The governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the November 18 contest in Anambra State, Oseloka Obaze says he is not satisfied with the...
The United States government has allocated $400 million to scale up treatment for people living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria, the Presidential Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief...
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) have executed the second and final phase of an Alternative Financing Agreement that would increase crude...
Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe stunned his expectant audience as he resisted calls to step down, ending a much-anticipated televised address to the nation without announcing his...
Former president Goodluck Jonathan has absolved his administration of blame over failure to implement the 2014 confab report, saying “It was obvious that my administration, given...
Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has criticised the Federal Government’s plan to hire consultants from Malaysia with the sum of N458 million to help Nigeria strengthen...
Some members of the Nigerian Senate under the umbrella of the Southern Senators Forum, “a consultative assembly of serving senators from the southern states of the...
The Bus Conductors Association of Nigeria Sunday revealed that its members in Lagos State will start wearing uniforms from January 1, 2018 for the purposes of...
Following President Robert Mugabe’s ouster as leader of Zimbabwe’s ruling ZANU-PF, and five days after being placed under house arrest by the country’s military which seized...
A considerable slowdown in global demand for equities, especially emerging and frontier stocks, and concerns over the imminent policy decisions of the Central Bank of Nigeria...
Incumbent Governor of Anambra State, and candidate of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), Willie Obiano, has won the governorship election held on Saturday (yesterday) in...
A new political scene is beginning to emerge in Zimbabwe, as the ruling party, Zanu-PF has sacked embattled Robert Mugabe as its leader. In his place,...
The Independent National Election Commission (INEC) has officially begun the announcement of the results from the Anambra State governorship election held on Saturday (yesterday). Already there...
German regulators have banned certain types of smartwatches marketed to children, saying the devices have been used to listen in on school classrooms and run afoul...
Nigeria’s Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, has noted that the country, and indeed other countries of the world cannot hope to end the activities of terrorist groups...
Pandemonium struck at lfon in Ondo State when a bank located at Ose local government area was attacked by daredevil armed robbers numbering up to 20....
Living in Africa’s new biggest city, Lagos, harbouring over 21 million people can be likened to being in the midst of a colony of sugar ants,...
One week after the Federal Government promised to reward the person who provided the information leading to the discovery of $43.5 million, £27,800 and N23.2 million...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has given a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Pius Anyim, the option of returning the N520m he...
Barring any last minute change on approval of new borrowing, the total external loans contracted by the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory are estimated...
At least 500 traders, buyers and residents may be trapped with millions of Naira properties destroyed if the 17 buildings identified to be defective buildings on...
Long serving Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe is set for crunch talks with the country’s army chief over his future amid intense pressure for him to step...
The government of Palestine yesterday issued a warning to the US stating that it will cut diplomatic ties if threats to close down its PLO office...
Ahead of the National Convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), there is fresh tension in the party over the whereabouts of about N9billion left by...
Early results from many of the wards across the state in the Anambra governorship election indicate that the incumbent governor and candidate of the All Progressives...
Emmanuel, the younger brother of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has insisted that the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur...
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has dismissed the reported statement by Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, claiming he benefited illicitly from...
The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has claimed victory on its election boycott campaign for the Anambra governorship election, saying “there is no election in...
Ex-convict and former Governor of Delta State, James Ibori, was the subject of high praise in a special reception organised in his honour. The reception was...
The National Union of Textile, Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria has waded into the ongoing dispute between the Kaduna State Government and the Nigeria Union...
The police have revealed that five people were killed while four others were injured in suspected Boko Haram suicide bombing attacks in Borno State. In a...
Thousands of Zimbabweans have thronged the streets of Harare celebrating the expected fall of 93-year-old President Robert Mugabe who has been in power since 1980 when...
Ex-Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri confirmed during a visit to Paris where he was hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron that he will return home in...
First-half goals by Shkodran Mustafi and Alexis Sanchez helped Arsenal defeat Tottenham in a Premier League encounter at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday. It was the...
By Azu Ishiekwene… Governor Nasir El-Rufai may have been an accidental public servant by his own account, but he may well be the sort of accident...
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has called for the disqualification of Governor Willie Obiano from the ongoing governorship election in the state. The party on its...
White House senior aide Jared Kushner has denied that he withheld emails about WikiLeaks and “a Russian backdoor overture” in 2016 as investigations continue into allegations...
If you’ve been trying to get the attention of a guy for a while, but with no success, don’t give up! When you’ve exhausted all the...
The immediate past governor of Ebonyi State, Martin Elechi, has given mis-governance by incumbent Governor Dave Umahi as one of the reasons he dumped the Peoples...
A newly-discovered world called “55 Cancri e” that might somehow have an atmosphere has been found by astronomers. The planet is covered in free-flowing lava on...
A total number of a 100 cultist have been paraded by men of the Lagos State Police Command after they were all arrested by cops attached...
Lagos State lawyer and human rights activist, Mr. Femi Falana, on Friday regretted that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration lacks the will to fight corruption in...
The death toll arising from a police attack on opposition supporters who were following a convoy carrying Raila Odinga from the airport to central Nairobi in...
The end seems near for embattled Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe after the military seized power in an apparent coup even as allies of the long serving...
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami may have succeeded in convincing the Senate ad-hoc committee probing the return and reinstatement...
Fugitive former chairman of the Presidential Task Team on Pension Reforms, Abdulrasheed Maina, will next week appear before the ad hoc committee of the House of...
There was palpable anxiety in Awka and other parts of Anambra State yesterday as time ticked for the governorship election in the state today. The fear...
The federal government has constituted a ministerial committee to unravel the circumstances which led to the death of 26 teenage Nigerian migrant girls in the Mediterranean...
The traffic gridlock on Apapa-Oshodi expressway has now turned into a haven for hoodlums who attacked people at night and dispossessed them of valuables. The long...
Documents obtained by Saturday PUNCH show that the military is not truthful in its denial of its intention to bar women cadets from being admitted into...
