As the Melbourne tournament approaches its end, World No. 2 Serena Williams cruised past Mirjana Lucic-Baroni in their semi-final clash on Thursday to set up an...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has written to the Senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Shehu Sani to come and explain his utterances regarding the anti-corruption...
Women’s long jump second runner-up at the 2008 Beijing Olympic games, Blessing Okagbare, is set to be awarded the silver medal after the supposed silver medalist...
Six of the nine members of the Senate Ad-Hoc Committee on the Humanitarian Crisis in the North-East signed the report of the committee that indicted Secretary...
The directive from the Chief of Staff to the President, Mr Abba Kyari, that the N150 billion owed to major marketers be paid immediately, has elicited...
Qualcomm CEO Steve Mollenkopf said today on the company’s call accompanying its first-quarter earnings report that Qualcomm would continue to work with Apple as a supplier...
In spite of claims by the Nigerian government of winning its war against corruption, the Transparency International (TI), a global watch dog, has said that Nigeria...
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed described the rumored death of President Muhammadu Buhari as a “silly thing” does not intend to stop there. He...
Assailed by grieving Nigerians, Minister for Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has offered six excuses for the lingering power outage experienced by homes and industries....
The Presidency has debunked the rumour making rounds that the Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo was being pressured by some governors to resign his position. The internet...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has labelled President Muhammadu Buhari’s government as a judicial clearing house where no member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC)...
Without a very decent record of barking without biting, the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) on Wednesday vowed to prosecute 40 retiring...
Yusuf Afolabi, 40, appeared before an Ikorodu Magistrate’s Court for failing to exorcise evil spirits from his disturbed client who reportedly paid the sum of N70,...
A man awaiting trial on charges of having links to Dubai’s police force has been gunned down in Tripoli, the capital of Libya by a member...
The announcement by American President-elect Donald Trump to go ahead with building the infamous wall separating the United States from the rest of Latin America has...
The Lagos State Government yesterday created a 12-member Economic Advisory Committee headed by renowned accountant and financial expert, Dr Bode Agusto to spearhead the State Government’s...
The running battle between Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and the Department of State Security Services (DSS) is not fizzling out soon. Indications emerged Wednesday...
A broad rally across the sectors returned the equities to the green on Wednesday as investors continued early positioning for the 2016 earnings report and dividend...
Record seven-time champions Egypt emerged as Group D winners after a 1-0 victory over Ghana in Port-Gentil on Wednesday. They will now play Morocco in the...
Southampton have reached the final of the English Football League Cup as they stun Liverpool with a stoppage-time goal in the semi-final second leg at Anfield...
Ahmed Bola Tinubu, acclaimed National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), is worried that his party may be running the Nigerian economy aground. He...
Anambra State’s All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday disclosed that it has removed the former Central Bank Governor (CBN) Prof Chukwuma Soludo and Mrs Uche Ekwunife...
The General Overseer of the Omega Fire Ministries Worldwide, Apostle Johnson Suleiman has issued a warning to President Muhammadu Buhari after a failed attempt by operatives...
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has called for the arrest and prosecution of Nigerian pastors preaching that Christian should pick up arms against...
President-elect, Adama Barrow is set to return to Gambia on Thursday as he seeks to take hold of power after the 22-year reign of exiled former...
Governor of Borno State and Chairman of Northern Governors Forum, (NGF), Mr. Kashim Shettima, on Wednesday disclosed that properties worth over $9.6 billion have been lost...
World’s fastest man Usain Bolt will be forced to return one of his nine Olympic gold medals after his Jamaican team-mate Nesta Carter tested positive for...
Fani-Kayode…. “Not a single soul has been prosecuted, let alone jailed for the genocide in Southern Kaduna and you are blaming someone for preaching self defense?...
Senators on Wednesday came hard on President Muhammadu Buhari over what they described as the unrealistic projections made in the 2017 budget. The lawmakers who took...
Social media giants, Google has announced the names of five finalists who will embark on a trip to the moon. On Tuesday, Google announced that five...
Eccentric and equally controversial musician and social critic Charles Oputa popularly known as Charlyboy has for the first time spoken publicly about Biafra. Charlyboy in the...
“African Queen” crooner 2face Idibia is gearing up to stage what is deemed the first nationwide protest against bad governance which is planned to kick-off on...
The organisers of the second edition of Big Brother Naija reality TV show have issued offered explanations why the show is being staged outside Nigeria. The...
Former Senate leader, Senator Ali Ndume, on Wednesday accused the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, of keeping the Budget of the Senate a secret from other lawmakers....
A U.S. District court has sentenced Edward Majerczyk, 29, to a nine-year jail term for stealing nude photos of Hollywood celebrities by gaining unauthorized access to...
A gun and bomb attack at a popular Somali hotel in the capital of Mogadishu initiated by al-Shabab militants has unfortunately claimed the lives of fifteen...
The leadership style of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been criticised by elites in the country who have expressed their discontent and have decided...
Relief has come the way of parents and staff of Nigeria Turkish International School, Isheri, Ogun State, following the release of kidnapped students and teachers of...
Three persons have been confirmed dead in two separate attacks by suicide bombers in the troubled capital of Maiduguri on Wednesday morning security officials confirm. Danbatta...
By Pius Adesanmi… These are very strange times indeed when an editor legitimizes farce rather than understand the enormous social mission of this important estate of...
The EFCC on Tuesday, arraigned a former Director-General of the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, Emeka Mba for alleged fraud to the tune of N2.8 billion He...
By Joe Igbokwe… My family, the Igbokwe family of Uruagu Nnewi, Anambra State is one of the largest families in Igboland and Nigeria. It is made...
In a quarter-final clash at Melbourne, Serena Williams ended Johanna Konta’s hopes of advancing to the finals of the Australian Open with a blistering straight sets...
A coordinator of Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) movement and a former Vice President of the World Bank, Oby Ezekwesili, has described the problem with Buhari’s...
The national leadership of the South East umbrella body, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has condemned in strong terms the alleged killing of members of the Indigenous People of...
By Churchill Okonkwo… Anytime I hear men of God pray for the death of our “enemies” with shouts of “they will die!” I shiver. As if...
Ivory Coast striker Salomon Kalou has announced his retirement from international football after the Elephants failed to advance to the next round of the Africa Cup...
The Bureau for Public Procurement (BPP) has queried the Minister of Works, Power and Housing, Babatunde Fashola over the award of 10 road and bridge contracts...
Intrigues are developing around the $153 million found in several bank accounts alleged to belong to former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke. The temporary...
Even though global energy demand is expected to rise in 2017, Nigeria may not benefit from it except the country takes certain steps to ensure otherwise....
