Everton Ban the Sun After Ross Barkley Article
Everton have banned the Sun “from all areas of its operation” after the newspaper published “appalling and indefensible” allegations about Ross Barkley and the people of Liverpool. The...
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Nigeria Marks Third Anniversary of Schoolgirl Kidnap
Nigerians rallied Friday to mark the third anniversary of the mass abduction of 276 schoolgirls by Boko Haram, as their parents cling to the hope that they can be safely returned. Parents of the...
Nigeria Seizes $43 Million Cash Stash In Lagos House
Nigeria's anti-graft agency seized over $43 million in cash during a raid on a Lagos apartment in what it hailed as a victory for President Muhammadu Buhari's war on corruption following a string of...
Millions of Dollars-Worth of Cash Uncovered In Nigeria
Nigeria’s security authorities have uncovered more than $40m (£32m) in cash in local and foreign currencies following a raid on a property in Lagos. The Economic and Financial Crimes...
Tensions Simmer After Ile-Ife Ethnic Clashes In Nigeria
For his whole life, Hausa trader Bashiru Tanko has lived peacefully alongside the Yoruba people of Ile-Ife in southwest Nigeria. Originally from the northern city of Kano, Tanko's father settled in...
Millions of Dollars-Worth of Cash Uncovered In Nigeria
Nigeria’s security authorities have uncovered more than $40m (£32m) in cash in local and foreign currencies following a raid on a property in Lagos. The Economic and Financial Crimes...
Kabylie Hope Boulaouidet Can Rescue CAF Tie
JS Kabylie of Algeria hope Mohamed Boulaouidet can perform another CAF Confederation Cup salvage operation when they face TP Mazembe of the Democratic Republic of Congo this weekend. The Algerians...
Four Dead In Army, Police Clashes In Nigeria
A bloody clash between the army and police in Nigeria's restive northeastern Yobe state left one soldier and three police dead, a security source told AFP. The police confirmed the fracas in the...
Nigeria Federal Govt Awards TV Set Top Boxes Contract To RLG
The Nigerian government has taken key steps to consolidate gains in the country’s ongoing efforts to complete migration from the analogue television system to a digital terrestrial one. The Federal...
McDan Donates GHc50,000 To Repair Tennis Court At Accra Sports Stadium
Ghanaian shipping and logistics giant, McDan Company Limited, has donated GH¢50,000 for the refurbishment of the tennis courts at the Accra Sports Stadium ahead of the annual McDan Open championship...
Lilwin To Sue VGMA, DJ Black For A Reason You’ll Absolutely Love!
Ghanaian actor, Kwadwo Nkansah, popularly known as Lilwin, has said he is filing a lawsuit against the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMAs) together with DJ Black, for playing his song during the last...
Mr. Eazi Throws Shots At Organizers of Ghana Music Awards
Hours after the 2017 Ghana Music Awards ended, Afrobeats star Mr. Eazi threw a subtle shot at the organizers of the Ghana Music Awards. Taking to Micro blogging site Twitter, he insinuated the awards...
Hidden Conditions Hurting Insurance Penetration- NIC
Currently, the sector’s contribution to the Gross Domestic Product(GDP) of the country is estimated below 1.5 percent. Countries such as Nigeria and Kenya are said to have insurance penetration of...
Rise In Boko Haram Child Suicide Bombers ‘alarming’
An "alarming" number of children, most of them girls, have been used by Boko Haram as suicide bombers in the first months of 2017, UNICEF said Wednesday. The Islamists have increasingly been using...
Nigeria Sees ‘massive Spike’ In Death Sentences
Nigeria handed down an astonishing 527 death sentences in 2016, three times more than the previous year, in what Amnesty International described Tuesday as a "massive and worrying spike". In its...
Drought, Conflict and Famine In Africa
Drought and conflict have pushed the Horn of Africa, Nigeria and Yemen to the brink of famine, and a lack of aid funding means many could starve to death, the UN said Tuesday. More than 20 million...
Actions of Delta Force Will Be A Threat To Foreign Investment
Critical Thinkers International (CTI), a pressure group, has indicated that the activities of vigilante group, Delta Force, if not checked, would hamper efforts by the current Akufo-Addo...
Trump Administration ‘to Sell Nigeria Planes’ For Boko Haram Fight
The Trump administration plans to sell fighter planes to Nigeria despite concerns over rights abuses and a botched air strike that killed scores of civilians in January, US media say. Up to a dozen...
Shell Admits Dealing With Nigerian Money Launderer
Shell has admitted for the first time it dealt with a convicted money-launderer when negotiating access to a vast oil field in Nigeria. It comes after emails were published showing Shell negotiated...
Funke Akindele, Hubby Launch Record Label
As part of events to mark his 40th birthday, AbdulRasheed Bello who is popularly known as JJC Skillz, and his wife, Funke Akindele-Bello, have launched a record label, SOP Records. Already, some...