We need more information to declare China Coronavirus a global health emergency
World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday postponed taking a decision on whether the mysterious coronavirus that killed at least 17 people and sickened hundreds of others in China a…
$7.35bn spent on players transfer in 2019, 80% of spending from 100 clubs – FIFA
Football clubs worldwide splashed out a record $7.35 billion (6.63 million euros) on transfers in the men’s game in 2019, FIFA revealed in a report released on Wednesday. The amount represents a…
We’re not raiding nightclubs, we’re going after ‘yahoo boys’ based on credible intelligence– Magu
Acting chairman, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu The acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu has come out to defend the raids on nightclubs in the…
Diezani will be repatriated before the end of the year to face charges – Magu assures
The acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu has given an assurance that former minister of petroleum Diezani Alison-Madueke will be repatriated before the end…
Rotary, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation partner to infuse additional $450m into global polio eradication effort
Rotary and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation are renewing their longstanding partnership to end polio, announcing a joint commitment of up to $450 million to support the global…
Police kill 2 bandits, rescue three Airtel staff, 17 others
Eight passengers abducted on Wednesday afternoon along Kaduna-Zaria highway have been rescued by the police. Also rescued were three workers of Airtel Communications Company abducted on Tuesday, and nine others…
Amotekun: Nigerians knock Tinubu for ‘sitting on the fence’
Nigerians took to social media to knock Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, an APC national leader, for sitting on the fence in his ‘belated’ statement on the controversy surrounding Amotekun, the South…
Insecurity: North Central begins recruitment of community policing officers
Governors from the Six North-Central states have agreed to collaborate toward ensuring effective community policing to tackle the security challenges within the region and the country. They enjoined traditional rulers…
Cult clash claims 7 lives in Lagos; police arrest 10 suspects
No fewer than seven people were reportedly killed during a bloody clash between two rival cult groups, which started on Monday in Ijede area of Ikorodu, a suburb of Lagos…
One officer, 7 soldiers, others killed in deadly gun battle with Boko Haram
A Nigerian Army officer and seven soldiers have been killed in a fierce battle against Boko Haram terrorists in Mainok, 60 kilometres from Maiduguri, Borno State, North-East Nigeria. It was…