Egyptian football league to resume behind closed doors
Egypt’s Premier League, suspended after at least 19 people were killed in clashes between fans and police before a game last month, will resume on March 30, the government said on Wednesday. “The...
View ArticleElections: NEMA creates three IDPs camps in Imo
In apparent anticipation of possible crisis during and after the coming general elections, the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has created three camps for the Internally Displaced Persons,...
View ArticleTinubu unfit to be leader – AD National Chairman
The chairman of the Alliance for Democracy (AD) Senator Mojisoluwa Akinfewa, has said that the national leader of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is unfit to play a key...
View ArticleTreasury Bills yields drop as FG trades N167bn
Nigeria’s Treasury bill yields fell across the board at an auction on Wednesday, compared with a previous sale on March 4, the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN said Thursday. The CBN said it sold a total...
View ArticleFBN Capital, Life House to empower women entrepreneurs
FBN Capital Asset Management and Life House are collaborating to empower women entrepreneurs in commemoration of this year’s International Women Day. At a two-day event tagged Woman Rising 2015, the...
View ArticleAPC warns against moves to compromise INEC
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has said the President’s decision to summon INEC Chairman Attahiru Jega to a meeting that was not attended by other political parties in Abuja on Tuesday is part of...
View ArticleGeneral elections: Going beyond mere political rhetoric
With barely one week to go to a very decisive election in Nigeria’s history, DOZIE EMMANUEL looks at the penchant of politicians for making rhetorical political statements without substance It is...
View ArticleLong Fuel queues resurface in Abuja
Less than a month after the federal government and independent oil marketers resolved issues that led to fuel scarcity in the country, there seems to be palpable fear that it is not yet over for...
View ArticleEquity market sustains free-fall pattern, sheds 5.59% in 5days
NIGERIAN Stock market closed on a negative note yesterday, as NSE ASI depreciated by -0.65% to close at 29,243.91 basis points, compared with the -0.40% depreciation recorded previously. Its...
View ArticleShell closes Bonny Light’s Nembe Creek oil pipeline
Royal Dutch Shell has closed the Nembe Creek oil pipeline, which carries Nigeria’s Bonny Light crude to export terminals, for planned maintenance work, the company said on Thursday. Reuters report said...
View ArticleAirtel excites Nigerians with ‘Smartconnect’ 4 in 1 sim pack
In its drive to give Nigerians better access to cheaper communication, leading telecommunication operator, Airtel Nigeria, is exciting subscribers with a new offer called the ‘Smart Connect’. Airtel’s...
View ArticleFIFA to pay clubs $209 million compensation
FIFA will pay $209 million to clubs in compensation for releasing players to take part in the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, world soccer’s ruling body said on Friday. “A total of $209 million will be...
View ArticleChelsea don’t need Pogba – Mourinho
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho says he has no interest in Juventus star Paul Pogba, insisting that he is more excited by youngster Ruben Loftus-Cheek. The Blues, alongside Manchester City, are considered...
View ArticleYemen mosque bombings: ISIS claim responsibility
Islamic State militants have claimed responsibility for the deadly suicide bomb attack, according to their statement cited by Reuters. At least 87 people were killed and 260 more were wounded, a...
View ArticleRegional troops discover mass grave in Borno
Troops from Chad and Niger have discovered what appears to be a mass grave outside the northern Nigerian town of Damasak, liberated from the Islamist group Boko Haram at the weekend, Niger military...
View ArticleBuhari seeks Igbos’ support in FCT
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), General Muhammadu Buhari, has appealed to the Igbo community in the north and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, to support...
View Article45,000 Egyptians flee Libya over ISIS beheadings
More than 45,000 Egyptians have fled Libya since jihadists published a video last month showing the beheading of Coptic Christians, most of them Egyptian, an official and state media said Friday....
View Article‘Nigeria to maintain 76,000 Hajj quota’
The Saudi Arabia Minister of Hajj Affairs, Dr Bandar bin Hajai, said on Friday that Nigeria would maintain her 76,000 quota in the forthcoming Hajj. Bandar stated this in a statement after a joint...
View ArticleChampions League exit could be a blessing – Mourinho
The Blues drew 2-2 with Paris Saint-Germain at Stamford Bridge last week and were subsequently eliminated on away goals, having drawn 1-1 in the first leg at Parc des Princes. Mourinho, though,...
View ArticleLeave football alone, Blatter tells politicians
FIFA president Sepp Blatter told politicians to leave football alone on Friday and said the 2018 World Cup could stabilise the situation in host nation Russia. “There has been increasingly more...
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