A team of monitors have revealed that Iran violated a United Nations Security Council resolution last October by test-firing a missile capable of a nuclear warhead....
Ever since his comments on the proposed ban of Muslims travelling to America over increasing terror threats, Republican front-runner Donald Trump has continued to receive hard...
In what is seen as a landmark move, Libyan television reports that the heads of Libya’s two rival parliaments have met for the first time. The...
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, suffered another set back on Tuesday, as an Abuja High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, yesterday, sacked its Acting National...
Although he was entitled to three vehicles as a former head of state, the presidency has said that President Muhammadu Buhari got one armoured SUV and...
In from Ali Smart… As the Chinese would say, may we all live in interesting times. Certainly for Nigerians, the last 12 months have been quite...
After dropping to three-year low last week, Nigerian equities again dropped to new lows yesterday as concerns mounted that the expected increase of interest rate by...
By Timothy Enietan-Matthews In a move obviously meant to pre-empt the Federal Government, the National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Olisa Metuh,...
Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki Tuesday said if the relevant committees of the Senate had performed their constitutional roles in monitoring and investigating how funds...
In from Nifemi Daniel . . . Striker Victor Osinhem did not return to the country with the National U-23 team on Monday from Dakar, Senegal...
In from Nifemi Daniel . . . Captain of Nigerian U-23 Eagles Okechukwu Azubuike has been named the Most Valuable player of the U-23 AFCON by...
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday received Letters of Credence from three Ambassadors to Nigeria in Statehouse, Abuja. Those who submitted their letters were ambassadors of Ecuador, Zambia...
In from Nifemi Daniel . . . Players of relegated Nigeria Professional Football League side, FC Taraba, have vowed to remain at the Taraba State Government...
I have known Vera for sometime now. She has always struck me as a very bright young lass, with a defined role in life. Very confident...
By Vera Nneoma Osuji . . . I was compelled to write this article from the standpoint of a young professional Igbo lady and my filial...
In from Ahmed Boulor . . . The Nigerian movie industry dubbed Nollywood has been thrown into another round of mourning following the death of comic...
In from Nifemi Daniel . . . U-23 Eagles coach, Samson Siasia, has revealed that the kidnapping of his mother prior to the African U-23 Nations...
A South African king is set to go to jail after the country’s highest court threw out his bid to overturn a 12-year prison sentence. King...
In from Nifemi Daniel . . . Barring any last minute change, the Nigeria Football Federation has concluded plans to replace bedridden Super Eagles coach, Sunday...
Leicester City’s 2-1 Premier League victory over Chelsea has killed manager Jose Mourinho’s hopes of finishing in the top four this season. Goals from Jamie Vardy...
A call has been made by Nigeria’s highest Muslim body, Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) to the Federal Government to set up a Judicial...
At least 43 people died in rural northern area of Argentina on Monday after a bus carrying Argentine frontier police plunged into a river, a spokeswoman...
A Korean War veteran has been laid to rest in Massachusetts 65 years after he was declared missing in action. The remains of Sgt. Robert Dakin...
At least 28 people will be tried in Burundi after being accused of taking part in an attempt to overthrow President Pierre Nkurunziza in May. Those...
Tension between Turkey and Russia may have reached boiling point after Turkish foreign minister declared that Ankara’s patience with Russia “has a limit” after Moscow’s “exaggerated”...
After a two-day consecutive rally that closed the stock market last week, Nigerian equities opened this week in the red zone as widespread selling sentiments shaved...
In from Olumide Olaoluwa . . . It may well end up as the biggest scandal ever for the media in Nigeria. The Fourth Estate of...
It was a bad day for some officials of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), as they were humiliated by...
The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, Monday, assured that the Senate does not have any bill before it that is aimed at gagging or stifling the...
There was a mild drama on Monday outside the Federal High Court, as operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) rearrested the former Director...
A mild drama broke out on Monday as workers of Aero Contractors Airline staged a protest at the Murtala Muhammed Airport over alleged mismanagement of the...
Nifemi Daniel Nigeria U-23 goal hero, Oghenekaro Etebo, and Golden Eaglets duo of Victor Osimhen and Kelechi Nwakali, have been shortlisted for the 2015 Glo-CAF Awards...
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured that the new policy initiatives under his administration will ease the process of doing business in the country. Buhari spoke on...
Seasoned broadcaster, master compere, actor and entertainment personality, Patrick Doyle, has revealed that one of the reasons most celebrity marriages don’t last is because most couples...
European champions FC Barcelona will go up against English Premier League leaders Arsenal FC in the Champions League last 16 after they were thrown together in...
The founder of DAAR Communications, High Chief Raymond Dokpesi, was Monday granted bail in the sum of N400 million by the Abuja Division of the Federal...
The Economic and financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday arraigned Former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd), former Director of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation...
Guinness Nigeria Plc and Diageo Plc have reached agreement on the sale of the distribution rights to Diageo’s international premium spirits (IPS) brands in Nigeria to...
Alhaji Aliko Dangote’s Dangote Industries Limited (DIL) has entered into a definitive agreement to repurchase the former Dangote Flour Mills Plc, now re-branded Tiger Branded Consumer...
In from Ahmed Boulor . . . The crackdown on hardened criminals by the Nigerian Police went bloody in Port Harcourt when at least five suspected...
By Timothy Enietan-Matthews . . . Embattled former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, alongside others on Monday pleaded not guilty to a fresh 19 count criminal...
A high-tech Barbie is terrible at keeping secrets. The toymaker is finding this out the hard way after a security firm revealed that Hello Barbie, a...
Life can be frustrating for toddlers. Though eager to show their independence, toddlers can’t always move as swiftly as they’d like or express their needs. This...
If you have a body, you have a body image. And if you’re worried about being too fat or too thin, or feel unhappy with your...
In a surprise Sunday night announcement, South African President Jacob Zuma replaced newly appointed Finance Minister David van Rooyen with the more experienced Pravin Gordan. The...
Flood and landslide-prone communities in eastern Philippines are bracing for destructive winds, heavy rains and coastal floods of up to 4 meters (13 feet). Officials say...
Fresh tension may begin to brew between Turkey and Russia following an incident which occurred in the Augean sea. The incident saw a Russian warship firing...
The Nigerian army and the Islamic Movement of Nigeria are blaming each other for the clash that led to the death of some members of the...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and commercial banks in the country have agreed to make available the sum of N300 billion next year to be...
By Stanley Azuakola . . . Since he was appointed as the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir David Lawal has bumbled through one...
