A school allegedly belonging to Unoma Akpabio, the wife of the immediate past governor of Akwa Ibom State, Godswill Akpabio, has been seized by the Economic...
There is hope of improved electricity supply in the country following the rise in gas supply, which has seen power generation also improve from 3,528MW, to...
The appeal seeking to remove Enugu State’s Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi has been trashed by the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Wednesday. A chieftain of...
Arsenal’s hopes of advancing from the last-16 stage of the UEFA Champions League has been diminished following a first-leg battering at Bayern Munich on Wednesday night....
The Nigerian stock market broke away from its recent streak of consecutive losses on Wednesday as bargain-hunters sought to take advantage of attractive prices of some...
After initially supporting a two state solution to Isreal-Palestine conflict US President Donald Trump has backed down on his initial stand over the issue. He said...
Spanish giants Real Madrid came from a goal down to beat Italian side Napoli in the first leg of their Uefa Champions League last-16 tie at...
Arising from petitions that have flooded the office of Abubakar Malami, Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), the presidency may seek special probe of Forex dealings...
The Wednesday London visit to President Muhammadu Buhari by the trio of Senate President Bukola Saraki, Speaker Yakubu Dogara, and Leader of Senate, Ahmed Lawan, may...
Members of Nigerian delegate to ECOWAS parliament have decried the legislative body’s non-recognition of Nigeria’s role in resolving the political impasse in the Gambia. Former Gambian...
Despite the claim by the CBN Monetary Policy Committee announcement that it had put a policy in place to check the steady rise of Nigeria’s consumer...
By Okey Ndibe… There’s a chance that President Muhammadu Buhari would have come back to Nigeria by the time you read this column, but the fact...
Super Falcons winger and reigning CAF African Women Footballer of the Year, Asisat Oshoala, has left English Women’s Super League One club Arsenal Ladies to join...
Nigeria’s power sector is about witnessing a major leap as the United States has announced that it has committed approximately $6.5 million in funding energy projects...
It appears the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and its demands for N56, 000 minimum wage is about to yield results following a consensus between the organised...
By SOC Okenwa… The Ogidigborigbo of Oghara, James Onanefe Ibori, the kleptocratic ex-Governor of the oil-rich Delta State, returned home from London recently. Ibori had spent...
By Farooq A. Kperogi… Doublespeak is intentional manipulation of language to conceal uncomfortable truths or to cleverly tell outright lies. The term came to us from...
The Senate President Bukola Saraki, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara on Wednesday met with President Muhammadu Buhari in London. Both men...
By Gbolade Jetawo… Dedication is the key word. A dedicated shoe clerk could save a nation where an opportunist Statesman could ruin it. The history of...
The gale of impeachment in state house of assembly speakers across the country has reached Katsina as the state Assembly members on Wednesday voted out Speaker...
Police officials in Malaysia have apprehended a lady in connection with the death of Kim Jong-nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korean President Kim Jong-Un who...
By Reuben Abati… “Happy Valentine’s day, my friend” “You don’t wish someone Happy Valentine’s day with ordinary mouth, my friend” “Are you a woman? The gifts...
The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), on Wednesday, made shocking revelations on the financial state of the leading airline in the country. Recall that AMCON,...
As the ongoing budget defense by heads of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of the Federal Government enters a critical stage, the President of the Senate,...
The captain of Nigeria Professional Football League club, Wikki Tourists, Mustapha Ibrahim, is hopeful his side will qualify for the next stage of the Caf Confederation...
Nigeria Professional League side FC Ifeanyiubah are set for Sunday’s CAF Confederation Cup preliminary round, second leg tie against Egypt’s Al-Masry, as they depart Nigeria on...
The minister of Health recently paid a visit to the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital (OAUTH). While there, he commissioned the OAUTH Pharmacy Complex for efficient...
A suicidal Brazilian woman has dragged an assassin to court claiming her consumer rights were breached after she paid the hit man to murder her but...
World’s second largest populated country India has successfully broken a previous record set by Russia when it launched no less than 104 satellites into orbit with...
The federal government may have quietly drawn a battle line with the governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose. The governor has cried out that the government...
Soulful singer Timi Dakolo has taken the liberty to provide documented proof that he followed due process to remake the song ‘Send Down The Rain’ in...
In what looked like a palace coup, governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State yesterday, sent packing from his cabinet, four commissioners over undisclosed reasons. This followed...
Imo State’s governor and the Progressives Governors Forum (PGF) chairman, Rochas Okorocha, has like many other Igbo leaders, decried the marginalisation of the people of the...
Nigeria’s former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, says the day a tribunal under late General Sani Abacha tried him over alleged role in a coup to topple that...
The Presidency and the Senate are set to clash again over the confirmation of acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu,...
An unrepentant armed robber identified as Hussein Mohammed said when fielding questions from journalists that it was God’s doing that he became an armed robber after...
Contrary to claims that about 20 per cent of the Naira in circulation is fake, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said this is not...
Kim Jong-nam the estranged half-brother of North Korean President Kim Jong-Un has lost his life after he was reportedly poisoned following an attack by two suspected...
The order of the Federal High Court which granted Federal Government interim ownership of the disputed Oil Prospecting License, OPL, 245, has been challenged by two...
Incumbent President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma is preparing grounds for the take over of the presidency by his ex-wife Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma after announcing months ago...
There is fresh anxiety among government officials as the news of a sharp drop in the prices of crude oil hit the airwaves. Observers at the...
For the sixth consecutive trading session, Nigerian equities closed Tuesday on a negative note over concerns on possible constrained earnings of major fast moving consumer goods...
French giants Paris Saint-Germain stunned Spanish side Barcelona with a 4-0 defeat in their UEFA Champions League Round-of-16 first leg tie on Tuesday night. Two goals...
Troubled Arik Air on Tuesday announced that it was suspending its flights to London and Johannesburg. The development is believed to be one of the immediate...
Emerging reports indicate that another airline, OAS Helicopters, may have fallen into the custody of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON). Signs that the airline...
Any doubts regarding President Buhari’s intention to gun for the presidency in 2019 were cleared on Tuesday by Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF),...
The illegal insertion of items into the appropriation bill, referred to as padding by many Nigerians, may have reared its ugly head again in 2017 budget....
The Abuja High Court, Gudu, on Tuesday dismissed an application by former Benue State governor, Jolly Nyame for a “no-case” submission. The judge presided over by...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced Saturday February 18 as date to conclude the remaining elections in Etche and Omuma local government areas of...
Former Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Mr. Andrew Yakubu is to lose the $9,772,00 and £74,000 recovered from him to the Federal Government. A Federal...
