The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, on Tuesday expressed confidence that the commission would conduct a free and fair election...
Cristiano Ronaldo was on target for the first time in seven matches as Manchester United saw off Brighton 2-0 at Old Trafford on Tuesday night. The...
The Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, on Tuesday, refused to rule out the postponement of the All Progressives Congress (APC) national convention slated for February 26....
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPC) Limited has ordered the distribution of one billion litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) in its stock to various...
On Friday, the Supreme Court of Nigeria in a split decision voted 6-1 to nullify Executive Order 10 through which the Federal Government of Nigeria had...
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Iyorchia Ayu, on Tuesday, urged past governors to reconcile and bring back their colleagues who defected to...
A priest in Phoenix in the United States, Rev. Andres Arango, has resigned from his position after his diocese discovered that hundreds of the baptisms he...
A High Court in Indonesia on Tuesday sentenced a 36-year-old teacher, Herry Wirawan, to life imprisonment for sexually assaulting 13 underage female students. Wirawan, who is...
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday fixed March 25 for ruling in the suit filed by the 36 state governors challenging...
The Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, on Tuesday approved the immediate implementation of the N30,000 new national minimum wage for the state workforce with partial consequential...
THE Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) has issued a 14-day strike notice to the Federal Government over disagreement with the International Oil Companies (IOCs). In...
President Muhammadu Buhari has confirmed the appointment of Mohammed Bello-Koko as substantive Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA). Bello-Koko had earlier served as the...
The Nigeria stock market rebounded from Monday’s trading losses and handed investors a N1billion marginal gain at the close of the day’s business. This followed the...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday urged the presidency to call the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, to order over the shooting in the state....
The Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, said on Tuesday the North-Central deserved the presidency more than the South-East and other parts of the country in 2023....
A primary school teacher, Emeka Nwogbo, who was accused of flogging a 19-month-old baby to death in Delta State, has denied the allegation. Reports had said...
Canadian rapper, Aubrey Graham, better known by his stagename, Drake, has earned N158.47 million ($381,000) in bitcoin after placing series of bets for the Super Bowl...
American recording artiste, Kodak Black, real name Bill Kahan Kapri has been spotted leaving a hospital where he received medical treatment after being shot days ago...
The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola has hinted at an overbearing attitude of the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu as the...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday tendered an amendment of the 2022 Appropriation Act to the National Assembly. This was contained in a letter titled, “Submission of...
The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered for the disbandment of all satellite units of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) and Special Tactical Squad...
President Muhammadu Buhari is departing Abuja today, ahead of the European Union-African Union Summit holding in Brussels, Belgium on February 17 and 18. This was disclosed...
Bauchi State Police Command has between January and 14th February, 2022 arrested 33 suspected criminals who were alleged to have committed various criminal offences that included...
In commemoration of the International Day Against the Use of Child Soldiers, the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) in Borno State said it has stopped recruitment...
Fuel scarcity persists in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, despite series of warnings from the state government to fuel marketers. Ripples Nigeria spoke with motorists today...
A former Assistant Inspector General of Police, Chief Joseph Mbu, has been dragged to court for alleged murder by the Cross River State government. Based on...
Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, says his fate can only by decided by God, as calls for him to contest for...
This line-up of stories will help you discover the latest happenings around the tech world, today. 1. Nigeria’s Remedial Health closes $1m pre-seed Remedial Health, an...
Novak Djokovic has finally broken silence on his refusal to take the COVID-19 vaccine, saying he would rather miss out on future tennis trophies than be...
In every society there are laws and institutions created to sustain order and stability. In a society like Nigeria, we uphold and practice the Federal system...
The Osun State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, on Tuesday, claimed that suspected hoodlums attacked the convoy of the Minister of Interior,...
Nigeria’s inflation rate dropped marginally to 15.60 percent year-on-year in January 2022. This is 0.87 percent points lower than the rate recorded in January 2021 (16.47)...
Strange despicable things happen daily in Nigeria. And everyone seems to be accustomed to them to the extent that no one is ever shocked any longer...
Nigerian media personality, Denrele Edun has composed an emotional tribute to late musician Goldie who died on February 14, 2013. Nine years following her demise, the...
Nollywood actress, Sharon Ooja has published a lengthy thread to explain why she will never publicly unveil the face of her man. Taking to the social...
The Cook Islands, a collection of small islands located in the South Pacific Ocean, has confirmed its first ever case of the Coronavirus infection, almost two...
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IT would appear that because of the All Progressives Congress [APC] regime, Nigerians have been led to make a pact with troubles. And the troubles come...
Naira opened the week with a poor performance against the US dollar as it depreciated at both the official and unofficial markets. Data from FMDQ securities...
An Appeal Court in Pakistan on Monday, discharged and acquitted a 38-year-old man, Muhammad Waseem, who was convicted for killing his sister, Qandeel Baloch, in an...
Telecommunication operators completely removed 4.75 million phone users from their networks in 2021. This followed the over eight million telephone lines disconnected in 2020. The figures...
A Magistrate Court in Ondo State has sentenced a 36-year-old widow, Opeyemi Omoyemi, to four and half years imprisonment after she was found guilty of using...
The fallout from the alleged hoodlum attack on the convoy of the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola continues as a faction of the Osun State chapter...
The impeachment saga involving the Zamfara State Deputy Governor, Alhaji Mahdi Aliyu, has taken another dimension as the state Chief Judge, Justice Kulu Aliyu, on Monday,...
A northern youth group under the aegies of the Coalition of Civil Society for Good Governance (CCSGG), has called on former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, to...
Ranking Nigerian Governors, a special monthly publication from Ripples Nigeria dedicated to the review of the performance of Nigerian state governors, returns for the month of...
As an oil-producing country and a member of the global oil cartel, Nigeria should be rejoicing that oil price is getting closer to $100, however, the...
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The wealth of Nigerian billionaire, Rabiu Abdulsamad, dwindled by -0.44% on Monday after shares of his company, BUA Foods, plummeted following trading hours in the Nigerian...
These top 10 stories across the nation might interest you. 1. Kyari caught on camera negotiating for seized cocaine (Video) The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency...
The Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, said the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) challenged the Executive Order 10 in court to prevent arbitrary removal of state...
