In from Nifemi Daniel . . . Golden Eaglets coach, Emmanuel Amuneke, has praised his players for their heroic feat after defeating Chile 5-1 early Wednesday...
In from Timothy Enietan-Matthews . . . Journalists in the commercial city of Kano, North West Nigeria, had a raw deal in the hands of guards...
Two big names in the music industry almost exchanged blows when Lil Wayne and his entourage were stopped and frisked by P Diddy’s bodyguard in a...
By Emeka Oparah . . . Since Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party shocked the Conservatives and Prime Minister Stephen Harper of Canada with a surprise victory in...
The US and Russian military officials have appended a memorandum of understanding aimed at avoiding clashes over Syria, as they both intensify air strikes against Syrian...
In from Timothy Enietan-Matthews (Nation’s capital) . . . President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday appointed Professor Mahmud Yakubu as chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission...
In from Ahmed Boulor . . . The entertainment and comedy industry is set to witness another first as ace Nigerian comedian Ajebo is set to...
In from Ahmed Boulor . . . When Nollywood actress and model, Mimi Orjiekwe, started her journey into acting, her father was totally against it while...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,(EFCC) Tuesday, gave account of how a former governor of Imo State, Ikedi Ohakim bought his current Asokoro residence before an...
In from Timothy Enietan-Matthews . . . In what seems to be turning out to be a game of who blinks first, the Code of Conduct...
In from Ahmed Boulor . . . The General Aviation Terminal, GAT, Muritala Muhammed Airport was the scene of a near death experience when two planes...
The ugly scenes of civil unrest and protest which characterised the third term of bid of Burundi’s Pierre Nkuruziza is now playing out in Congo with...
Leaders of the Okunraye Community in Ibeju Lekki area have denied being culpable for the untimely death of the Managing Director, Lekki Free Trade Zone, Mr....
Barcelona edged closer to sealing their place in the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League as Ivan Rakitic’s double handed them a comfortable 2-0 win...
In from Nifemi Daniel . . . Out -of-favour Super Eagles striker, Brown Ideye, has warned his teammates at Olympiacos on the need to work harder...
Arsenal shocked soccer pundits by securing a 2-0 victory over Bayern Munich in Group F thereby ending a run of two consecutive defeats in the Champions...
The high interest rate being charged has prevented a lot of prospective women from benefiting from the much publicised Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) N220...
The promise of German Aerospace Center’s HY4 aircraft is tremendous: short, emissions-free flights in Europe’s crowded and environmentally conscience skies. The plane, which is set to...
The stakes are getting higher and the quest to make an impression before the American electorate has sometimes led presidential candidates for the forthcoming American elections...
At this point in science, the only proven means to slow the aging process (at least in laboratory animals) is chronic caloric deprivation. Indeed, animal studies...
There seems to be no end to the spiraling violence in the middle east as an Isreali man was ran over and killed in West Bank...
Friends and colleagues of former BBC journalist and U.N. official, Jacqueline Sutton who was found dead in a restroom at Istanbul Ataturk airport are calling for...
In from Nifemi Daniel . . . The Nigeria Football Federation has expressed disappointment after Federation Burkinabe de Foot-Ball, Burkina Faso’s football governing body, moved the...
In from Smart Ali . . . The House of Representatives on Tuesday hinted that it would investigate the revenue generated by the Nigerian National Petroleum...
In from Ali Smart . . . The House of Representatives has concluded plans to probe the Nigerian Investment Promotion Council (NIPC) over the N1.85trillion pioneer...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Tuesday denied any link with the failed bid by an Indian company, Oil and Natural Gas Corp-Mittal Energy Limited...
There is something about movies that makes you lose hope in reality. Indian films for example. You see a tough, badass guy who is so stern...
In from Success Allantee . . . Nigerian equities rode on the back of widespread positive sentiments to sustain a rally for the second consecutive day...
A number of people on Tuesday escaped death when the convoy of the Edo state Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Dan Orbih, was...
President Muhammadu Buhari visited Cross River State where he attended the Ground Breaking Ceremony of a 260Km Super Highway Double Carrier Road from Calabar to the...
The Senate which had earlier suspended plenary abruptly on Tuesday without reason after it screened two ministerial nominees has announced that its plenary has been suspended...
Protesters, under the umbrella the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, stormed Port Harcourt, Rivers State, to protest the arrest and detention of the Director of Radio...
President Muhammadu Buhari has invariably brought to an end, the civil service career of the Head of Service of the Federation, Danladi Kifasi, as he has...
In from Olumide Olaoluwa . . . Political expediency, desire for immediate impact and intricate needs for balancing influenced President Muhammadu Buhari’s ministerial nominees, Ripples can...
In from Ahmed Boulor . . . The band boys of Fuji musician Saheed Osupa can now heave a sigh of relief after embarking on an...
Reports reaching Ripples has it that the immediate past Minister of Interior, Abba Moro, has been invited and is being questioned by the Economic and Financial...
FIFA has confirmed the presidential election will go ahead as planned at an extraordinary congress on February 26. There had been calls for the election to...
According to a recent poll, Nigeria’s Port Harcourt International Airport is rated as the worst airport in the world. The African terminal received the unfortunate distinction...
In what is being viewed as a ploy to elongate the process of the screening of nominees for ministerial appointments, the Senate on Monday adjourned sitting...
By Ahmed Boulor . . . Controversy has continued to trail the actual ownership of the new abode moved into by Fuji musician Pasuma Wonder. Speculation...
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi again head the list of candidates for the player of the year award, which they have combined to win for the...
By George Amuna . . . These are interesting times. Pariahs of yore are being canonised as saints. The price is affordable. All that is needed...
By Aik Amaechi . . . . The recent arrest of the Director of Radio Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu by the Nigerian Department of State Security Services...
In from Ahmed Boulor . . . Fuji musician, King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal popularly referred to as KWAM 1 failed to appear before the Ogun State...
Feelers from the Senate plenary have revealed that only three ministerial nominees are slated for screening during plenary today. According to the Senate order paper, only...
The influx of migrants into Europe, many of them from Syria has continued to spark protest to in Europe. Every Monday evening in Dresden, thousands gather...
The nine-year reign of Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his Conservative Party came to a sudden and stunning end on Monday night at the hands of...
In what is seen as a historic attempt, several hundred mostly elderly South Koreans headed for North Korea Tuesday for a rare reunion with relatives they...
Double-amputee Olympian, Oscar Pistorius who had been held at Kgosi Mampuru II Correctional Centre for fatally shooting his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day in 2013...
By Olumide Olaoluwa … A secret meeting took place on Monday between Speaker Yakubu Dogara and some of the ministerial nominees of President Muhammadu Buhari. The...
