Nepal has imposed travel bans on ousted prime minister KP Sharma Oli and four former senior officials as part of an investigation into deadly unrest earlier this month, the interior minister said Monday.   Youth-led protests that began on September 8 over a brief social media ban, economic ...

    Ex- Manchester United captain, Wayne Rooney says the spirit and identity of Manchester United have disappeared, and he has no confidence in manager Ruben Amorim’s ability to turn the situation around.   Speaking on the latest episode of The Wayne Rooney Show on BBC Sounds, United’s all-time leading ...

  No fewer than 5,000 students of the University of Benin risk being barred from writing the second-semester examinations scheduled to commence on Monday, for failing to pay their school charges.   In a memo signed by the Registrar of the institution, Mr Ademola Bobola, the university announced the strict ...

    American rapper Cardi B has made history as the only female rapper to debut her first two studio albums at number one on the Billboard 200 chart.   Her sophomore album, Am I The Drama?, debuted at the top spot with 200,000 equivalent album units in its first ...

    The Ogun State Government has berated Senator Gbenga Daniel over his criticism of Governor Dapo Abiodun following a stop-work order on the ongoing rehabilitation of the 260-metre Paddy Arikawe Oye-Igbimo Road in Sagamu.   The government described the senator’s comments as “reckless and misleading,” accusing him of deliberately ...

    The Federal Government on Sunday assured Nigerians that there would be no disruption in the supply of refined petroleum products, following concerns over the Naira-for-crude oil arrangement and disputes involving the Dangote Refinery.   In a statement issued by the Ministry of Finance after a meeting of the ...

  The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria on Sunday placed its members on strike notice over what it tagged as “anti-worker” policies currently being implemented by the management of Dangote refinery.   The TUC also placed its members on alert for a nationwide strike should Dangote refinery fail to reinstate ...

    European Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain will play their first-ever Intercontinental Cup final in Doha, Qatar, on December 17, FIFA announced on Sunday.   Their opponents will only be determined four days earlier in the final playoff, called the Challenger Cup.   This will pit Egyptian club Pyramids, ...

  Nigerians may face a nationwide blackout from Monday as power generation companies have raised the alarm over an imminent shutdown of thermal plants following directives from the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria.   The Executive Secretary of the Association of Power Generating Companies, Joy Ogaji, ...

    As part of Nigeria’s 65th Independence anniversary celebration, the Federal Government held a special thanksgiving service on Sunday at the National Ecumenical Centre in Abuja to offer prayers and give thanks for the nation.   The event drew top government officials and security chiefs, including Senate President Godswill ...