Nigeria: Gunmen fire on Muslim worshippers, kill three
Gunmen on a motorcycle killed three people on Monday when they opened fire on a group of Muslim worshippers in the northern city of Kano, the latest such attack in...
Nigeria: Tunde Kelani shoots sickle cell movie
Following the success of his last film Maami, ace producer and director, Mr. Tunde Kelani will wow every mind once again as he announces plans to shoot a new movie...
US Supreme Court to take up gay marriage March 26-27
The US Supreme Court will hear arguments on March 26 and 27 on the sensitive topic of gay marriage, one of the thorniest social disputes in modern America. Same-sex marriage...
Nigeria: Late ticket rush for Africa Cup, but is it enough?
Under two weeks before the Africa Cup of Nations kick-off, ticket sales have jumped to 60 percent of the target, though still 200,000 short of what would make organisers happy....
Nigeria: NNPC borrows N234bn to pay fuel debts
THE Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has obtained a $1.5 billion (N234 billion) syndicated loan to help it pay debts to international fuel traders, a senior banking source with knowledge...
Nigeria: Gunmen slaughter police woman in Maiduguri
A female police officer resident in Jiddari Polo area of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital was murdered by gunmen suspected to be members of Islamic sect, Boko Haram. This latest...
Nigeria: PDP crisis, Govs to meet Jonathan tomorrow
TROUBLE between the governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and the National Chairman of the Party, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, has taken another dimension with the...
Nigeria: East-West Road on the verge of total collapse
Work on the rehabilitation and dualization of East -West Road which links Edo, Delta, Rivers, Akwa-Ibom and Cross River States began a few years ago. But despite the importance of...
Osun prioritises infrastructure, plans 10km roads per LG
Governor Rauf Aregbesola of 0sun State has flagged off the construction of 218.12 kilometres of roads estimated to cost N16.21 billion. The roads are to be constructed in 30 local...
We can’t force banks to lend –CBN
Following lamentations by entrepreneurs and small scale business owners on low lending activities by banks, the Central Bank of Nigeria has said that it can’t force any Deposit Money Bank...