In order to ensure prudent use of the bailout loans given to the states by the Federal Government, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said that...
In from Olumide Olaoluwa … A number of state governments in the country will soon get financial relieve as the National Economic Council (NEC) has approved...
In what can be described as a defilement to their callings, a pastor and a Mallam, have been jailed for fraud in Ekiti State. Pastor Anjorin...
In from Nifemi Daniel … West Ham United’s coach Slaven Bilic has tipped Nigerian winger Victor Moses to wreak havoc on Manchester City when both teams...
A Federal High Court in Lagos has cleared the way for the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) to go ahead with its plan to expel the...
In from Olumide Olaoluwa … Former Governor of Bayelsa State Timipre Sylva has explained why he joined the December 5 governorship race. His entrance to the...
Senator Shehu Sani has hailed the Federal Government’s move to negotiate with Boko Haram over the abducted Chibok girls but advised that the government must go...
The military show of might in Burkina Faso on Wednesday was a rehearsal for a full-fledged coup as a shadowy spy master, and former right-hand man...
It’s that time again…. It was hectic trying to decide which of the funny captions deserves to win, but one reader had to get the N10,...
The Bayelsa State Government has called on Bayelsans, and Nigerians in general, to ignore media reports of the purported “resignation” of a former Senior Special Assistant...
By Joseph Edgar … Am I angry, I’m not sure. For the first time in my adult life I cannot even put in words my present...
She might have transformed herself into a 65-year-old lady but Cailtyn Jenner who shocked the world by transforming into a woman after his divorce is still...
In from Nifemi Daniel … Nigeria Esther Onyeama has set a new world record in the women’s weightlifting event for para athletes Wednesday night. She won...
In from Nifemi Daniel … It was smiles and excitements in Team Nigeria camp as the National Sports Commission showered dollars on the successful athletes at...
The wife of Mr Steve Nwosu deputy managing director of the Sun Newspapers, Toyin who was abducted on Monday from their Festac, Lagos residence has regained...
The authorities in Saudi Arabia have offered to pay families of the 110 victims who died in last Friday’s crane collapse in the Mecca grand Mosque...
In fulfillment of federal governments directive that all Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) should close their various account with commercial banks and deposit the funds in...
What irony! During the keynote speech at Dreamforce Wednesday, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella was put in a situation where he had to use Apple’s iPhone to...
The struggle for who becomes the new Ooni of Ife is taking a new turn as the contestants have involved the court to decide who should...
Mr. Emmanuel Osita Okereke who once signified interest to be president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, under the Nigeria Liberation Party (NLP) is nowhere to...
In further defence of why he has not been in a hurry to appoint his ministers, President Muhammadu Buhari says it is the civil servants that...
About 24 hours after some representatives of the League of Imams and Alfas in Ekiti State had ordered Muslims in the state not to collect any...
Apparently unable to come to terms with the reality that their beneficiary, Blasie Campaore, has been toppled by popular uprising, Burkina Faso army troops loyal to...
If you were told sleeping naked would help you get that beauty sleep, how long would it take you to discard those clothes and dive into...
In order to alleviate the sufferings of Boko Haram victims, the Borno State government has created a ministry to take care of them. It is known...
In from Success Allantee … Quoted equities staged a modest recovery yesterday, regaining the overall positive market situation that was briefly halted on Tuesday by profit-takers....
In from Nifemi Daniel … Nigeria’s quest to defend the basketball gold title at the All Africa Games in Congo suffered a huge blow Wednesday night...
Following International Criminal Court (ICC) charge to South Africa for not arresting Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir during a recent visit, the country has been trying every...
By Pius Adesanmi Congratulations to Pastors T.B. Joshua and Enoch Adeboye on the purchase of their brand new $60-million Gulfstream luxury private jets – reported on...
In from Nifemi Daniel … U-23 Eagles coach, Samson Siasia has stated that he does not have a team that can qualify for the 2016 Olympics...
As way of quickly rectifying the gaffe of Tuesday, Zimbabwe’s Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa, has submitted a speech to parliament that the president was supposed to give...
By Okey Ndibe … One’s first reaction on reading some newspaper headlines out of Nigeria is one of incredulity. It simply can’t be true, one declares....
Suspected pipeline vandals went on the offensive on Wednesday killing nine security personnel at Arepo, Ogun State. Details of the incident are still sketchy. Arepo plays...
Another strong voice has been added to the opposition of the death sentence proposed by organised labour in NIgeria last week for corrupt public officials. The...
The media team of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki has described as frivolous the allegations of false declaration of assets slammed on the him by the...
In from Nifemi Daniel President of Nigeria Wrestling Federation, Daniel Igali, got a taste of the kind of hospitality available for unwelcome visitors to conga when...
Oils thieves in the Niger Delta region are digging deep into the pockets of the Shell Petroleum Development Company, whose management has said that an average...
In from Nifemi Daniel … It was a bad day for Nigeria football teams at the ongoing All Africa Games in Congo Tuesday evening, as the...
A surgical scissors that may have been forgotten in the belly of a Nigerian was discovered in Saudi Arabia where he went to perform the annual...
The troubles which have bedeviled Senate President Bukola Saraki ever since he defied his political party to vie for and become the Senate President just keep...
In from Nifemi Daniel … African star athlete Blessing Okagbare Tuesday night inspired Nigeria relay team to win gold in the women’s 4x100m at the ongoing...
In from Olumide Olaoluwa … There was confusion in Ekiti State yesterday over reports that former governor of old Ondo State, Evangelist Bamidele Olumilua, had been...
In spite of the ongoing crisis in his country, and the attendant out spill of refugees flocking to Europe, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says he would...
Ninety one-year-old President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe on Monday read out the wrong speech at the opening of parliament. He gave the same one during his...
Having being driven from their homes and towns by the insurgency war, occupants of camps set up for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) are not finding life...
The kingmakers of Ile Ife kingdom may have decided which ruling House the new Ooni is to come from, but the crisis trailing the emergence of...
The Police in Anambra State does not believe that the Movement for the Actualisation of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) is all about self-actualization, but that...
How do you ‘Like’ a sad story of a death or disaster on facebook is one question users of the social media have always asked themselves,...
While in France, President Muhammadu Buhari is taking canvassing more foreign investments into the country by assuring investors in that country and other parts of the...
Prince Mike Omogbehin is a member of the House of Representatives representing Okitipupa/Irele federal constituency of Ondo State. He spoke to Ripples on a number of...
