By Okey Ndibe… I was disturbed by a report in last Sunday’s edition of The Punch newspaper. It read, “Buhari orders military to crush new Niger...
As President Muhammadu Buhari prepares to attend British Prime Minister, David Cameron hosted anti-corruption summit in London, the latter has been caught on camera telling Queen...
The Defence Headquarters has denied granting amnesty to members of the Boko Haram insurgent group, describing an online report that 800 Boko Haram members had been...
By Churchill Obinna Okonkwo… With the amalgamation of Northern and Southern protectorate of Nigeria in 1914, a new entity with strangers in an unfamiliar society...
By SOC Okenwa… The Nigerian National Assembly (NASS) is not one without scandals from time immemmorial. From 1999 when democracy was restored after the June 12...
By Sonala Olumhense… The following article is intended to be read as an extension of, addendum to, Femi Falana’s “How Nigeria Can Raise U.S.$200 Billion From...
By Prince Charles Dickson… We grab a dog with the hands and it escapes; thereafter we beckon it with two fingers. (If both hands cannot detain...
Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton and mouthy Republican presumptive nominee, Donald Trump are both in a race described as close to call in three battleground states such...
A knife-wielding 27-year-old German attacked and killed one man and injured three others on Tuesday at the Grafing train station near Munich. German police are now...
The National Association of Resident Doctors has declared five days of warning strike beginning from Wednesday May 11 in agitation over what it calls “remuneration injustice”....
Wife of the Governor of Lagos State, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode, has condemned the vexed issue of domestic violence, which has continued to rear its ugly head...
Bayern Munich have announced the double signing of Borussia Dortmund captain Mats Hummels and reported Manchester United target Renato Sanches. Sanches, the 18-year-old Benfica and Portugal...
Following allegations of embezzlement, the Federal Government (FG) has ordered the EFCC to investigate how more than $32 million of funds from Global Fund Grants received...
The star prosecution witness of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Michael Wetkass, on Tuesday, confirmed that Senate President, Bukola Saraki, was worth over N4 billion...
Robot-fighting stuff of manga and anime is coming to a venue near you after Oakland, Calif. startup MegaBots Inc. raised $2.4 million in seed funding. According...
Ibrahim Uwais, son of a former Chief Justice of the Federation (CJN), Mohammed Uwais, has been reported killed by a US airstrike on a town near...
Sporadic gunshots by unknown gunmen which killed two security details stationed at the Rivers State Judiciary has led to the immediate closure of the premises. Reports...
The number of supporters of President Muhammadu Buhari seems to be reducing by the day, especially as concerns his leadership thrust and economic direction. A one-time...
The abducted son of ex-Pakistani Prime Minister, Ali Haider has been set free from captivity in Afghanistan in a joint operation by Afghan and US forces....
If all goes according to plan, President Muhammadu Buhari will play host to a number of world leaders, including President Francois Hollande of France as well...
Despite the motion by the National Assembly taking over the functions of the Kogi State House of Assembly and directing the state Governor Yahaya Bello to...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has frozen the bank account of Marecco Nigeria Limited belonging to a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation,...
By Joseph Edgar . . . . That is exactly what is on my mind this morning. Can it get any worse? As the Boko Haram...
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Mahmud Mohammed, Monday, came down hard on judicial officers he accused of leaking confidential information to lawyers and other...
Nigerian equities opened on Monday with widespread positive sentiments as investors increased demand for banking and consumer goods stocks. Average gain at the Nigerian Stock Exchange...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has frozen the bank account of Marecco Nigeria Limited belonging to a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation,...
Tragedy, again, hit the Nigerian Police Force on Monday, when two mobile policemen men were shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Warri, Delta State. The two...
A father of one unfortunately lost his life when trigger-happy policemen shot sporadically during a raid at Osogbo Street in the Itire area of Lagos State....
The Federal Government has concluded plans to privatize the nation’s refineries within the next 12 months, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu has...
Two days after the acting speaker of the lower house in Brazil annulled the impeachment process of President Dilma Rousseff, the Senate head has overruled the...
Tragedy struck in Rivers State in the early hours of Monday, as five policemen were reportedly killed by some gunmen in Rivers State. According to reports,...
Controversial club owner, Chris Giwa, has vowed to storm Mexico venue of the 66th FIFA Congress as the new head of the Nigeria Football Federation while...
A Yoruba group, the Odua Defenders Union, ODU, Monday, said it was an insult on the Yoruba race for the new militant group, the Niger Delta...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has called on the militant group, Niger Delta Avengers to lay the blame of whatever grievances they have at the doorstep...
The President of the Nigerian Senate, Bukola Saraki, has been taken to task by a group, Campaign for Democracy, CD, over his promise that the National...
The Lagos State Government has said it generated a total revenue of N101.69 billion in the first quarter of year 2016 with a surplus of ₦4.85...
A boost is coming the way of local miners as the Federal Government has concluded plans to give intervention funds to the sector. Giving this hint...
A Federal High Court, sitting in Lagos, has fixed May 20, 2016, to deliver judgement in the case a former Director General of the Nigerian Maritime...
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Monday fined Nigeria $5,000 for lack of security and overcrowding during the Super Eagles 1-1 draw against the Pharaohs...
Barcelona will play friendlies against newly-crowned English Premier League champions Leicester and Liverpool in August, the Spanish giants announced Monday. The current La Liga leaders will...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has commenced investigation of deposit money banks over alleged malfeasance following manhunt of banks’ chief executives by the Economic and...
One of the 24 children of the late Osama Bin Laden is now ironically an intern at the World Trade Centre- a building his father is...
Temporal relief has come the way of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff after the acting speaker of the lower house in Brazil annulled her impeachment process while...
By Ahmed Boulor One-time popular artiste Zeez (formerly known as DJ Zeez) has been ordered by a high court in Lagos to refund over N22 Million...
According to the United Nations Development Programme, the sum of $290 million is needed for assistance until March next year to help provide food and aid...
Basketball start Lamar Odom was spotted by a candid camera drinking away at the Beverly Center Sunday afternoon. The lanky sportsman who promised Khloe Kardashian that...
Runways are inconvenient, and helicopters are inefficient. Between these two statements is the quest for Vertical Takeoff and Landing, or VTOL, flying machines. Hampered for decades...
During a raid on illegal abattoirs at Oshodi and Idi-Araba areas of Lagos State by some officials of the State Environmental Sanitation and Special Offences Unit...
A former Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Dr. Doyin Okupe, has come under attack for revealing that his office was funded...
Action continued in the Nigerian Professional Premier League (NPFL) at the weekend as Warri Wolves suffered a 1-0 home defeat to a rejuvenated Rivers United team...
