The central Pakistani town of Kasur has continued to witness protests by scores of residents over the rape and murder of a seven-year-old girl identified as...
A 38-year-old man identified as Kazeem Lawal has landed his wife Oluwatosin Lawal (33), and his younger brother, Muyideen Lawal (32) who both stood as sureties...
It was tales of lamentations, while tears freely flowed as the people of Benue State on Thursday held a mass burial for victims of the recent...
By Joseph Edgar… Let no man fool himself again, we are at war. This Fulani herdsman issue is no longer an irritation on our collective bum...
Australian-born activist and wanted WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, has been granted citizenship by the foreign ministry of Ecuador which says it is offering him another layer...
The Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has disclosed the Federal Executive Council (FEC)’s approval of an independent power system for the Nnamdi Azikiwe International...
Oyawerikumor Peregbabofa, the suspected militant leader accused of killing Ian Squire, a British missionary, has been arrested by Operation Delta Safe, the joint task force in...
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, Thursday said the Federal Government was set to involve more Nigerian firms in meter manufacturing. Fashola spoke...
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF),Boss Mustapha, Thursday hinted that the Federal Government may not fully implement the 2018 budget if the National...
Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose has reproved President Muhammadu Buhari over replacement of the sacked National Intelligence Agency (NIA) Director General, Ambassador Ayo Oke with Ahmed...
Action Democratic Party (ADP), on Thursday, rejected the elections schedule recently released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), alleging that the ruling All Progressives Congress...
Leaders of South East, South West, South-South as well as those from the Middle Belt on Thursday demanded that the government of President Muhammadu Buhari declare...
Apparently in response to the barrage of attacks that has trailed its claim that no less than 756 persons were killed by herdsmen during former President...
The police on Thursday paraded another armed robbery and kidnap kingpin, who participated in the New Year attack in Omoku, Rivers State. The 32-year-old suspect, Desmond...
Not minding threats by the Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, and the state’s Police Command, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), on Thursday staged a mass protest...
Three commissioners of Lagos State have been sacked and five new ones appointed as Governor Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday reshuffled his cabinet. The move was made...
Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom on Thursday described killings in Benue by suspected Fulani herdsmen as a deliberate, well planned and funded siege on his...
Statesman and chairman of Patriots, Professor Ben Nwabueze, has expressed fears over moves by President Muhammadu Buhari’s government to purchase war planes from the United States,...
The Federal Government has picked holes in the recently released third quarter report of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), indicating that over four million jobs...
A former governor of Imo State, Ikedi Ohakim, and other leaders of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Okigwe zone of the state have threatened to...
By SOC Okenwa…. Every new year in Nigeria some prominent pastors and men of God would give their prediction of events for the year — good...
Controversial US President Donald Trump has waved aside a possible interview session with Robert Mueller’s team of investigators who are looking into possible ties between the...
The governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has called on his Benue State counterpart to embrace the challenge and protect his people from the marauding herdsmen’s...
An alliance between Chinese and French universities and institutions to promote artificial intelligence (AI) was established Tuesday. Eight education institutions from China and France, including Tsinghua...
A video clip in which the Commissioner of Special Duties in Kano State, Abdullahi Sunusi, asked his supporters to stone ex- Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso has gone...
To ensure a violence free poll, the Anambra State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Garba Umar, has announced the deployment of no less than 4,300 policemen for...
Ahead of the 2019 general elections, the number of political parties in Nigeria has risen to 68 as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday...
The Presidency on Wednesday expressed dismay at people who are insinuating that the reckless killings by suspected Fulani herdsmen are happening with government apparently doing little...
Aminu Atiku, the son of former Vice President of Nigeria Abubakar Atiku did the unthinkable when he snatched his 9-year-old son, Aamir from court premises after...
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has vowed to go ahead with its planned protest in Kaduna State despite an order by the state Police Command, and Governor...
Scores of angry Palestinians thronged the streets of Kasur in the northwestern part of the country on Wednesday morning to protests the rape and murder of...
Shareholders of Seven-Up Bottling Company Plc will today Thursday January 11, vote on a bid by Affelka SA, the foreign majority core investor in Seven-Up Bottling...
Investors in Nigerian equities have netted N1.27 trillion as capital gains over the past seven trading sessions as bargain-hunters turned the stock market to almost an...
World’s most expensive player, Neymar made it 20 goals in 22 appearances as he scored a penalty in Paris St-Germain’s 2-0 win over Amiens in a...
Super Eagles duo, Victor Moses and Alex Iwobi played against each other as Chelsea were held to a goalless draw by Arsenal in a Carabao Cup...
President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday approved the appointment of Ahmed Rufai Abubakar as the substantive Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), following the ouster of Ayodele...
Authorities in Saudi Arabia have sacked Prince Abdullah bin Saud who was appointed president of the Saudi Marine Sports Federation back in October for giving a...
Super Eagles Technical Adviser, Gernot Rohr expressed delight after the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) confirmed Nigeria’s friendly match against England’s Three Lions ahead of the 2018...
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has stated that no amount of intimidation would make him reverse his stance on open grazing, vowing to continue with...
The stage is now set for the Handshake Across The Niger summit scheduled to hold on Thursday, January 11, 2018, in Enugu State. In a statement...
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, Wednesday apologised to the people of Benue State over his much-criticized controversial comment describing the killings in the...
The Federal Government says it is still undecided on whether or not to deploy troops to Benue State in response to the killings there. The Minister...
In response to the recent killings in Benue and Rivers States, President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has directed members of the Senate Adhoc Committee...
The fate of the planned rerun election for Anambra Central Senatorial district is in the balance as a Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed January...
President Muhammadu Buhari has been asked to discard Governor Yahaya Bello’s promise to deliver more votes in Kogi State than Katsina, the home state of the...
By Wole Soyinka… It is happening all over again. History is repeating itself and, alas, within such an agonizingly short span of time. How often must...
Kaduna State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday lambasted Governor Nasir El-Rufai over his threat to sack striking teachers. The party, added that...
The troubled Buhari presidency may have to contend with vote losses in the Benue axis if threats by Tiv indigenes are to be taken seriously. Represented...
By Churchill Okonkwo… At the peak of the Innoso-GTBank saga last December, a friend challenged me to “find the courage to write about the travails of...
No less than 254 companies bidding for Nigeria’s crude oil purchase and lifting contract for the period 2018/2019 were on Tuesday unveiled by the Nigerian National...