Shareholders Versus Stanbic IBTC Bank Face-off Reopens Old Friction Between...
Nigeria’s foremost Banker, Mr. Godwin Emefiele gave a grim prognosis of the Nigerian economy.NO love has been lost between the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRCN) and the Central Bank of...
View ArticleA Reformed Ports System Will Earn Nigeria More Revenue Than Oil — Bello
Oil barrel. The Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Shipper’s Council (NSC). Mr. Hassan Bello, was in Enugu State recently, where he told KODILINYE OBIAGWU, the South East...
View ArticleOnline Business, The Potentials Of A Growing Market
Before now, Nigerians depended on local real time stores for their shopping, moving from one shop to another for the best bargain. It was tedious and time consuming. Shopping continued in that pattern,...
View ArticleBradley batters Rios to keep welterweight belt
Timothy Bradley battered Brandon Rios en route to a ninth-round technical knockout on Saturday in a lopsided welterweight bout that had a dejected Rios announcing his retirement. Bradley retained his...
View ArticleModi concedes defeat in key India state election
Narendra Modi conceded defeat Sunday in a key election in Bihar, one of India’s poorest and largest states, in a major blow for the prime minister who fronted a no-holds barred campaign. Modi’s Hindu...
View ArticleUchechukwu Azuka needs help
Uchechukwu A PRIMARY Two pupil of Obichukwu Aro Primary School, Abia State, Uchechukwu Azuka, 11, needs your urgent help to undergo a surgery that would enable him to live. His father, a poor artisan,...
View ArticlePro-Biafra activists’ ‘free-Kanu’ protests spread to Enugu
Pro-Biafra activists protesting the continued detention of their leader, Nnamdi Kanu, in Enugu…yesterday. PHOTO: LAWRENCE NJOKU We’ve no reason to arrest any protester yet, say police BARELY 24 hours...
View ArticleLabour chief cautions ethnic groups against clamour for ‘disintegration’
DEPUTY President of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Issa Aremu, has blamed Ndigbo and Afenifere leaders for the recent rise in campaign for self-actualisation, which he said is a threat to the...
View ArticleLow-fat diets have low impact, study finds
Low fat fad… An analysis of 53 weight-loss studies that included more than 68,000 people has concluded that, despite their popularity, low-fat diets are no more effective than higher-fat diets for...
View ArticleCommunity leaders lament as suspected Fulani herdsmen kill one
The murder of a villager in Egede community in the Udi Local Council of Enugu State by suspected Fulani herdsmen has heightened tension in the area as village leaders move in to forestall reprisal...
View ArticleAfrican telecoms firm MTN chief quits over huge Nigerian fine
The chief executive of South Africa-based mobile phone operator MTN has resigned over a $5.2 billion fine imposed on the company in Nigeria, the telecoms giant said in a statement Monday. “Due to the...
View ArticleAfrican World Cup qualifying fixtures
African World Cup second round qualifying fixtures, which start Wednesday (all times GMT): First legs Nov 11 At Maputo Mozambique v Gabon 1700 At Khartoum Sudan v Zambia 1700 Nov 12 At Bujumbura...
View ArticleNetanyahu, Obama poised for first talks since Iran deal
Benjamin NetanyahuIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets US President Barack Obama in Washington on Monday in a bid to thaw frosty personal ties, turn the page on the Iran nuclear deal and...
View ArticleChina smog around 50 times WHO recommendations
A swathe of China was blanketed with dangerous acrid smog Monday after levels of the most dangerous particulates reached around 50 times World Health Organization maximums, with energy use for heating...
View ArticleBoko Haram ‘most wanted’ poster yields first arrest: army
Nigeria’s military has said it has made its first arrest as a result of publishing a list of the 100 “most wanted” Boko Haram suspects. Army spokesman Colonel Sani Usman said in an emailed statement...
View ArticleEkiti may return missionaries schools to owners
Fayose Ekiti State Governor, Dr Ayodele Fayose yesterday dropped the hint that missionaries primary and secondary schools in the state will soon be returned to their original owners. The governor who...
View ArticleIraq Kurds launch major offensive to retake Sinjar from IS
ISIraqi Kurdish forces backed by US-led strikes launched a major operation Thursday to retake the town of Sinjar from the Islamic State group and cut a key supply line to Syria. Severing the supply...
View ArticleApple apologises after African students ejected from Australian store
An Apple manager has apologised to six teenagers of African descent after staff kicked them out of an Australian store citing concerns they “might steal something”, with a video of the incident going...
View ArticleBoy beat baby to death to stop her crying: US police
An eight-year-old boy beat a baby girl to death to stop her crying while her mother was out partying at a nightclub, US police said Wednesday, charging him with murder. The boy was one of several...
View ArticleObama congratulates Myanmar on polls, as army vows smooth power shift
Myanmar said Thursday President Barack Obama had congratulated the nation on holding “free and fair” election, as the government and army chief promised a smooth transition of power with Aung San Suu...
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