in from Timothy Enietan-Matthews (Nation’s capital) . . . A former Minister of the Niger Delta Ministry, Elder Godsday Orubebe, is billed to be a guest...
A Kano State High Court, Friday, ordered the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II, from demolishing or tampering with any structure within the Kano Emir’s...
A winner has emerged in the presidential elections staged in Tanzania which was described as peaceful, except in Zanzibar where previous polls have been marred by...
A couple of Russian planes about a mile away from the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan were halted by four armed US Navy fighter jets in...
For the second time running, Berlin’s Jewish Museum is closed again after another unexploded World War II bomb was uncovered at a nearby construction site. Police...
In an apparent response to the unconventional decision of five Deputy Comptroller Generals of Customs to resign from the service, the Nigeria Customs Service Friday retired...
Inmates at Italy’s largest women’s prison gathered in the jail yard Thursday to shake their hips in a flashmob dance — in honour of Pope Francis....
It’s that time again…. To reward a reader who got lucky to be chosen from among the numerous entries that provided real funny captions to the...
Five Deputy Comptroller Generals of the Nigeria Customs Service voluntarily announced their resignation from the service yesterday. No reason was given for their action. They are:...
In from Olumide Olaoluwa . . . Madam Ebifeghe Dikoro, the 105- year- old mother of Chief Wilberforce Igiri, the running mate to the governorship candidate...
The lower legislative chamber on Thursday stopped the planned deportation of 29,000 Nigerians from the United Kingdom. Rita Orji, a lawmaker, who raised the issue as...
In from Smart Ali . . . Nigeria’s contribution to cybercrime worldwide has been estimated at $9.3 billion annually, President, Cyber Security Association of Nigeria (CSEAN),...
Former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commissioner (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, has said the major problem INEC has are politicians, expressing disappointment with the attitude...
A Kurdish family fleeing war torn Syria has been made to go through strain at Moscow airport in what many describe as bureaucratic purgatory on the...
Scores of refugees who cannot attend school due to war and natural disasters can now get a University degree from where ever they are located as...
Guinea has witnessed another drawback in its fight against the Ebola epidemic, as the West African country has recorded three new cases of the deadly disease....
Seventy-four-year-old Briton, Karl Andree who has been in custody in Saudi Arabia for about a year having been sentenced to 360 lashes for transporting homemade wine...
Aspirants for the seat of the world’s most powerful president, under the US Republican party have traded blows in a heated presidential debate in Colorado that...
Elections in Zanzibar have been annulled for not being free and fair, the electoral chief on the Tanzanian archipelago has announced, after rows between rival electoral...
In from Olumide Olaoluwa . . . Alhaji Sanusi Ado Bayero, eldest son of the late emir as District Head of Gwale and Ciroman Kano, was...
In from Olumide Olaoluwa . . . The Armed Forces on Wednesday declared 100 insurgents, mostly teenagers wanted, a move it assured would help greatly to...
As part of efforts to mitigate the adverse effects of climate change the federal government through the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN) in partnership with the...
China has reacted angrily and summoned the US ambassador after a US naval warship sailed through disputed waters of the South China Sea, saying the move...
The arrival of refugees in Germany which has spurred far right protesters in recent times may pose a threat to immigrants seeking a fresh start to...
The incumbent’s campaign which centered on building a strong economy seems to have paid off at the just concluded polls. Ivory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara has...
The recent heinous executions by ISIS which saw them bomb captives tied to ancient artifacts in Palmyra has led to an offensive against the deadly group....
Timothy Enietan-Matthews . . . The Lagos State government may soon okay public holidays to commemorate the celebration of special events marking the worship of Ifa,...
In from Olumide Olaoluwa . . . . The Senate on Tuesday mandated its committee on Marine Transport to invite the management of the Nigerian Ports...
Nigeria’s former military Head of State, Yakubu Gowon, has faulted the December 2015 deadline handed the military by President Muhammadu Buhari to end the Boko Haram...
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) Tuesday reacted to a recent ranking of Port Harcourt International Airport as the dirtiest and most corrupt airport in...
A retired police officer, Chris Omoben, who was in charge of the investigations into the death of a Dele Giwa, the founding Editor-in-Chief of Newswatch Magazine,...
A Yemeni hospital run by medical aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) was hit by a series of Arab coalition air strikes, the group said, the...
President Muhammadu Buhari today departed Abuja for Delhi, for the 3rd Summit Of India-Africa Forum. While in India, President Buhari, the Indian Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra...
The third term bid now seems to be a trump card for sit tight African leader as the case shows in most African countries. More than...
ISIS continues to spread fear around the world especially with the cruel methods in which it executes people. The ancient city of Palmyra which plays host...
In from Olumide Olaoluwa . . . A retired police chief, Chris Omeben, who conducted the investigation into the murder of renowned journalist, Dele Giwa, has...
Despite lacking experience in the field of politics, Jimmy Morales, a former TV comedian who has never held office, swept to power in Guatemala’s presidential election...
The Central Bank of Nigeria, over the weekend, made good its threat to sanction commercial banks that failed to comply with the directive for a Treasury...
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has suspended the registration of four directors of Stanbic IBTC and that of its audit engagement partner, KPMG for what it...
Chris Brown and the mother of his daughter have decided to sheath their swords and raise their daughter together and peacefully. For months now, Chris and...
Khloe Kardashian read the riot act to her errant husband, warning him never to touch drugs again or he would lose her forever. According to TMZ,...
At least 70 people are reported dead when a magnitude-7.5 earthquake struck southern Asia on Monday afternoon; the powerful earthquake struck northern Afghanistan, with tremors felt...
The governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima and the Chief of Army Staff, Gen. Tukur Buratai, Sunday, disagreed on insinuations that Boko Haram insurgents were holding...
Reports reaching Ripples has it that four suicide bombers were on Sunday, killed, when the vehicle they were traveling in exploded few kilometres to Maiduguri, Borno...
Several people were injured in scuffles that broke out in front of the Turkish embassy in Tokyo during early voting. About 3,600 Turkish nationals are residents...
Millions of eligible voters in Ivory Coast participated in a Presidential election which will likely return its incumbent, President Alassane Quattara to power. Poll workers in...
Preliminary results in the ongoing Presidential elections in Guatemala indicate that an unusual candidate with no political experience is set to become President with close to...
The heavy influx of migrants from war torn Syria and other politically unstable parts of the Middle East Asia has forced the hand EU leaders. Another...
After weeks of in-fighting, and horse trading, the Osun state governor, Rauf Aregbesola has approved the appointment of Prince Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi of the Giesi ruling...
A six-man Federal Government delegation led by the Secretary to the Government of the Federaltion (SGF) Babachir David Lawal yesterday visited victims of the recent bomb...
