Determined to wear the crown despite the unease that they say usually lies on the head that wears it, the Giesi ruling house has presented a...
While many believe that there is a fierce battle raging within the All Progressives Congress (APC) over who sits atop the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT),...
Keen on returning sanity to petroleum products distribution and marketing, the federal government is seriously considering establishing back-up refineries to entrench a culture of efficiency. This...
In from Olumide Olaoluwa … Still basking in the euphoria of its recent successes against the Boko Haram terrorist group, the Nigerian army today released 128...
In from Olumide Olaoluwa … Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) delegates who had arrived Lokoja, the Kogi State capital in preparations for the party’s governorship primary were...
In from Olumide Olaoluwa … Chief Fynman Wilson, the Special Adviser to Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State, has been abducted. He was reportedly kidnapped in...
[three_fourth_last]At last, President Muammadu Buhari has opened up on his highly criticized action —the appointment of his close staffers— saying he appointed people he could trust....
[three_fourth_last]At last, President Muammadu Buhari has opened up on his highly criticized action —the appointment of his close staffers— saying he appointed people he could trust....
By Joseph Edgar … Let me write this article as a layman. I do not know anything about taxes and churches for that matter. The closest...
While it battles with payment of salary arrears, the Osun State government is also looking for ways to reduce its debt burden by hunting and weeding...
Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, in a surprise move, and giving no reason for his action, on Wednesday sacked four ot his commissioners, asking them to...
The imprisonment of Kim Davies, the court clerk who refused to issue marriage license to gay partners in US must have sent shivers down many a...
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In from Nifemi Daniel Stemming from recent disagreements, the National Sports Commission has placed an indefinite ban of sprinter, Blessing Okagbare, excluding her from representing Nigeria...
The life of affluence exhibited by some ex-militants who depended on the lucrative contracts of protecting the nation’s oil pipelines may now be over as the...
Barely a month after a class action lawsuit was filed against Jessica Alba’s company, Honesty, another one has been filed again over her sunscreen, and this...
Jamaican sprint superstar Usain Bolt has cut his season short to begin preparation for next year’s Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. The 29-year-old pulled out of...
Though her mother is contesting for the same position, Chelsea Clinton, former first daughter of America is surprisingly one person that thinks Kanye West’s announcement that...
A British Airways plane bound for London has caught fire at Las Vegas airport, forcing the evacuation of 172 people on board on emergency slides. Airport...
Serena Williams overcame her sister Venus at the US Open to move to the semi finals of the US Open, and two victories of her first...
In from Success Allantee … The benchmark index at the Nigerian stock market rose for the third consecutive day yesterday as investors dug deeper into value...
Ahead of a planned rally slated for tomorrow (Thursday) in expression of its distaste for the level of corruption in the country, the Nigeria Labour Congress...
Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney wrote his name in history yesterday by becoming England’s all-time leading goal scorer. The striker smashed home a penalty to pass...
In from Nifemi Daniel … Nigeria coach, Sunday Oliseh, has stated that big players such as John Obi Mikel, Vincent Enyeama and Victor Moses must fight...
In from Olumide Olaoluwa … As part of efforts to improve the educational sector in the state, and encourage more of its people to go to...
In from Success Allantee … Nigeria might be at a risk of enormous capital flight as JP Morgan has said it would delist the country from...
In from Success Allantee … Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc, the holding company for Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc has fallen into troubled waters, as Financial services regulators...
In a show of growing romance with the APC-led federal government, former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Tuesday held a secret meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at...
Just days after the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, decried the rot in the nation’s civil service, the sad tale has again been brought to the...
Super Eagles has defeated Niger Republic’s Menas in a friendly game on Tuesday, September 8, at the Adokiye Amiesiamaka Stadium in Port Harcourt. The Super won...
So there’s at least one person with zero interest in watching the Williams sisters play each other in the US Open quarterfinals Tuesday night (Wednesday West...
The Northern Christian Youth Solidarity Movement for Emancipation, Justice and Self Determination, has condemned what it described as campaign of calumny against the leader of the...
As the refugee crisis leaves a scar on Europe, France has announced a 10 million euro ($11.16 million) emergency fund for housing, health and education of...
Stunning revelations are coming out over the running of the power sector since 1999, which has left it prostrate and unable to meet the demands of...
It is rare to see people working against their countries in a trying period like war time. But in Nigeria, this seems to be the stock-in-trade...
The PDP Governors’ Forum has once again taken a critical assessment of the political atmosphere in Nigeria and declared that the country was sliding into dictatorship...
Electronics company Canon has developed a 250 megapixel sensor for use in digital cameras. Canon said the sensor is sensitive enough to read lettering on the...
North and South Korea agreed on Tuesday to hold a further round of reunions of family members separated during the 1950-53 Korean-War next month, the South...
The time of reckoning seems to have finally come for the powerful men of yesteryears, who decided to give the teeming Nigerian population darkness instead of...
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The Nigerian civil service over the years has a earned a reputation for being corrupt, inefficient and insensitive to the needs of the citizens, and has...
Unhappy with human rights lawyer, Festus Keyamo over his criticisms of Ndigbo for protesting what they said was marginalization from federal appointments, the youth wing of...
By Olumide Olaoluwa … Worried that some former ministers with corruption cases have been travelling overseas with diplomatic immunity, the federal government has ordered 21 former...
In from Nifemi Daniel … In order to make it as footballers, Nigerian football players go extra miles by seeking the assistance of herbalists, Super Eagles...
In from Olumide Olaoluwa … Former Bayelsa State Governor, Timiprieye Sylva, has put an end to speculation on his next political move. He made a last-minute...
In from Success Allantee … The Nigerian stock market reopened yesterday with sustained positive sentiments as investors took positions in undervalued stocks ahead of the expected...
To douse palpable apprehension, the President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, in Ghana, assured Nigerians that he would name his cabinet before the end of September. The...
The burgeoning refugee crisis in Europe may have claimed its first high profile official. Unable to keep thousands of migrants off its borders, Hungary’s Defence Minister...
One of Nigeria’s leading banking institutions, FBN Holdings Plc, Monday evening announced major changes to its leadership team that will take effect January 1 2016. Folake...
The long arms of the law has eventually caught up with a fleeing Nigerian fugitive, Abdul Adewale Kekere-Eku, as he was on Monday sentenced to life...
