Philando Castile shot by police in Minnesota, reports say, a day after Alton Sterling shooting

The death of another man at the hands of U.S. police has been caught on tape, according to multiple reports, with a video of the killing in Minnesota sweeping across social media platforms in the hours following the event.

BREAKING: Nollywood actress, Bukky Ajayi, is dead

Veteran Nollywood actress, Bukky Ajayi, is dead.  A source told The Punch that she died on Wednesday morning but declined to give details. She was 82 years. Ajayi studied drama at the Institute of Drama, London. She was part of the TV series Village Headmaster which aired in the 1980s. Details Later…

Court declares PDP convention legal, confirms sack of Sheriff

The Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt this morning declared the May 21 National Convention of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) legal and that its decisions did not violate any known law or the constitution of the party.

Dangote Set To Launch Nigeria’s First Private Refinery

Aliko Dangote

Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, plans to launch Nigeria’s first private crude oil refinery by 2019 while almost doubling his cement production on the continent by adding plants in eight countries as he shrugs off a regional.

Payroll Has Gone Down By 6.6bn Naira – Adeosun

Mrs Kemi Adeosun

The Federal Government says it has saved 6.6 billion Naira on its payroll since November 2015.The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, made the claim on Monday while giving a brief on the activities of the Efficiency Unit (E-UNIT) approved by President Muhammadu Buhari last November.“On salaries, we’ve cleaned our payroll. As at last week, we had reduced our payroll amount by 6.6 billion Naira between when I started work in November and today.”

Messi Fined £1.7m And Sentenced To Jail Term

Barcelona football star Lionel Messi has been sentenced to 21 months in prison and fined £1.7m over a tax fraud case in Spain.

Pistorius Gets Six Years Jail Term For Girlfriend’s Murder

South African Olympic athlete, Oscar Pistorius, has being sentenced to serve six years for the 2013 murder of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp.