President Muhammadu Buhari, who was expected to return to Nigeria today after the expiration of his 10 days’ vacation in London has extended his stay by...
Nigerian equities halted their three-day consecutive price depreciation on Wednesday as the release of the much-awaited framework for the implementation of the flexible foreign exchange (forex)...
The volatile oil producing Niger Delta region has been in the news again, not only for its great endowment with the black gold, or it being...
The Nigeria Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative, NEITI, has said the country at the moment does not know the quantity of crude oil it produces. The Executive...
The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to immediately initiate a “sustainable plan” to end the militancy in the Niger Delta, adding that...
Nigeria National League side, Prime FC of Osogbo, continued their yearly cupset in the Federation Cup after defeating four-time league champion, Kano Pillars, 2-1 on Wednesday....
Nigeria women’s basketball team, the D’Tigress on Wednesday crashed out of the race to qualify for the Rio 2016 Olympics after group rivals, Korea defeated Belarus...
Top sports administrators have commended the decision of the House of Representatives on its resolutions on the leadership ‘crisis’ in the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF. At...
Oscar Pistorius has removed his prosthetic limbs and hobbled around the courtroom at his sentencing hearing in South Africa. The former Olympic athlete was on his...
The family of departed Nigeria coaching legend Shuaibu Amodu has announced that the eighth day fidau prayer for the former NFF Technical Director will take place...
Players of Euro 2016 minnows Iceland hit back at Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo, labelling him “not a gracious human being” after he criticised the Atlantic islanders’...
The EFCC on Wednesday arraigned Waripamo-Owei Emmanuel Dudafa and Iwejuo Joseph Nna a.k.a. Taiwo A. Ebenezer and Olugbenga Isaiah before Justice M.B. Idris of the Federal...
There was a drama of sorts at the National Secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Abuja Wednesday as opposing groups, consisting mainly of youths,...
The Federal Government, Wednesday, said it has resolved to adopt more of external borrowing so as to achieve its aim of stimulating the economy and providing...
Using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers reveal that the universe is expanding 5 percent to 9 percent faster than expected. “This surprising finding may be an...
The House of Representatives, at the weekend, accused the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, AGF, Abubakar Malami, of misleading the federal government...
By Emmanuel Uchenna Ugwu… Ibrahim Badamasi Babaginda has been busy lately. He has been tending his sick body and refuting rumors of his own death. ...
By Farouk Martins Aresa… Buhari one-year anniversary has been anything but glorious. It has been pitiful compare to his last time around. It is a different...
By Sonala Olumhense… First, my sympathies go to President Muhammadu Buhari, who is battling an ear infection. It is disappointing, however, that he chose to travel...
By Churchill Obinna Okonkwo… With clouded mind and distorted vision, you fabricate tales of absurdity in the name of braveness. You combine narratives of love and...
The contentious and long awaited Petroleum Industry Bill, PIB, has suffered another set back, as the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has ordered an indefinite suspension of...
Olympic champion, Usain Bolt recorded the second fastest time of the year in winning a 100m race in Jamaica despite stumbling out of his starting blocks....
Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas says he will not retire until Italy counterpart Gianluigi Buffon calls time on his illustrious career. Juventus legend Buffon signed an extension...
The Nigerian Army on Sunday claimed that only 38 of its very senior officers had been retired from service, accusing individuals and media houses of being...
The identities of some of the about 200 senior officers retired from the Nigerian Army on Friday have been made public. Among them are aide de...
Nigerian and South African equities were the contrarian stocks in the main African stock markets last week as continuing delay in the release of the guidelines...
A trigger-happy gunman went on rampage in the American city of Florida killing 20 people and injuring 42 others at a gay night club known as...
Luis Suarez felt helpless as Uruguay were knocked out of the Copa America Centenario, explaining his anger on the bench. Uruguay star Luis Suarez explained his...
Johan Venegas and Celso Borges each scored and Costa Rica benefited from an own goal by Colombia in a 3-2 upset victory to wrap up Group...
Russia captain Vasili Berezutski inflicted Euro 2016 heartache on England on Saturday after a day in which fan violence brought new shame on football. Battles involving...
The Nigerian Army on Friday announced that it had sacked “quite a number” of very high-ranking officers, adducing “service exigencies” as reason for the exercise. A...
By Tony Ogunlowo… It’s very good that the governor of Ekiti state, Governor Fayose, can take time out from his busy schedule to feed the people...
The Nigerian Army, on Thursday, said its ground troops have continued to make progress in the ongoing clearance operations across the North East, with more Boko...
Adeola Aderounmu… One year after the official emergence of the APC mandate, the most unexpected scenarios are here. The current situation in Nigeria today was unimaginable...
Dele Awogbeoba… A cursory look at the Niger Delta and the damage done to its environment as a result of the huge cross the Niger Delta...
By Kennedy Emetulu… Okay, I strongly supported President Goodluck Jonathan in the last election, even though I’m not a PDP member and I have condemned and...
Farouk Martins Aresa… Niger Delta Avengers are bombing their own lives and that of next generations out of existence. If it was a foreign power, oil...
Jideofor Adibe… The recent news that President Buhari has taken ill and travelled to England to treat a discomforting left ear infection called Meniere Disease has...
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has said he is not at loggerhead with President Muhammadu Buhari, dismissing reports that he ...
The end may not yet be in sight in the renewed militancy in the Niger Delta, as a new group, Ultimate Warriors, has emerged. The group,...
The Federal Government, Wednesday, told a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja that the embattled former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki has not accounted for a...
The Federal Government has kick-started activities that will lead up to the employment of about 500,000 direct teachers. The government says it will start taking applications...
There were more startling revelations as to how a former acting Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Calistus Obi allegedly built a...
Activities aimed at launching an ambitious school feeding programme are nearing implementation, the presidency announced on Wednesday. Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, will on Thursday lead select...
According to a report by TMZ, Nigerian promoter, Chris Ubosi is suing American pop star Rihanna through his company Megalectrics over a 2013 concert that got...
By Ahmed Boulor Mavin first lady Tiwatope Savage is inching closer to penning an international deal with Jay Z’s Roc Nation which has offices in London,...
Jonathan’s cousin and wife will get a temporary reprieve from prison custody if they are able to meet a N1bn bail condition slammed on them, an...
The crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, may be far from over, as the camp of sacked national chairman, Ali Modu Sheriff, Tuesday, insisted he...
The travel ban allegedly placed on Governor Ayodele Fayose has taken a new turn as the Ekiti State helmsman has dragged the Buhari-led government before the...
Nigeria is planning to invest in a space program with the aim of sending Africa’s first astronaut to space by the year 2030. The ambitious project...