The planned interaction with the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, by the Special Investigative Panel, SIP, investigating allegations of budget padding did not...
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi has called on the National Assembly to fashion out constitutional responsibilities that are developmental for traditional rulers in...
Five suspects, who posed as businessmen, have been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly abducting and gang-raping a woman. PUNCH Metro learnt that the...
In a move it said is to alleviate the sufferings of parents and students, the Federal Government has stopped the collection of development levies by the...
The Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai, Wednesday, came hard on the decision of the Central Bank of Nigeria to increase its Monetary Policy Rate, MPR,...
By Solomon Asemota (SAN) … Islamist Jihadists of the Hausa, Fulani and Kanuri Ethnic Nationalities, who are Negroid immigrants to Nigeria, are pushing the nation to an...
The Reformed Niger Delta Avengers, RNDA, has remained unrelenting in its claim that former President Goodluck Jonathan is the masked man behind the rampaging Niger Delta...
Nigeria’s apex capital market regulator, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and other stakeholders have reached agreement to stop the issuance of dividend warrants as payments for...
After sustained depreciation in recent trading sessions, highly capitalised stocks broke the losing streak at the Nigerian stock market on Wednesday, rallying the market to a...
Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, got more than he bargained for on Wednesday as former governors Donald Duke and Babangida Aliyu took him on the...
Kano State Relief and Emergency Agency on Wednesday said that at least 5,300 houses were destroyed by flood in six Local Government Areas of Kano State....
After the much celebrated declaration of the Nigerian economy as the largest in Africa and 26th in the world, South Africa has pushed the country back,...
The Nigerian Air Force said it would deploy additional personnel to its Quick Response Unit (QRU) in Minna to curtail any acts capable of breaching the...
Argentina has been eliminated from the Olympic soccer tournament after a 1-1 draw against Honduras, which advanced to the quarterfinals along with Portugal. Two-time Olympic champion,...
The Golden Eaglets of Nigeria are still stranded in Abuja despite the move to relocate the team to Sokoto for the return leg of the African...
As the athletics events considered as the powerhouse of the Olympics begin, one of Team Nigeria’s coaches, Gabriel Okon, has sounded a warning to athletes to...
Technical Director of the Nigeria Wrestling Federation, Daniel Igali has finally expressed his joy that at last, training partners have been approved to join his wrestlers...
Real Madrid star man, Cristiano Ronaldo, on Wednesday returned to training after several weeks of layoff. Ronaldo has not been in action since the final of...
The League of Progressives Ambassadors of Nigeria (LEPAN), has described as a threat to freedom of speech, the recent arrest of a blogger, Abubakar Sidiq by...
A private organization, Frot Group, on Wednesday rewarded Nigeria’s Aruna Quadri Quadri with a cash of $2500 for his heroic feat of setting a new African...
The protest embarked upon by Ugborodo villagers in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State, worsened on Wednesday, as the management of Chevron Nigeria Limited,...
In a bid to make good his threat, the Ekiti State government, through the House of Assembly on Wednesday, conducted a public hearing on a bill...
The Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) has once again declared force majeure (FM) on gas supplies to the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) export facility on...
The many struggles of ex-beauty queen and former Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) President Ibinabo Fiberesima are well documented and among her most publicised struggles is...
The exploits of American born Nigerian Rower, Chierika Ukogu at the on-going Rio 2016 Olympics has caught the attention of many Nigerian’s who are applauding her...
According to Wikipedia, guava is a tropical fruit that is native to Mexico, Central America and the northern part of South America. They were later adopted...
It used to be simple: You meet a guy, you date, and see you whether you want to keep him around. But online dating, Facebook, and...
A member of the House of Representatives and Chairman, House Committee on Legislative Compliance, Abiodun Olasupo, has said Nigerian lawmakers were elected to pad the nation’s...
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has described its embattled factional chairman, Ali Modu Sheriff as an agent of destabilisation. The party also vowed that nothing will...
The Trade Union Congress, TUC, Ogun State chapter, has said the conditions of civil servants in the state have assumed a worrisome dimension, due to their...
External auditors are currently examining the books of Skye Bank Plc to determine the state-of-affairs of the commercial bank, after the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)...
At least 15 inmates were said to have absconded from Nsuka Prison in Enugu state after a jail-break which happened Tuesday night. Wednesday broke their cells...
About 20 soldiers on different ranks are to be tried for different offences ranging from murder to sale öf firearms in counter insurgency warfare in the...
A group of 1,007 intelligent robots set a new Guinness World Record after dancing in unison for more than a minute. The robots came together at...
Defending champion Serena Williams is out of the Olympics after losing to Ukrainian Elina Svitolina in the third round of the women’s singles. Williams lost 6-4...
Twenty-one Olympic gold medals, more than twice as many as anyone else in history, maybe more to come. With Michael Phelps it can all seem so...
Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Wednesday, urged security agencies in the country not to treat the rumours that Boko Haram terrorists are recruiting members...
Public accusation of state mismanagement and corruption is expected to be on the increase after 11 premature babies were burnt to death after a fire outbreak...
The impeachment trial against President Dilma Rousseff on charges of breaking budget laws is expected to begin anytime soon after Brazilian Senators voted 59 to 21...
Super Eagles and Arsenal of England striker, Alex Iwobi has expressed confidence in Nigeria’s chances of qualifying for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. The 20-year-old,...
Nigeria’s senior male basketball team, the D’Tigers early Wednesday morning suffered their second defeat at the ongoing 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil after losing narrowly to...
More facts have emerged on why the CBN directed banks in Nigeria to cancel 25 per cent of the total $1.9bn (N600 bn) non performing loans...
Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane has lauded his side’s never-say-die attitude after seeing them claim a dramatic Super Cup win over Sevilla. Madrid looked dead and...
The Federal Government is very much aware of the cry of hunger ravaging the people, but we are not the cause, the Minister of Agriculture, Chief...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday evening released Abubakar Sidiqu Usman a political blogger, having detained him more than 24 hours. His lawyer,...
Wife of the President, Mrs. Aisha Buhari has donated relief materials to the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Benin City, Edo State, with a call on...
A radical reform of the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) in which many of its staff may lose their jobs will soon begin, Daily Trust has learnt....
Armed robbers have shot dead a cashier, identified only as Genesis, in the Ilupeju area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro learnt that Genesis, a cashier with a...
The Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has directed prosecution agencies to forward files of high profile cases with them to...
THE Lagos State Government yesterday warned that it will not hesitate to confiscate houses and hotels used as hideouts for kidnappers and other criminal activities. Commissioner...
