The International Criminal Court, ICC, has said it was examining the farmers-herders crisis in Nigeria.

Akure—THE pregnant doctor, Jumoke Aiyeku, who was amongst the three medical personnel and two lecturers abducted by gunmen in Owo area of Ondo State have been released after payment of an unspecified amount of money.

IN an effort to ensure that more investors keyed into the e-dividend initiative and also make the registration more seamless, the Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, has directed Registrars to provide periodic update on investors’ e-dividend registration status.

THE Allianz Group have again hosted the Allianz Junior Football Camp, which since  2009, annually welcomes teenagers from 25 countries to come to Munich for a week of training with FC Bayern youth coaches.

Celgene Corp and Bristol-Myers Squibb Co will have to pay $2.2 billion if either of the drug makers walks away from their $74 billion merger announcement according to a regulatory filing.

CONTINENTAL Reinsurance Plc has completed the incorporation of a subsidiary office in Douala, Cameroon. This status is a key milestone in its strategy of operating through a network of well-capitalized subsidiaries across Africa.  

Real Madrid’s nightmarish start to the new year continued on Sunday with a shock 2-0 home defeat by struggling Real Sociedad.

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has assured that the Government Science and Technical College (GSTC), Benin, formerly known as Benin Technical College being remodeled by his administration will be equipped with new set of workshop equipment in the first quarter of this year.

Mr Peter Obi, the Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says there is no division in the party in the South-East geo-political zone.

THE Nigerian Air Force,NAF,said Sunday that its troops involved in the fight against insurgency and terrorism in the North East destroyed Boko Haram terrorists’ gun trucks in Borno State.

The Federal Government has directed the military to vacate the premises of Daily Trust and the order has been complied with.

Daily Trust, one of the most widely read newspapers in the Northern part of Nigeria, might have incurred the wrath of the military with its lead report on Sunday with the bold caption: “Military prepares massive operation to retake Baga, others”.

Real Madrid may not even challenge for the title let alone win it as a shock 2-0 defeat at home to Real Sociedad on Sunday left them even further adrift in La Liga.

Sunil Chhetri overtook Lionel Messi in international goals as cricket-mad India stunned Thailand 4-1 at the Asian Cup football tournament on Sunday, the veteran striker scoring twice in their Group A opener to surpass the Barcelona superstar.

Premier League champions Manchester City began their FA Cup campaign with a 7-0 thrashing of Rotherham on Sunday but Fulham, battling to avoid relegation from English football’s top-flight, were beaten 2-1 by fourth-tier Oldham.