Seems the last has not been heard concerning the N1.4 trillion naira fine slammed on telecommunications giant, MTN by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for failing...
In from Ahmed Boulor . . . The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu can now heave a sigh of relief...
After several months of speculations, Chelsea Football Club has sacked embattled coach, Jose Mourihno. The 52-year-old was informed of his fate on Thursday afternoon after owner...
China may have found a temporary solution to the hazardous pollution levels which has seen smog in Chinese metropolis Shanghai hit its highest level since January...
Officials of Air India are currently mourning the demise of one of their engineers after he was sucked into the engine of one of its planes....
As the saying goes, uneasy is the head that wears the crown. That scenario aptly captures the present predicament facing President Jacob Zuma following mass protests...
There were still more losers than gainers, but the momentum of the downtrend at the Nigerian stock market slowed down considerably yesterday as investors sought out...
In from Ali Smart . . . One of the assurances given by President Muhammadu Buhari during the electioneering campaign was that the value of the...
CHELSEA are considering appointing Guus Hiddink as caretaker manager until the end of the season with Diego Simeone eyed as Jose Mourinho’s long-term successor. According to...
UEFA President, Michel Platini, will not attend his hearing in front of the FIFA ethics committee on Friday, his spokesman has confirmed. The Frenchman is currently...
Pep Guardiola is set to announce his decision to leave Bayern Munich, according to reports in Spain. The 44-year-old ex-Barcelona coach has been linked with both...
The Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, Wednesday, announced the dismissal of 51 police officers for proven corrupt offences while another 56 were awarded various punishment....
The upper legislative chamber on Wednesday uncovered how the sum of N701.5billion earmarked for Natural Resources Fund was misappropriated. The Senate Committee on Public Accounts discovered...
President Muhammadu Buhari will present the 2016 budget to a joint session of the National Assembly on Tuesday, 22nd of December. The President had yesterday written...
The Management of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC), Wednesday, said the alleged N125 million received from the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) was...
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, has assured that two of the refineries may be revived by the end of December....
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra and Director of the pirate radio station, Radio Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has been discharged and acquited by a...
The governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, Wednesday lost his appeal for an upturn of the Rivers State Election Tribunal sacking him from office, as a...
The Bauchi State Government has revealed that the administration of former Governor Isa Yuguda received and spent N91 billion security vote in eight years. This was...
It’s a malicious virus that locks the user out of their computer and demands a fee to return their files. A report published by the Australian...
A team of monitors have revealed that Iran violated a United Nations Security Council resolution last October by test-firing a missile capable of a nuclear warhead....
Ever since his comments on the proposed ban of Muslims travelling to America over increasing terror threats, Republican front-runner Donald Trump has continued to receive hard...
In what is seen as a landmark move, Libyan television reports that the heads of Libya’s two rival parliaments have met for the first time. The...
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, suffered another set back on Tuesday, as an Abuja High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, yesterday, sacked its Acting National...
Although he was entitled to three vehicles as a former head of state, the presidency has said that President Muhammadu Buhari got one armoured SUV and...
In from Ali Smart… As the Chinese would say, may we all live in interesting times. Certainly for Nigerians, the last 12 months have been quite...
After dropping to three-year low last week, Nigerian equities again dropped to new lows yesterday as concerns mounted that the expected increase of interest rate by...
By Timothy Enietan-Matthews In a move obviously meant to pre-empt the Federal Government, the National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Olisa Metuh,...
Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki Tuesday said if the relevant committees of the Senate had performed their constitutional roles in monitoring and investigating how funds...
In from Nifemi Daniel . . . Striker Victor Osinhem did not return to the country with the National U-23 team on Monday from Dakar, Senegal...
In from Nifemi Daniel . . . Captain of Nigerian U-23 Eagles Okechukwu Azubuike has been named the Most Valuable player of the U-23 AFCON by...
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday received Letters of Credence from three Ambassadors to Nigeria in Statehouse, Abuja. Those who submitted their letters were ambassadors of Ecuador, Zambia...
In from Nifemi Daniel . . . Players of relegated Nigeria Professional Football League side, FC Taraba, have vowed to remain at the Taraba State Government...
I have known Vera for sometime now. She has always struck me as a very bright young lass, with a defined role in life. Very confident...
By Vera Nneoma Osuji . . . I was compelled to write this article from the standpoint of a young professional Igbo lady and my filial...
In from Ahmed Boulor . . . The Nigerian movie industry dubbed Nollywood has been thrown into another round of mourning following the death of comic...
In from Nifemi Daniel . . . U-23 Eagles coach, Samson Siasia, has revealed that the kidnapping of his mother prior to the African U-23 Nations...
A South African king is set to go to jail after the country’s highest court threw out his bid to overturn a 12-year prison sentence. King...
In from Nifemi Daniel . . . Barring any last minute change, the Nigeria Football Federation has concluded plans to replace bedridden Super Eagles coach, Sunday...
Leicester City’s 2-1 Premier League victory over Chelsea has killed manager Jose Mourinho’s hopes of finishing in the top four this season. Goals from Jamie Vardy...
A call has been made by Nigeria’s highest Muslim body, Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) to the Federal Government to set up a Judicial...
At least 43 people died in rural northern area of Argentina on Monday after a bus carrying Argentine frontier police plunged into a river, a spokeswoman...
A Korean War veteran has been laid to rest in Massachusetts 65 years after he was declared missing in action. The remains of Sgt. Robert Dakin...
At least 28 people will be tried in Burundi after being accused of taking part in an attempt to overthrow President Pierre Nkurunziza in May. Those...
Tension between Turkey and Russia may have reached boiling point after Turkish foreign minister declared that Ankara’s patience with Russia “has a limit” after Moscow’s “exaggerated”...
After a two-day consecutive rally that closed the stock market last week, Nigerian equities opened this week in the red zone as widespread selling sentiments shaved...
In from Olumide Olaoluwa . . . It may well end up as the biggest scandal ever for the media in Nigeria. The Fourth Estate of...
It was a bad day for some officials of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), as they were humiliated by...
The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, Monday, assured that the Senate does not have any bill before it that is aimed at gagging or stifling the...
There was a mild drama on Monday outside the Federal High Court, as operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) rearrested the former Director...
