Nigerian-born Anthony Joshua will defend his IBF and WBA heavyweight world titles against Carlos Takam after Kubrat Pulev pulled out of the fight due to injury....
Victor Moses has joined the list of injured players in Antonio Conte’s Chelsea, as he faces at least a month out after limping off during last...
Qualcomm and Verizon have teamed up to bring forward the 5G future, promising support for 5G networks “before the end of the decade”. Key players in...
Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, the Alaafin of Oyo has revealed the reason behind choosing Gani Adams, the National Coordinator of the Oodua People’s Congress (OPC), as the...
The Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory, Justice Ishaq Bello, on Monday declined the prayer of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of...
By Abdulrazaq Magaji… But, for the death of General Sani Abacha, the much-talked about restructuring of Nigeria would have been in top gear. In more ways...
As the latest scandal in Nigeria’s historically reputation-challenged oil industry continues to generate widespread reactions, the issues thrown up so far in the allegations contained in...
President Muhammadu Buhari Monday, while commiserating with families of victims of repeated attacks in Plateau State, the latest being the killing of at least 20 persons,...
The crisis brewing in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra State following its contentious primary for the forthcoming governorship election has escalated, with a new...
At least two persons are feared dead while six others were injured after Cameroonian gendarmes from Bodam community allegedly invaded Danare in Boki Local Government Area...
Nigeria has won a re-election into the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva for the 2018 to 2020 term at an election held Monday at...
Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari not to “move on” from the allegations of fraud raised by the Minister of State...
Parents of some of President Muhammadu Buhari’s youngest fans told him Monday that children were looking up to him as a model to pattern their lives...
One of the quarantined patients of the monkeypox virus has committed suicide, the Bayelsa State government revealed Monday. The victim reportedly took his own life on...
The Nigeria Union of Teachers, Zaria Local Government Area Branch, has revealed that it will embark on a special 3-day fast and prayer Tuesday to seek...
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has been dragged before an Abuja Federal High Court by former president of the Nigerian Bar Association, Olisa Agbakoba, for appointing himself...
The Minister of Health Professor Isaac Adewole has confirmed that only three of the 13 cases of monkeypox reported in Bayelsa State in the month of...
The Liberian Election Commission has revealed that nearly all votes from Tuesday’s polls have been counted and according to the result from the election, former football...
The Spanish government is moving closer to imposing direct rule on Catalonia after it warned that authorities in the region must drop a bid for independence...
A no-case submission filed by former Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Patrick Akpobolokemi, was on Monday sacked by the Federal High...
The last has surely not been heard over the death of Tagbo Umeike, 35, the late friend of Davido who died in mysterious circumstances after a...
An Abuja Federal High Court has been asked to sack all suits praying for the removal of the acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes...
A fresh early morning attack on Nkyie Dongwro village in Miango district of Bassa Local Government Area, Plateau State, has left no less than 20 people...
Nigeria’s Super Eagles leaped from the 44th spot of September FIFA Coca-Cola World Rankings to 41st position in the latest rankings released on Monday. The Eagles...
Technical Adviser of the Super Eagles, Gernot Rohr has expressed concerns over the usual issues of money that affect performance of African teams in football tournaments....
The Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) Sunday officially announced Morocco as the new hosts of the fifth edition of the 2018 Africa Nations Championship (CHAN). The...
Goalkeeper and captain of the Lamongan FC of Indonesia, Choirul Huda died after a collision with a team mate during a match at their stadium in...
The central European country of Austria is set to make history by producing the world’s youngest national leader as 31-year-old Sebastian Kurz of the Conservative People’s...
By Joseph Edgar… Last weekend, the the Afrobeat icon was celebreated all over the country and in some parts of the world. For me, the highlight...
By Jerome-Mario Utomi… In a conventional conversation, it is a general belief that the habit of sitting on the fence may not be the best decision....
By SOC Okenwa… October is a special month in the life of our nation. On the first day of the month fifty-seven years ago, Nigeria obtained...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has stated that God had a purpose and great plans for Nigeria with the kind of persons He had placed “in strategic...
Some civil society groups including the Charles Oputa-led Our Mumu Don Do Movement, have launched ‘Buhari must act or quit’ protest in a bid to pressure...
After more than a month, the controversial Operation Python Dance II launched by the Nigerian Army has ended. The General Officer Commanding (GOC), 82 Division Nigerian...
Barely a day after the Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong, imposed a dusk to dawn curfew on Bassa Local Government Area, there has been another attack...
A civil society organisation, Civil Society Network Against Corruption (CSNAC), Sunday severely criticized the Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, for his lavish hosting of the...
Aso Rock Clinic insists non-reception of capital allocation in 2017 cause of rot Apparently in efforts to explain the reason for the alleged rot in Aso...
A total sum of N173.8 billion distributable revenue was shared from the federation account to the 36 states of the country in September following deductions of...
Nigerian equities ranked within the top rank of global stock market rally in the immediate past week as improved optimism on the global economic outlook and...
Former world no. 1 Maria Sharapova has won her first title since her return from a doping ban, beating Aryna Sabalenka 7-5 7-6 (10-8) in the...
Swiss Tennis superstar, Roger Federer eased off perennial rival, Rafael Nadal 6-4 6-3 in the Shanghai Masters final on Sunday to lift his sixth title of...
Scores of common Iranians are wallowing in despair over fears of their economic future after President Donald Trump refused to formally certify that Tehran was complying...
Tragedy struck at the Balukhali camp in Ukhiya town, southern Bangladesh when a herd of wild elephants overran sleeping Rohingya refugees killing a woman and her...
Officers of the Inspector General of Police’s Intelligence Response Team have been accused of extorting money, other valuables running into millions of naira as well as...
By Aliyu U. Tilde… Populist governments throughout history are the most intolerant, brutal and repressive. Remember the communist regimes before in Eastern Europe, Russia, China and...
A petition with an attached CCTV footage of how Nigerian Police and Army allegedly looted the home of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra...
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) Saturday called on the public to disregard the “campaign of calumny” by some members of the public against the Nigerian Army’s medical...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has lamented the low levels of Africa’s trade integration, advocating for greater integration of African economies in order to foster accelerated development...
A late equalizer by Luis Suarez helped Barcelona maintain their unbeaten start to the season as they secured a 1-1 draw against Atletico Madrid on Saturday....
Gabonese striker, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang netted twice for Dortmund on Saturday but the goals were not enough to maintain their unbeaten start to the Bundesliga season. Last...