Former governor of Imo state, Chief Ikedi Ohakim and Governor Rochas Okorocha have engaged in war of words over house demolitions in the state arising from...
Nigeria may be compelled by the prevailing economic recession to review some capital projects, as listed in the 2016 budget. This is in preference to railways projects, estimated to cost $5.13 billion according to an investigation....
The Senate Leader, Ali Ndume, has warned that Nigeria may well face deadlier war than what it got from Boko Haram, if nothing is done to...
The Chairman of the Non academic Staff of University, ( NASU), Obafemi Awolowo University Chapter, Ile-Ife, Osun state, Wole Odewunmi has alleged that there are scandalous...
The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, on Sunday said arrangements had been concluded by NAF to deploy additional personnel to the Niger...
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Debts, Senator Shehu Sani, has warned the Federal Government to put in place short-term measures to cushion the...
By Femi Fani-Kayode… In the northern part of Nigeria two vessels were used as vehicles for conquest by the Fulani: religion and language. Islam was imposed...
By Farooq A. Kperogi… Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg sparked a raucous socio-linguistic debate in Nigeria after he disclosed in Lagos that Facebook’s platform now supports the...
By Joe Igbokwe… The word CHANGE means so many things to so many people. According to Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, change means to make or become...
Pope Francis on Sunday declared Mother Theresa a saint for her work to humanity at a ceremony at the Vatican. He performed the ceremony to canonise...
By SOC Okenwa… The Buhari administration is challenged socially, economically and politically. Opposition is mounting and coming in different forms and from different fronts. There are...
By Reuben Abati… When our public officials fall asleep while attending a meeting, or an official function, the standard Nigerian reaction is to have a hearty laugh at...
The score card has come in and the Federal Government has performed woefully. I will spare us the boredom of reeling out the stats all over...
A member of the United States Congress, Tom Marino, has written a letter to Secretary of State, John Kerry, asking the US government to withhold security...
For visiting former President Olusegun Obasanjo, the factional Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, has been branded an enemy of the...
A supremacy battle between men of the Nigerian Police Force and those of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) almost brought the governorship...
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu has emerged the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, for the November governorship election in Ondo...
A Nwankwo Kanu hat-trick and goal from Robert Pires gave Arsenal Legends a 4-1 win over Milan Glorie in a charity match at Emirates Stadium on...
Manchester City wonder kid Kelechi Iheanacho’s stunning late strike gave Nigeria a 1-0 win over Tanzania in the final match of the 2017 Nations Cup qualifiers....
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Saturday, said he prays the embattled factional Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, would not be...
One of the permanent secretaries, Mrs Olubunmi Odumusi, sworn in on Thursday by Ogun State Governor Ibikunle Amosun, has died 24 hours after her promotion. Reports...
Gunmen numbering more than 10 on Saturday kidnapped 14 oil workers and their driver in Port Harcourt, the commercial town of Rivers State. Police sources said...
A factional National Chairman of the People Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Ali-Modu Sheriff and former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo held a closed door meeting at his...
Stephen Adeuti has emerged Labour Party’s (LP’s) candidate for the coming governorship election in Ondo State. The party party’s primary took place at the Royal Bird...
Queens Park Rangers captain, Nedum Onuoha, has made a U-turn by declaring his intention to play for Nigeria six years after dumping the Super Eagles for...
Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero will miss the Manchester derby after being given a three-match ban for elbowing West Ham defender Winston Reid. The Football Association...
Captain of the Taifa Stars of Tanzania, Mbwana Samatta has declared that they are ready to shock the Super Eagles when both teams battle in today’s...
Lionel Messi’s triumphant Argentina comeback has been tempered by a groin injury that has forced his withdrawal from Tuesday’s World Cup qualifier in Venezuela. Messi, who...
Former Arsenal striker Nwankwo Kanu has revealed he’s a big fan of Gunners youngster and fellow Nigerian Alex Iwobi. The 20-year-old has made a flying start...
Babies are a delicate lot and it is advised in many quarters that they be handled with care due to their obvious frail nature. Traveling with...
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a female founder of a white garment church, Idowu Olupinla, for allegedly running a prostitution ring using teenagers in...
With the alarming (and climbing) rate of childhood obesity, it’s more important than ever that parents model healthy behaviors for their children. Being a fit family...
Nigerians may be out for another cycle of fuel scarcity as the shortage of dollars has started having its toll on fuel importation by the Nigerian...
Concerned by what they perceive as ‘benumbing apathy’ to the cause of rescuing Chibok girls, members of the “Bring Back Our Girls” advocacy movement are now...
No fewer than 14 staff members of Nestoil Plc. have been abducted in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State. It was learnt that the company...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed five more cases of Lassa fever across four states in the last 11 days. Two cases were reported...
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has declared Monday, Sept. 12 as the Eid-El-Kabir Day, 1437 AH. This followed the announcement of Saturday, Sept.3...
Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN), Minister of Power, Works and Housing, has said that Federal Government’s expectation to ensure there is inclusion and employment with the N6.6...
Kingsley Agbaire, a Warri, Delta State-based businessman, allegedly killed his business partner and then broke down as the deceased’s body was exhumed to beg his ghost...
Moody’s, the global rating agency, has predicted a further rise in the already historic high in the nation’s inflationary rate to 18 per cent. According to...
Samsung and BlackBerry are teaming up to create what they’re calling a “spyproof” tablet that will be used by the German government to handle classified information....
President Robert Mugabe has returned to Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe amid concerns over his health. The incumbent leader of the South African country who is...
The General Overseer of Tongue of Fire Restoration Ministry located in Igbosere, Lagos, Chukwuemeka Nwocha, 36, has informed that the devil made him keep 13 underage...
The Presidency has insisted that two former Governors of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II and Professor Chukwuma Soludo are...
President Duterte of the Philippines has declared a “state of lawlessness” in his home town city of Davao after a deadly bomb blast claimed the lives...
The latest report of the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, has shown that Lagos State is the highest in the list of states with external debts...
The presidency has fully acknowledged that the Nigerian economy is in shambles, but is also optimistic that it can be fixed. The Presidency however warned that...
Former Super Eagles striker Victor Anichebe has joined Sunderland on a free transfer. The 11-time Nigerian international had been available on a free transfer after leaving...
Former Bolton Wanderers captain, Austin Okocha has backed his former coach Sam Allardyce to create the type of environment that will enable England to thrive after...
Players and officials of the bronze winning U-23 Eagles are yet to get the $390,000 gift from Japanese surgeon, Katsuya Takasu, contrary to reports making rounds...
