The servicing of Nigeria’s domestic debt gulped N1.23tn in 2016, statistics obtained from the Debt Management Office have revealed. The statistics showed that the highest interest...
Following speculations that President Muhammadu Buhari may soon effect a cabinet reshuffle, panic has overwhelmed ministers and top aides, who have resorted to lobbying to retain...
Green has long been the colour of nature and envy, even if more recently it’s been associated with money and traffic lights. Now, however, some researchers...
Turkish authorities in Ankara summoned the Dutch envoy to explain the actions of Rotterdam police against Turkish protesters over the weekend in the Netherlands. Reports say...
Almost 20 per cent of the 100 registered insurance companies in Nigeria may go out of business, with about 25 per cent to be acquired. Also,...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday resumed duties at the State House Abuja. The president who had taken an extended medical leave which lasted about 50 days on resumption...
The relative relief that Nigeria has been enjoying since mid February 2017 over stability in the foreign exchange market may soon be shattered, as a fresh...
The trial of 23 officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, accused of receiving N360m bribe from Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State in connection with...
In a bid to downplay expectations, the presidency has said Nigerians should not expect President Muhammadu Buhari to resume work in a “dramatic way”, after spending...
Another London-Paris Club loan refund (about N500billion) is on the way for states— with fresh hurdles for governors. The Presidency has made it mandatory for all...
How the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will survive the cankerworm which has continued to eat it up prior and after the 2015 presidential election, when it...
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has described the new policy of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) as being logistically callous and targeted at enriching the service’s...
The long arm of the law has caught up with a 47-year-old Pastor identified as Ikemefuna Aje after he allegedly stole 5 MacBooks, one HP computer...
Troops of the Nigerian Army gunned down two suicide bombers who were about 18 years old, including a pregnant woman at Maiduguri-Damboa Road, Borno State. Reports...
Nigeria’s former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) Mr. Mohammed Adoke (SAN), on Sunday insisted that the $1.1billion Malabu oil deal was never fraudulent as it...
Tragedy struck in the northern Haitian city of Gonaives when a bus rammed into a crowd of bystanders killing 34 people and injuring 17 others. Recounting...
Police authorities in Florida have charged a 64-year-old man with arson after he attempted to light a shop ablaze ‘to chase out Arabs’ but it turned...
Nigeria’s two representatives at the CAF Champions League, Rivers United and Rangers International, both had opposite experiences at their round of 32 first leg fixtures on...
Shooting Stars Sports Club of Ibadan secured a late equaliser to hold hosts Gombe United to a 1-1 draw i the Nigeria Professional Football League clash...
Hosts of the 2017 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations, Zambia have emerged champions after they defeated Senegal 2-0 in the final on Sunday. The Junior Chipolopolo...
A Nigerian Air Force personnel, identified as Aircraft man Kalu B.A. on Sunday morning shot and killed his girlfriend, Aircraft woman, Oladipupo Solape. While investigation to...
Ousted and disgraced South Korean President Park Geun-hye noted moments after leaving the presidential Blue House on Sunday that the truth behind her travails will be...
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has informed that his country will retaliate in the “harshest of ways” after Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu was barred from entering...
Nigeria is listed as one of the African countries with the poorest rating in credit discharge records, with South Africa leading the pack of countries in...
Despite claims by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) that the four Nigerian refineries are producing at 70 per cent capacity, it can be confirmed that...
A medical expert, Professor Femi Williams, categorically said yesterday that President Muhammadu Buhari, was anaemic. This, the certified physician in Anatomic Pathology from London and Ireland,...
PLATEAU State Governor, Simon Lalong has accused his predecessor, Senator Jonah David Jang of diverting N2 billion meant for poverty eradication programme in the state during...
President Muhammadu Buhari has concluded plans for a major overhaul of his administration, reliable sources in government told SUNDAY PUNCH over the weekend. The sources, who...
The Federal Government is at risk of coughing out over $8bn to litigants over disputed “contractual and statutory obligations” by the Ministry of Petroleum Resources, Sunday...
If you’re getting rid of your old laptop, smartphone, tablet or other gadget you need to protect your private data before parting with your unwanted hardware....
The Indian Ocean Island nation of Madagascar is now counting its loses after a cyclone swept through the country killing 38 people and injuring 180 others...
Controversial US President Donald Trump has continued to stir the hornets nest and this time, he has reportedly fired a prominent US prosecutor for refusing to...
The long arm of the law has caught up with 20-year-old barman, Precious Victor who was involved in the stabbing of his boss over unpaid salary...
Nigerian equities sustained largely positive trading sessions during the week as more quoted companies released their full-year audited financial statements and reports for the 2016 business...
The Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has revealed what triggered xenophobic attacks on Nigerians and other nationals in South...
Mr Emmanuel Kanu, brother to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has accused Nigerian government of ill-treating him and has petitioned...
By Joseph Edgar… I would like to send my good wishes to you Mr. president as you resume work after an extended medical vacation. The fact...
Dutch authorities have blocked the proposed visit of Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to Rotterdam citing “risks to public order and security” that may follow the...
Angry South Korean’s are now calling for the arrest of impeached President Park Geun-hye who days ago was formally removed from office after a Constitutional Court...
Unless foreign airliners reverse themselves over boycotting the Kaduna Airport, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) may drag them before the international regulatory bodies. This is...
Comptroller General of Customs, retired Col. Hameed Ali, on Thursday promised to honour the Senate summon but vowed he will won’t appear in customs uniform. The...
Former acting national chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Prince Uche Secondus, has alleged that the 2019 election timetable by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)...
The International Potato Center in Lima, Peru, has been conducting an ongoing experiment for over a year in the quest to determine whether or not the...
Weeks after it recovered over $9.7miilion from the Kaduna home of former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Engr. Andrew Yakubu, the...
The United Nations has revealed that the world is facing its largest humanitarian crises since the UN was established in 1945 with more than 20 million...
Scores of Hausa residents who survived the recent battle between them and the Yorubas in the ancient town of Ile-Ife, are reportedly fleeing from their Sabo...
An unnamed Swiss man has been charged to court by authorities in Thailand for allegedly molesting 80 boys- some as young as nine years old. The...
For the second time in less than a month, Muhammad Ali Jr., son of the late boxing legend Muhammad Ali, whose mother, Khalilah Camacho-Ali was Ali’s...
A former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and former governor of Edo state, Adams Oshiomhole on Friday had a brush over the nation’s...
Obajana, a once sleepy town in Kogi state, is home to Africa’s largest cement company, Dangote Cement. Buried in its rusty underbelly are some of the...
