President Muhammadu Buhari Monday, sacked the Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Bassey Dan-Abia, replacing him with Rotimi Ameachi’s ex commissioner for Information,...
Dreaded militant group, Boko Haram are at it again, and this time, it was a child suicide bomber who detonated explosives tied to his body, killing...
By Ali Smart… The Federal Government, through the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, has increased energy tarrif, while also dropping the fixed charges being paid by...
An Ikeja High Court on Monday sentenced Mrs Oluronke Rosolu, a court registrar, to 10 years imprisonment for defrauding a former Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen....
Embattled former National security Adviser, NSA, Sambo Dasuki, alongside a former Minister of State for Finance, Bashir Yugular and others, got a breather on Monday, as...
The ghost of the Bayelsa State inconclusive election is still alive and kicking, as the state Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Mr. Baritor Kpagih, has cried out...
Watford head coach, Quique Sanchez Flores, feels Odion Ighalo deserves the success he is enjoying in the Premier League this season. The Nigeria striker scored twice...
In from Ahmed Boulor . . . Three persons who were obviously carried away with what they were doing in a Toyota Camry car were crushed...
A ship conveying up to 122 people capsized after being caught in rough seas off the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. Reports say the ship was attempting...
After several weeks of waiting, world soccer ruling body, FIFA, has banned Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini from football for eight years each for conflict of...
The CEO of premium IT providers Apple, Tim Cook has revealed that the company’s new headquarters will cost a whopping $5billion, give or take to build....
The first “Star Wars” film in a decade has recorded the biggest domestic opening in Hollywood’s history, collecting $238 million over the weekend in the United...
In from Success Allantee . . . The National Investor Protection Fund (NIPF) would be paying compensations to a total of 580 investors who had lost...
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Nigeria’s apex capital market regulator, has revoked the operational license of 84 capital market firms. The Commission stated that the licences...
Super star comedian, Steve Harvey, caused an epic furor in the just concluded Miss Universe Pageant as he announced the wrong winner. He caused the crown to...
Heavily armed Taliban militants have taken over the southern Afghan province of Helmand. The militants are also reported to have taken over the police headquarters in...
Four months after huge chemical blasts at the northern port of Tianjin killed more than 160 people, a huge mound of mud and construction waste collapsed...
In from Ali Smart . . . As part of efforts to curtail prevailing naira volatility in the market, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has...
In from Ali Smart . . . Workers’ union in the oil and gas sector have rejected outright the redraft Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) which is...
Despite having the initial N1.04 fine reduced by 25 per cent to N780 billion, telecommunications company MTN Nigeria is still not satisfied with the outcome of...
The cloud of political uncertainty hovering over Bayelsa State took another dimension on Sunday, as gunmen, suspected to be kidnappers, abducted the state’s Commissioner for Local...
In from Olumide Olaoluwa . . . Governor Udom Emmanuel woke up Friday oblivious his status was about to change. By 4pm, the Court of Appeal...