Central New Zealand was rocked by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake which claimed the lives of two people, knocked out power and phone services in many parts...
The hope of having the price of kerosene come down sooner has been dashed with the insistence by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) that it...
The delivery of 360 exotic cars to members of the House of Representatives has begun amid the economic downturn in the country. Investigations by The PUNCH...
Former First Lady, Patience Jonathan may be facing another round of scrutiny as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is currently investigating how $175,750,000 deposited...
On November 1, President Muhammadu Buhari met with the Pan Niger Delta Elders Forum (PANDEF) after several delay and postponements. At the meeting held at the...
State governments are spending billions of naira of public funds on constructing and maintaining presidential lodges that are rarely used by presidents. This practice has continued...
Super Eagles’ Technical Adviser, Gernot Rohr has warned Super Eagles players to forget about celebrations stressing that there are still more matches to play in the...
The initial fears expressed by immigrants over the consequent implications of Trump’s emergence as President-elect of the United States of America may have just been confirmed...
The much expected peace in the Niger Delta may be a mirage as militants in the region have threatened a total action against oil companies. Their...
The Bishop of the Anglican Communion, Benin Diocese, Rt. Rev. Peter Imasuen, has called on Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo to extend a hand of fellowship...
Lagos – Igbo traders in Lagos under the aegis of Igbo Traders in All Progressives Congress (APC) have urged the Lagos State Government to increase its...
Japan’s U-20 women’s team on Sunday walloped their Nigerian counterpart 6-0 in what could be described as the worst possible start at the FIFA U-20 World...
Super Eagles captain, John Obi Mikel, has vowed never to swap his Olympic bronze medal for a regular place in Antonio Conte’s team adding that he...
By Reuben Abati… I do not share the view of those who assume that by some kind of miracle, in the shape of electoral-college defections, Hillary Clinton would...
Whether you have been in a long-distance relationship for a while, or recently started a long-distance relationship, one thing you will agree to is that being...
A fresh division among members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has negatively affected oil at the international market. This is as member-countries’ outputs...
Rev. Franklin Graham, son of the renowned evangelist, Billy Graham, says that “though the election that threw up Donald Trump as president-elect was shocking to peoples’...
According to a media release from the Nigeria Football Federation, the Super Eagles of Nigeria will face the Pharoahs of Egypt in an international friendly match...
There is heavy police presence built on the usually quiet streets of central Cairo in anticipation of popular protests over deteriorating economic conditions. According to reports,...
In what could be said to be an act of bravery, women in Oporoza, the traditional haedquarters of Gbaramatu Kingdom in Warri South West Loval Government...
Residents of the Alafara area of Ibadan in Oyo State can now sleep soundly after the leader of a deadly robbery gang identified as Maroof was...
More revelations have emerged as to why the Senate refused to approve the 2016 budget of Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) asides the excuse that it...
Nigeria’s Falconets will on Sunday evening in Papua New Guinea, face Japan as they open the quest for their first ever FIFA Under-20 women World Cup...
Fazed by the continued slide of the Nigerian economy and massive hunger in the land, the unrelenting critic of President Muhammadu Buhari, Ayodele Fayose, has hit...
By Wole Soyinka… I shall begin on a morbid note. One of the horror stories that emerged from the Daesh (ISIS) controlled parts of Iraq was...
Police in Portland, Oregon have launched a manhunt for a gunman who shot and wounded an anti-Donald Trump protester after the victim and the suspect were...
There is looming danger in the coming weeks in Rivers State as the electorate prepare for the legislative election rerun slated for December 10 by the...
Algeria coach Georges Leekens, despite his team’s 3-1 defeat to Nigeria in Uyo on Saturday, is still very hopeful that his North African side can qualify...
Dreaded terrorist group ISIL has claimed responsibility for the fatal bomb attack at a shrine in Balochistan, Pakistan which claimed the lives of 52 people and...
The downtrend at the Nigerian stock market worsened considerably last week, contrary to widespread rallies across the global advanced and emerging stock markets. Nigerian benchmark stock...
The Chipolopolo of Zambia restored their World Cup qualifying campaignon Saturday after forcing host Cameroon to a 1-1 draw at home. Collins Mbesuma shook Cameroon in...
The race to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia hots up with South Africa and Burkina Faso battle for leadership following their respective...
Allegations that the Federal Government parted with a whopping $21million to the violent Islamist insurgent group, Boko Haram to secure the release of 21 out of...
UAC of Nigeria (UACN) Plc has indicated its plan to acquire additional shares from minority shareholders of Portland Paints and Products Nigeria (PPPN) Plc, which it...
The Super Eagles proved their mettle as one of Africa’s best on Saturday with Chelsea duo of Victor Moses and Mikel Obi inspiring Nigeria to a...
Just over a year into the tenure of Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State, at least four top officials of his administration have been linked to...
What started as a mild argument between the Presidency and Ministry of Aviation over plans to concession five major airports in Nigeria has snowballed into a...
Former House of Representatives Appropriation Committee Chairman, Abdulmumin Jibrin, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to call on Speaker Yakubu Dogara and other principal officers of...
Republican President-elect Donald Trump may just have given a hint as to how he intends to run his government by appointing three of his kids; daughter...
Godwin Obaseki, the newly sworn-in governor of Edo State on Saturday said he was now responsible for the leadership of the state and promised to begin...
Four persons, including a soon-to-wed young security guard, were reportedly killed by dare-devil armed robbers robbery during an attack on a Bank at Otun-Ekiti in Moba...
The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Hajiya Khadija Abba-Ibrahim, has said that Nigeria will soon stop the importation of wheat from Russia. . Abba-Ibrahim, represented...
Concerted efforts to shore up Ahmed Bola Tinubu’s political influence in the Southwest received a boost on Saturday as a self-styled movement, ‘I stand with Tinubu’,...
The recent ransom paid to Boko Haram in exchange for the release of some Chibok girls have contributed to the recent upsurge in the killings and...
The question being asked by many is: “what is a man of God’s child doing in a bar on a Sunday?”. Solomon Odekunle was drenched with...
Baring last minute-changes, the Debt Management Office (DMO) will by the second week of November 2016 unveil the full list of banks to participate in the...
Microsoft is being investigated for anti-competitive practices in Russia, due to a complaint from Kaspersky Lab. The Russian security firm has taken umbrage with Microsoft’s security...
24-year-old Okechukwu Chiagba sustained a gory tear on his manhood following a scuffle with 41-year-old Michael Essien, a Calabar, Cross River State indigene, after an argument...
Four people, including an intended bridegroom, the manager, a cashier and a guard were killed when men of the underworld stormed a bank in Otun-Ekiti, Moba...
Worried over recent bombings of oil and gas facilities in the Niger Delta, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, has appealed to...
