A massive sell off in the banking sector weighed down the performance of the Nigerian stock market on Wednesday as investors reacted sharply to profit warning...
Not even the prison bar, strong doors, or high walls of the Port Harcourt prison could curb the nefarious activities of Prosper David, the alleged gang...
Proclaiming that his right to personal liberty and freedom of movement had been violated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Col. Ojogbane Adegbe, former...
The controversies trailing the implementation of the Treasury Single Account, TSA, came to a head on Wednesday, as the Senate directed the Central Bank of Nigeria...
Manchester City put themselves in a strong position to qualify for the quarter-finals of the Champions League after a 3-1 win at Dynamo Kiev in the...
FIFA’s appeal committee has partially confirmed the decisions taken by the organisation’s ethics committee against Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini but reduced their bans from football...
The election of a former Aviation Minister, Stella Oduah and Andy Ubah to the Senate was Wednesday sealed, as the Supreme Court dismissed a motion filed...
In from Ripples Nigeria The Nigeria Football Federation has concluded arrangement to draft the National Technical Director, Amodu Shuaibu, to play a key role in the...
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Mahmud Mohammed has said that the ability of the Federal Government to access foreign direct investment is predicated on...
It was yet another black day for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, detained the Deputy National...
Lawyers representing a former Niger Delta militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo (aka) Tompolo, on Wednesday, gave reasons why they cannot produce him in court, saying there is...
In what may appear as a dramatic turn around in the fortune of the naira, the Nigerian currency rallied strongly against the United States dollar on...
The lower legislative chambers on Wednesday asked its committee on Petroleum (Upstream ) and Public Procurement to investigate alleged $260 million illegal contracts by National Petroleum...
Olalekan Waheed Adigun . . . When many thought the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) is ticking the right boxes for 2019, the party leadership came up...
Alarm bells appear to be ringing continuously for countries which have oil as the main stay of their economy. Leaders of thought believe that the coming...
In a rare occurrence, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday met behind closed doors with the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Senate President...
In the face of dwindling capacity to meet local and international obligations, the Buhari-led administration is reported to have reached out to China for a $2...
Bereaved songstress Celine Dion broke down in tears at a concert in Las Vegas which marked the first time she performed since the death of her...
The protracted case between MTN Nigeria and the Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC) may have come to an end as the telecoms company on Wednesday formally announced...
By Festus Ogun . . . Anyone who doesn’t get the drift of the two adjectives (or noun) caged in inverted comma above must have been...
Relief has come the way of the family of a 3-year-old boy who was sentenced to life in prison last week by an Egyptian military court...
President Muhammadu Buhari arrived in Madinah to commence the Lesser Hajj, Umrah and pray for Nigeria. He was accompanied by Governor of Zamfara State, Abdul Aziz...
The ripples generated over the appointment of Ali Modu Sheriff as Chairman of PDP is yet to settle especially with allegations making the rounds that the...
By Joe Onwukeme . . . . One person of interest, an Aso-empowered brigandage, Government Ekpemupolo, aka Tompolo, a former militant leader, like a wounded telltale,...
By Patrick Nwadike . . . “Was Buhari wrong in speaking the truth? The extent of criminality our elected politicians display is evident for all to...
A 42-year-old man has filed for divorce after he stumbled-upon steamy pictures of his wife in full-on action with their domestic boa constrictor on her mobile...
After weeks of silence, President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday evening, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, admitted that the 2016 budget was padded. He also vowed to deal...
One of the world’s youngest billionaires and CEO of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg is still pushing on his goal to connect the world through his philanthropic organisation,...
The House of Representatives on Tuesday raised a 10 man panel to investigate the crisis rocking the Kogi State House of Assembly over the removal of...
A mafia kingpin and businessman who has Czech roots has been sentenced to 35 years behind bars by a South African court for kidnapping and attempted...
The downtrend that opened the Nigerian stock market this week worsened on Tuesday as investors dumped shares in several highly capitalised banking, manufacturing and oil and...
The current cash crunch in the nation occasioned by dwindling revenue is continuing to bite harder, as the Chief Justice of Nigeria and 600 other judicial...
Despite the decision by the joint meeting of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, the party’s Governors Forum and National Executive Committee,...
Three middle-east countries such as Saudi Arabia, UAE and Bahrain have banned their nationals from travelling to Lebanon following what they described as “hostile” Hezbollah positions...
In from Ripples Nigeria . . . . Like scavengers out to make a kill, forex vendors from neigbouring countries of Benin Republic, Niger, Chad, Sudan,...
An attempt by the National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to use technicalities to frustrate his current trial has been punctured by the...
By Ahmed Boulor . . . If news making the rounds are anything to go by, then popular comedian Ayo Makun popularly know as AY may...
Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) Mr Oscar Onyema will remain at the organisation for another five years as his contract has been...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said it had distributed N14.7 trillion total credit to the economy as at June 30th, 2015. Out of this amount,...
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) says the electricity distribution companies (DISCOs) are exploiting Nigerians and profitering by fraud. TUC President, Mr Bobboi Kaigama who led a...
In from Ripples Nigeria Super Eagles coach, Sunday Oliseh has embarked on a European tour ahead of the back-to-back battle against the Pharaohs of Egypt billed...
Residents of Ndubia Inyimaegu community in Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State were thrown into mourning after a report of the death of one Jacinta,...
A French pasta-maker is struggling to meet up with demand after she added crunchy protein-rich insects to her noodles. “The name of the ingredient may be...
Silicon Valley is now divided over the rift between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Apple over the unlocking of a terrorists iPhone. Bill Gates...
Electronic and mobile phone manufacturers LG is not known for its BB-8-like home surveillance devices, but that could change, starting today. At the Mobile World Congress...
The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) on Monday declared force majeure on Forcados liftings effective 1500hrs (Nigerian time) February 21, 2016, following the...
By Muhammad Al-Ghazali . . . I can’t be sure of the precise year for now because time has simply sped by. But if there is...
Alhaji Aliko Dangote has finally succeeded in his bid to repurchase the majority equity stake in the former Dangote Flour Mills Plc, now rebranded Tiger Branded...
The U.S. and Russia have both agreed to a deal to end fighting between the Syria government and groups fighting against it. But the deal excludes...
Weeks after he wielded the big stick against his Commissioner for Finance and State’s Accountant–General, Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike,Monday, again announced the suspension of the...
