A group of legal practitioners under the aegis of Coalition of Lawyers Against Corruption in Nigeria (COLAC) want to stage an anti-corruption rally in Abuja on...
In from Ripples Nigeria The Nigeria Football Association has appointed the trio of former defender and captain Florence Omagbemi, striker Perpetua Nkwocha and ex-goalkeeper Ann Chiejine...
If things go as planned, the National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democaatic Party, PDP, Chief Olisa Metuh, may be looking forward to being let off...
In from Ripples Nigeria Super Eagles striker, Obafemi Martins, has finally confirmed that he is leaving MLS side, Seattle Sounders to sign with Shanghai Shenhua after...
A 15-year-old British schoolboy has been arrested at his Glasgow home for allegedly attempting to hack into FBI computer networks. Reports say operatives of the FBI...
In from Ripples Nigeria Former Super Eagles captain, Nwankwo Kanu, has credited his success at Arsenal to coach Arsene Wenger, especially his challenge with his health....
For illegally encroaching on government land in eastern India after a roadside temple was built in his honour, a court has served a Hindu god with...
If the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), thought the emergence of Senator Ali Modu Sheriff as the party’s new National Chairman, would sooth frayed...
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Long-serving President of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe has hinted that he intends to contest the next election in 2018 despite the fact that his party would choose...
The immediate past Director General of the National Centre for Women Development, Abuja, Onyeka Onwenu, has recounted her not too pleasant experience while she held sway...
By Ahmed Boulor The brewing beef between the Okoye brothers is taking and interesting dimension with one-half of the duo- Paul taking sides with his elder...
The Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, witnessed what could be described as a mild drama at the departure hall when news broke that a young...
By Stanley Azuakola . . Every sane, fair-minded person is pleased at the fairy tale story of ex-bread seller, Olajumoke Orisaguna, whose fortunes have changed in...
The Turkish city of Ankara was rocked by a deadly explosion which left at least 28 people dead and 61 other wounded when a car bomb...
XPRIZE CEO and founder Peter Diamandis announced at the TED2016 event in Vancouver a new $5 million prize to anyone who develops an innovative method of...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has called for a minute of silence for the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) with the choice of former Borno State governor,...
The plot no doubt is getting thicker and thicker as the federal government initiates moves to probe the financial records of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation...
The value of loss and the momentum of the sell off increased on Wednesday at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) as investors opted to use open...
Real Madrid made the most of their chances to come away from the Stadio Olimpico with a solid 2-0 win over Roma in their Champions League...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, may have started the process of closing in on the immediate past Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, as...
The Committee of Vice-chancellors of Nigerian Universities (CVC) kicked against the recent sack of Vice Chancellors of 12 twelve federal universities and the National Open University...
By Ahmed Boulor A day after posting a meme on Instagram which suggested she may have severed ties with her estranged hubby, Nollywood actress turned make-up...
Aware of the implication of the National Assembly’s resolution for the electricity distribution companies (DISCOs) to halt the new electricity tariff, the Association of Nigerian Electricity...
In from Ripples Nigeria The Nigeria Football Federation on Wednesday mandated Super Eagles coach, Sunday Oliseh to report directly to the Technical Committee and the Secretary...
Two former Aviation Ministers, Babalola Borishade and Senator Stella Oduah, on Wednesday, failed in bids to stop their trials over alledged fraudulent misnanagement of funds. Borishade...
Lawmakers of the lower legislative chambers have set machinery in motion to investigate how N350 billion Natural Resources Fund was spent “in spite of the fact...
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, has fixed March 2nd and 3rd for the commencement of the trial of media mogul and politician, Chief Raymond...
By Okey Ndibe Two recent conversations reminded me of the extent to which the lives of “ordinary” Nigerians—that is to say, most Nigerians—have been gravely debased....
By Femi Aribisala When the incredible issue of a missing/counterfeited 2016 budget arose some weeks ago, I was expecting to hear from the APC that Goodluck...
By Emmanuel Uchenna Ugwu A couple of weeks ago, Nigeria announced a momentous, earth-shattering dream: Africa’s biggest economy will produce its first ever homemade pencil by...
By Chido Onumah Late last month, President Muhammadu Buhari sent two executive bills to the National Assembly that border on the government’s commitment to strengthen...
Luxury mobile phone giants Apple has turned down a court order to help FBI investigators to access data on the mobile phone belonging to San Bernandino...
Former President Goodluck Jonathan’s foster father, Chief Inengite Nitabai, again became a victim of the thriving kidnapping business in Bayelsa State in the early hour of...
By Joseph Edgar . . . . I was just going through the returns as rendered by Zenith Bank on how it utilized the forex allocated...
Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, the U.N. High Commissioner, has urged China to immediately free a group of detained human rights lawyers. The United Nations Human Rights...
By Ahmed Boulor Northside Entertainment honcho Jude Okoye has replied his younger brother Peter who announced his sack some hours ago on social media platform Twitter....
By Ahmed Boulor The duo of Peter and Paul Okoye popularly known as P Square have officially parted ways with Northside Entertainment run by their elder...
Barcelona superstar, Neymar may be having a party on the pitch this season, but off of it, things have taken a significant turn for the worse....
A former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Mr. Austin Oniwon, has told the House of Representatives Ad Hoc Committee on Crude...
,,,,The republic of China has developed a five-hundred-meter-Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST) which is set to start operations this year as the largest single-aperture radio telescope...
, In from Ripples Nigeria . . . The Nigeria Football Federation on Tuesday announced Nigeria has been awarded the hosting right of this year’s Africa...
In a show of professional solidarity, 99 lawyers, including 32 Senior Advocates of Nigeria, SANs, have risen in defence of another Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Ricky...
Washington Post’s bureau chief William Booth and the newspaper’s West Bank correspondent, Sufian Taha have both been released after they were briefly detained while they were...
The Senate on Tuesday mandated the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to halt the 45 percent tariff increase being implemented by electricity distribution companies. This development...
In from Ripples Nigeria . . . Super Eagles midfielder, John Mikel Obi, was on target for Chelsea but his effort could not save his club...
Why do some guys look stylish regardless of what they’re wearing? Whether their suit cost $2000 or $200, they always look amazing. What’s their secret? It’s...
In from Ripples Nigeria . . . Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele, may be the next top profile government official to lose his...
The political crisis rocking Kogi State took another dramatic turn on Tuesday, as five members of the House of Assembly impeached the speaker, Momoh Jimoh Lawal....
One-time Secretary General of the United Nations Boutros Boutros-Ghali who served the world body in a topsy-turvy five-year term which ended in 1996 died Tuesday in...
