By Wole Soyinka… I shall begin on a morbid note. One of the horror stories that emerged from the Daesh (ISIS) controlled parts of Iraq was...
Police in Portland, Oregon have launched a manhunt for a gunman who shot and wounded an anti-Donald Trump protester after the victim and the suspect were...
There is looming danger in the coming weeks in Rivers State as the electorate prepare for the legislative election rerun slated for December 10 by the...
Algeria coach Georges Leekens, despite his team’s 3-1 defeat to Nigeria in Uyo on Saturday, is still very hopeful that his North African side can qualify...
Dreaded terrorist group ISIL has claimed responsibility for the fatal bomb attack at a shrine in Balochistan, Pakistan which claimed the lives of 52 people and...
The downtrend at the Nigerian stock market worsened considerably last week, contrary to widespread rallies across the global advanced and emerging stock markets. Nigerian benchmark stock...
The Chipolopolo of Zambia restored their World Cup qualifying campaignon Saturday after forcing host Cameroon to a 1-1 draw at home. Collins Mbesuma shook Cameroon in...
The race to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia hots up with South Africa and Burkina Faso battle for leadership following their respective...
Allegations that the Federal Government parted with a whopping $21million to the violent Islamist insurgent group, Boko Haram to secure the release of 21 out of...
UAC of Nigeria (UACN) Plc has indicated its plan to acquire additional shares from minority shareholders of Portland Paints and Products Nigeria (PPPN) Plc, which it...
The Super Eagles proved their mettle as one of Africa’s best on Saturday with Chelsea duo of Victor Moses and Mikel Obi inspiring Nigeria to a...
Just over a year into the tenure of Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State, at least four top officials of his administration have been linked to...
What started as a mild argument between the Presidency and Ministry of Aviation over plans to concession five major airports in Nigeria has snowballed into a...
Former House of Representatives Appropriation Committee Chairman, Abdulmumin Jibrin, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to call on Speaker Yakubu Dogara and other principal officers of...
Republican President-elect Donald Trump may just have given a hint as to how he intends to run his government by appointing three of his kids; daughter...
Godwin Obaseki, the newly sworn-in governor of Edo State on Saturday said he was now responsible for the leadership of the state and promised to begin...
Four persons, including a soon-to-wed young security guard, were reportedly killed by dare-devil armed robbers robbery during an attack on a Bank at Otun-Ekiti in Moba...
The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Hajiya Khadija Abba-Ibrahim, has said that Nigeria will soon stop the importation of wheat from Russia. . Abba-Ibrahim, represented...
Concerted efforts to shore up Ahmed Bola Tinubu’s political influence in the Southwest received a boost on Saturday as a self-styled movement, ‘I stand with Tinubu’,...
The recent ransom paid to Boko Haram in exchange for the release of some Chibok girls have contributed to the recent upsurge in the killings and...
Baring last minute-changes, the Debt Management Office (DMO) will by the second week of November 2016 unveil the full list of banks to participate in the...
Microsoft is being investigated for anti-competitive practices in Russia, due to a complaint from Kaspersky Lab. The Russian security firm has taken umbrage with Microsoft’s security...
24-year-old Okechukwu Chiagba sustained a gory tear on his manhood following a scuffle with 41-year-old Michael Essien, a Calabar, Cross River State indigene, after an argument...
Four people, including an intended bridegroom, the manager, a cashier and a guard were killed when men of the underworld stormed a bank in Otun-Ekiti, Moba...
Worried over recent bombings of oil and gas facilities in the Niger Delta, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, has appealed to...
Anti-Trump demonstrations have continued across America as protesters gathered in Washington Square Park for a “love rally” and moved up Sixth Avenue to Union Square. Anti-Trump...
The rising cost of living and poor economic conditions have forced scores of Egyptians to storm the streets in protests of dwindling living circumstances across the...
A former Acting National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Uche Secondus, has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, of working with the All...
Barely a month after the sack of the Commissioner for Transportation in Lagos State Dr. Ekundayo Mobereola, a series of crisis has hit the sector. The...
President Muhammadu Buhari has offered a panacea to terrorists menace on the African continent which he said will also help the countries’ development. He said for...
A Lagos State monarch, the traditional ruler of Iba Town, Oba Goriola Oseni, on Friday told a Lagos High Court sitting at Igbosere that his kidnappers...
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Friday instructed that a retired Air Marshal, Tony Omeniyi, be kept back in Kuje Prison over alleged diversion...
In what appears a desperate move to have the Senate approve the proposed $29.9 billion loan, President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday met with Senate President Bukola...
Super Eagles captain, John Mikel Obi has said that the Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has made a lot of changes to the team. The Chelsea...
There is something that doesn’t just gel with Justice Mahmud Mohammed and his successor, Justice Walter Onnoghen. Before I am accused of bad belle, let me...
A businessman, Nurudeen Lawal, on Friday pleaded with the Oja-Oba Sharia Court in Ibadan to dissolve his marriage because his wife allegedly abandoned him to make...
The Super Eagles of Nigeria will this weekend be wearing a new Nike jersey when they clash against the Fennecs of Algeria in a world cup...
Three suspected female suicide bombers were on Friday shot dead by security agents after they tried to gain entry into Maiduguri to cause havoc, Borno Police...
The Algeria national team coach, Georges Leekens, has made public his plans to stop the duo of Alex Iwobi and Kelechi Iheanacho from getting on the...
Between September 2015 to October 2016, about 25 per cent foreign investors pulled out of Nigeria, costing it more than $450.34 billion of asset-loss, so says...
Neymar scored his 50th international goal as Brazil thrashed arch-rivals Argentina 3-0 in their 2018 World Cup qualifying duel in Belo Horizonte. Brazil’s fifth consecutive victory...
A 62-year-old man, Adesanya Akanni, is seeking the dissolution of his 32-year-old marriage to Florence Akani, over religious differences. Adesanya Akanni approached a Lagos Island Customary...
AC Milan and Inter Milan are lining up a January move to sign Chelsea midfielder Mikel John Obi, according to reports in England. The Nigeria skipper...
Jolted by the imminent collapse of the manufacturing industry over scarcity of dollar in Nigeria, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has agreed to provide foreign...
By Tony Ogunlowo… Just when you thought it was safe to come out from behind the sofa Donald Trump trumps Hilary Clinton to become the 45th...
By Tony Ogunlowo… In writing this article I’ve been advised to tread carefully so I do not tread on the toes of certain powerful ‘Men 0f...
By Joseph Edgar… As I sat alone in my London Hotel room monitoring the results and alarm that it was generating, I smiled to myself. Trump...
THE struggle for supremacy between suspected rival cult groups have claimed two lives in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital. It was gathered that the incident occurred, Wednesday,...
Like a cat with nine lives, embattled South African President, Jacob Zuma, has survived the dreaded ‘no confidence’ vote by the South African parliament over what...
The President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has expressed sadness over the emergence of Donald Trump as the President of the USA, saying voters let go...
