The Federal Government has conceded to calls for the country’s economy to be private-sector driven, with the setting up of a 20-member committee for concession of...
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has said that banks would be required to notify it and also offer explanations before sacking staff up to a...
A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has launched a series of attacks on the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. Fani-Kayode, in his characteristic caustic and...
The crisis rocking Imo state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has taken a higher dimension as four persons are said to be claiming the...
Nigeria’s Olympic football squad are stuck in Atlanta because of a problem with the payment for a flight to Rio. The delay means the men’s team...
Stand-up comedian Basketmouth took a swipe at his once close friend Daddy Freeze after the radio personality posted a comment on Twitter saying; “A Rolex can’t...
Following the reported death of the Boko Haram terror group, the Islamic State jihadist group, ISIS has named a new leader for West African terror group....
Abdulmumin Jibrin, has alleged that Speaker Yakubu Dogara, is bribing some lawmakers with $25,000 each to sign a vote of confidence for him. The former chairman...
There was humour and embarrassment on Tuesday exposing the lack of knowledge of many top Nigerians on key national symbols like the National Anthem and the national Pledge....
There are hints that President Muhammadu Buhari may have cancelled plans to build a massive film village in Kano state. According to a BBC report, the...
Luck has run out for a leader of one of the Niger Delta groups, Jones Abari, aka Gen. Akotebe Darikoro, as he has been arrested by...
The embattled governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari, has declared that the impeachment process initiated against him by members of the state House of Assembly is...
President of world football governing body, FIFA, Mr. Gianni Infantino and the Secretary General, Ms Fatma Samoura will arrive Nigeria in a fortnight on a two...
A Third Republic lawmaker Senator Ani has been abducted in his farm located in Akpabuyo local government area, on the outskirts of Calabar. Reports say the...
The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has joined the drama playing out in Abia State which has thrown up two governors in the state. The party...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday evening hosted members of the ruling All Progressives Congress to breaking of Ramadan at the Statehouse Abuja. Among those in attendance...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has extolled the virtues of President Muhammadu Buhari, describing him as the kind of leader Nigeria needs at a time like these....
At least 13 people were feared dead on Friday in two separate attacks by suspected militants who attacked Elepete community in Igbo-Olomu, Agric area of Ikorodu,...
The governor of Delta State, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, has responded to allegations made against him by his Edo State counterpart, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, that he is...
The face-off between the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun and the ministry of finance workers persisted as the minister Thursday, said the ministry cannot afford...
Fitch Ratings has downgraded Nigeria’s long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Rating (IDRs) to ‘B+’ from ‘BB-‘ ratings, while long-term local currency IDR lowered to...
A 33-year old man, Emmanuel Imole, has been ordered remanded in prison custody for allegedly bathing a police officer with hot soup. The remand order was...
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, has adjourned the trial of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu and...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has said the immunity being enjoyed by governors does not stop it from investigating suspicious movements of money into...
The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria, AMCON, has obtained an interim injunction to seize some assets belonging to businessman, Jimoh Ibrahim over an alleged N50bn billion...
A civil society group, Campaign for Democracy (CD) has tasked President Muhammadu Buhari on the reduction of the cost of governance in the face of the...
The agreement reached by the Federal Government and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) over increase in the pump price of petrol may have gone the way...
Ok, I thought it was a joke until I got jolted into naked reality when I saw the press clip saying that the Minister of State...
Police said Boko Haram launched a night attack in Kuda-Kaya village in Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa State, killing 18 people and injuring 10 others...
They still sing about the Champions League final of 2014 at the Bernabeu. Every home match without fail the Real Madrid faithful pose the question to...
The administration of President Muhammadu Buhari received a knock from the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, LCCI, as it said the nation’s economy has suffered...
According to coast guards stationed at the Mediterranean Sea, at least 45 migrants died and 2,000 others were rescued in a shipwreck as the number of...
The Nigerian Army, Friday, said its troops, Thursday night ambushed Boko Haram insurgents who were attempting to cross the Maiduguri-Bulabulin-Damboa road, killing two and wounding others....
Manchester City new kid on the block, Kelechi Iheanacho, continued his blistering form on Friday as his second half goal was enough to secure victory for...
As the EFCC intensify investigations into the $115 million allegedly disbursed by former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, 11 officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC,...
José Mourinho has signed a contract to take over as Manchester United’s manager, with the club expected to make a formal announcement on Friday. The Portuguese...
The House Committee on Privatisation is crossed with the Federal government over the proposed privatisation of the nation’s three refineries, namely: Warri, Port Harcourt and Kaduna...
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that niigeria’s economy is in a volatile situation due to the crash in oil prices. The president stated this at the...
There is brewing trouble over the unreleased songs of late Pop icon Prince as some of his heirs want to break open his music vault. According...
Kanye West is facing a legal tussle after Gabor Presser, a big shot Hungarian composer sued the rapper for jacking his song and for not also...
The EgyptAir A320 Flight was destined for doom when it transmitted automatic messages indicating smoke in the cabin, French authorities say. According to officials of the...
Last minute efforts by the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Ali Modu Sheriff, to bring in aggrieved former governors and ex-ministers in the...
The Joe Ajaero-led faction of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) on Friday adduced reason for...
According to an Egyptian aviation website, smoke alarms were set off some minutes before the EgyptAir Flight MS804 plunged into the Mediterranean Sea located off Alexandria...
Controversy has continued to rage over the true identity of the second girl rescued by the Nigerian military, as the Bring Back Our Girls (#BBOG) advocacy...
President Muhammadu Buhari, has sent a strong message to Niger Delta militants, warning them not to confront his government but work with him to review the...
The end may not yet be in sight in the crisis rocking the downstream subsector of the oil industry, as oil marketers, on Friday in Abuja,...
Kidnappers, operating within Lokoja-Okene axis of Kogi State, struck again on Friday, when the Chairman and the Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kwara...
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association (IPMAN) has made arrangement to flood the market with enough supply of premium motor spirit, Ripples has learnt. Giving this hint...
The Federal Government has said it would be dangerous to release the embattled former National Security Adviser, NSA, Sambo Dasuki, saying he constitutes a security risk....