Members of the Shiite Islamic sect are currently trekking from Zaria to Abuja to demand the release of Ibrahim Zakzaky, their leader who has been in detention since December 2015. The President of Media Forum, Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Musa…
Nigeria’s flag bearer at the opening ceremony and representative in the women’s singles table tennis event, Funke Oshonaike, has crashed out of the Rio 2016 Olympics after losing 4-2 to Puerto Rico’s Diaz Adriana. Adriana took the first set 11-7…
A woman in the US state of Florida tried to Snapchat a video of herself holding a gun but instead accidentally shot her cellphone, injuring her right hand, authorities said. Regina Powell, 22, said she was “foolishly playing” with the…
Nigeria U-23 national team coach Samson Siasia has described his side’s breathtaking 5-4 victory over Japan in their Rio 2016 Olympic Games opener in Manaus as a miracle. Siasia described their triumph as a miracle, ascribing it to the mental…
The National Assembly Service Commission has confirmed Alhaji Mohammed Sani Omolori as the substantive Clerk of the National Assembly. This is contained in a letter signed by the Executive Chairman of the commission, Dr Adamu Fika, in Abuja on Wednesday.…
Ikeja Electric Plc, one of the electricity distribution companies in the country, has said it is ready to cut customers’ unpaid bills by 10 per cent to 20 per cent depending on the amount owed the firm. The company on…
Two banks in Nigeria are set to raise new capital to meet up with new economic challenges. Diamond Bank is considering raising fresh capital and selling some assets in order to maintain its capital ratios. The bank’s management says the…
Fixed deposits are very old instruments offered by financial organisations to customers who want lump sums to grow in a safe environment. In this report, linkedin.com explains some basic terms on fixed deposit. 1. Interest rates: The fixed deposit…
The United States has cautioned its citizens to avoid all travel to 20 states for security reasons, stating that the security there remains fluid and unpredictable. The Department of State in a travel warning on its website on Wednesday, strongly…
The Ministry of Education has denied harmonizing the degrees and higher national diploma awarded by universities and polytechnics. A spokesperson for the ministry denied recent reports that the dichotomy between Bachelors and HNDs had been abolished, saying HND holders must…
