I agreed to retract graft allegations because I was bribed- Witness tells court in Eni case
A witness in the corruption case involving Italian oil firm Eni told court on Monday that a senior official from the company had bribed him to withdraw his allegations of…
Xenophobia: Union confirms shooting, killing of 17 year old Nigerian student in South Africa
A Nigerian teenager has ruthlessly been assassination in South Africa even as Nigerians continue to mourn Mrs Obianuju Ndubuisi-Chukwu, a Nigerian Insurance chief, who was murdered weeks ago. Recall that…
Market Intelligence: FMCG: Past, present and future trends
Key distribution of Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) is an age-long sub-sector. Indeed, this area of commerce is as old as the initial operations of manufacturing companies like Nestle, Coca-Cola,…
NANPF set to raise funds for ex-Falconets goalkeeper diagnosed with breast cancer
The National Association of Nigeria Professional Footballers, NANPF, has set in motion the modalities to raise urgent funds to help facilitate the prompt treatment of ex- Falconets goalkeeper, Bidemi Aluko,…
Algeria pockets $4.5m for winning AFCON 2019; Nigeria gets $2m
For winning the 2019 Africa cup of Nations (AFCON), Algeria will pocket $4.5m with the runners up Senegal going home with $2.5m. Nigeria and Tunisia both of whom played the…
Panic as man climbs Azman Air aircraft, delays take off
Passengers aboard a Port Harcourt-bound Azman Air flight were thrown into panic on Friday after a yet-to-be-identified man climbed the aircraft while it was about to take off at the…
Boko Haram kills one, abducts six in convoy attack
Islamist militants have kidnapped at least one person working for an international aid organization, Action Against Hunger, in northeast Nigeria, sources said on Friday. The attackers killed a driver and…
Italian police bust Nigerian prostitution cult syndicate, arrest 19
Italian police said Thursday they had arrested 19 suspected members of a Nigerian mob, including the leaders of a clan which forged alliances with other mafias and violently punished anyone…
Super Eagles: Ighalo to join Mikel Obi in retirement
Nigeria’s hitman, in current form, Odion Jude Ighalo, is set to join his captain Mikel Obi in retirement from the Super Eagles. He plies his trade at Chinese club Shanghai…
I was accused of N9bn fraud, not N25bn – Senator Goje
Sen. Danjuma Goje, the senator representing Gombe Central at the National Assembly has said that at no time did he face corruption charge totalling N25 billion. Goje disclosed this in…