The Olympiacos and Mexico striker Alan Pulido has been kidnapped by gunmen in the north of the country, Mexican officials have confirmed. The 25-year-old has not...
By Churchill Obinna Okonkwo My people say that; when we see an old woman stop her dance to point again and again in the same...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued operating licences to 2,998 bureaux de change (BDCs) that met its N35 million mandatory capital base, The number,...
The rippled effect of the credit crunch which continues to bite harder in different sectors is also threatening the existence of most of the foreign airlines...
By SON… One of the quotable quotes from President Buhari that has become something of an “iconic” signature is his declaration that Nigerians have nothing to...
By Reno Omokri… On Friday, May 20th, 2016, Dr. Yemi Kale, the Statistician General of the Federation and head of the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics (NBS),...
By Adetola Ogunsola… “I will shoot you all like Boko Haram! Do you know how many people I’ve killed!?” The words of a soldier in...
By Senator Babafemi Ojudu… Today, May 29, 2016 marks President Muhammadu Buhari’s first year in office. It has indeed been an all-round exhilarating year, not only...
By Ahmed Boulor Hardworking Nollywood filmmaker Emem Isong was earlier today delivered of a set of twins- a boy and a girl on a day...
Researchers have taken robots and robotics to a new level in the operating theatre. They show, for the first time, how a supervised, autonomous robot can...
Former wife of Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, Anita Ebhodaghe has refuted claims making the rounds that she has returned to her husband following a rumoured reconciliation with...
The Niger Delta Avengers, NDA, in the early hours of Saturday, struck in Bayelsa State, blowing up oil trunk lines belonging to Agip Oil and Shell...
After months of alleged pressure by members of his party, the All progressives Congress (APC), Kano state governor, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, finally kicked out the...
The news hit the polity with a jolt on Friday when the Buhari-led government announced the constitution of a 20-man committee on prosecution of high profile...
By Garba Shehu… Twelve months ago, President Muhammadu Buhari was sworn in as the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of...
At least one police officer and one protester lost their lives as rallies by demonstrators opposing Joseph Kabila’s plan to stay on as caretaker president after...
Nigerian equities market rallied to a six-month high on Thursday as strong inflows from foreign and domestic investors tickled the stock market to a net gain...
Ijaw youths under the aegis of Ijaw Youths Congress (IYC) on Thursday, gave conditions for the return of peace to the Niger Delta and a cessation...
By Reuben Abati… One of the major news items in circulation has been the scarcity of tomato. Incidentally, Nigeria is (was) the 14th largest producer of...
A protest by pilots in the employ of Dana Air on Thursday grounded the activities of the airline, leaving some of its passengers stranded at airports...
Staying true to its threat, the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) said late Wednesday that it had blown up Chevron’s mains electricity feed at its Escravos terminal,...
Nigerian equities staged their biggest day-on-day rally so far this year on Wednesday as investors continued to react to the adoption of a flexible exchange rate...
By Prince Charles Dickson PhD… “Close One Yesterday” One more day in the struggle Have to get up and juggle You done know, want a...
Moses E. Ochonu… The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, said recently that the Nigerian government plans to restore history to the secondary school curriculum. For...
There were chaotic scenes at Donald Trump’s rally in New Mexico which according to reports left scores of police officers injured after they were pelted with...
The minister of agriculture for Malawi has revealed that more than 8 million of his country men are in need of food and aid as a...
The arrest warrant for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, has been upheld by a Swedish lower court which ruled that the fugitive’s stay at Ecuador’s London embassy...
By Levi Obijiofor… Nigerians can now rest easy. The Frivolous Petitions Bill 2015 that was introduced in the Senate and sparked public outrage after it passed...
By Joe Igbokwe… All things considered, the Niger Delta Avengers are no different from the Boko Haram criminality in the Northern part of Nigeria and if...
A Federal High Court in Abuja, presided over by Justice Okon Abang, on Wednesday turned down the request of Olisa Metuh, former National Secretary of the...
By Pius Adesanmi… Femi Adesina opens his latest interview with Punch Newspaper with these words: “It is mendacious to say that in the last one year,...
By Reuben Abati… Niger Delta Avengers is the name of a new group of militants in the Niger Delta who claim to be different from the...
Greek riot police have launched a gradual effort to remove more than 8,000 people from the informal Indomeni refugee camp on the border with Macedonia. More...
The balance sheets of most of the deposit money banks (DMBs) are bleeding badly as a result of the huge debts portfolio in form of non-performing...
Nigerian equities firmed up on Tuesday as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in a surprising move dumped its fixed foreign exchange policy and adopted a...
Players and officials of Super Eagles on Tuesday were granted their entry visas by the French Embassy as they left the country for the international friendlies...
Nigeria U-23 Eagles coach, Samson Siasia, has set Wednesday as deadline for Liverpool striker Taiwo Awoniyi, Tottenham Hotspur winger, Nathan Oduwa, skipper Azubuike Okechukwu and other...
The Ayuba Wabba led Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has said it would not participate in the palliative committee set up by the Federal Government. The faction...
Olympiacos of Greece striker, Brown Ideye, has rued his inability to be part of the Joseph Yobo Testimonial billed for May 27 in Port Harcourt, Rivers...
Giwa Football Club have written to the League Management Company protesting their expulsion from the Nigeria Professional Football League last Friday. Giwa FC were thrown out...
Barcelona FC had recently won a La Liga and Copa del Rey double for the second successive season on what turned out to be yet another...
Jose Mourinho is expected to be handed the managerial position at Manchester United later this week, with a clear object to secure the Premier League title...
FIFA has fired deputy secretary general Markus Kattner after allegedly uncovering financial wrongdoing during an internal investigation. Kattner, who joined FIFA as director of finance in...
Barcelona have confirmed that Luis Suarez suffered a hamstring injury during the Copa del Rey final but said the striker will join up with Uruguay to...
Reports about the possibility of former President Goodluck Jonathan going on exile has been dismissed by his close associate, Senator Nimi Bariagha Amang, who said the...
Cops are currently on the hunt for an internet troll who has issued death threats to country singer Taylor Swift and her friends. Reports say the...
There may be more to President Buhari’s aborted official trip to Lagos than has been reported, Ripples Nigeria has gathered. The 2-day visit, which already had...
In spite of government’s hopes that the removal of subsidy on fuel products will shore up Nigeria’s foreign reserves, the external reserves dropped by about US$200...
Imo State governor, Rochas Okrocha has said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) is not managing its victory very well. Rochas who is also the Chairman...
Fiery preacher and General Overseer of the Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has accused the Federal Government of failing to consult widely before increasing the...