The ravaging pro-Biafra protests currently ravaging the South East and the South South, Thursday, moved to Owerri, the Imo State capital, as hundreds of supporters of...
After making a clean sweep of permanent secretaries of Federal ministries, President Buhari today swore-in the newly appointed Permanent Secretaries at the Statehouse, Abuja. The president...
Even though former President Goodluck Jonathan lost his re-election bid, it has in no way affected the stand of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in...
In from Nifemi Daniel . . . Manchester City starlet Kelechi Iheanacho has revealed that he is not intimidated by the array of stars in the...
Temporary reprieve, Thursday, came the way of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, as the Supreme Court ordered a stay of further hearing on the 13-count criminal...
In from Nifemi Daniel . . . Sunday Oliseh, Super Eagles coach has maintained that he had no regrets over his altercation with his former captain,...
In from Nifemi Daniel . . . Nigeria U-23 Eagles coach Samson Siasia has concluded plans to draft Golden Eaglets duo of Kelechi Nwakali and Victor...
By Okey Ndibe . . . If you’re an enlightened Nigerian but don’t know who Chuma Nwokolo is, you should be sorry. He’s one of the...
By Pius Adesanmi . . . Our brother, Jacob Zuma, President of the Republic of South Africa, is in the news. More precisely, he’s in the...
As European Union and African leaders gathered in Malta to discuss measures to stem the flow of people into Europe, fourteen migrants were confirmed to have...
For useful information on the whereabouts of six leaders of the Somalia-based al-Shabab group, the US government is offering $27m (£18m) in rewards. The highest reward...
NASA is developing and demonstrating technologies to service and repair satellites in distant orbits. Robotic spacecraft — likely operated with joysticks by technicians on the ground...
Investigations have begun following the “shocking and disturbing” death of the matriarch of a prominent New York family who was found slain. New York State Police...
Major equities on the Nigerian stock market showed considerable recovery yesterday as President Muhammadu Buhari swore in newly appointed Ministers into their respective offices. The two...
The sharp division in the Senate reared its head again on Wednesday, as some pro-Lawan Senators, led by Senators Ahmed Lawan and George Akume, walked out...
In from Nifemi Daniel . . . The victorious Nigeria Under-17 national team, the Golden Eaglets, arrived the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja yesterday (Wednesday) amidst...
The nation stands to save $500million annually if the Nigerian Sugar Master Plan is fully implemented, the Executive Secretary, National Sugar Development Council (NSDC), Dr. Latif...
In from Olumide Olaoluwa . . . After a five-month wait, Nigeria finally has a new Federal Executive Council (FEC) constituted. President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday...
The National leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has disowned the appology tendered by the Chairman of the party’s National Conference Planning Committee, Chief Raymond...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday presided over inaugural meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) after the swearing-in of the new ministers. Photos: courtesy presidency RipplesNigeria...
In from Timothy Enietan-Matthews (Nation’s capital) . . . The governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole, Wednesday, said the Esama of Benin, Chief Gabriel Igbinedion, is...
Airport personnel who have literally turned airport rats have been implicated over missing electrical cables and bulbs providing runway lightening at the airport. Making this disclosure...
Eight former South African policemen have been sentenced to 15 years in prison by a judge for the murder of a Mozambican taxi driver. Mido Macia...
The company that owns the small jet plane, Pebb Enterprises, which crashed into a home in Akron, Ohio, on Tuesday has confirmed that seven people lost...
The Senate, Wednesday, ordered an investigation into the management of the Treasury Single Account, TSA as operated by the government of President Muhammadu Buhari. The Senate,...
Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas insists manager Jose Mourinho has the full backing of his players despite the Blues’ dismal start to their Barclays Premier League title...
In from Ahmed Boulor . . . The relationship status of Nollywood actress Toyin Aimakhu has continued to make the headlines in recent times and there...
By Ali Smart . . . Yours sincerely has never been a great fan of the immediate past president, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan for reasons l’m...
In from Ahmed Boulor . . . If reports reaching us are anything to go by, then radio personality, Toke Makinwa and her estranged husband Maje...
President Muhammadu Buhari, Wednesday, inaugurated his cabinet, in what is seen as the beginning of governance by the APC-led administration. The President also assigned portfolios to...
The strengthening El Nino weather phenomenon now poses a big threat to some 11 million children who are now at risk from hunger, disease and water...
Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) Mr. Danladi Umar, has come under the searchlight of the House of Representatives which has received two separate...
An alliance of leftist politicians have rejected policy proposals, forcing Portugal’s centre-right government to resign, thereby paving way for the socialist-led administration to end years of...
In from Nifemi Daniel . . . Ahead of their World Cup qualifier against Swaziland, Super Eagles coach Sunday Oliseh has assured Nigerians that his team...
In from Nifemi Daniel . . . The Nigeria Football Federation has concluded plans that the Super Eagles will leave the country for Swaziland, venue of...
By Stan Azuakola . . . Since July 28, 2015, the name plate on Femi Gbajabiamila’s door at his national assembly office has borne the title:...
Resurgent profit-taking trading halted the budding upbeat that opened this week and threw Nigerian equities deep into the red. The two benchmark indices at the Nigerian...
Former Military President, General Ibrahim Babangida, has turned down an invitation to be part of the National Rebranding Conference of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), adding...
In from Nifemi Daniel . . . Barring any last minutes change, the all-conquering Golden Eaglets of Nigeria may be received at the Aso Villa by...
In from Ali Smart . . . In efforts to shore up its finances, the Kwara state government has hinted of plans to obtain a N20...
In from Timothy Enietan-Matthews (Nation’s capital) . . . In what appeared like eating the humble pie, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has apologized to Nigerians,...
Following Tuesday’s sudden retirement of 17 federal Permanent Secretaries, President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of 18 new Permanent Secretaries for the federal civil service...
In from Nifemi Daniel . . . Ahead of the 2016 Olympics qualifiers in Senegal, Nigeria U-23 Eagles coach, Samson Siasia, has picked 26 home-based players...
If properly harnessed, the abundant coal reserves in the country can be used to create economic prosperity, thousands of jobs and solve the nation’s nagging energy...
In from Timothy Enietan-Matthews . . . The immediate past governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam, was Tuesday, arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,...
The Nigerian Customs Service has generate a total of N747 billion as revenue in the last ten months, Comptroller General, Col. Hameed Ali (rtd) has said....
A purge of the Federal Civil Service may be in the offing, as President Muhammadu Buhari has reportedly ordered the mass retirement of permanent secretaries. Reports...
20 years ago today, environmental crusader and human right activist, Kenule Beeson Saro-Wiwa and eight other leaders from Ogoniland, were sentenced to death by hanging by...
Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank) Plc saw unusually large turnover yesterday at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) as investors staked N7.75 billion on the shares of the...
By Joseph Edgar . . . Here I am trying not to get angry. The federal Government is proposing to give unemployed youths N5,000 monthly allowance...
