Nigeria has received a heavy knock with the Mo Ibrahim International Index for Governance in Africa, as it has been ranked 36 out of 54 countries....
At least six suspected members of a gang that kidnapped the wife of the Central Bank Governor, Margaret Emefiele, about four days ago have been arrested...
Insinuations are rife that the real cause of altercations between Ekiti and Osun chapters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) may not be that Governor Rauf...
In what is seen as a fresh blow for US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, the New York attorney general has ordered Trump Foundation to stop...
Two Mississippi cops have been punished by their superiors after they were both placed on a paid leave following the death of a 3-year-old (daughter of...
For a nation which economy is already officially in recession due mainly to reduced revenue generation, this is not good news. The Nigerian National Petroleum...
It was a tragic day on Sunday for the residents of Kolokolo Quarters of Enerhen, in Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta state as a mid day...
The European Union, EU, has advised the Federal Government on a number of steps to take to tackle the current economic recession in the country. ...
In an attempt to stem the current economic recession in the country, the Senate has completed work on eight ammendment bills it hopes to send to...
By Joseph Edgar… This is the statement, I hear, Vice President Osinbajo made in a reported sermon he made to his church members and what immediately...
Hope has been raised in the quest to find a lasting cure for the dreaded HIV/AIDS syndrome as a British man living with HIV has shown...
The government of Saudi Arabia has been forced to do away with the Islamic Hajiri calendar opting for Gregorian calendar which will now make the working...
Pastor Chris Okotie of the Household of God Church on Sunday laid the blame of underdevelopment and poverty in Nigeria at the doorstep of poor leadership....
The Governor of Ekiti State, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has said that the victory of the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the September...
The Bayelsa State chapter of the Nigerian Union of Teachers, NUT, has directed public primary and secondary school teachers in the state to stay off work...
The Ondo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has told a former governorship aspirant on the platform of the party, Olusola Oke, that his...
Warri Wolves and Heartland of Owerri have been relegated from the Nigeria Premier League after their dismal performance at the just concluded season on Sunday. Warri...
Tension between Kiev and Moscow is expected to be on the high following the arrest of an Ukrainian journalist Roman Sushchenko by the Russian intelligence agency...
Urgent humanitarian aid is needed ahead of the winter after the Red Cross revealed that at least 600,000 people in North Korea have been affected by...
Reality TV star Kim Kardashian didn’t quite expect the horrifying reception she would be faced with on her visit to the French capital for Paris Fashion...
Nigeria’s Technical Adviser Gernot Rohr replaced injured duo of Victor Moses and Isaac Success with NPFL stars Godwin Obaje and Chisom Egbuchulam for the Super Eagles’...
The second semifinal match of this year’s men Federation Cup competition will now take place at the Lekan Salami Stadium, Adamasingba, Ibadan, on Saturday, 15th October...
Unless urgent solution is found to the prevailing dollar scarcity facing Nigeria, the December holidays may be celebrated without fuel, and this is according to feelers from the Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN). Rising from...
An All Progressives Congress (APC) senator, Shehu Sani has warned that the present recession in Nigeria may result into revolution if nothing is done by the...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Rivers State chapter, has alleged that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) manipulated the Edo governorship election and vowed not to...
It does not matter where one turns, the headlines scream that the 2016 US election is tight. How tight? Like in Clinton 42% and Trump 42%...
The Federal Road Safety Corps has issued about 2,800 commercial vehicles tickets of fine on take off of the enforcement of speed limiting device nationwide. In...
By Reuben Abati… The various reactions on Independence Day yesterday can only compel us to ask one question: what does Nigeria mean to you or me?...
Former Anambra Gov. Peter Obi has frowned against indiscriminate award of titles by churches to worshippers, saying that it was at variance with the essence of...
By Farouk Martin’s Aresa… Here we go again! We have not recovered from the excesses of past politicians that decided to sell Government properties to themselves,...
Head of December 9, 2015 Supreme Court ruling on the perjury suit against Cross River State governor, Prof. Ben Ayade, by a Peoples Democratic Party, PDP,...
Deputy national Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank has written to President Mihammadu Buhari complaining of the national Chairman of the...
Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad, RRS, of Lagos State Police Command, weekend, arrested a club girl, who allegedly stole one of her male customers’ Automated...
A diplomatic row may be brewing between Nigeria and Turkey following the arrest and deportation of some Nigerian students from Istanbul by the Turkish police. Rukkaya...
A former Governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva, has retrieved 48 of his properties seized by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, The PUNCH has learnt....
The police in Lagos State have arrested a sex worker, identified as Grace Onome, for allegedly selling her two-year-old child in the Badagry area of the...
At least $376.5bn was lost as a result of militants’ attacks on gas facilities in Nigeria between June and September 2016. This resulted from a 45 per cent drop in production of the Joint Venture assets and the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NNPC) within the period. The NNPC latest monthly...
The Los Angeles police have identified the 18-year-old shot by a white cop following a car chase as Carnell Snell Jr. In another development, calls have...
Reality TV star Kim Kardashian West was held at gun point inside her Paris hotel according to a spokesperson of the mother of two. Confirming the...
The European Union is looking to put an expensive leash on Google. The EU’s Commission plans to launch yet another antitrust case against Google (this one...
Three policemen were reportedly killed and one other is said to be in critical condition when gunmen stormed Igumale Police Station in Ado Local Government Area...
Rivers State Commissioner of Sport, Boma Iyaye has congratulated Enugu Rangers for emerging champions of the Nigeria Professional Football (NPFL) league. Iyaye also lauded the runners...
Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has risen in defence of former governor of the state, Rotimi Amaechi, over Governor Nyesom Wike’s claim...
A rather peaceful demonstration by anti-government protesters turned bloody when police in Ethiopia’s Oromiya region fired teargas and warning shots on Sunday to disperse marchers at...
Arsene Wenger was relieved his Arsenal side made the most of the opportunity provided to them by Tottenham to close the gap on league leaders Manchester...
A Dutch journalist identified as Jeroen Oerlemans has been gunned down in an attack blamed on an ISIL sniper. According to reports, Jeroen was killed while...
A Senator from Kogi State, Dino Melaye, has recommended that President Muhammadu Buhari grant presidential pardon and amnesty to those who looted the country’s national treasury....
Head Coach of the Nigeria U17 Women’s team, Bala Nikyu has assured that his girls will bounce back from their 1-0 loss to Brazil, when they...
The Edo State governorship election has come and gone but the echoes of what transpired on Wednesday September 28 may continue to reverberate for a long...
Barcelona lost a thrilling encounter with Celta de Vigo 4-3 on Sunday evening to remain fourth place in LaLiga, two points behind leaders Atletico Madrid. The...
