Nigeria: How safe is Lagos from Boko Haram?
Is Boko Haram planning a major attack on Lagos or any other South-West city or state? This is one puzzling question that has dominated the headlines and the minds...
Emenike promises goals on return
AFCON hero Emmanuel Emenike has told MTNFootball.com on return to training from injury that he hopes to reward Spartak Moscow with goals. “It is great for me to return...
Cell Phones Reduce Patronage For Wristwatches
Some wristwatch dealers in Lagos on Tuesday said the introduction of cell phones had caused a drop in the sale of wristwatches. They told the News Agency of Nigeria...
Lagosians To Enjoy Free Bus Ride For 1 Month
Thousands of residents in Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, will enjoy free BRT rides throughout the month of April, RLG Communications Nigeria Limited said on Tuesday. RLG, a subsidiary of...
Will Mozambique end up like Nigeria or Norway?
The 2011 discovery of a major off-shore gas field, combined with extensive coal reserves inland, has prompted some to suggest that Mozambique, one of the world's poorest countries, has...
US posts $5m reward for Ugandan warlord Kony
The United States on Wednesday unveiled a $5 million bounty on Lord’s Resistance Army chief Joseph Kony, one of the world’s most wanted men, and posted rewards for three other...
Tanzania police disperse Christians trying to burn mosque
Police in southern Tanzania used teargas Wednesday to disperse about 200 Christian rioters attempting to torch a mosque over an animal slaughtering conflict. “The situation is now under control and...
NIGERIA: PHCN announces 4-day power outage
MANAGEMENT of Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN, Eko Electricity Distribution Company, EDC, has announced a four-day power interruption in parts of Lagos for maintenance purposes. The interruption, beginning Friday...
NIGERIA: Rivers bans Keke-napep in P-Harcourt
RIVERS State Government has banned tricycles, better known as Keke Napep, in Port Harcourt, the state capital and adjoining communities. The ban in Port Harcourt City Local Government Area also...
World Bank unveils agenda to end extreme poverty
The World Bank has unveiled an agenda to end extreme poverty by 2016 and to boost incomes of the poorest 40 per cent of the world’s population. World Bank Group...