Newly re-elected Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has ordered the sacking of no less than 18,500 state employees for alleged “terror links”. According to an emergency...
D’Tigers star Ike Diogu says he is excited about the new crop of promising players that have joined the Nigerian national basketball team. Jordan Nwora, Ikena...
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP) has sent an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari requesting him to use his “leadership position to direct the Attorney...
A call has been made by Senator Ben Murray-Bruce ordering the Federal Government of Nigeria to apologise to late Afrobeat legend Fela Anikulapo-Kuti. The Senator representing...
Tech billionaire Elon Musk says he has been building a “tiny, kid-size submarine” with “feedback from Thailand” in an effort to rescue 12 boys and their...
Alhaji Ibrahim Madawaki, the District Head of Kucheri in the Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara state has been killed by unidentified gunmen. The death of...
No fewer than 135 passengers on board Azman Air, yesterday, escaped death after the Boeing 737 plane failed two consecutive times to land at the Mallam...
Senate President Bukola Saraki is warming up to join the race for the Presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in August, according to sources...
The ruling party, All Progressives Congress (APC), may have technically lost its majority status in the two chambers of the National Assembly, following last week’s implosion...
All may not be well in the Benue State chapter of the All Progressives Congress as there are strong indications that Governor Samuel Ortom may likely...
Heavy rains pounded the western part of Japan with three times the usual precipitation for a normal July. This claimed no less than 62 lives, left...
Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina State has regretted the absence of governors of the North West to a meeting meant to discuss the security issues of...
Authorities in North Korea have described recent high-level talks with a US delegation led by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo as “extremely regrettable”. “We had expected...
Femi Adesina, spokesperson to President Muhammadu Buhari, says the president enjoys the support of majority of Nigerians, despite the loud opposition of “the vocal minority” in...
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has called for the sack of the Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, for alleged forgery of her NYSC certificate. The PDP’s...
Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has reacted to the statement made by Adams Oshiomhole, chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in which he claimed Fayose...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday reacted to the Supreme Court’s acquittal of Senate President Bukola Saraki, commending Saraki for showing confidence in the judiciary. Buhari’s remarks...
Croatia have knocked out Russia, hosts of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, out of the tournament, to set up a semifinal meeting with England. The quarterfinal...
The opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has described as “a descent into fascism” the executive order signed by President Muhammadu Buhari. The party noted that the...
The coach of the trapped Thailand football team trapped inside a flooded cave complex has written an apology letter to parents who have sons among the...
Tottenham Hotspur forward of Nigerian descent, Bamidele Jermaine Alli, sealed a 2-0 win for England against Sweden in a 2018 FIFA World Cup quarterfinal clash. Alli,...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has stated that it would soon suspend the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR). According to the commission, the CVR exercise...
Hollywood actor Hakeem Kae-Kazim has revealed how a chance meeting with a Nigerian movie director moved him to reveal his Nigerian roots. Speaking on this week’s...
The controversial senator representing Kogi West senatorial district, Senator Dino Melaye, has expressed strong nostalgic feelings about the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In a video currently...
Residents of Ilorin, the Kwara state capital have expressed concerns and worries over recent upsurge in the quantity of snakes around the town. The development according...
Ahead of their defection from the All Progressives Congress (APC), leaders of Reformed All Progressives Congress(R-APC) have tabled tough demands before the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)....
Last Tuesday, Nigerian travel agents celebrated what was considered a milestone with the introduction of its identity card called Nigerian Travel Practitioners’ Identity Card (NTPIC) under...
The crisis rocking the All Progressives Congress (APC) may have finally put the party in jeopardy as states such as Kaudna and Bauchi have become the...
Over 1,000 federal civil servants drawn from four states in the North-West zone due for retirement in 2019 have converged on Kaduna to commence their pre-retirement...
Social media giants, Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) suspended more than one million accounts a day in recent months to reduce the flow of misinformation on the platform,...
As doubts continue to linger over the implementation of economic package among remaining signatories of Iran nuclear deal following a meeting in Vienna, Tehran is putting...
The anti-corruption war in Pakistan is now gathering steam with two big personalities bagging jail sentences for graft. Hours ago, an anti-corruption court found former Prime...
In December 2015, about seven months after the All Progressives Congress (APC), was inaugurated to lead Nigeria, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, a prime mover in the journey...
Ekiti State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Bello Ahmed, on Friday revealed that police and other security operatives will deploy over 20,000 personnel for the July 14...
Inspector Benjamin Peters of the Nigeria Police Force who killed a female corps member, Linda Igwetu, in Abuja on Wednesday, has been dismissed from the Force and arraigned...
The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic affairs (NSCIA) has branded the National Christian Elders Forum “Islamophobes and ethnic bigots”, accusing it of “attempting to set the country...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has registered at least 10 million Nigerians in the ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR), bringing the total...
National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, says Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State thinks like an “armed robber” that the “same instruments...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday alleged that “disgruntled politicians” were behind the growing spate of killings around the country, promising to bring them justice. According to a statement...
Two first-half goals by Belgium were enough to overcome Brazil in their quarter-final clash at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Manchest City’s Kelvin de...
By Benjamin Ugbana…. Early this year, a friend narrated how one 26-year-old Chukwuma was shot in his own salon by robbers. He was about closing for...
Italy and Juventus legend Gianluigi Buffon has been signed by Ligue 1 giants, Paris St-Germain on a free transfer. The 40-year old left Juventus at the...
By NAOMI BERTHA NWADIKE…. The Nigeria constitution stipulates that a presidential candidate will be duly elected after obtaining both the highest number of votes cast and...
Happenings in Nigeria under the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari has been described as being worse than what happend in George Orwell’s novel, ‘Animal Farm’. The...
Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has reiterated his confidence in the judicial process and the ability of the Judiciary to do justice to all manner...
France sealed their place in the semifinal of the 2018 FIFA World Cup after defeating Uruguay 2-0 in their quarterfinal clash in Russia on Friday. With...
Defiant Reformed All Progressives Congress (R-APC) has boasted that it has the majority members in the National Assembly, suggesting that they could impeach President Muhammadu Buhari...
Jordan Nwora says it was due to his love for Nigeria that he opted to represent Nigeria’s national basketball team, D’Tigers, over their USA counterparts. The...
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, has projected that export from Lekki Free Trade Zone is expected to hit over $6 billion (about N2.16 trillion) by 2020....
The Federal government on Friday finally arraign a former governor of Benue State Gabriel Suswam. The former governor who was arrested and has been detained for...
