The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Monday fined Nigeria $5,000 for lack of security and overcrowding during the Super Eagles 1-1 draw against the Pharaohs...
A man identified as Mamman Dankarami who resides at Goru village of Arewa Local Government of Kebbi State sent cold shivers down the spines of onlookers...
A head-on collision involving an oil tanker in eastern Afghanistan has left at least 70 people dead with children said to be among the victims. The...
A UK daily, Daily Mail, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of extrvaganze just as Nigeria is busy looking for aid from foreign governments and donor agencies....
The Inspector General of Police, IGP, Solomon Arase, has linked recent attacks by suspected Fulani Herdsmen to the influx of foreigners and arms from other African...
By Reuben Abati . . . Lucy Muthoni Kibaki was buried yesterday, 9.12 am, Nigerian time, in Othaya, Njeri County, Kenya in the presence of about 300...
There is a robot that pretends to listen to your every conversation just in a bid to keep you company. Even those who spend a large...
The crisis surrounding the forthcoming national convention of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, seems to be growing by the day, as former ministers, who served under...
In a move that brings him closer to extradition to the United States, Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was transferred from a jail in...
Residents of Ikorodu area of Lagos State are reportedly living in fear, after the murder of a prominent leader of Onyabo Vigilance Group, Afeez Oseni. The...
It would be a battle of supremacy as Super Eagles new kids on the block Kelechi Iheanacho and Alex Iwobi confront each in the English Premier...
The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo met with a delegation of the Rice & Wheat Farmers Association of Nigeria, alongside the Kebbi State Governor; Sen. Atiku...
It was a splendid weekend for Nigerian players in Europe as they helped their clubs secure good result in theiran respective leagues. In Turkey, Umar Aminu...
Kenyans Simon Cheprot and Polline Njeru maintained their country’s dominance at the fourth edition of the Okpekpe International 10km Road Race in Nigeria on Saturday (7),...
Hard stance Korean leader Kim Jong-un has revealed that Pyongyang will not use its nuclear warfare unless it is provoked to do so by any of...
The EFCC dragnet has dragged in more former ministers who were allegedly involved in the sharing of the N23.29 billion purportedly doled out by a former...
Bundesliga top-scorer Robert Lewandowski scored twice for Bayern Munich to clinch an unprecedented fourth successive title with a 2-1 win at Ingolstadt on Saturday. The Poland...
Jamie Vardy scored twice as Leicester produced a swaggering 3-1 victory over Everton in its first match as English Premier League champion before collecting the trophy...
A militant group in the South south region, Niger Delta Avengers, has blown up the Chevron valve platform crippling the company’s activities in the area. The...
Moody’s Investors Service, a leading global rating agency, has re-affirmed the resilience of the Sterling Bank franchise by maintaining the bank’s standalone Baseline Credit Assessment (BCA)...
Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Kayode Fayemi, on Thursday said mining and related services contribute only N400 billion to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and should...
The names of more Nigerians keep popping up in the list of politicians, business moguls and others mentioned in the leaked internal data of Panamanian law...
The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun has disclosed that the Federal Government plans to inject N350 billion into the economy on quarterly basis so as...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja lamented that it is taking too long to recover the country’s looted funds that have stashed away in overseas...
The murder of 28-year-old Chekwube Nnamah in Awka, the Anambra State capital is threatening to spark protests among youths who may take to the streets after...
In retrospect, President Muhammadu Buhari’s recent visit to China may have yielded some fruits. Besides signing a $6 billion deal to fund joint infrastructure projects, the...
President Muhammadu Buhari 0n Monday night played host to Catholic Bishops at the Statehouse, Abuja. Catholic bishops present at the event included Most Rev. Ignatius Kaigama,...
Ecobank Nigeria Limited has sought a restraining order from the Federal High Court in Lagos against Anchorage Leisures Limited from accessing its funds in 20banks over...
Although provision was not made for subsidy in the 2016 budget, it has been discovered that the federal government is presently subsidising Premium Motor Spirit (PMS)...
The Federal Government has adopted proactive measures to help save $1b being expended on medical tourism abroad annually. Specifically, government has launched a comprehensive healthcare investment...
The Court of Arbitration for Sport has ordered FIFA to accept the Gibraltar soccer federation as its 210th member. CAS says it upheld Gibraltar’s appeal against...
Former world number one Roger Federer has pulled out of the Madrid Masters due to a back injury. Confirming the news, the 17-time Grand Slam champion,...
Thomas Muller wants Bayern Munich to produce some “fireworks” when they face Atletico Madrid in the second leg of their Champions League semi-final on Tuesday. Bayern...
The worst fears of the astrophysics community came true today, as Japanese space telescope Hitomi (aka ASTRO-H) was officially declared dead. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)...
The Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, has denied the existence of any bill for the creation of grazing reserves before the National Assembly. Ekrem also vowed...
The country’s troubled economy further bled last week as over 74 foreign investors in equities and Government (FGN) Bond markets left its shores. Published data on...
The Edo state governor, Adams Oshiomhole, and a chieftain of the APC in Edo State have disagreed with a claim from the deputy governor’s camp that...
World heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has insisted he will “retire 100 per cent” following his rematch with Vladimir Klitschko. Fury stunned Klitschko in Dusseldorf last November,...
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai, has revealed that the Nigerian Army was not responsible for the death of hundreds of Shiite Islamists,...
Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose’s Special Assistant on Public Communication and New Media, Mr. Lere Olayinka, has joined the race to become the next National Publicity...
Scores of critics slammed the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) for ‘live tweeting’ Osama Bin Laden’s death as if it were happening today. In ‘live tweets’...
Garrulous Republican frontrunner, Donald Trump has slammed China for what he says is its unfair trade policy with the United States. In renewed criticism, Trump accused...
Quoted equities staged a month-end rally last week as investors sought to rebalance their portfolios as companies provided glimpses of their earnings outlooks with mixed first...
English Premier League club Crystal Palace has indicated interest in signing Portland Timbers Nigerian forward Fanendo Adi. The 25-year-old joined Timbers from FC Copenhagen in the...
Officials of the Adamawa State government have become jittery over the presence of operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in the state. The...
By Reuben Abati…“Ol’boy, man don see something oh.” “Wetin you see?” “My eyes don see something. My ears don hear, and my mouth sef,...
Ex PMAN President and eccentric entertainer Charles Oputa aka Charlyboy has expressed his disappointment over the exchange on social media between Teebillz and Tiwa Savage whose...
Officials of Kenya Red Cross revealed on Sunday that the death toll arising from a collapsed six-storey apartment in Nairobi has risen from 10 to 16...
The Kogi State Government has approached the Supreme Court asking it to nullify the resolution of the House of Representatives taking over the function of the...
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Saturday claimed that recent attacks by herdsmen in southern parts of the country, is part of a grand scheme by...