gender gender neutral passports
Canadian citizens who do not identify as male or female will soon be able to mark “X” on their passports and other identity...
Nigeria’s oil output in July slightly below 1.8 barrels per day, says Kachikwu
Minister of Petroleum, Dr Ibe Kachikwu has revealed that Nigeria’s oil production, excluding condensates, was slightly below 1.8 million barrels per day in...
Buhari signs 9 international agreements on economy, security and anti-corruption
President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja signed nine international agreements that will strengthen the anti-corruption war, stabilize the economy and improve the security...
Bribe Allegation: Senator Misau Left Force Dubiously – Police
BY AMOS DUNIA The Nigeria Police Force on Thursday said the Senate Committee Chairman on Navy, Senator Isah Hamman Misau, was an ex-Police...
NNPC, India Seek Deeper Collaboration on Medicare
As part of efforts to jump-start its diversification into the health care business, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has requested a deeper...
Hate Speech: FG directs NBC To Sanction Erring Stations
The Federal Government has directed the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to sanction any radio or television station that broadcasts hate speech, as part...
Lagos Chief Judge Frees 209 Underage from Prisons
NAN——Locking up more than 209 children in Lagos State prisons for sundry offences such as hawking and crossing the highways has, no doubt,...
9mobile confirms network disruption
Emerging Market Telecommunications Services Ltd.,(EMTS) trading as 9mobile former Etisalat, has informed its subscribers of some disruption in its services. The Vice President,...
Envoy hails cordial relations with South Africa
Amb. Godwin Adama, Nigeria’s Consul General in South Africa, has called on South African entrepreneurs to leverage on the non-oil sectors of the...
Shell begins gas production from Gbaran-Ubie project
Anglo-Dutch oil major Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L) has started gas production from the second phase of the Gbaran-Ubie project in Nigeria, the company...
Tragedy: Nollywood Star Eucharia Anunobi Loses only son to Sickle Cell Anemia
[dropcap]S[/dropcap]exy Nollywood actress Eucharia Anunobi was well known for her warm and sunny disposition – but that cheerful smile hid personal heartbreak and tragedy...
5 ‘witches’ burned alive in Tanzania
AFP—Thirty-two men appeared in court in Tanzania on Monday accused of burning five women alive on the belief that they were “poisoners” or...
Crooks Dig Up Sierra Leone’s ‘Ebola Cemetery’
By Philip Obaji Jnr After a devastating mudslide hit Freetown, Sierra Leone, early last week, the nation held a painful ceremony to bury...
