By Joseph Edgar… My father used to beat the hell out of me anytime I listened to Fela. Fela was that controversial and societal unacceptable gadfly...
By Reuben Abati… I was shocked by the trenchant reaction to my piece on the July 15 attempted coup in Turkey from at least two persons. The piece...
The National Insurance Commission (Naicom) has blocked the proposed divestment of the major equity stake of the embattled International Energy Insurance (IEI) in IEI Anchor Pensions...
Apple is back at it again, ramping up its efforts to develop a self-driving car. The company has hired Dan Dodge, former head of Blackberry’s automotive...
A fake pastor identified as Delight Arinze Okorie of the Watered Ground Ministry who has been under watch for his atrocities is now cooling his heels...
Mr. Kennedy Uzoka will as from Monday August 1 takes over as the substantive group managing director at United Bank for Africa (UBA). The tenure of...
The management of Sterling Bank Plc at the weekend said the commercial lender is concluding arrangements to raise N35 billion tier 2 capital in the second...
Major cities in Australia witnessed demonstrations as thousands trooped out to protest against alleged maltreatment of teens (mostly Aborigines) serving time in detention centres. Demonstrations erupted...
The leadership crisis rocking the PDP, is far from over and may even polarise the party further, as the latest ruling of the Federal High Court,...
Operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS, on Saturday sealed the office of the former Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriation, Abdulmumin Jibrin and the secretariat of...
A tragic scene played out according to authorities in the American city of Texas when a hot air balloon carrying at least 16 people burst into...
An official of Diamond Bank, Damola Otuyalo is said to have told the anti-graft agency that it took three aircraft for Musiliu Obanikoro to carry N1.2...
The Nigerian military continued its assault on the camps of suspected militants on Saturday with intense bombardment of Fatola, in the Igando area of Lagos State....
Former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, has said that there is need for change in Nigeria, even as he insisted that Nigeria needs restructuring. The former Vice-President said...
Nollywood actress Toyin Aimakhu has thought it imperative to state her side of the story following the ensuing controversy trailing the #SaveMayowa campaign which went sour...
Despite reported breakthrough in preliminary negotiations between the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta, MEND and the Federal Government through oil companies and security agencies,...
Reports are emerging of a prison break at the Koton/Karfe minimum prison in Kogi state. Though details are still sketchy, there is still no report yet...
There are strong indications that the Okah brothers, Henry and Charles and the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, may be released...
By Prince Charles Dickson… Ndi Igbo talk say “Nwunye anyi, nwunye anyi”: ka ndeli bia ka anyi mara onye o bu nwunye ya. [“Our wife, our...
Moms are known for being the managers of the home – sometimes single-handedly taking care of all or most of the household responsibilities from getting the...
Two Chicago officers have been sacked after violating departmental policies when they shot and killed 18-year-old suspect identified as Paul O’Neal. According to Chicago Police Superintendent...
A 10-year-old child identified as Promise Ude who was chained after being accused of stealing the sum of N4,000 by her aunt has been rescued in...
To unclog the busy streets of Paris, two entrepreneurs are building an egg-shaped river shuttle that will essentially fly above the Seine, the next iteration of...
Thanks to the economic state of the nation, citizens of Nigeria have doubled their hustle and as such, many are under a lot of strain and...
The alleged padding of the 2016 budget by the National Assembly may have assumed a new dimension as two federal lawmakers from Zamfara State have been...
In its efforts of sheltering Skye Bank from going under, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has doled out a total sum of N100 billion in...
Three militant groups in the Niger Delta region, have alleged that the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, was removed as the Group...
The League Management Company (LMC) has postponed the match day 29 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) game between Rivers United and Ikorodu United. The postponement was...
Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane confirmed that Cristiano Ronaldo won’t play in the UEFA Super Cup against Sevilla on August 9, and could miss the league...
Paul Pogba has completed his medical ahead of his world-record transfer to Old Trafford and will be confirmed as a new Manchester United player in the...
Ex-international, Austin Eguavoen, has slammed the Federal Government for neglecting former Nigeria skipper and coach Stephen Keshi who was laid to rest in his village of...
The Nigerian Army has released the three associates of ex-Niger Delta militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, popularly called Tompolo. The associates, Simone Bebenimibo, Bomboy Oluba and driver...
A Kenyan court has sentenced Jabiri Ali Dzuya and Bwana Mkuu Alwan who were members of the Mombasa Republican Council (MRC), to death for killing four...
The Nigeria Wrestling Federation, NWF will on today unveil it’s Olympic team for the 2016 games. According to NWF President, H0Daniel Igali, the official send forth...
The United Nations has ordered the deployment of 228 UN police personnel to Burundi as human rights and security situation worsens in the East African country....
The management of English club, Birmingham has explained the rationale behind the club’s refusal to release Nigerian striker Viv Solomon-Otabor to the U-23 Eagles for the...
Speaker Yakubu Dogara has described as false, reckless and malicious the claim that he shared $20,000 to each member of the Appropriation Committee. He was reacting...
Abdulmumin Jibrin is not happy that the Speaker is yet to be arrested and prosecuted. So he, late Friday evening, stormed the headquarters of the Department...
Pastor Tunde Bakare has said that the elders of the North opposing restructuring of Nigeria are not truthful to the ideals of northern founding fathers. Bakare...
The peace and harmony the House of Representatives seemingly enjoyed following the crisis over the election of its principal officers, was shattered recently soon after Honourable...
Nigeria’s 4x400m women’s relay team has been banned by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) and they won’t be participating at the 2016 Olympics billed...
Nigerian canoeist, Jonathan Akinyemi, has arrived in Rio, Brazil ahead of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games which begins in the Brazilian City of Rio on August...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has urged Nigerian policy makers to evolve faster steps towards achieving sustainable improved power supply for the growth of the country’s economy. Towards this end, it said it is imperative for the Nigeria National...
Nigeria’s ranking by the international rating agency, Fitch has suffered a downgrade. The agency, which usually classifies the country under the code-name: Lagos State, has in its current Long-Term Local Currency (LTLC) Issuer Default Rating (IDR) reduced its ‘BB-‘ grade,...
Sacked former Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation, Abdulmumin Jibrin has been left in the cold, as members of the committee he formally...
President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked five heads of parastatals under the Federal Ministry of Health. Those sacked are the Director-General of Nigerian Centre for Disease Control,...
Senate Leader, Ali Ndume, has shot down allegations of budget padding against the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara and three principal officers of...
By Ahmed Boulor Family members of Mayowa Ahmed are claiming that Nollywood actorToyin Aimakhu and the founder of Lifesake foundation Ms Aramide Kasumu wanted a percentage...
All Progressives Congress (APC), has emerged winner of a senatorial and 2 constituency elections in Imo state. The result is the outcome of the rescheduled rerun...
By Ahmed Boulor Mavin Records singing sensation Tiwatope Savage has officially singed the dotted lines for an international deal with Jay Z’s Roc Nation. Moments after...
