Spurs slump offers chasing Arsenal, Man Utd, Chelsea Champions League hope
As Arsenal played out the final stages of a hugely significant 2-0 victory over Manchester United to propel themselves back into the Premier League top four, cries of "Tottenham Hotspur we're coming for you" rang out around the Emirates.
Troops kill 40 Boko Haram terrorists, destroy 6 gun trucks in Niger shootout
By Kingsley Omonobi Abuja—In continuation of Operation Yancin Tafki launched last month, troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force, MNJTF, comprising air and land components from Chad, Cameroon, Niger Republic and Nigeria, has dealt Boko Haram terrorists a blow. Baga: Buratai lauds troops’ victory against Boko Haram insurgents A statement by Col Timothy Antigha, spokesman […]
Oil rises on ongoing OPEC-led supply cuts, fall in U.S. rig count
Oil prices rose on Monday, lifted by comments from Saudi oil minister Khalid al-Falih that an end to OPEC-led supply cuts was unlikely before June and a report showing a fall U.S. drilling activity.
INEC suspends collation of gubernatorial election results in Kano on security reports
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kano has suspended the collation of results for the Saturday’s Governorship election.
2 Nigerians among 157 victims of Ethiopian Airline crash
The Management of the Ethiopian Airline has confirmed that two Nigerians are among the 157 passengers and eight crew that died in the Ethiopian Airlines 320 that crashed on Sunday.
PDP leads in Kano as INEC declares 43 LGAs of the 44 LGAs
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship candidate in Kano, Abba Yusuf, is ahead of the incumbent governor Dr Abdullahi Ganduje of the ruling All Progressive Congress APC after 43 of the 44 Local Government Areas’ results have been collated.
