Swansea City have announced that they have ‘reluctantly parted company’ with manager Garry Monk. The club have dispensed with the club stalwart’s services after a run...
Roger Federer has parted ways with his coach, Stefan Edberg, the BBC reports. Edberg had coached Federer for the past two years, during which time the...
By Ahmed Boulor The Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy (CECP) observed #GivingTuesday which has become a global event endorsed, supported and promoted by political, social and business...
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls says police in France have identified the third attacker at the Bataclan during the fatal Paris attacks which saw the killing...
A chaotic scene played out when a Palestinian teenager was shot dead during a raid on a refugee camp in the occupied West Bank town of...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Wednesday, arraigned the Chairman of Daar Communications, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, before a Federal High Court in Abuja on six-count...
By Ahmed Boulor Dark skinned Nollywood actress, Kate Henshaw, has once again shown that she has a giving heart after she picked up the bills for...
In from Nifemi Daniel . . . The coaching crew of the Senegalese U-23 national team has declared that their Nigerian counterparts will have no escape...
The future of Afghanistan is currently the topic of discussion as regional leaders meet in Pakistan to discuss the future of the war torn country. With...
Authorities in Ivory Coast are vehemently protesting to France following the warrant issued by a French Judge for the arrest of speaker of its parliament, Guillaume...
President Muhammadu Buhari has lamented that there are still reports of unhelpful electoral attitudes, and called on Nigerians to support all necessary measures to ensure free,...
A team of scientists has discovered genes that are involved in physical aging. By influencing only one of these genes, the healthy lifespan of laboratory animals...
Republican candidate Donald Trump has continued to receive knocks over his recent controversial statement. His latest knock is coming from a White House spokesperson who said...
The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, Tuesday, defended the reduction of the N1.04 trillion fine slammed on MTN Nigeria to N780 billion, insisting that it acted in...
By Olumide Olaoluwa . . . The bubble has finally burst. At last, the centre can no longer hold. The almighty Federal Government that has been...
Investors lose N104 billion in accrued capital gains yesterday at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) as widespread selling pressure overturned a subtle three-day rally. With nearly...
Cristiano Ronaldo struck four times to set a record for goals scored in the Champions League group stage as Real Madrid equalled their biggest victory in...
Manchester United crashed out of the Champions League with a 3-2 defeat at Wolfsburg on Tuesday. The Germans were joined in the last 16 by PSV...
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has adopted the Stanbic IBTC Nigeria Purchasing Manager’s Index (PMI) as its private sector-based index for the country. Statistician General...
The Federal Government on Tuesday filed money laundering and breach of public procurement against media proprietor, High Chief Raymond Dokpesi. The charges were filed before the...
The federal government may have spent a total of 25% of the 2015 budget on subsidy payment, the World Bank report has revealed. The World Bank...
The Newspapers Proprietors Association of Nigeria, NPAN, has added its voice to the growing dissent over a bill pending before the Senate titled ‘Bill for an...
The Kogi State governor- elect, Alh Yahaya Bello has called on his deputy, Abiodun Faleke to accept the outcome of the governorship election in the state...
Nifemi Daniel Nigeria U-23 Eagles coach, Samson Siasia, has warned his players that ‘It’s No Retreat No Surrender’ situation as they battle Senegal in the first...
A journey of the unknown has left at least six Afghan kids dead including a baby after an inflatable boat carrying refugees drowned in the Aegean...
Oscar Pistorius, who murdered his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, on Valentine’s Day 2013, was granted bail on Tuesday and has the freedom of South Africa’s capital, Pretoria...
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola (SAN), Tuesday, unveiled his short term plans to address housing deficits, provide good roads and urgently increase...
Opposition to the proposed anti-social media bill by the Senate seems to be growing by the day, as the Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP), has...
Senate President, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki Tuesday dismissed claims by an online medium (not Ripples) that he was the owner of the N310m said to have...
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Tuesday said it has learnt its lessons from the Kogi State election debacle, promising to advocate for a review of...
By Emeka Opara . . . And so, here’s the more serious part of my trip to Imo State last week, which gave me a better...
The very shape of future American warships is in the hands of none other than Captain James Kirk. In development for years, the USS Zumwalt looks...
Speculation or pure gossip are flying around that the Grammy had snubbed Nicki Minaj and some other top artistes. Blogs like Perez Hilton carried the news....
It’s like whenever the two wish to cause furor and set tongues wagging, they pair up in public and do things couples do like dinner or...
Six days after he was injured by shrapnel in the head while covering a Syrian army bombardment in the province of Homs, Al Jazeera cameraman Zakaria...
The Momotombo Volcano in Nicaragua has erupted for the first time since 1905. Although volcanoes can experience periods of dormancy and activity, very little is known...
Nifemi Daniel The financial crisis in the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, is already affecting the U-23 Eagles who are currently participating at the African U-23 Championship...
Controversial businessman cum politician, Donald Trump, may have ruffled some feathers after calling for an outright ban of Muslims entering the United States. The Republican presidential...
Nifemi Daniel The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) are not leaving any stone unturned in their quest to qualify for the 2017 Nations Cup at the expense...
Mohamed Abdulahi Hassan, an American fugitive, has turned himself in to authorities, the State Department announced today. Known as ‘Miski’ online, officials say he is suspected...
Pentagon spokesman, Navy Capt. Jeff Davis, has confirmed the death of a senior leader of the Islamic State (IS) group in Libya. According to the Pentagon...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday approved N6 trillion expenditures for 2016 Budget under the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF). He made the presentation at the Federal...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday alleged there was a plot to frustrate the trial of a former Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime...
Dangote Cement Plc upturned what was visibly a down market to sustain the overall market position in the positive. With 30 losers to 16 gainers, the...
In from Ali Smart . . . As part of his campaign promises during the political hustling, President Muhammadu Buhari promised to pay all unemployed Nigerian...
The crisis rocking the governorship election in Kogi State appears far over as the state’s deputy governor elect, Hon. James Abiodun Faleke, yesterday insisted that he...
Nigeria will require a N79 billion budgetary allocation to provide health insurance for vulnerable Nigerians in 2016, the acting Executive Secretary of Nigeria Health Insurance Scheme...
By Ishola Taiwo . . . Common sense informs us that war between nations – or within a nation between antagonistic groups – is a bad...
By Chido Onuma I am a child of Biafra. I was born on the eve of that avoidable and internecine civil war. My father fought in...
By Reuben Abati A day after the present set of Ministers took oath of office, Nigerians took to twitter to recommend books they think will be...
