By Chidi Amuta… Mr. Aliko Dangote needs no chieftaincy titles. He has so far shown no liking for the fancy fiendish prefixes that his countrymen often...
A rally by protesters in the Anglophone region of Cameroon demonstrating against the ill treatment and neglect by the predominantly Francophone government of President Paul Biya,...
The Federal Government says Nigeria does not need the permission of any nation before declaring anyone or organisation a terrorist group. The Minister of Information and...
More than a month after the submission of the report of the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo committee that investigated the suspended Secretary to the Government of...
Constituents of Hon. (Mrs.) Dorathy Mato, whose swearing in as a member representing Vandeikya/ Konshisha federal constituency of Benue State had been a subject of controversy,...
There are indications that the conflict over the ownership and management of Oando Plc will dominate discussions as the company’s Annual General Meeting opens in Uyo,...
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has again lashed out at President Muhammadu-led government under the All Progressives Congress (APC). Atiku noted that the Buhari administration is...
As Nigerians celebrate the country’s 57th independence anniversary, Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide on Monday expressed dismay over the state of Nigeria since its independence from...
The trial of two women, Indonesian Siti Aisyah, 25, and Doan Thi Huong, 28, a Vietnamese, charged with the assassination of the estranged half-brother of North...
The pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, and its northern counterpart, the Arewa Consultative Forum, on Sunday, disagreed on President Muhammadu Buhari’s Independence Day’s broadcast. Buhari had, in...
As Nigeria marks its 57th Independence anniversary, the ruling All progressives Congress has expressed delight over what it described as President Muhammadu Buhari’s enormous strides in...
Former Governor of Abia State, Orji Uzo Kalu, has been described by Ifeanyi Ejiofor, counsel to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu,...
The principle of the right to self-determination gained currency during the of the World War II, when it was included in the Atlantic Charter, signed on...
— By Charles Ogbu Listening to president Muhammadu Buhari’s independence day broadcast, I was left wondering if, in addition to Hausa/fulani Muslim supremacy, hypocrisy has equally...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday reiterated an earlier warning in his National Day Broadcast that the country will not break up under his watch. He dismissed...
There is palpable fear in and around the main train station in the Mediterranean port city of Marseille, after a knife-wielding man stabbed two people to...
Security operatives in Cameroon have launched a crackdown on the Anglophone region of the country, to silence potential demonstrators who intend to file out to protest...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday visited troops of the Nigerian Armed Forces at the headquarters of Operation Lafiya Dole in Maiduguri Borno State in celebration of...
A former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (retd.), has urged those calling for Nigeria’s breakup to have a rethink. Gowon said this in an exclusive...
About four months after the Tincan Island Command of Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, intercepted 440 pump action rifles smuggled into the country from Turkey, the government...
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami and the Acting Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice Abdul Kafarati, may...
The police yesterday denied ever shunning Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to release its top investigative officers to the Special Presidential Investigation Panel for the Recovery of...
Plateau State was yesterday ‘shut down’, as virtually all shops and business outfits owned by Igbo businessmen and women were closed for business. Investigations by The...
A ban on full-face veil in public places comes into force in Austria today and it is the latest restriction for the Muslim population in the...
Your heart is a valuable organ that you need to look after especially as heart diseases are on the rise. Listed below are seven foods that...
By Joseph Edgar…. Today, October 1, Nigeria will go through the usual ritual of an Independence Day ceremony. The President will come out and in his...
A team of scientists have set out on an underwater expedition using an advanced research vessel, to drill into earth’s hidden 8th continent known as Zealandia–...
Fr. Lawrence Adorolo of the Catholic Parish Priest of St. Benedict Church, Auchi Diocese who was abducted along Auchi-Okene highway about 6pm last Wednesday while returning...
President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated his stand that those clamouring for the restructuring of Nigeria of any kind must go through the National Assembly. “At all...
President Donald Trump of the United States of America has squarely placed blame on the slow pace of response to recovery from the devastating effect of...
Swedish policemen had a torrid time controlling demonstrators during a neo-Nazi rally which later turned violent as authorities ended the march early after self-professed National Socialists...
By Fr Livinus Onogwu … The significance of Independence Day celebration is that it looks at a nation’s journey towards full self realisation away from colonialism....
By Prince Singa Edward Zhattau… As ordinary Nigerians commemorated President Muhammadu Buhari’s return with wild jubilations from his seemingly endless London medical vacation, the corrupt political...
As Nigeria marks her 57th independence anniversary on October 1, 2017, President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration has released a list of “57 achievements” which it believes to...
The Joint Health Sector Unions and Assembly of Healthcare Professionals (JOHESU) Saturday announced the suspension of its nine-day-old strike following negotiations with the Federal Government. The...
Ahead of Nigeria’s 57th independence anniversary on October 1, the Nigeria Police Force has beefed up security to ensure peaceful celebrations nationwide. The Inspector-General of Police,...
The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) has faulted the move by the Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, to pursue their arrest following the recent announcement that...
Premier League leaders, Manchester City retained their spot by beating champions Chelsea 1-0 in an important match at the Stamford Bridge on Saturday. City were without...
World’s most expensive player, Neymar scored twice – a brilliant free kick and a penalty – as Paris St-Germain thrashed Bordeaux 6-2 in a Ligue 1...
Manchester United strolled to another free-scoring victory against Crystal Palace at Old Trafford on Saturday, as the visitors increased their losing streak to seven. The Red...
A former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, has argued that Nigeria as a country has failed, and that the present crop of leaders were not...
By Farooq Kperogi Dissent and criticism are not only core structural components of democracy, they, in fact, mark the difference between autocracy and democracy. But it’s...
A three-day total lockdown in the English-speaking region has been issued by authorities in Cameroon in order to prevent a planned gathering to protest ill treatment...
The US secretary of state, Rex Tillerson has revealed in a meeting with President Xi Jinping of China that America has always opened channels of communication...
By Dele Momodu…. Fellow Nigerians, let me say exciting times are here again. You may ask what is so exciting about this period with our myriad...
By Pius Adesanmi… “It is in the interest of Lagos and Nigeria that the federal government open up and expand the capacities of other ports in...
Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) are making our geeky childhood dreams come true by building real-life Transformers-style...
The Mayor of San Juan, Carmen Yulin Cruz is pleading for international aid as battered Puerto Rico recovers from hurricane Maria’s ruinous aftermath with desperation on...
THE ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and its arch rival, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said on Friday that they are ready for the February 16,...
Abysmal multiple potholes on the Benin-Asaba Expressway have continued to wreak havoc on motorists, especially truck drivers as 127 persons have lost their lives plying the...