IMF Must Be More 'Vocal' On Global Economy, US Says

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde (C) speaks at the meeting of the 24 members of the International Monetary and Financial Committee on October 8, 2016 in Washington, DC ©Stephen Jaffe (AFP)

The United States called Saturday for the International Monetary Fund to speak out on crucial global economic matters, such as exchange rates, even if this made it unpopular.

3-IN-1 STORY: DSS Raid: NBA Declares A State Of Emergency On Judiciary

Abubakar Mahmoud, President, Nigerian Bar Association

Lawyers under the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) have declared a state of emergency in the judiciary as tension continues to build over the raiding of the homes of some judges allegedly by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS).

Nigeria’s Flamingoes Out Of World Cup

Goalkeeper Ok Kum Ju of Korea DPR makes a save ball during the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Group C match between Korea DPR and Nigeria at Amman International Stadium on October 8, 2016 in Amman, Jordan. (Photo by Boris Streubel - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)

Nigeria’s Flamingoes on Saturday crashed out of the ongoing fifth edition of the FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup in Jordan, thus recording the country’s worst outing at the competition.

Washington Voters To Decide On US's First Carbon Tax

In this photo taken Oct. 29, 2015, Carbon Washington campaign organizer Ben Silesky, left, leads a group of supporters and organization members into the Elections Office for the Washington Secretary of State in Olympia, Wash. to deliver signatures in support of putting Initiative 732 on the ballot. Voters in Washington state will weigh in on Initiative 732 in the 2016 election as they consider whether to approve the nation’s first

Washington lawmakers have tried and failed in recent years to make polluters pay for their carbon emissions to fight climate change. Now, voters will get to decide.

In this April 2, 2010 photo, a Tesoro Corp. refinery, including a gas flare flame that is part of normal plant operations, is shown in Anacortes, Wash. after a fatal overnight fire and explosion. Voters in Washington state will weigh in on Initiative 732 in the 2016 election as they consider whether to approve the nation’s first direct carbon tax on the burning of fossil fuels. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

DSS Stings Judges, Recovers Money

Cross section of judges at a ceremony

Nigeria has taken the war against corruption to the door steps of judges, recovering various sums of monies, including foreign currencies.

Buhari: Why I Won’t Stop Passing The Buck

President Muhammadu Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari said he will continue passing the buck for Nigerians to know what went wrong with the country in the past. According to him, it was absolutely necessary to blame his predecessors for the nation’s woes in order to “remind people who take things for granted.”

GOP Defections Begin As Party Grapples With Trump Comments

In this Oct. 6, 2016, photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a town hall in Sandown, N.H. Trump made a series of lewd and sexually charged comments about women as he waited to make a cameo appearance on a soap opera in 2005. The Republican presidential nominee issued a rare apology Friday, “if anyone was offended.” (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Republican leaders from Utah to Alabama called on Donald Trump to quit the presidential race on Saturday as a party in crisis grappled with the fallout from its White House nominee's vulgar and sexually charged comments caught on tape.

Iwobi Shocked At PHCN Over Power Outage

Alex Iwobi in Super Eagles' colours

Arsenal attacking midfielder Alex Iwobi has aimed a cheeky dig at Abuja Electricity Distribution Company PLC, sometimes colloquially referred to as NEPA, after a power cut at the Super Eagles' Bolton White Hotel and Apartments camp.

Ghana Begins Fuel Exports To Nigeria, Other W'Africa Nations

Ghana has started exporting fuel and gas oil to the Burkina Faso, Niger, Mali, Benin Republic and Nigeria from the Bolgatanga Petroleum Depot

Ghana has started exporting fuel and gas oil to Nigeria, Benin Republic, Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali from the Bolgatanga Petroleum Depot.

The 'Big Five' Decisions At CITES Wildlife Trade Meeting

The world's largest wildlife meeting wrapped up late Tuesday with conservationists hailing progress in tightening rules on trafficking of endangered species including sharks, grey parrots and pangolins.

An installation showing a rhino and an elephant in Mandela Square as part of the CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild, Fauna and Flora) convention in Johannesburg on September 26, 2016 ©Marco Longari (AFP)

Money Problems Delay Super Eagles' Journey To Zambia

Sunday's match is the first game in the group stages for qualification for Russia 2018 AFP

Nigeria's football team will arrive just 22 hours before their 2018 World Cup qualifier against Zambia after being delayed because of financial problems.

JUST IN: Colombian President, Juan Manuel Santos, Wins 2016 Nobel Peace Prize

Juan Manuel Santos, President of Colombia

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos won the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in a surprise after Colombians voted "No" to an agreement he signed with Marxist rebels to end 52 years of war.

Indian Police Arrest 70 For Targeting Americans In Tax Scam

A police official, centre, escorts two men outside the court in Thane, outskirts of Mumbai, India, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)

Indian police have arrested 70 people and are questioning hundreds more after uncovering a massive scam to cheat thousands of Americans out of millions of dollars by posing as U.S. tax authorities and demanding unpaid taxes, a police officer said Thursday.

A police official, right, escorts two men outside the court in Thane, outskirts of Mumbai, India, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)

EBOLA OUTBREAK: Ebola Scare Nurse Pauline Cafferkey To Spend Second Day In Hospital

Pauline Cafferkey was taken to hospital in Glasgow

Scottish nurse Pauline Cafferkey, who was rushed to hospital for a fourth time since her return from Africa, is to remain in hospital for a second day.

Vice Principal, Teacher, Four Pupils Kidnapped In Lagos

It all seemed like an action movie. A group of gunmen stormed a Lagos school, shot in the air to cause commotion and abducted the vice principal, a teacher and four pupils.

FOR THE RECORD: Blocking Nigeria From Coal-Fired Power Is Hypocrisy, Adeosun Tells Western Powers

Nigeria’s Minister of Finance spoke on Wednesday in Washington, U.S.A. during a discussion on importance of addressing infrastructure gaps in developing countries at the World Bank, International Monetary Fund Annual General Meeting

Kemi Adeosun, minister of finance, says it is hypocritical of the west and multilateral institutions to tell Nigeria not to use coal-fired power, which drove western industrialization.

Africa Could Be Significant LNG Importer By 2025 — Total

Shell tanker 'LNG Lagos'

Africa could become a significant global market for imported liquefied natural gas (LNG) by 2025, with Egypt the main driver, as more countries eye gas-to-power projects, a senior official at Total said on Tuesday.

Operators Want Telco-Led Mobile Money Initiative In Nigeria

Telecommunications service providers have renewed clamour to lead mobile money initiative in Nigeria on the basis that the current model has not been impactful on the economy.

Onyegbule Re-writes Records As Kogi Selects First-Ever Female Press Secretary

Petra Akinti Onyegbule

Petra Akinti Onyegbule has been appointed as the first ever female chief press secretary in Kogi state.

Rigobert Song Flown To Paris

Image source: cameroon-concord.com

Cameroon's legendary footballer Rigobert Song waved to the crowd as he was taken away from a hospital in the capital, Yaounde, to the airport to fly to Paris for treatment.