In from Nifemi Daniel… National Basketball Association (NBA) and the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) have listed Nigeria’s Al-Farouq Aminu and Festus Ezeli for the first...
In from Nifemi Daniel… English club Tottenham has tabled an eight million pound offer for Super Eagles winger, Victor Moses, who has travelled with the Chelsea...
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointmentedMr. Abdullahi Muhammadu as the new Commandant-General of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, replacing Dr. Ade Abolurin, who has retired...
Former president Olusegun Obasanjo has said even though he helped former President Goodluck Jonathan become president, he could not help him do the job. Obasanjo who...
About 250 people escaped death on Friday at the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal 2 (MMA2) Lagos when two aircraft belonging to FirstNation Airways collided on the...
Every week we reward a reader with N10, 000 for the funniest and most appropriate caption to the silent cartoon. The first competition was won by...
The decision of the Osun State House of Assembly to set up a probe panel to investigate the allegations of financial recklessness leveled against Governor Rauf...
By Ali Smart The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has ordered Bureau de Change operators to be ready to tender the Bank Verification Number (BVN) of...
The Nigerian music industry generated about N9 billion from royalties and endorsements paid to music artistes by the two biggest mobile telecommunication operators in the country,...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has threatened to boycott the forthcoming governorship elections in Kogi and Bayelsa states if they are conducted by the Independent National...
in from Success Allantee… Nigerian equities rallied back from a long-drawn consecutive decline as bargain-hunters sought to take positions in undervalued stocks. The Nigerian stock market...
The former National Security Adviser (NSA) Sambo Dasuki who was only recently relieved of his position, came under scrutiny as officials of the State Security Service,...
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has shunned the directive of the All Progressive Congress (APC) on the selection of principal officers...
President Muhammadu Buhari has announced the dismissal of Patrick Ziakede Akpobolokemi, the Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). Special Adviser to the...
In from Nifemi Daniel… President of Nigeria Football Federation has revealed the rationale behind the payment of three month upfront to newly appointed Super Eagles coach,...
About 126 soldiers who were dismissed from the Nigerian Army after an engagement with the Boko Haram terrorist sect in Bazza, Adamawa State in October 2014,...
In from Success Allantee… United Capital Plc, a Nigerian investment banking group quoted on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), and Lion’s Head, have been appointed as...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has described as “brazen lies”, allegations by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that the Department of State Services (DSS) is interfering...
Switzerland says it has extradited one of the seven FIFA officials arrested in the country in May on racketeering and bribery charges to the United States...
Following the recent agreement between Iran and six world super power nations, President Muhammadu Buhari has said that Nigeria would only support the use of nuclear...
Eurozone ministers have agreed to give Greece a €7bn (£5bn) “bridge” loan from an EU-wide fund to keep its finances afloat until a bailout is approved....
By Lawrence Chinedu Nwobu… The APC hoopla and promises of change in the course of the campaign was always going to be a scam. Yet, while...
Despite a three-day straight slide in the exchange rate of the Naira against the US Dollar, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said that there...
The Nigerian Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) has said that it did not approve the video of hip hop musician, Davido tagged ‘Fans Mi’ featuring...
Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has described the call for the scrapping of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) by the...
Figures from the National Pension Commission (PenCom) indicate that funds in the Contributory Pension Scheme stood at N4.9tn, as at the end of May 2015. According...
In from Ali Smart… Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA) has directed Electricity Distribution Companies (DISCOs) and construction companies operating in Nigeria to comply with sector...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the Federal Government of using the Department of State Services (DSS) to sway the ongoing electoral tribunal matters to...
President Muhammadu Buhari has denied expressing anti-Igbo sentiments as alleged by Radio Biafra, a propaganda station that is still on air despite claims by the Federal...
Osun State’s Governor Rauf Aregbesola has replied in writing to the state’s House of Assembly on a petition against him by Justice Folahanmi Oloyede, who accused...
A former Governor of Adamawa State, Murtala Nyako, has threatened to sue the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for defaming his character by imputing that...
By Success Allantee… It was four to one, the game between the downside and upside at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) again today (Wednesday) ended in...
In from Nifemi Daniel… The Nigeria Football Federation has pardoned Super Eagles goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama and midfielder Ogenyi Onazi following the intervention of newly appointed coach...
To ensure a secure process for Sim card replacement and curb incidents of fraudulent sim replacements which it says has become rampant in the telecommunications industry,...
Indonesia is harnessing technology to tackle traffic chaos during the annual mass exodus before the Muslim Eid holiday, when the potholed roads of overpopulated Java become...
In spite of efforts by the Central Bank of Nigeria to curb access to hard currency on the official interbank market for importers of some goods,...
On Tuesday, a spacecraft of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) of the United States of America made an historic flypast of Pluto, and scientists...
In from Nifemi Daniel… Newly appointed Nigeria coach, Sunday Oliseh, has warned Super Eagles players to brace up or shape out stating that no player in...
As part of efforts to cut the costs of governance in his state, Kaduna State’s Governor Nasir El Rufai today announced the sacking of 20 permanent...
In from Enite Benjamin… Nothing better captures the actions of some Senators right now than the phrase ‘Foes by day, Friends by night’, as they vehemently...
By Prof. Pat Utomi… Confirmation has come that President Muhammmadu Buhari will be going to America this month. This going to America should not only be...
South Africa’s retired Archbishop Desmond Tutu has been admitted to a Cape Town hospital for a persistent infection, his foundation said. The foundation, which is named...
In from Chukwuma Michael… Radio Biafra, a station operating illegally from an unknown location is still on air despite yesterday’s claim by the Federal Government to...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, has met with stakeholders in the Rivers State council crisis with a view to resolving the impasse over court orders and rulings...
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has launched a protest against a plan by the Muhammadu Buhari administration to probe how $2.1billion was illegally withdrawn from the Excess...
Fresh crisis looms in the Senate as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) hope of having equal opportunities with the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the sharing...
The irregular supply of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) is having its effect on the country’s economy increasing the Consumer Price Index (CPI), measuring inflation, from nine...
As electricity generation in the country is expected to rise within the next few months, distribution of the product still poses a problem for Electricity distribution...
National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has denied any rift with President Muhammadu Buhari, saying he remains loyal to the president....
In from Nifemi Daniel… Men’s 3000m Steeplechase Olympic and world champion Ezekiel Kemboi of Kenya and Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare are among the 16 athletes nominated...
