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Local
NSE: Access Bank tops shares exchange as overall index drops by 0.57%
Access Bank Plc led the exchange of shares in Tuesday’s trading on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE)…
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Electricity: DISCOs propose 49% increase in tariffs
Electricity distribution companies (DISCOs) in the country have submitted various proposals to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to increase…
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Sports
Study ranks Nigeria as 5th largest exporter of football talents
A study by research outfit, CIES Football Observatory, has placed Nigeria as the fifth highest exporter of football talents in…
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Africa
Sankara: Autopsy shows late Burkina Faso leader’s body was ‘riddled with bullets’
An autopsy shows the supposed remains of Burkina Faso’s former leader Thomas Sankara are “riddled with bullets”, his family’s lawyer…
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Police confirm arrest of masterminds of FCT twin bomb attacks
Two prime suspects and masterminds of multiple explosions that ripped through the outskirts of the Federal Capital Territory on October…
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Military confirm 7 dead in Maiduguri suicide bomb attack
At least seven people have been killed after three suicide bombers attacked a residential area in Maiduguri, Borno State, Tuesday…
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Arts
James beats Nigeria’s Obioma, 4 others to win 2015 Man Booker Prize
Jamaican author, Marlon James has beaten a host of 5 outstanding writers including Nigeria’s Chigozie Obioma to win the 2015…
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Sports
FIFA world rankings: Belgium topples Germany to take top spot
Belgium have moved to the top of the FIFA world rankings for the first time following their 3-1 win over…
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Sports
Arsenal’s Ozil named Germany’s most popular on Twitter
With 10 million followers, Arsenal FC and Germany midfielder Mesut Ozil is the world champions’ most popular footballer on social…
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17 suspected killers of Disu, Lekki Free Trade company boss, arraigned in court
An Ebute-Metta Magistrate Court, Tuesday, granted the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) leave to remand in custody, 17 suspects held…
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EFCC arraigns professor over N56m fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Tuesday, October 13, 2015 arraigned Professor Brimmy Asekhruagbon Uzimeghan Olaghere, before Justice U.P…
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FRSC will not condone acts of indiscipline – Oyeyemi warns staff
The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Boboye Oyeyemi, has admonished staff to imbibe high disciplinary conduct…
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Business and Economy
Jauro did not defend Tompolo’s Maritime Security contract — NIMASA explains
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has denied reports that it defended a maritime security agreement with former…
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Education, panacea for personal development – Mrs Ugwuanyi
The wife of Enugu state governor Mrs. Monica Ugwuanyi, has described education as the engine of personal development, urging parents…
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Photonews
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Desist from plying BRT lanes — Lagos warns military
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday urged security personnel to comply with the State Traffic Law and desist from plying…
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(Opinion) Re-Ambode: Lagos is ‘spoiling’ again
Tayo Ogunbiyi In a democracy, the government is accountable to the people, to whom it owes its existence. It is…
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APGA loses seat at House of Reps as Election Tribunal overturns Madubueze’s victory
The House of Representatives election for Anambra East and West constituency has seen a new winner emerge as the National…
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EFCC nabs internet fraud kingpin, Arinze, another; to arraign suspects in Asaba
Two suspected members of a syndicate involved in Internet fraud have been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission…
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Lawmaker makes case for flood victims in Edo communities
AGENE GODWIN, Benin Member, Representing Etsako Central Constituency, Hon Damian Lawani, has expressed strong concern over the likely outbreak of…
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Dickson postpones governorship election campaign flag-off in honour of Alamieyeseigha
NEDU MARK, Yenagoa Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has postponed the official flag-off of his governorship re-election campaign billed…
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Russian-made missile shot down MH17 plane — Dutch Safety Board report
Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 crashed as a result of a Russian-made Buk missile, the Dutch Safety Board has said, Tuesday.…
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Sports
Enyeama: NFF will back decisions by coaches of national teams anytime – NFF; readies new code of conduct
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), has said it would back decisions of coaches of the various national teams anytime. This…
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Rivers Governorship Election Tribunal: PDP closes Wike defence, urges Tribunal to strike out petition
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Tuesday closed its defence of the election of Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike with a firm…
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(Opinion) Towards national re-awakening
By Okechukwu Emeh, Jr To be sure, Nigeria has come a long way since her formal inauguration as a political…
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