Atletico Madrid threaten legal action after Barca announce Griezmann signing
Since Spanish champions FC Barcelona announced the signing of striker Antoine Griezmann on Friday for 120 million euros (£107 million) from Atletico Madrid, the 2018/2019 La Liga runners-up have…
Bitpoint cryptocurrency exchange loses $32 million in hack
Japan’s Bitpoint is the latest cryptocurrency exchange to be hit by a hack targeting its holdings; the exchange says around 3.5 billion yen ($32 million) of funds were stolen, with 2.5 billion yen…
Buhari extends tenure of prisons CG by one year
President Muhammadu Buhari has extended the tenure of Ja’afaru Ahmed, comptroller-general of the Nigeria prisons service, by one year. Georgina Ehuriah, permanent secretary, ministry of interior, made…
BREAKING: Appeal Court dismisses suit challenging Buhari’s academic qualification
The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal on Friday dismissed an appeal challenging the academic qualification of President Muhammadu Buhari to contest the last presidential election. A…
President Buhari stops importation of military and paramilitary uniforms
Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele on Thursday met with Service Chiefs and Heads of Paramilitary agencies to work out modalities of enforcing President Buhari’s order,…
Traffic: Lagos residents welcome electronic toll system in Lekki
A cross section of Lagos residents and motorists on Friday commended the State Government for proposing a “touch and go” electronic payment system that will allow motorists pass quickly at the…
Barcelona sign Antoine Griezmann for £107m
Barcelona have signed France forward Antoine Griezmann from La Liga rivals Atletico Madrid after paying his 120m euro (£107m) buyout clause. The 28-year-old World Cup winner has signed a…
JUST IN: 10 Nigerians escape from India jail
Ten yet-to-be identified Nigerians detained in a prison in Noida, Uttar Pradesh in India have escaped from jail. Reports, according to India’s Business Standard, said the Nigerians who were…
Shocking: Late Badagry King allegedly signs CAC forms 9yrs after death
The Police Special Fraud Unit (SFU) has alleged, at an Ikeja Special Offences Court, that late Oba Afolabi James of Kweme, Badagry in Lagos, mysteriously signed some Corporate Affairs Commission…
My regrets as UK Prime Minister – Theresa May
Outgoing British Prime Minister, Theresa May, said, in an interview published on Friday, that she regrets allowing too much polarisation over Brexit and avoiding televised debates before a disastrous snap election in 2017. <img…
“The allegations are foolish, why punish someone for sin he committed 16 years ago?” – Prelate…
The Prelate of the Methodist church in Nigeria, Eminence Samuel Uche, has said that there might be no truth in the rape allegations levelled against senior pastor of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly, Biodun Fatoyinbo, by Busola Dakolo.…
BREAKING: Court sacks Sowore as National Chairman of AAC
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Friday, sacked Omoyele Sowore as the National Chairman of the African Action Congress, AAC.The court, in the judgment that was delivered by Justice Iyang Ekwo, said it was…
Gunmen ‘Attacked’ Our Witnesses, PDP Tells Presidential Election Tribunal
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has informed the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal that some of its witnesses were attacked by armed men. Mr Levi Uzoukwu, who is counsel to the party…
Proprietor Of Yahoo-Yahoo Training School, Chinedu Frank Remanded In Ikoyi Prison
AN Ikeja special Offences Court yesterday remanded the proprietor of a ‘Yahoo-Yahoo’ training school in Lagos, Chinedu Frank, in prison custody. Frank is standing trial before Justice…
Nigerian lawmakers, police, judges most corrupt, says TI, National Assembly kicks
Transparency International has released a survey showing that the police, legislature and the judiciary are among the most corrupt institutions in Nigeria.The TI, in the publication of the 10th edition of the Global…
Poor Nigerians rose from 86 to 98 million in 10 years – UNDP
The 2019 Global Multidimensional Poverty Index has indicated that “multi dimensionally poor” Nigerians increased from 86 million to 98 million between 2007 and 2017.The report released in New York on Thursday by the…
Everyone in Ebonyi wants to be SSA, SA… my govt is not ‘come and chop’ – Gov. Umahi
David Umahi, governor of Ebonyi state, says a lot people are jostling for different political positions in his administration. Speaking while swearing in the newly appointed head of service and…
CBN warns banks against charging above single-digit interest rate
Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has threatened to sanction any commercial bank inflating interest rate above single, specifically on social intervention scheme anchored by the apex bank.The…
Chinese group mulls Thomas Cook takeover
China’s Fosun Group is considering nearly a billion dollar rescue of embattled British tour operator Thomas Cook, the Hong Kong-listed conglomerate confirmed Friday. The Chinese company said in…
My husband is “satan” – Woman tells court
A woman, Priscilla Ncube, has told a court in Zimbabwe that her husband is satan. She said her husband confessed that he was practising satanism and that he also wanted her to be part of their satanic worshipping.Ncube…
Indonesian woman who recorded boss’s lewd call gets jail reprieve
A woman facing six months in prison in Indonesia for recording a lewd phone call by her boss as evidence she was being harassed is expected to receive a presidential amnesty after an outcry over…
Car crash death: Court sets Zuma’s son, Duduzane free
South African court, on Friday, found Duduzane, son of former president Jacob Zuma, not guilty of culpable homicide and negligent driving over a fatal car crash that killed a woman in February 2014.After appearing in…
United States’ World Cup triumph secures biggest ever FIFA rankings lead
The United States have opened up the biggest gap at the top of the women’s FIFA rankings in history following their World Cup triumph. Jill Ellis’ side won their second successive title last…
Chinese customs intercepts 1,550 human placental extract injections
Customs officers in north China’s Tianjin Municipality seized 1,550 human placental extract injections in 2019, the customs said Thursday. The injections, totalling 3,100 millilitres, were…