President Goodluck Jonathan Thursday paid a surprise visit to Mubi, Adamawa State, and Baga, Borno State, some of the areas that were being terrorised by Boko...
Could doctors transplant another head onto a body in the near future? Italian surgeon, Sergio Canavero believes head transplants are possible, and is confident he can...
The drop in crude oil prices in the international market has taken its toll on the federation account as statutory allocation to the three tiers of...
Nigeria’s total debt stock rose to N11.24 trillion from N10.4 trillion or $67.72 billion as at December 31, 2014 according to latest data from the Debt...
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, has claimed that President Goodluck Jonathan deliberately created opposition in Nigeria to deepen...
CHARLES TONBRA OKAH As with all human beings we are fallible. We are not perfect. But insofar as the bombing of October 1, 2010 is concerned,...
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, says there is a need to investigate the audio file which purportedly captured some Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leaders giving orders...
Multiple suicide bombings in Kano State and Potiskum, the commercial capital of Yobe State on Tuesday has left about 21 persons dead while many more sustained...
Local police authorities in central north Nigeria’s Kogi State confirmed Tuesday that unknown gunmen on Monday kidnapped an American woman doing missionary work in the state....
Fitch Ratings has affirmed the long-term Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) of 10 Nigerian banks. They are Zenith Bank Plc, FBN Holdings Plc and its subsidiary, First...
Ahead of plans by the Burkina Football Federation (BFF) to grab Stephen Keshi to coach that country’s national football team, president of the Nigeria Football Federation...
Dogs are certainly no dummies when it comes to understanding humans. Canines can understand our voice commands and know what it means when we point (something...
In the wake of insurgency activities, and the Ebola disease virus that recently hit the West African sub region, leaders of the Central African countries have...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has stated that the show in which former President Goodluck Jonathan tore his membership card of the party may have been...
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Monday said that it had identified 128 illegal telecoms operators in Kano State. In its ‘’Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement Reports...
Imagine walking around in the Palms Mall in Lekki and you see someone familiar, but you are not quite sure, you wink your left eye once...
On Monday evening, Nollywood superstar Omotola Jolade Ekeinde, took to twitter to express her shock at what happened to her at the US Embassy. Apparently, she...
A Nigerian woman who has campaigned against Islamist extremists Boko Haram was on Tuesday awarded a Japanese peace prize worth $170,000. Esther Ibanga, a pastor and...
The Accounts department of the Ebonyi State House of Assembly went up in flames, in the early hours of Tuesday morning, stalling the planned resumption of...
Former Managing Director of the defunct Intercontinental Bank Plc, Dr. Erastus Akingbola, may soon return to court to defend himself on a N5bn fraud allegation brought...
A Federal High Court in Lagos has further adjourned till February 24 and 25, 2015, the trial of a former Minister of Aviation, Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode,...
Controversy over the true mission of the All Progressives Congress (APC), presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari to the United Kingdom continues to rage even as he...
Computer scientists from Stanford University and Yahoo Labs have discovered a new computer algorithm that can recognise faces in images from many different angles, which could...
Pilotless drones have had the biggest impact on the battlefield, serving as eyes in the sky and even as attack aircraft. But could they find another...
Lagos state governor, Babatunde Fashola says death is imminent, and everyone who has come to this world to live, should also plan to leave it at...
The call by economists and Nigerians in general for a reduction in the cost of running government at different levels in the country seem to fall...
President Goodluck Jonathan has assured that there is no way he could push for an Interim National Government (ING) having been elected with clear mandate of...
With the gradual appreciation of prices of crude oil in the international market, the subsidy on petrol that the Federal Government will pay has been rising...
Arguments continue to trail the trip of Muhammadu Buhari, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to London, with the opposition saying he travelled for...
A jail break at the Calabar Prison, Cross River State was foiled as some inmates Friday gained entry into the armory, and attempted to escape after...
President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday said he had lived up to his campaign pledge to Nigerians that he would make the power sector a priority for...
The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) on Friday said some local and foreign investors had indicated interest to operate ferries within Lagos as well as from...
While June 12 may mean different things to different people, what is not in doubt is that Nigerians paid an enormous price for the contrived and...
Former Super Eagles captain, and ex international Austin ‘Jay Jay’ Okocha has been elected as the Delta State FA chairman. Okocha, 41, polled 26 out of...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has reaffirmed that Nigeria is West Africa’s largest market with great potential to be a main driver of regional integration considering...
Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba, has threatened to deal with policemen that embark on strike action. He also warned officers of the dire consequences of breaching...
The Minister of Finance and coordinating minster of the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has proffered solutions as to how corruption, which has been taunted as the...
The State Security Services said on Wednesday that it was profiling political thugs and people with questionable characters across the country ahead of the general elections....
Barclays Africa Group Limited’s corporate and investment banking unit has approached the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for approval to convert its representative office in Lagos...
The campaign of the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Dakuku Peterside in Okrika Local Government Area of the state, was...
President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday sent the names of eight ministerial nominees to the Senate for screening and approval. The names, which were read out by...
A Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja has awarded a fine of N25, 000 against Prophet T.B. Joshua, the Founder of Synagogue Church Of All...
The campaign of the All Progressive Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Gen Muhammadu BUhari (retd.) in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, turned violent, leading to the death...
An Indian man living in Abuja, Mishall Vishwanath, has been arrested by the Anti-Kidnap squad of the Nigerian Police force for arranging his own kidnap. According...
Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo who has been having a running battle with President Goodluck Jonathan has finally dumped his party; the ruling Peoples Democratic Party...
After much speculations, Don Jazzy’s fans can now rest with knowledge that he has a steady girlfriend, and is very much in love with her if...
A former United States Ambassador to Nigeria, John Campbell, has warned that Nigeria is likely to experience large scale violence as a result of the upcoming...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, and President Goodkuck Jonathan on Saturday took each other on, trading words over the postponement of the general elections, and allegations of...
The Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba, has cautioned personnel of the force against the use of firearms during the forthcoming general elections “except in extreme circumstances”....
National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, thinks soldiers loitering around his Ikoyi home may have missed their way hence he...
