Iranians Up In Arms As Apple Removes Top Apps

This file picture taken on July 09, 2017 shows employees at an e-commerce site's offices in the Iranian capital Tehran

Iranians were joined by two ministers Saturday in protesting after Apple removed popular apps from its store, a move the American company says was made to comply with US sanctions.

Records Tumble In Europe’s Transfer ‘Madness’

This file photo taken on May 27, 2017 shows Dortmund’s French midfielder Ousmane Dembele celebrating scoring the opening goal with Polish defender Lukasz Piszczek during the German Cup (DFB Pokal) final football match Eintracht Frankfurt v BVB Borussia Dortmund at the Olympic stadium in Berlin. The Spanish giants Barcelona have agreed to sign Dembele to according to Dortmund on August 25, 2017. John MacDougall / AFP

Ousmane Dembele’s transfer to Barcelona in a deal worth up to €147 million (US$175 million), making him the world’s second most expensive player after Neymar, is the latest dizzying move fuelled by TV money and Gulf-based club owners.

Nwabueze, Anyaoku, Akinrinade, Others Explain How To Restructure Nigeria

Panel discussing Restructuring Nigeria – ARISE TV

The Group of Southern Leaders of Thought, an association of elder statesmen, have said a negotiated restructuring, implemented through a new Constitution, is the best assurance for the realization of one Nigeria.

VCs, ASUU Reject 120 Cut-Off Mark For Varsity Admission

Prof. Is’haq Oloyede, JAMB Registrar

Some Vice-Chancellors and the Academic Staff Union of Universities have rejected the decision of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board to peg admission cut-off mark at 120 for universities and 100 for polytechnics, monotechnics and colleges of education.

Stray Bullet Kills Man Scrambling For Loot Left Behind By Robbers

The bullet-ridden car

One person was feared dead yesterday following a daylight robbery by suspected armed robbers along Wellington Bassey Way in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State capital.

Nigeria's Buhari Resumes Old Habits In Days Since Return

Nigerian President Mohammadu Buhari returned home at the weekend after more than 100 days of medical treatment in London

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has kept a low profile since his grand return from sick leave on Saturday.

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari took office in 2015

FOR THE RECORD: Netherlands Embassy: We No Longer Issue Visas To Nigerians

Traditional Dutch Windmill and Tulips Field, Netherlands

The embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Nigeria on Tuesday reminded Nigerians that it is no longer in charge of issuing visas to them.

ExxonMobil 'Double Speak' On Climate Laid Bare: Study

From 2006 to 2016, ExxonMobil was led by Rex Tillerson, currently Secretary of State under US President Donald Trump

ExxonMobil knowingly misled the public for decades about the danger climate change poses to a warming world and the company's long-term viability, according to a peer-reviewed study, released on Wednesday, of research and statements by the US oil giant.

The fossil fuel industry is especially vulnerable to questions about climate risk as the race to decarbonize the world economy gathers pace

Electricity: FG Yet To Release ₦701bn Gas Supply Guarantee Fund 5 Months After

Electricity: FG yet to release ₦701bn gas supply guarantee fund 5months after

The much famed ₦701.9bn Payment Assurance Fund (PAF) meant to provide more liquidity for Generation Companies (GenCos) to pay for gas and increase electricity supply, has not been released five months after it was announced, Daily Trust reports.

Record US$417M Award In US Lawsuit Linking Baby Powder To Cancer

This undated photo provided by Robinson Calcagnie, Inc., shows Eva Echevarria. A Los Angeles jury on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017 ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay a record US$417 million to Echevarria, a hospitalized woman who claimed in a lawsuit that the talc in the company's iconic baby powder causes ovarian cancer when applied regularly for feminine hygiene. The verdict in the lawsuit brought marks the largest sum awarded in a series of talcum powder lawsuit verdicts against Johnson & Johnson in courts around the U.S. (Robinson Calcagnie, Inc. via AP)

A Los Angeles jury on Monday ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay a record US$417 million to a hospitalized woman who claimed in a lawsuit that the talc in the company's iconic baby powder causes ovarian cancer when applied regularly for feminine hygiene.

Nigerian Universities Set For More Crises As SSANU, NASU, NAT Meet On Nationwide Strike

UniJos

Three major non-academic staff unions will decide on Wednesday whether to join the strike by university lecturers, PREMIUM TIMES has learnt.

What Buhari Told Nigerians (FULL TEXT)

In this photo released by the Nigeria State House, Nigeria President, Muhammadu Buhari, centre, walks upon his arrival at the Nnamdi Azikiwe airport in Abuja, Nigeria, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017. (Sunday Aghaeze/Nigeria State House via AP)

President Muhammadu Buhari addressed Nigerians on Monday morning, two days after he returned from London.

Hope, Anxiety As FG Moves To Deregulate Electricity Meter Acquisition — Daily Trust Investigation

The Minister of Power, Mr Babatunde Fashola, last week announced plans to liberalize the acquisition of meters by customers for the 11 electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) to check complaints of overbilling.

Ruud Gullit Believes Antonio Conte Was Wrong To Text Diego Costa Over Exit

Ruud Gullit

Former Chelsea manager Ruud Gullit believes current boss Antonio Conte was unwise to text striker Diego Costa to tell him he is no longer needed at Stamford Bridge.

Diego Costa, left, and Antonio Conte

Indian Woman Wins Divorce Over Lack Of Toilet

An Indian urinates on a wall in front of a poster in Hyderabad for the Hindi film "Toilet", about one man's battle to build toilets in his village

An Indian court has given a woman permission to divorce her husband because their home did not have a toilet, forcing her to seek relief outdoors.