The Senate on Tuesday continued with the screening of President Muhammadu Buhari’s ministerial nominees, with the screening of six candidates. Those screened included a former Vice...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Tuesday commenced bid rounds for 278 oil companies in attempts to take care of over 20 unsold cargoes in...
In from Ahmed Boulor . . . Nollywood actress Shan Gorge is thanking her stars for surviving an auto crash which saw her sustain bruises but...
Another sitting governor today jumped through the legal hoop when the Oyo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, dismissed the petition brought before it by the candidate...
In from Ahmed Boulor . . . . Cheerful actress and mother of one Annie Idibia lent her support to help raise awareness for cancer, by...
In from Nifemi Daniel . . . Troubled English Premier League side Sunderland will not sign Nigeria forward Chinedu Obasi because he could not prove his...
A retired police officer, Chris Omoben, who was in charge of the investigations into the death of a Dele Giwa, the founding Editor-in-Chief of Newswatch Magazine,...
A Yemeni hospital run by medical aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) was hit by a series of Arab coalition air strikes, the group said, the...
Nearly three out of every four stocks that witnessed price changes at the Nigerian stock market yesterday ended in the red as investors continued to react...
Oando Plc recorded a pre-tax loss of N52.03 billion in the third quarter, continuing a string of losses that has significantly impaired the assets and share...
President Muhammadu Buhari today departed Abuja for Delhi, for the 3rd Summit Of India-Africa Forum. While in India, President Buhari, the Indian Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra...
The third term bid now seems to be a trump card for sit tight African leader as the case shows in most African countries. More than...
ISIS continues to spread fear around the world especially with the cruel methods in which it executes people. The ancient city of Palmyra which plays host...
Governor Nyesome Wike of Rivers State, Tuesday, in Abuja, suffered another legal setback, as the Supreme Court dismissed the suit he filed to challenge the jurisdiction...
In from Success Allantee . . . The Nigerian Stock Exchange has indicted and sanctioned Union Diagnostic & Clinical Services Plc, an indigenous medical diagnostics company,...
A shareholder in AS Monaco has claimed that they have attempted to lure Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho to the French club. The Portuguese coach has had...
In from Olumide Olaoluwa . . . Mrs. Olasinmi Akindele-Odunmbaku, wife of the vice chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, Cardinal James...
The share price of MTN Group, owners of telecommunications company, MTN Nigeria fell by 12 per cent yesterday on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), as news...
About 48 hours after the Rivers State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sacked Governor Nyesome Wike from office, and ordered for fresh election to fill the post,...
Obviously rattled by the recent verdicts delivered by Election Petition Tribunals, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has summoned an emergency meeting of its national caucus to...
By Femi Fani-Kayode . . . I am saddened that the former Governor of Kano state, Senator Rabiu Kwakwanso, a man whom I have always considered...
Arsenal have been fined 60,000 pounds ($92,052) and warned about their future conduct for breaching agent regulations when signing Calum Chambers from Southampton in July 2014....
In from Nifemi Daniel . . . Former governor of Abia State, Dr. Orji Kalu has opted out of the race to become the new FIFA...
One Gideon Sammani, whom the presidency recently described as an imposter for describing himself as a Senior Special Adviser (SSA) to the president on political matters...
In from Olumide Olaoluwa . . . A retired police chief, Chris Omeben, who conducted the investigation into the murder of renowned journalist, Dele Giwa, has...
Despite lacking experience in the field of politics, Jimmy Morales, a former TV comedian who has never held office, swept to power in Guatemala’s presidential election...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) may not have gotten favourable rulings from the Governorship Election Petition Tribunals in Akwa Ibom and Rivers states, but it has...
The Central Bank of Nigeria, over the weekend, made good its threat to sanction commercial banks that failed to comply with the directive for a Treasury...
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has suspended the registration of four directors of Stanbic IBTC and that of its audit engagement partner, KPMG for what it...
Chris Brown and the mother of his daughter have decided to sheath their swords and raise their daughter together and peacefully. For months now, Chris and...
Khloe Kardashian read the riot act to her errant husband, warning him never to touch drugs again or he would lose her forever. According to TMZ,...
In from Ahmed Boulor . . . Sometime ago, news made the rounds that the owner of Quilox Nite club and CEO of Aquila group, Shina...
At least 70 people are reported dead when a magnitude-7.5 earthquake struck southern Asia on Monday afternoon; the powerful earthquake struck northern Afghanistan, with tremors felt...
At the resumed hearing of the case at the Federal High Court (FHC) Abuja on Monday, the Federal Government filed a fresh charge of money laundering...
The English FA on Monday revealed that Chelsea will be fined 25,000 pounds ($38,327) and asked for their observations on three disciplinary incidents that occurred in...
The Jabi Branch of Zenith Bank PLC was on Monday sealed by Officials of the Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB) for over two hours over alleged...
Those who love eating meat may have to do a rethink, as the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday that eating processed meat such as...
In from Nifemi Daniel . . . The Golden Eaglets has been drawn against Australia in the second round of the ongoing FIFA U-17 World Cup...
The governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima and the Chief of Army Staff, Gen. Tukur Buratai, Sunday, disagreed on insinuations that Boko Haram insurgents were holding...
Even as the dust from the ruling of the election tribunal which called for another governorship election is yet to settle, Former Rivers State governor, Rotimi...
Most people worry from time to time. But a new research study, led by a Case Western Reserve University faculty member in psychology, shows that worrying...
Following a directive by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) which stipulated the use of BVN for all foreign exchange transactions mandatory from November 1st, 2015,...
Reports reaching Ripples has it that four suicide bombers were on Sunday, killed, when the vehicle they were traveling in exploded few kilometres to Maiduguri, Borno...
Several people were injured in scuffles that broke out in front of the Turkish embassy in Tokyo during early voting. About 3,600 Turkish nationals are residents...
Millions of eligible voters in Ivory Coast participated in a Presidential election which will likely return its incumbent, President Alassane Quattara to power. Poll workers in...
Preliminary results in the ongoing Presidential elections in Guatemala indicate that an unusual candidate with no political experience is set to become President with close to...
The heavy influx of migrants from war torn Syria and other politically unstable parts of the Middle East Asia has forced the hand EU leaders. Another...
After weeks of in-fighting, and horse trading, the Osun state governor, Rauf Aregbesola has approved the appointment of Prince Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi of the Giesi ruling...
If not for a prophesy from the President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, that he would win, former President Goodluck Jonathan...
In from Nifemi Daniel . . . Nigerian coach, Sunday Oliseh, has congratulated the Super Eagles B for qualifying for the fourth edition of the CHAN...
