No amount of blackmail can stop us from investigating Air Peace – FCCPC
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) says no amount of blackmail will stop its ongoing investigation into the operations of Air Peace. In a statement on Sunday,…
Deposed Syrian president granted asylum in Russia
Deposed President Bashar al-Assad has arrived in Moscow after fleeing a rebel takeover in Syria, TASS, the Russian state media, reports. Assad arrived with his family after Russia granted…
Ghana has learnt lessons from Nigeria’s electoral process – INEC chair
The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu says the just-concluded presidential and parliamentary elections in Ghana showed that the country has learnt some lessons from…
Otedola wields the big stick in First Bank after ‘lavish’ party
Folake Ani-Mumuney was asked to resign as First Bank’s global head of marketing and corporate communications by Femi Otedola, the chairman of the holding company, TheCable is reporting citing…
In the matter of Dele Farotimi before the star chamber
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Paul Anyebe was a judge of the High Court of Benue State in north-central Nigeria who had a young son with sticky fingers and a…
Bashar al-Assad ‘flees’ as Syrian rebels capture Damascus, topple government
The 24-year rule of Bashar al-Assad in Syria appears to have come to an end after rebel groups seized Damascus in the early hours of Sunday. The insurgent forces,…
Ex-president Mahama returns after winning Ghana’s presidential election
Mahamudu Bawumia, Ghana’s vice-president, has conceded defeat to John Mahama in the country’s presidential election. Bawumia is the candidate of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) while Mahama is…
RCCG free buses gulped N63m fuel in seven weeks – Leke Adeboye
The Pastor-in-Charge of Youth Province One, The Redeemed Christian Church of God, Joseph Palace, FESTAC, Lagos, Leke Adeboye, has declared that fueling the free buses providing transportation between Lagos…
South Korean president survives impeachment as ruling party MPs boycott proceedings
Lawmakers in South Korea have narrowly failed to impeach the nation's president over his short-lived attempt to declare martial law. A bill to censure Yoon Suk Yeol fell three…
Syrian insurgents reach capital Damascus, residents flee
Insurgents’ stunning march across Syria gained speed on Saturday with news that they had reached the suburbs of the capital and with the government forced to deny rumors that President…
