The week-long bearish trend persisted on Friday with the All-Share Index of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) declining further by 0.1 per cent, due to profit taking. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the index which opened at 29,300.09 lost 0.1 per cent to close lower at 29,270.95.…

No fewer than 726 witnesses are listed to testify before the National Assembly Elections Petition Tribunal in Enugu, the Chairman, Haruna Kereng, has said. Mr Kereng disclosed this on Monday during the resumed sitting of the tribunal in Enugu. The tribunal chairman, who said that the witnesses would testify in…

The Chief Judge of Oyo State, Munta Abimbola, on Tuesday freed 51 inmates at the Agodi Prisons in Ibadan. The inmates, who were awaiting trial, were chosen out of the 205 considered. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that inmates released included some under-aged persons, those charged with minor…

Pakistan on Monday began a final round of talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a bailout package to help the country overcome a deepening economic crisis. “Technical discussions for an IMF-supported programme have started,” said Khaqan Najeeb, a spokesman for the Finance Ministry. The talks for the country’s…

Vodacom Tanzania has agreed on terms for the release of its chief executive and four other employees, following their arrests last week, the telecom said on Thursday. Vodacom Tanzania had said in a statement in Harare that the terms included a 5.28 billion shilling ($2.29 million) payment to the government.…

As Nigeria joins other countries across the continent at the African Climate Week currently holding in Accra, Ghana, Actionaid Nigeria has advised the nation to adopt 'agroecology' as the focus of her adaptation plan. According to the group's Country Director, Ene Obi, "Nigerian farmers who depend on predictable rainfall patterns…

The newly-appointed ministers in Sudan’s new government on Thursday took the constitutional oath before President Omar al-Bashir. “We are convinced that this group can lead the country at this phase and bring it out of its crises,” said Mr al-Bashir. Al-Bashir said this when addressing the new ministers after the…

The Benue State Governor and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Samuel Ortom, has taken a huge lead in the governorship election in the state after the collation of the results from all but one of the local government areas. From the results collated from the 22 Local governments,…

The national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adam Oshiomhole, has said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) rigged former Akwa Ibom governor, Godswill Akpabio, out of his Senate reelection bid. Mr Oshiomhole made this known while briefing journalist on Thursday at the party's secretariat in Abuja. He said the…

Also, an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday ordered that a 40-year-old lesson teacher, Faruk Adam, who allegedly assaulted nine pupils sexually, be remanded in prison, pending legal advice from the Directorate of Public Prosecutors (DPP). Mr Adam’s plea was not taken because the court lacked the jurisdiction to entertain the…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ebonyi State has rejected the outcome of the Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections. It also called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to cancel the results. Eze Nwachukwu made the party’s position known at a post-election press conference held at the party’s…

Tributes have continued to pour in for late fashion icon, Karl Lagerfeld who died on Tuesday morning in Paris, France. He died at age 85 from pancreatic cancer The German haute-couture designer was artistic director at Chanel and an icon of the global fashion industry for over half a century.…

The Kaduna State Gubernatorial Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Isah Ashiru, has urged the state government and security agencies to fish out and prosecute those involved in the killings of villagers in Kajuru area of the state. Mr Ashiru, in a statement he issued in Kaduna on Monday,…

Nigerian carriers, Aero Contractors and Arik Air, have introduced promo fares to help Nigerians who wish to travel to go and vote during the 2019 General Elections. The airlines made the announcement in separate statements issued by their spokespersons on Monday in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports…

Supporters of Governor Ibikunle Amosun on Monday jeered at President Muhammadu Buhari for raising the hands of Dapo Abiodun. Mr Abiodun is the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun. Despite being a senatorial candidate of the APC, Mr Amosun is supporting Adekunle Akinlade of the Allied…

Nigeria’s Flying Eagles are going for broke in their final group game against tournament host, the Niger Republic. The group is deciding to risk everything in an all-out effort after failing to get the desired result in their last outing against South Africa at the ongoing U-20 Africa Cup of…

Many registered voters in Badagry on Friday defied the early morning rain to besiege the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Ibereko, in a rush to beat the deadline for collection of their Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs). INEC initially scheduled February 8 as the deadline for the collection of…

A civil society group, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP) has developed a five-point anti-corruption commitment for candidates in the February 16 presidential election. Adetokunbo Mumuni, the Executive Director of SERAP, unveiled the document at a Pre-Election Public and Enlightenment Session on Anti-corruption on Monday in Lagos. The contestants…

A new season of MTV Base’s new show, ‘Celeb Living,’ is back with Nigerian celebrities taking viewers on a tour of their homes. In the new season which kicked off on Tuesday, Paul Okoye of Psquare fame took the host, Nenny B, on a tour of his lavish Lagos home…

The Academy unveiled its 2019 Oscar nominations on Tuesday with ‘The Favourite’ and 'Roma’ bagging the most nominations: 10 each. Both movies are nominated for best picture for the 91st Oscars alongside BlacKkKlansman, Black Panther, Bohemian Rhapsody, Green Book and A Star Is Born and Vice. Black Panther has also…

At least 3,000 politicians and managers kicked-off their annual meeting in the Swiss resort of Davos on Tuesday, to discuss solutions to global challenges, in spite of the absence of some of the world key leaders. Brazil’s new far-right President, Jair Bolsonaro, will hold the first keynote speech of the…

Oba Daudu-Sulaiman, the district head of Aawe in Asa Local Government Area of Kwara, has decried the over five years’ blackout being experienced by residents of his domain. Daudu-Sulaiman told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Aawe that since rainstorm damaged several electrical poles and cables in the area…

The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) says Nigeria may be certified polio-free in next 11 months, if access to insecure areas in Borno State and some parts of the North-East, improves. Faisal Shuaib, Executive Director, NPHCDA, disclosed this on Monday in Abuja during the 36th meeting of the…

The leader of the Syrian opposition’s negotiation team insisted on Friday that President Bashar al-Assad resign as a precondition for restoring peace in the war-torn country. “It is impossible for this person, who has destroyed Syria, who is responsible for the deaths of many Syrians, to remain,” Naser al-Hariri said…

The Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Bala Ciroma, has said the ban on commercial motorcycles (Okada) and commercial tricycle riders (Keke) in some areas was still in force. Mr Ciroma stated this during a meeting with the National Tricycle and Motorcycle Owners and Riders Association (NATOMORAS) and the…