Osman Shahenshah, 56, former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Afren plc, was on Monday sentenced to 16 years in prison. Also sentenced — this time to 14 years in prison
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Chelsea coach, Marco Ianni, has been fined £6,000 by the Football Association, after admitting to an improper conduct charge, in his over-exuberant celebrations against Manchester United. Maurizio Sarri’s second assistant
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Delta State Axis, has threatened to embark on a mass protest over the allocation of eight per cent to the education sector in
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), is seeking the final forfeiture of the sums of 8.4 million dollars and 9.2 billion naira linked to Patience Jonathan, the wife of
Nigerian pop star, Wizkid, has joined the list of highest paid artists in the world following his performance at a royal wedding in India. The artist is said to have
The Federal Government has reacted to the report that soldiers deployed to the North East to fight insurgency were begging for food. The Government, through the Minister of Information and
The governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has assured that his government would ensure that “the law takes its course” regarding the gruesome death of a 13-year old Ochanya Ogbanje.
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has given the Federal Government up to November 6, 2018 to meet its demands for workers’ pay raise or faces an indefinite strike by the
Trabzonspor of Turkey midfielder, Ogenyi Eddy Onazi has thrown a dig at Super Eagles manager, Gernot Rohr. Onazi said he will show his talent to those who didn’t give him
The immediate past national Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, Ifeatu Obi-Okoye has said the killings in the middle belt will be an election issue in the 2019
The Nigerian Labour union has said it will not back down on its threat to embark on a nationwide protest over the National minimum wage. The leaders of the Nigerian
The organized labour made up the of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC) and United Labour Congress (ULC) have demanded the sack of Minister of Labour and Employment,
Chelsea striker, Alvaro Morata and Atletico Madrid star, Diego Costa reportedly influenced Real Madrid’s back off from appointing former Blues boss, Antonio Conte, as the team’s manager. This claim was
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Tuesday declared that the “fretting and jittering in the Presidency” whenever the issue of President Muhammadu Buhari’s academic certificate was mentioned was an indication
The Young Christian Forum, YCF, Abuja chapter, has said that if not properly handled, the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN, will return Nigeria to the dark age. The Christian group
Rob Shuter, MTN Group President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), has said the organisation’s plans to be featured on Nigeria’s stock exchange listing has been “challenged by the recent Central
Olusegun Mimiko, the Presidential candidate of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), Monday raised the alarm over threat to the unity of the country under President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. The former
At a conference held in Abuja on Monday, the Nigerian Extractives Industry Transparency Initiative (NEITI) accused the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), a subsidiary, Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) and
A Federal High Court in Lagos has adjourned till Dec. 4, hearing in a dispute between MTN Nigeria and the Central Bank of Nigeria over alleged illegal repatriation of $8.1
The Nigerian Army has faulted the claim of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) that 16 of its members were shot dead by soldiers on Monday. The religious sect had
