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CBN to publish names of treasury looters – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will soon publish the names of former government officials found to have looted the treasury. Buhari said the CBN delayed the publication of names in order to avoid jeopardising investigations and further recoveries. The president made the disclosure while speaking at the 15th session of the Anyiam-Osigwe Foundation lecture at the International Conference Centre, in Abuja. In his lecture, Buhari said during electioneering, the issue that gained “higher currency” in the psyche of the peo

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AMVCA 2016: Full nomination list

AMVCA 2016: Full nomination list Take a look at the full list of nominees for the AMVCAs 2016: BEST OVERALL MOVIE (AFRICA) Dry – Stephanie Linus Freetown – Adam Abel and Garrett Batty AYANDA – Sara Blecher Tell Me Something Sweet – Akin Omotosho Road To Yesterday – Ishaya Bako Silverain – Juliet Asante House Arrest – Joseph Kenneth Ssebaggala (more…)

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Ukraine Lawmakers In Free For All Fight after Prime Minister Was Assaulted By Member (Photos)

Oleh Barna,r from the Block of Petro Poroshenko,tries to pull Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenuk out from the podium Fighting broke out among members of Ukraine's ruling coalition in parliament on Friday after a member of President Petro Poroshenko's bloc physically picked up Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk and pulled him from the podium. According to Voice of America,Yatseniuk was defending his embattled government's record when lawmaker Oleh Barna walked over to him, presenting him sarcastically with a bunch of red roses. Barna then grabbed him

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Yaya Toure voted 2015 BBC African Footballer of the Year

Yaya Toure scored City’s winner. Image: BBC Yaya Toure voted 2015 BBC African Footballer of the Year The 32-year-old becomes the third player, after Nwankwo Kanu and Jay-Jay Okocha, to win the prize twice. Manchester City’s Toure who first won in 2013, was voted ahead of Yacine Brahimi, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Andre Ayew and Sadio Mane. “I am very proud. To receive this dedication from the fans is unbelievable,” Toure told BBC Sport. “Also I want to pay tribute to the other nominees. African football is growing up, becoming much better and we have fantastic yo