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February closure announced after administrators unable to find a buyer for the retail chain Payless Shoes is expected to close all of its 132 stores in February after the administrators were unable to find a buyer for the retailer. Administrator Ferrier Hodgson says about 730 staff will be affected and that employee entitlements are expected […]

China reiterated its call on the international community to seek political settlement of the Syrian conflict as well as to fight terrorism and provide Syrian people with humanitarian aid, Wu Haitao, Chinese deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, said. Syndicated from Sputnik News

The Niger Delta Avengers say they have bombed the Bonny crude export line in Rivers State. In a statement on its website, the group said it “brought down oil production activities at the Bonny 48 inches crude oil export line” through its “strike team”. The militants said the attack was a “wake up call” for […]Read More

Our attention has been drawn to a publication with the misleading title “ Senate Okays Data Price Hike, says NCC Acted in national Interest” in a national daily insinuating that the Senate through its Committee on Communications sanctioned data price increase by telecommunications service providers during an oversight visit to the Nigerian Communication Commission. There […]

A former governor of Jigawa State, Dr Sule Lamido, has said it is “funny and contradictory” for the federal government to keep blaming the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) government to cover its inadequacies. Lamido, who spoke with Daily Trust in his Bamaina home yesterday, wondered why the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led government would say that […]

Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers 1. There was confusion in the country among promoters and participants were thrown into confusion on Tuesday following the outbreak of the news that ponzi scheme, Mavrodi Mondial Moneybox, otherwise known as MMM has been frozen. However, the founders of the scheme are insisting that the […]

Media Managers and Journalists have been urged to uphold the ethics of the profession and maintain integrity. The anti-corruption agencies made this call at the end of a workshop on anti-corruption held recently at Calabar. They agreed that there is need for media houses to establish anti-corruption desks devoted to corruption issues. They urged them […]

Nigerian foreign minister Geoffrey Onyeama said his side was “hopeful” and going into talks with “no preconditions”. Syndicated from World Bulletin

British man accused of trying to grab gun to kill Donald Trump in Las Vegas jailed for 12 months Syndicated from BBC News

In a bit to prevent delay of criminal cases at law court, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Crimes Commission (ICPC), The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), judiciary and other anti-corruption agencies have called for special courts that will be devoted to corruption cases in all states of the federation. The anti-corruption agencies […]

The Metropolitan Police have confirmed they are investigating 106 separate allegations, with five Football League sides in England also implicated You can hear the headlines on Breaking Radio Sport News by Goal

A member of the White Helmets in Aleppo speaks to BBC Newsnight with government forces just 300m away. Syndicated from BBC News