Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has denied reports that he called the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, to accept the result...
The wife of Godwin Emefiele, the governor of Nigeria’s Central Bank (cbn), Mrs. Margaret Emefiele, has been reportedly kidnapped by gun men. Sketchy reports say she...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday attended Juma’at Prayer to mark Nigeria’s 56th Independence Anniversary celebration at the National Mosque in Abuja. With him were President of...
A witness, Mr Tabugn Sylvanus who testified in court during the ongoing trial of former Interior Minister, Abba Moro, has disclosed how miserly release of fund...
Abdulmumin Jibrin has said he was suspended and his office invaded for Speaker Yakubu Dogara to hold and destroy any evidence relating to the budget padding...
Abdulmumin Jibrin’s suit filed in August 9, seeking a court order to stop any plan by the lower legislative chamber to suspend him, has been fixed...
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that he will continue to blame his predecessors for the persisting woes in Nigeria since he emerged President in 2015. He...
For the giant of Africa, Nigeria to continue to function as a nation-state and play its role in the comity of nations, urgent step should be...
Economic growth in the sub-Saharan Africa is likely to slip 1.6 per cent by the end of 2016, its lowest level in two decades. This is...
By Prince Charles Dickson… The greatest lesson in life is to know that sometimes even fools are right—Winston Churchill So, that the country is in recession...
By Levi Obijiofor…. I start today with a question I posed 11 years ago. If you were asked to rank the following people in terms of...
National Judicial Council (NJC) has sent Chief Judge (CJ) of Enugu High Court, the highest ranking justice for state, Justice Innocent Umezuruike on a compulsory retirement...
The police in Lagos State have launched a manhunt for a resident of Azeez Olaosebikan Street, Agege, Babatunde Igbara, after he allegedly battered his wife’s eyes....
By Reuben Abati… As Nigeria marks its 56th Independence Anniversary, very few Nigerians would expect any form of celebration or excitement. Independence from colonial rule in...
The United States (US) government on Friday congratulated Nigeria as it marks its 56th Independence Anniversary on Saturday October 1. The message which was sent by...
Bauchi State Governor Mohammed Abubakar on Friday pardoned 22 inmates serving different jail terms in the state. He declared this in a broadcast to the people...
By Joseph Edgar… I have been waiting for this verdict before I put pen to paper. I must confess though that I have not really shown...
Dr Okechukwu Enelamah, the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, has described as baseless, the allegation by Senator Dino Melaye that he colluded with MTN Limited...
Non-league player Shaun Whiter and his friend Joey Abbs have received help from Lionel Messi. A small gesture can sometimes be a big thing for someone....
The search for England’s manager continues after the Sam Allardyce debacle. The FA hopes to convince Arsene Wenger to take over as England manager after his...
#EdoDecides On Thursday, September 29, Godwin Obaseki of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was officially named by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as successor to...
By Ademola Babalola…The Edo poll came to a conclusion on Thursday, September 29 with the announcement by the Independent National Electoral Commission that the All Progressives...
There seems to be more divisions brewing in the ruling APC over calls for the resignation of the national chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun Chairman of...
San Diego police have revealed that the unarmed black man who was shot dead by a Southern California cop was holding a vape smoking device before...
The executive members of Kogi State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have sent the state party Chairman, Sam Uhuoto on suspension. The suspension on...
There was a clash between some traders in Kaduna and a team of operatives from the state office of the Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON). The...
Uchena Elumadu, a 49-year-old trader who hails from Imo State has confessed to police while being interrogated that he was drunk on the night he raped...
Tragedy struck at the New Jersey train station during the rush hour when a train rammed into a platform killing a woman and wounding more than...
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has rebuffed the idea of apologising to Charles Soludo for alleging that the former Central Bank of Nigerian...
Tech firm, DJI has unveiled a foldable drone designed for backpacks and large pouches, rather than large, bulky, specialized carrying cases. Mavic weighs 1.6 pounds. When...
President Muhammadu Buhari has submitted to the Senate for screening and confirmation six names of national commissioners of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). He also sent...
A day after the Somali government suggested that the US was deceived into launching an airstrike which claimed the lives of 22 soldiers in the north...
Nigerian equities broke away from their negative tight market situation to record their first net capital gain in three trading session on Thursday as the MSCI...
Ahead of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Zambia on Sunday, 9th October 2016 the Nigeria Football Federation has condemned, in very strong terms,...
Celtic have been fined €10,000 (NZ$15,465) by Europe’s governing body UEFA over Palestinian flags displayed by fans during their Champions League match against Hapoel Beer Sheva...
The embattled former chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, Adbulmumin Jibrin has promised to expose more acts of corruption in the House. Jibrin who...