FG files charges against Kuku
The Federal Government of Nigeria has filed a two-count charge of criminal conspiracy and fraudulent acquisition of property against the former Special Adviser on...
CBN raises monetary policy rate to 12%
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has raised the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) to 12% from 11%.
This is...
Fifa bans Algerian trio worldwide
Two Algerian players banned for four years for testing positive for cocaine have had their bans applied worldwide.
Football's world governing body said that a...
Bemba, DR Congo ex-warlord, guilty of war crimes
Former Congolese rebel leader, Jean-Pierre Bemba, has been found guilty of war crimes in a landmark trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Bemba, 53,...
Nigerian Red Cross, others unite against Boko Haram
The Nigerian Red Cross Society has entered into partnership with the British Red Cross to further ameliorate the suffering of the vulnerable people and...
Hold Buhari accountable for violence in Rivers, says Fayose
Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, has said that President Mohammadu Buhari must be held accountable for the violence and loss of lives in...
Okorocha sacks SSG
Imo State Governor, Rochas Anayo Okorocha, has sacked the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mr. Jude Ejiogu. No reason was given for his...
SGF in secret meeting with Oyegun ahead BoT, NEC meetings
By Chuks Ehirim
For the second time within a week, the Secretary to the Government of Federation (SGF), Mr. Babachir David Lawal, visited the National...
Imo PDP committee assures of fairness to members
The Chairman of the Caretaker Committee of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Imo State chapter, Vitalis Okeafor (Barrister), has assured that no member of...
Marijuana: Tunisian women’s experience in prison
It is no surprise that Tunisia's prisons are overcrowded as it's relatively easy to end up there. In one prison BBC met two women...
