By Ali Smart A mild drama ensued at the lower legislative chambers on Wednesday when the Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Seyi Sijuwade...
By Ali Smart The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation has revealed that Nigeria loses an average of N1 trillion annually to crude...
It was another day of sweet victory for the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and sitting state governors, as Governors Emmanuel Udom of Akwa Ibom State...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday called on the international community to help end the turmoil in Libya, warning that it was creating a “strategic time bomb”...
By Pius Adesanmi . . . If you look across Africa today, the postcolonized African often sees himself as an improvement on his colonized ancestors. In...
By Michael Egbejumi-David . . . “Most importantly, our deep concern is her record which showed that she dumps political parties at will, leaving the parties...
By Jude Ndukwe . . Dear Fr, I write you this letter with all sense of humility and deep respect for you and your calling as...
U.S. senator from Kentucky, Rand Paul has unceremoniously bowed out of the race for the White House after he suspended his campaign for the 2016 presidential...
Rib-cracking comedian Kevin Hart admitted he wet his pants while watching the hilarious movie titled “Ride Along 2”. The fast-talking comedian took to his Twitter page...
Nigeria’s youth sensation, Kelechi Nwankali, at the weekend posed in a photo session with Arsenal legend, Thierry Henry at the Emirates. Nwakali, who is on the...
Tension in Eastern Asia is about to boil over following Japan’s decision to put its military on alert following North Korea’s plan to launch a satellite...
A Chief Magistrate Court in Ado-Ekiti, has ordered for the arrest of Dr. Temitope Aluko, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ekiti State,...
Nifemi Daniel The cold war brewing between Super Eagles coach, Sunday Oliseh and his employers, the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has taken a new twist as...
By Ahmed Boulor . . . An ardent Ibadan based Twitter user @Iam_Czar has raised an alarm over the deteriorating health of Michael Taiwo Akinwunmi, the...
Another Bristow helicopter crash was recorded in Lagos on Wednesday morning, further raising fears about the safety of Nigerian airspace. Reports say the helicopter disappeared from...
Palestinian poet, Ashraf Fayadh, can now heave a sigh of relief as reprieve has come his was following a decision by a Saudi Arabian court which...
Pope Francis, the leader of Catholic Church worldwide, is set to make his first-ever big screen debut, as he has been lined-up to play the role...
By Ali Smart The cost-cutting measures being adopted by the Federal Government may save the country over N12b in revenue, Ripples has learnt. One of such...
Giving this assurance on Monday was the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola. He spoke in Abuja during the Ministry’s budget defence before...
In a bid shore up Federal Government’s revenue and reduce budget deficit, the Federal Inland Revenue Service has set a target of N4.95tn for the 2016...
Valentine’s Day is a fantastic opportunity to cherish your loved one and think about the ways to make your relationship stronger and happier. Before both of...
A former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has been named as one the beneficiaries of the N1.162 billion allegedly looted by a former governor of Plateau State,...
American multi-national tech company Yahoo has informed that its core business could be up for sale as it seeks strategic alternatives with its main internet business...
Controversy is trailing the outcome of Iowa votes following the Republican party’s quest to select a candidate for White House as some supposed Trump supporters took...
Chris Cantwell, the University of Southern California graduate student who is the brainchild of quantum chess seeks to bring the game to life. Though, more than...
A prominent chief prosecutor in Zimbabwe has appeared in court for allegedly dropping charges in a case against people accused of planning to bomb President Robert...
Elder statesman and former Secretary General of Common Wealth of Nations, Chief Emeka Anyaoku has advised, that Nigeria adopt a system where the six geopolitical zones...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has extended an invitation to a former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh, to appear at...
There were more revelations at the trial of a former NIMASA Director-General, Patrick Akpobolokemi, as a lawyer and businessman, Uche Obilor, told the Federal High Court...
Chaos took over the Sakponba area of Benin City, the Edo State capital as people took to their heels when a bomb went off sparking fears...
A supposedly peaceful protest by workers against the privatisation of Pakistan’s national carrier claimed the lives of two workers when a clash with police ensued. According...
Governors Ifeanyi Okowa (Delta) Abiola Ajimobi (Oyo) and Ibrahim Geidam (Yobe) were all affirmed Tuesday by the Supreme Court to be the duly elected governors of...
There are concerns that Kerosene, a petroleum product mostly used by the poor may climb to an all-time high of N200 per litre, following government’s total...
Nigerian equities drove away the bears and held on to marginal gains on Tuesday as bargain-hunters sought to lock in into mid and large-cap stocks. Nigerian...
A new study by investigators has revealed that there is a growing resistance to the antiretroviral drug, tenofovir (Viread) with the group terming the trend “surprising...
Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose seems to be unfazed by recent happenings around him, especially a recent allegation that he was forced on the people...
A civil society group, the International Society for Civil Liberties & the Rule of Law (Intersociety), Tuesday, said Nigerian political leaders, comprising of Federal, States, Local...
President Muhammadu Buhari was in Ogun State today to join the people and government of that state in celebrating its 40th anniversary. While there, the president...
Mouthy billionaire estate tycoon turned politician, Donald Trump, was defeated by fire-brand conservative Senator Ted Cruz in Iowa as the first state votes to chose a...
Incoming Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, will be handed with a hefty war chest designed to lure Paul Pogba and John Stones to the Etihad, according...
In what may appear as passing the buck, the Nigerian Army has challenged international rights group, Amnesty International, to come out with evidence indicting the reinstated...
A woman identified as Mama Emmanuel has reportedly stabbed her six-month old pregnant neighbour, Mrs. Ikhuoria to death after she came asking for her N1,000 loan...
Amber Rose and Kim Kardashian have decided to make peace after they both took a selfie with the pair sharing the picture on their social media...
In what is gradually becoming a stepping up of its terror campaigns, Boko Haram insurgents, again stormed a Borno community on Monday evening, killing at least...
Henceforth, January 27, the day the Supreme Court delivered its judgment validating the election of Nyesome Wike as governor of Rivers State is to be celebrated...
In from Nifemi Daniel . . . Former Super Eagles striker Osaze Odemwingie has revealed that Manchester United has lost its fear factor saying the Red...
The now dreaded Zika virus which is spreading fast in South America has now been declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organisation (WHO)....
In from Ali Smart . . . The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Monday approved N300 billion for the Nigerian Export-Import Bank (NEXIM) Robert Orya,...
A 36-year-old Scottish tourist riding a male elephant has been reportedly killed by the animal after it got angry. Reports say the tourist who was on...
The clock may have started ticking for runaway ex-Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team, Aldulrasheed Maina, as the International Police Organisation (INTERPOL) has issued a...
