In October last year, my friend and the then governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Aliyu Maigatakarda Wamakko invited me to accompany him to Owerri, to attend...
As part of what he said was a piece of political performance art, a radical Russian artist has set fire to Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB)...
In from Timothy Enietan-Matthews (Nation’s capital) . . . A group in the House of Representatives loyal to Majority Leader, Femi Gbajabiamila, Monday branded House Speaker,...
Burundi’s tit-for-tat killings and government clamp down on protesters in otherwise deserted capital city of Bujumbura taken over by security forces has forced France to table...
In from Ali Smart . . . One airline that held a lot of promise for the Nigerian traveling public was Virgin Nigeria Airways because it...
As protests by agitators for a Biafra state continue to spread, the Imo State governor and Chairman of Progressives Governors’ Forum, Chief Rochas Okorocha, has called...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has raised an alarm of a likely increase in Non-Performing Loans (NPL) in the banking sector due to the exposure...
The Nigerian Army has set up a committee to probe the allegations partisanship of its officers and soldiers in the last general elections in some states,...
David Moyes has been sacked as manager of La Liga strugglers Real Sociedad a day short of his one-year anniversary at the Spanish club. The 52-year-old...
The Nigerian Army, Monday, announced the arrest of another suspected Boko Haram insurgent declared wanted by the military last week. This was disclosed by the Acting...
Embattled former National Security Adviser (NSA) Colonel Sambo Dasuki (rtd) has sued the Federal Government over the continued siege on his Asokoro residence and his forced...
In from Ali Smart . . . The crisis within Stanbic IBTC was again brought to the fore on Monday when the National Office for Technology...
Benin City, the Edo State capital stood still for several hours as thousands of residents took to the streets to protest some policies of the Governor...
A Jordanian police officer who had earlier lost his job decided to embark on a shooting spree killing three foreigners and wounding others. The police officer...
In from Timothy Enietan-Matthews . . . President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday administered the oath of office on the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral...
Lamine Diack should be provisionally suspended as an honorary member of the International Olympics Committee, the IOC’s ethics commission has recommended. Diack, the former president of...
A World Anti-Doping Agency report has recommended that the IAAF should suspend Russia from all competitions. A three-man panel, headed by WADA commission chairman Dick Pound,...
Dutch legend Ruud Gullit has likened Chelsea’s catastrophic Premier League campaign to Tiger Woods’s fall from the top of the world of golf. Gullit believes that...
A Benue State High Court, sitting in Makurdi, has dismissed a suit brought before it by the immediate past governor of the state, Mr Gabriel Suswam,...
In from Timothy Enietan-Matthews (Nation’s capital) . . . Skye Bank Plc has become the latest victim of the non compliance with the Treasury Single Account,...
In from Timothy Enietan-Matthews (Nation’s capital) . . . Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde has been relieved of his position as the Chairman of the Economic and Financial...
In from Timothy Enietan-Matthews . . . The simmering crisis in the House of Representatives came to the fore again on Monday, as Majority Leader, Femi...
In from Ali Smart . . . The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) on Monday fined the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) N18 million following the...
In from Ahmed Boulor . . . Distraught Benedicta Akpana who was crowned Miss Heritage Nigeria 2015 earlier this year was reportedly robbed in South Africa...
In from Timothy Enietan-Matthews . . . Justice Danladi Umar, of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, was, on Monday, livid with the Federal Government team...
In from Nifemi Daniel . . . Gold Eaglets coach, Emmanuel Amuneke, has praised his players for winning the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile saying...
Pope Francis told followers in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday that the theft of documents describing financial malfeasance inside the Holy See was a “crime” but...
Following the recent $5.4billion (N1.4 trillion) fine imposed on the company by the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) the Group CEO of MTN, Sifiso Dabengwa on Monday...
A new biography of George H.W. Bush by Jon Meacham reveals that Bush became aware that Trump was interested in becoming vice president. Donald Trump says...
The lynching of a thirteen-year-old boy who was filmed tied to a stake, tortured and beaten to death in Sylhet, has sparked nationwide protests. The four...
In from Ali Smart . . . The Federal High Court in Lagos at the weekend stopped the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRC) from imposing...
At least eight persons are reported to have been killed on Sunday as protest against the sacking of Governor Darius Ishaku, by Elections Petitions Tribunal led...
In from Ali Smart . . . Time was when MTN Nigeria was the poster boy used by the nation’s telecoms industry regulator, the Nigerian Communications...
In from Nifemi Daniel . . . Golden Eaglets captain, Kelechi Nwakali, has been voted as the Most Valuable Player of the just concluded FIFA U-17...
In from Nifemi Daniel . . . Nigeria Golden Eaglets emerged champions of the FIFA U-17 World Cup on Sunday after securing a 2-0 win against...
In from Nifemi Daniel . . . Latest information emanating from England reveal that the trio of Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City and Arsenal are jostling for...
Against the backdrop of popular outrage against a blanket ban on morning devotion purportedly issued by the Nigeria Police, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Solomon Arase,...
Fiery and controversial pastor, Tunde Bakare, has said that the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari should not be described as clueless as the Goodluck Jonathan government...
In from Timothy Enietan-Matthews (Nation’s capital) . . . All Progressives Congress, APC, Sunday, said the judgement of the Taraba State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on...
A powerful earthquake in Chile caused buildings to sway in an area that was hit by a tsunami in September. Chile’s emergency services officers first issued...
In from Ahmed Boulor . . . Months after giving birth to her first child, Mavin Records first lady, Tiwa Savage has plunged headlong into post...
A considerable weekend rally boosted a tepid week-long bargain-hunting to bring Nigerian equities to almost a break-even point, raising prospects that the stock market has bottomed...
In from Ahmed Boulor . . . The last has really not been heard concerning the love life of controversial Nollywood actress Toyin Aimakhu. A mild...
It’s hard to say those three simple words. For most men it starts off as a suspicion then it grows to certainty, then to anxiety about...
I have deliberately refused to follow this unfolding drama. I have blind-sided the news and not even bothered to read stories or analysis on this issue,...
Burundi’s tit-for-tat killings has forced many to flee parts of its troubled capital city that have seen anti-government protests, as scores of people are leaving their...
In from Nifemi Daniel . . . Golden Eaglets’ captain Kelechi Nwakali and star striker Victor Osimhen have expressed confidence in the abilities of their team...
In from Olumide Olaoluwa . . . Although the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) was established with a major aim of providing spiritual guidance and a...
The country may still need to depend on importation of fuel products for some time as the Federal Government would need about $500m to put the...
Nigeria ranked 18th among poorest, unsafe countries In spite of its collection of wealthy individuals, mostly politicians, Nigeria was recently ranked 18th on the index of...
