The rapturous applause that attended his exit from the Table Tennis event of the Rio Olympics could have been mistaken for a victorious ovation. Nigeria’s legendary...
Buoyed by the impressive performances of Team Nigerian athletes at the Rio Olympics, President of the Nigeria Olympic Committee, NOC, Engr Habu Gumel has ordered for...
Recently replaced Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau has appeared in a new video, threatening to continue his fight against Nigeria and the world. “I… Abubakar Ash-Shakawy,...
In a bid to end the renewed militancy, kidnappings and other forms of criminality in the state, Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, has appointed a former...
The High Council for Virtual Spaces in Iran, which regulates internet use within the nation’s borders, has just banned the augmented reality game Pokemon Go over...
One of the two suspected nine kidnappers who abducted the Oniba of Iba, Oba Goriola Oseni has confessed that they received the N15.1-million ransom for the...
Acting national publicity secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank has described Abdulmumin Jibrin as lacking manners, disrespectful and desperate. He was reacting...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Abuja, brought back War Against Indiscipline (WAI) Brigade, to help fight against insecurity, violence, kidnapping, and other forms of social...
Former Speaker, House of Representatives, Mr Ghali Na’Abba, has said that padding was impossible without the involvement of the executive arm. He therefore called for proper...
In a bid to overtake Nigeria as the main hub of the aviation industry in West Africa, Ghana has reduced price of Jet A1 by 20...
Sector by sector, the business community has begun collating data on losses over the economic recession, worsened by dollar scarcity in the past one year. Within the period under review, the manufacturing sector has been producing at...
President Muhammadu Buhari on MOnday left Abuja for Chad to attend the inauguration of the President Idriss Deby in N’Djamena. According to a statement issued in Abuja...
The most-decorated Olympian of all time added to his record medal haul with yet another gold on Sunday as the U.S. pulled away to win the...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Edo State chapter has come down hard on Governor Adams Oshiomhole for denying local governments in the state the wherewithal to...
Manchester United’s new striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic struck late to ensure Jose Mourinho’s reign got off to a winning start as the FA Cup holders beat champions...
Nigeria and Africa number one Table Tennis star, Aruna Quadri qualified for the round of 16 of the men’s singles of table tennis at Rio Olympic...
The days of militants operating in the Lagos and Ogun states axis may be over soon, as the military at the weekend recovered pictures and a...
Manu Ginobili got his fourth Olympics started with 12 points and an easy victory, as Argentina beat Nigeria 94-66 on Sunday in the final Olympic men’s...
A first half goal by Sadiq Umar has propelled Nigeria through to the quarterfinals of the Rio Olympics after they defeated Sweden 1-0 for their second...
The police in Jigawa State, has arrested a 60-year old traditional ruler for raping an 8-year old girl. Abubakar Ya’u, the district head of Kargo in...
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia state, has called on supporters to face their daily engagements and stop coming to pay him solidarity visits. Different town unions,...
The average intrinsic value of money in Nigeria may further decline to its lowest in recent period as analysts forewarned that inflation rate may rise for the...
House of Representatives member, Hon. Abdulmumin Jibrin has again made further revelations and accusations against the Speaker of the House, Yakubu Dogara. This is against an...
Super Eagles striker, Odion Ighalo has expressed delight on his goal during Watford’s 2-2 draw at home to FC Lorient in a pre-season friendly. Ighalo who...
Ibrahimovic announced his arrival in English football with an 83rd-minute winner as Manchester United edged Leicester City 2-1 at Wembley on Sunday to win the Community...
Nigerian trio of Alex Iwobi, Chuba Akpom and Kelechi Iheanacho scored on Sunday as Arsenal concluded their pre-season programme unbeaten by overcoming Manchester City with a...
It was another show of shame by the Lagos fans as they disrupted the Nigeria Professional Football League match between Ikorodu United and Shooting Stars of...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is investigating top management and directors of Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (Nahco) Plc over allegation of corrupt enrichment, diversion...
Jose Mourinho is delighted that Manchester United are on the brink of signing France midfielder Paul Pogba from Serie A champions Juventus. Mourinho was speaking after...
It was not a good day for African players competing in the women’s singles of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games as most of them were shown...
The legendary performance of Segun Toriola at the ongoing Rio 2016 Olympic Games came to a glorious end on Sunday after the record making African was...
A stray bullet cut through the plastic roof of the equestrian media center on Saturday, alarming journalists and underlining concerns about the host city’s ability to...
A gale of denials has flooded the Nigerian media space as the militant group; Reformed Niger Delta Avengers (RNDA) released a list of those it said...
Nino Salukvadze is already a legendary figure of Olympic shooting, but in Rio she is set to make history for not one but two reasons. The...
The manager of the Kenyan Olympic athletics team, Michael Rotich, has reportedly been recalled from the Rio 2016 Games following allegations of bribery over doping. An...
New Argentina head coach Edgardo Bauza has expressed his desire to persuade Lionel Messi to reverse his retirement from international football. The Barcelona forward made his...
Oscar Pistorius has denied reports that he attempted to take his own life after being rushed to a private hospital in Pretoria to treat injuries suffered...
The recent directive by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) limiting the number of international money transfer operators (IMTOs) from 15 to five has continued to...
In a desperate move to find solution to its economic recession and improve on its drained foreign reserve, Nigeria has made overtures to Spain to buy...
House of Representative Chief Whip, Mr. Alhassan Ado-Doguwa, has reportedly said that the budget padding allegation, is an issue beyond the All Progressives Congress’ (APC), intervention....
Oniba of Iba community in Lagos, Oba Goriola Oseni , the abducted Lagos monarch, regained freedom from his captors on Saturday. The 74-year-old Oba was kidnapped...
Retired 65-year-old boxing legend, Roberto Duran says he would like to step into the ring with Donald Trump, to see just how strong the presidential hopeful...
Foreign airlines in Nigeria have expressed concern over the persistent scarcity of dollars and fall of the naira value, both of which have started having a...
The governorship candidate of the Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA) for the governorship election in Edo state, Thomas Sadoh on Saturday flagged off his campaign. Speaking at...
New signing Sadio Mane scored one goal and made another as Liverpool slickly defeated Barcelona 4-0 in a one-sided friendly match at a sun-soaked Wembley on...
A human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Femi Falana, has told the All Progressives Congress, APC, not to treat the current allegations of...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has denied returning to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Obasanjo, who was reported to have attended the inauguration of the convention committee...
Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, has claimed that it is former President Goodluck Jonathan and not President Muhammadu Buhari, that is the cause of the ravaging hunger...
FIFA U17 World Cup defending champions, Nigeria started their campaign for the CAF U-17 Africa Cup of Nations Madagascar 2017 with a narrow 1-0 win against...
The Nigerian Army confirmed that 11 military personnel died in the gun battle with armed bandits at Kopa, Dagma and Gagaw villages of Bosso Local Government...
