After 10 months out injured, Danny Welbeck took barely 10 minutes on his return from surgery to score a precious goal for Arsenal. The striker’s header...
By Sonola Olumhense EARLY in my career, I was invited to dinner by my Second Republic state governor, Professor Ambrose Alli. I was to share his...
Contrary to the impression created by some of the ministers serving under the current administration as men of impeccable character, there are indications that a number...
The Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Hon Femi Gbajabiamila, has absolved President Muhamadu Buhari of any blame arising from the inconsistencies in the 2016...
Investors in Nigerian equities last week recovered N408 billion in capital gains as the stock market rallied to close the week at its highest level in...
The foreign minister of Saudi Arabia Adel al-Jubeir has cast aspersions over the political process in Syria especially of late with UN brokered talks put on...
The current economic downturn in the country may have started bitting harder than expected, as there are indications that state governments have asked the Federal Goverment...
The rescue mission to pull out bodies from the rubble of a high-rise building which collapsed under a 6.4 magnitude earthquake which hit the city of...
Mobile phones have grown to become one of man’s most important companions and it is even getting better with your phone, yes, the one you’re probably...
The U.S. military spent billions developing an armed drone that could take off from an aircraft carrier. But now, the Pentagon says it doesn’t want that...
With new marketing trends and shift in consumption tastes of consumers, soft drink giants, Coca-Cola and Pepsi are depending on ‘the greatest marketing trick of the...
By Reuben Abati . . . It is that time of the year again in the month of February, when there is so much talk and...
By Joseph Edgar . . . Let me reveal a small secret. I have sold bread before. I sold on the streets of Shomolu for about...
In today’s world, modern family will have us believe that step-parenting is a hard job. Some say blending a family is like a dish that takes...
In from Ripples Nigeria The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has approved March 26 as date for Nigeria to host Egypt in the 2017 AFCON qualifier...
As the forthcoming American Presidential elections draws even closer, the battle for White House has become tougher with Republican candidates trading sharp blows over foreign policy...
In from Ripples Nigeria Nigeria youth sensation, Victor Osimhen, has revealed why he dumped Premier League club, Arsenal, for German side Wolfsburg. Osimhen, who emerged as...
English football champions, Chelsea thrashed Newcastle United 5-1 in London on Saturday to climb up to 12th and send the visitors into the Premier League relegation...
Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as Real Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 4-2 in a thrilling match at the Bernabeu to move within a point of leaders, Barcelona,...
In from Ripples Nigeria Akwa United on Saturday began their quest to win the 2016 CAF Confederation Cup on a bright note after securing a 1-0...
Ekiti state’s Governor Ayodele Fayose says President Muhammadu Buhari is practicing what he described as a ‘sectional economy’ by spending billions of naira to exploit oil...
Over the years, mobile phones have become a very important part of our lives as it has become a very useful and handy companion for communication...
By Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, let me say right away that I do not envy President Muhammadu Buhari at this moment. It cannot be easy carrying...
The Federal Government, on Saturday, announced the sack of all the 12 Vice Chancellors of the Federal Universities established by the administration of former President Goodluck...
As the nation marked the 40th anniversary of the killing of former Head of State, General Murtala Mohammed, President Muhammadu Buhari has paid glowing tribute the...
Retired chief of the U.S. Defence Intelligence Agency Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, who was former top military intelligence official to President Barack Obama has called on...
China has hit back at the UK for comments made about the arrest and detention of a Hong Kong bookseller accusing the former colonial power of...
By Etcetera . . . I am writing you today because I am a Christian myself. I am not writing this article to attack you; on...
If feelers making the rounds are anything to go by, then fairskinned Nollywood actress Monalisa Chinda may be getting set to give marriage a second trial...
About 1,000 refugees putting up at a makeshift jungle camp in Calais, France have been given the marching orders to leave due to the fact that...
Gravitational ripples in the fabric of space time, first predicted by Albert Einstein 100 years ago, have now been detected by scientists who believe the discovery...
In from Ripples Nigeria. . . Super Eagles striker, Kelechi Iheanacho, has backed Manchester City to bounce back stronger against Tottenham after suffering a 3-1 home...
A mortar attack by militants has killed five UN peacekeepers stationed at their base located in Kidal, northern Mali. The attack claimed by Mali jihadist group...
A group of school girls in Nigeria who participated in the First Lego League challenge, built a robot developed to tackle waste as their project in...
By Joseph Edgar . . . Tunde Fegbemi is my Inlaw. Very affable, ambitious and a dreamer. A session with him usually takes you up to...
A suspected kidnapper, Kenneth Levi, has narrated how he came into kidnapping, and later formed his own gang of kidnappers, by leveraging on his friends who...
In from Ripples Nigeria . . . . It easily qualifies as the biggest scandal facing the new administration. The 2016 Budget proposal has been dogged...
In from Ripples Nigeria Crystal Palace assistant manager, Keith Millen, has warned his players to be wary of Super Eagles and Watford striker, Odion Ighalo and...
In from Ripples Nigeria Ugandan champions, Vipers Sporting Club on Friday shocked two-time African Champions, Enyimba Football Club of Aba 1-0 in the preliminaries of CAF...
All may not be well with the finances of Rivers State, as Governor Nyesom Wike on Friday, suspended the state Commissioner for Finance, Dr. Fred Kpakol...
Following the renewal of a bench warrant issued by a Federal High Court in Lagos for his arrest, and his being declared wanted by the Economic...
The time is ticking and before long, the fate of the Senate Presidency of Senator Bukola Saraki will be decided, as his trial on 13 counts...
Starting from the March 26, 2016, The Independent daily title will end print production following the sale of its i newspaper in a £24 million sale...
A mild drama ensued at the headquarters of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) on Friday as operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)...
Incoming reports from Turkish media outlets suggests that a five-storey building housing a cafeteria among others has collapsed in the country’s largest city of Istanbul. As...
A jail break plot attempt by Taliban, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi and local al-Qaida branch to free 100 prisoners in Hyderabad has been foiled by Pakistani military police. The...
The drama and intrigues that has dominated the ongoing 2016 budget defence at the National Assembly by Ministries, Departments and agencies, MDAs, continued on Friday, as...
In the not-too-distant future, you could simply charge your phone or any other mobile device by plugging it to your shoe. A research by by University...
After lengthy talks in Munich, Germany, world powers have agreed to seek a nationwide “cessation of hostilities” in war-torn Syria with implementation expected to begin in...
National Coordinator of Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) Otunba Gani Adams has called on the Chiefs of Benin Kingdom to steer clear from making historically unbalanced statements...
