The Federal Government has deployed troops to protect oil pipelines that criss-cross the oil-rich Niger Delta area from vandals who according to estimates sets the country...
An Uzbekistani nanny based in Russia who has been accused of beheading a little girl in her care has said that “Allah ordered” her to carry...
Google’s BigDog robot got harassed recently by a fleshy brown dog which was apparently angry at the sight of the robot. “Stand back, interloper!” the dog bellows...
Supersonic passenger travel is one step closer to reality with NASA’s preliminary design of a low boom flight demonstrator aircraft. Sitting cramped in coach on a...
In from Ripples Nigeria . . . Nigeria men’s team won their fourth consecutive match in the on-going International Table Tennis Federation World Team Championships in...
Leicester City played some brilliant attacking football and had 22 attempts on goal but dropped two vital points in their pursuit of a first English Premier...
Described as the biggest day in the race for presidential nomination, Republican front-runner Donald Trump and his Democrat counterpart Hillary Clinton both won big in most...
Embattled South African President Jacob Zuma surprisingly survived a no-confidence vote by parliament, while a court is hearing a case to reinstate 738 charges against him.The...
The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) may soon take another turn, as a faction of the party in collaboration with another faction of the...
Father of Ese Oruru, the 14 years old girl who was abducted from Bayelsa State, converted to Islam and forcefully married in Kano State, says that...
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Abuja said the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) needs to get more reliable intelligence and support from the international...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, said that government is careful of considering the option of privatization of healthcare institutions in the country as canvassed in some...
The Islamic Development Bank (IDB), Tuesday, painted a grim picture of the Nigerian economy, disclosing that the country uses about 75% of its revenue to service...
The board of directors of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc on Tuesday met and appointed Mr. Kennedy Uzoka as the new group managing director with...
Shareholders of Dangote Cement Plc would receive a total of N136.3 billion as cash dividends for the business year ended December 31, 2015. The board of...
Nigerian equities sustained their upswing yesterday as announcement of dividend of N136.3 billion by Dangote Cement Plc roused the Nigerian stock market to another positive closing....
Military officers who have been so far indicted in the $2.1 billion arms procurement scam may not be prosecuted in the civil court, but may rather...
In from Ripples Nigeria World soccer ruling body, FIFA, has honoured former Super Eagles captain, Vincent Enyeama for his exploits in the French Ligue 1. The...
The controversy sorrounding the sacking of 13 vice chancellors continued on Tuesday, as the Minister of Education Alhaji Adamu Adamu had it rough with the House...
Roger, the walkie-talkie style voice messaging app created by a team of ex-Spotify engineers, has landed on Android. The service is quite simple; it allows users...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) can hardly fulfil its financial obligations as it generates barely 50% of what covers its running cost, the Director General...
The Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose has described as political fraud, the moves by President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC) to deny some...
The stage may have been set for a continuation of the supremacy battle that has continually sparked crashes between personnel of the military arms on one...
Famous actor and producer George Clooney has dropped the biggest hint yet that American President Barack Obama may feature in a Hollywood movie when he leaves...
Joice Mujuru a powerful former ally of Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe alongside other former friends of Africa’s longest serving leader have joined forces to challenge the...
Nigerians spend about $2 billion annually on education abroad, Chairman, Senate Committee on Tertiary Education and TETFund, Senator Binta Garba has said. The money, she disclosed,...
The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has shifted by 24 hours the trial of Senate President, Bukola Saraki on 13-count corruption charges bordering on false declaration...
Hon Justice M.B. Idris of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered successive administrations since the return of democracy in the country in 1999,...
By Ahmed Boulor The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the kidnapping of three school girls of the Babington Macaulay Junior Seminary private school...
By Ahmed Boulor 14-year-old Ese Oruru born in Bayelsa State whose abduction by her supposed lover Yinusa caused national uproar has been air lifted to Abuja...
When time is short and you need to get ready fast, a girl needs a good list of beauty hacks and tips to see her through....
When a girl has a crush and she’s desperate for a guy to notice her, she can sometimes find that she is trying too hard and...
By Mahmud Jega Residents of Lokoja, the Kogi State capital awoke last Friday and Saturday to find that the state government sent bulldozers during the night...
By Leonard Karshima Shilgba Lee Kuan Yew wrote in his book, From Third World To First: The Singapore Story (1965-2000), the following insightful words: “After years...
By Remi Oyeyemi One of the arguments of the more reasonable supporters of Mohammadu Buhari’s candidacy and presidency is that though they suspected that he might...
By Waziri Adio Dutch Disease. Resource Curse. Paradox of Plenty. Three good turns of phrases signifying an unflattering concept that could have been developed with just...
By Olisa Akukwe In 2006, a song that was part salsa, part hip-hop hit the airwaves with resounding resonance, globally. “Hips don’t lie” by Shakira, the...
In what may gradually be turning into a publicity stunt and an attempt diverting attention to himself, the Chairman, Capital Oil and Gas Limited, Mr. Ifeanyi...
An FCT High Court has ordered the Economic and Financial CrimesYusuf Halilu, justice of the federal capital territory (FCT), Abuja, has ordered the Economic and Financial...
The make-shift camp on the edge of Calais known as the “Jugle” witnessed clashes between refugees and French police as demolition officers numbering about 20 moved...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has thus far been unable to move against the former governor of Rivers state, Peter Odili because of a...
Against the backdrop of reservations from the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), plus other government agencies and parastatals hoping to get exemption from Treasury Single...
While Nigerians are groaning under the pain of having to endure long queues to get fuel, especially Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) those responsible for providing the...
It seems the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) still has a lot of work to do if it hopes to make any meaningful impact in the...
Nigerian equities staged a major rally on Monday as the decision by the board of Dangote Cement Plc, Nigeria’s largest quoted company; to distribute dividends to...
Nigeria needs over 50,000MW of power to effectively develop its economy, the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources, Dr. Jamila Shu’ara, has said. Shu’ara gave...
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, has been convinced to sign the death warrant of founder of Christian Praying Assembly (CPA), Rev. Chukwuemeka King, Ripples can authoritatively...