There is an almost unbelievable report going round that Hollywood star, Ben Afleck, who recently separated from his wife, actress Jennifer Garner actually tricked his wife...
Kim Kardashian drew the ire of FDA, the authorities in charge of food and drugs in the USA, when she publicly endorsed a morning sickness drug....
The ambition of former Abia state governor and billionaire, Orji Uzor Kalu to replace Sepp Blatter as president of world football governing body, FIFA is generating...
Amid strong speculations that President Buhari would keep the Petroleum portfolio to himself, the new helmsman at the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu,...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has disagreed with the new policy on cash withdrawals by some banks on their Automatic Teller Machines (ATMs), which imposed...
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) has indicted for Inspector General of Police (IGP) and chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC)...
In from Success Allantee … Nigerian equities suffered a third day of consecutive decline yesterday as more investors piled up sales orders, forcing the overall market...
Unimpressed by what many consider as clandestine pleas by some highly placed Nigerians, President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed to arraign alleged looters of the nation’s economy...
Exactly sixty-five years ago, eight young men of like minds met at No.4, Ibadan Street in the Sabon-Gari district of Kano city. The product of this...
Sometime last year I watched the Hollywood blockbuster titled ”12 Years A Slave” starring Brad Pitt and the Nigerian-born actor Chiwetel Ejiofor. After watching the film...
A U.S. District Judge has ruled that a songwriter who claimed that pop star, Shakira’s 2010 hit single ‘Loca’ was ripped off a recording called “Loca...
China devalued its currency on Tuesday after a run of poor economic data, a move it billed as a free-market reform but which some suspect could...
At least 40 people were killed and several others injured on Tuesday when an explosion occurred at the cow section of Sabon Gari market in Damboa...
In from Ali Smart … The Registrar-General of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Alhaji Bello Mahmud has called on the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria...
Executive Director of the National Veterinary Research Institute (NVRI) Dr. Mohammed Ahmed, said on Tuesday that new cases of bird flu have been discovered in Abia...
In from Ali Smart … Jaiz Bank has been appointed as the sole collector of Hadaya (Qurbani or animal sacrifice) collections from intending pilgrims to Saudi...
Members of the National Peace Committee for the 2015 General Elections led by a former Head of State, Gen. Abdusalami Abubakar (retd.), on Tuesday held a...
Google to restructure into new holding company called Alphabet ‘Slimmed down’ Google will be largest subsidiary of parent company, whose structure is said to be similar...
Once again, we had a hectic time picking a winner from the numerous entries for last week’s Silent Cartoon Contest, but one reader had to get...
Greece and its international lenders clinched a multi-billion-euro bailout agreement on Tuesday after marathon talks through the night, officials said, raising hopes aid can be disbursed...
President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe has said his compatriots failed in their responsibility to protect Cecil, a lion shot by an American hunter, and called on...
She’s the most successful self-made female billionaire in the world, and comparatively few people have ever heard of her. Meet Zhou Qunfei, school dropout (by economic...
Nigeria is to spend about N273billion on a proposed census to be conducted in 2016, so says the chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC) Mr....
Bank in the country have moved to cut down on the amount of cash customers are entitled to withdraw from Automatic Teller Machines (ATMs) and foreign...
About 70 stockbroking firms risk being deregistered by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) if they are unable to meet the regulators deadline for recapitalization by...
In from Olumide Olaoluwa … Renowned constitutional lawyer, Professor Itse Sagay, has been appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari to head a Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption....
Nigeria may lose more of its communities situated in Cross Rivers State to neighbouring Cameroon as the United Nations Nigeria/Cameroon Mixed Commission sets to visit. The...
In from Olumide Olaoluwa … President Muhammadu Buhari has queried the Federal Ministry of Finance formerly headed by Dr. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala on foreign loans obtained...
In from Success Allantee … Nigerian quoted equities came under intense selling pressure Monday as the stock market opened with significant slowdown in demand. Turnover volume...
In from Success Allantee … There is material uncertainty that casts doubts on the ability of Multiverse Plc to continue as a going concern, the auditors...
In from Olumide Olaoluwa … The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has kicked against the proposed rationalisation of ministries and parastatals. It said it will never support...
The Ijaw Young Professionals (IYP) on Monday berated members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa State who they said, are set to decamp to...
In from Nifemi Daniel … Former Super Eagles striker and Arsenal legend, Nwankwo Kanu, has backed Arsenal to bounce back from their opening day Premier League...
Warren Buffett knows a thing or three about becoming wealthy and successful, and the Oracle of Omaha is not averse to handing out mostly excellent advice...
A 55-year-old mother of five, Amoke Adeko who was unhappy with the treatment meted out to her by her daughter, on her grandson’s birthday took her...
Students in 13 states owing the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) will not get to see their performances in the May/June 2015 WASSCE results released by...
Disengaged oil workers of the SeaWolf Oil Field on Monday stormed the offices of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) paralyzing business activities. They barricaded...
In from Ali Smart … Managing Director of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) Alhaji Umar Ibrahim has raised concern over poor public perception of the...
Even as he is yet to name his ministers, feelers have emerged that President Muhammadu Buhari may head the Ministry of Petroleum for 18 months before...
The federal government has warned that expected heavy rains, and the impending release of excess water from Lagdo Dam in Cameroon in the months to come...
In from Nifemi Daniel … Tanzanian national football coach, Boniface Mkwasa, has revealed that his players are ready to shock the Super Eagles when both teams...
Football action resumed at the weekend in some of the European major football leagues with some exciting results. GERMANY Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund advanced from...
By Pat Utomi … Suicide is not pleasant stuff. In most cultures it is seriously frowned on and considered taboo. Yet we know that a seed...
By Akintokunbo Adejumo To be your own worst enemy: to cause most of your problems or most of the bad things that happen to you yourself,...
Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Benin the Edo State capital have cried out over what they described as government’s plan to forcefully evacuate them from their...
Following the exit of the former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof. Attahiru Jega, and the next elections slated for 2019, the battle...
In from Nifemi Daniel … Former Super Eagles assistant coach, Daniel Amokachi and ex-goalkeeper trainer, Ike Shorunmu, have joined the coaching crew of NPFL side, FC...
In from Nifemi Daniel … Nigerian strikers, Anthony Ujah and Chuba Akpom, at the weekend opened their goals account for their respective clubs, Werder Bremen and...
WalkCarWalkCar is a tiny vehicle you can put in your bag. The skateboard is getting a high-tech makeover. Kuniako Saito, a Japanese engineer, and his team...
Commercial banks in the country may soon run into troubled waters as President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered all ministries, agencies and departments of government to stop...
