North Korea’s Defence Minister, Hyon Yong-chol has been executed for showing disloyalty to Kim Jong-un. South Korea’s spy agency has told parliament that Mr Hyon was...
I was going to buy some grocery and I saw a shed where someone was operating grinding machine, and grinding tomatoes for customers. I was fascinated....
The Council of State on Tuesday endorsed the programme of both transition committees of the outgoing President Goodluck Jonathan government and that of the incoming administration...
Less than a month after he was appointed in acting capacity, Solomon Arase was on Tuesday confirmed as the substantive Inspector General of Police (IGP)...
The EFCC on Tuesday re-arraigned Mamman Ali, son of a former National Chairman of the PDP, Ahmadu Ali before a Lagos State High Court in...
Unlike the national publicity secretary of his party, APC, Lai Mohammed who said the guilty should clear their conscience before man and God, governor-elect of...
National Chairman of the PDP, Alhaji Ahmadu Mu’azu has called on party members to put behind them the defeat suffered by the party in the last...
Former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) now Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, has been appointed pro-chancellor of the University of Benin, Edo...
Unlike in the past, former President Olusegun Obasanjo, and President-elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) both attended the Council of State meeting chaired by President Goodluck Jonathan...
Son of late human rights and pro-democracy activist, Dr. Beko Ransome-Kuti, and nephew to late Afrobeat maestro, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, Brigadier General Enitan Ransome-Kuti, and 29 other...
Senator-elect and chairman of Silverbird group, Ben Murray-Bruce can’t seem to wait to get into the chambers of the Senate to start implementing a lot of...
Mercenaries from South Africa have proved quietly decisive in helping the Nigerian military turn around its campaign against Boko Haram. With their roots in South Africa...
At a lab in Singapore, a researcher uses a joystick to control the movements of a giant beetle in flight. As the researcher moves his controller...
The fuel scarcity that has hit some parts of the country may not ease soon, as banks have reportedly withdrawn financing facilities to importers of the...
Less than three weeks after a serious earthquake hit Nepal killing more than 8,000 people and destroying hundreds of thousands of homes, another strong earthquake shook...
Finally, the reality is out: Nigeria is broke, seriously broke! To say the country is sagging under the weight of its growing internal and external debt...
The plot to sack national chairman of the PDP, Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu and other members National Working Committee (NWC) has hit a setback following the continued...
Despite the Supreme Court’s ruling last Thursday, for federal lawmakers to stay action on amendments to the country’s constitution, the National Assembly is bent on going...
Hell was literally let loose on Monday as members of the Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) threatened to go to war with...
Producer and singer, OJB has denied reports that his kidney has relapsed, or that he has been admitted into a hospital for the ailment. Read the...
Being famous doesn’t always provide immunity against loneliness. Superstar, Mariah Carey, says stardom could be magical and enjoyable but one could feel lonely in the midst...
Music producer and singer, Babatunde Okungbowa popularly known as OJB has reportedly had a relapse of his kidney ailment and is on admission at the General...
As its operations from limestone blasting and mining were beginning to constitute serious environmental hazards to the Oke-Oko Sekoni community in Ewekoro Local Government area of...
Governor Ahmed of Kwara State, on Monday sacked his state executive council, including Special Advisers, Senior Special Assistants, Special Assistants, Liaison Officers and Youth Employment Coordinators....
50 Cents is being investigated by the police after his jeweler filed a complaint against him and his crew for theft and assault. The owner of...
The crisis rocking the PDP at the national level seems to have infected the Lagos State chapter of the party, as the chairman, Captain Tunji Shelle,...
When Khloe Kardashian and Kendall Jenner stepped out in eye-catching knee high boots to attend a basketball game, they were definitely expecting a nice well-reported time...
Founder of the Transformation Ambassador of Nigeria (TAN), Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah, has denied media reports that he escaped an assassination attempt on his life, or that...
Brazilian football legend Pele is recuperating after his release from hospital Saturday following prostate surgery. Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo said the 74-year-old was discharged...
1. Christy Walton Ranking 6th on the overall billionaires list, we can say that Mrs. Walton knows her way with money. She inherited most of her...
The APC says that the incoming administration of Muhammadu Buhari would not waste precious time on endless probes, stating, that those feeling guilty should “clear their...
Few musicians remain as beloved and revered as the late Bob Nester Marley. Worshiped by millions, Marley captivated audiences worldwide. We delved deep to find some...
Mmusi Maimane who was on Sunday elected the first black opposition leader of South Africa’s Democratic Alliance (DA), has lashed out at President Jacob Zuma, promising...
The new Inspector General of Police (IGP) Solomon Arase wants Nigerians to let go their belief of the average Nigerian policeman when relating with him,...
The Senate has stated that it was wrong for the Supreme Court to stop the lawmakers in the performance of their legislative duties by ordering them...
President Goodluck Jonathan has stated that he expects to be persecuted after he leaves office, and also called on his ministers, and aides to also brace...
The Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, says rumours that the country’s economy is in ruins are untrue, and that the nation’s economy will not collapse...
The feud between footballer Emmanuel Adebayor and his family members, has been tuned up a notch, as he again took to his facebook page on Sunday...
Now that Major General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) has been chosen by the Nigerian people, it is my duty as a patriotic Nigerian to help him succeed...
The Lagos Carnival 2015, though marred by low turnout of fun seekers, which many people attributed to the prevalent fuel scarcity in town, was still able...
Minister of Finance and coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala says the country has lost huge revenue to tax holidays fraudulently granted companies by...
There has been no electricity for days at a stretch, sometimes weeks, the situation does not seem to be changing anytime soon. And with demand increasing...
The chairman of the Universal Basic Education Board (UBEB) of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Alhaji Barau Umar Ningi, is alleged to have misappropriated hundreds of...
According to the Consumer Protection Council, issues in the Nigerian power sector attract more complaints from consumers, far outweighing those of the banking, telecommunications and aviation...
Former Egyptian leader, Hosni Mubarak and his two sons were on Saturday sentenced by a Cairo court to three years in prison for corruption charges. AP...
Etcetetra’s is beginning to get famous through his pen rather than his mic. His pen flies again; this time, it is on Nigeria’s business mogul, Dangote,...
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday declared Liberia free of the dreaded Ebola Virus Disease. The declaration comes after no new case was reported in...
President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari may have disappointed the APC governors by rejecting their plans to submit a list of nominees for ministerial appointment to him, and not...
Your darling news blogging site, Ripples.com.ng will be following the Lagos Carnival train today, to bring you live, happenings, sights and sounds of the event. It’s...
Following a video footage alleging that she was involved in money laundering activities, the Olusegun Obasanjo Foundation has terminated the appointment of its London-based Chief Executive...
