Goldman Sachs named David Solomon as its new chief executive Tuesday, implementing a much-telegraphed succession plan as it expands beyond its Wall Street roots to the broader consumer market.

Four men, who allegedly stole petroleum products valued at N92million, property of NASCON Allied Industries, were on Tuesday in Lagos granted N8.6 million bail each.

CAF Champions League matchday 3 results Tuesday:

Police in the US state of Texas on Tuesday captured a man they described as a serial killer who took the lives of at least three people in seven days.

ONE Month after the 2018 budget was signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari, strong indications emerged yesterday that fresh crisis looms between the Executive and the legislative arm of government over the burning issue of insertion of N578bn into the N9.12trillion 2018 budget by the lawmakers.

According to a letter to the Senate, and read by the President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki during Tuesday’s plenary, the bills included: The National Child Protection and Enforcement Agency (NCPEA) (Establishment) Bill, 2018.

Rescuers operating off the coast of Libya discovered the bodies of a small child and woman in a deflated dinghy Tuesday, while a second woman was found alive but suffering from hypothermia and shock, an AFP photographer reported.

The Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has announced a N7.5 million cash reward for the state’s coaches and athletes that participated in the 2018 Commonwealth Games held in Australia.

Police in the US state of Texas on Tuesday captured a man they described as a serial killer who took the lives of at least three people in seven days.

Uganda’s Information Minister Frank Tumwebaze defied critics of a controversial tax on social media on Tuesday and insisted the compulsory $0.05 daily levy to use sites like Twitter and Facebook would continue.

Mr Emeka Okwuosa, the Managing Director of Oil Serve Ltd., on Tuesday said nanotechnology could be used to address the challenge of energy in developing economies to make it cheaper and safer.

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has solicited the intervention of the International Criminal Court, ICC, to press it upon member countries not to obstruct the repatriation of illicit funds warehoused in their countries.

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP) has sent an open letter to Professor Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) urging him to “promptly, thoroughly and effectively investigate allegations of vote buying by both the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during last Saturday’s governorship election in Ekiti State, and to collaborate with the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in any such investigation.

Flooding caused by torrential rains on Nigeria’s border with Niger has left 49 people dead and another 20 missing, the emergency services said on Tuesday.

The Awgu community in Enugu State on Tuesday celebrated the new yam festival.