A proposal by North Korea to engage South Korea in military talks has been rejected by the South which described the move as “a bogus peace...
President Muhammadu Buhari has cancelled his two day state visit to the country’s commercial centre, Lagos, the Presidency said on Sunday. He is to be represented...
Nigerian equities bucked the slowdown in the global equities markets to sustain a five-week consecutive rally with a gain of N214 billion last week as investors await...
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has explained that the former Acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Ali Modu Sheriff, was sacked becuase his...
Super Eagles midfielder, John Ogu, has won the Israeli league championship with Hapoel Be’er Sheva after they defeated Bnei Sakhin 3-1 on the final day of...
Sunshine Stars ended their former coach, Kennedy Boboye, unbeaten runs at home for his new club, Abia Warriors, in a 2-1 victory at the weekend. The...
It was a fierce battle at the Sapele Township Stadium at the weekend when Nigerian athletes continued their quest to run the qualification standard for the...
The victorious Nigeria U-20 squad to Saturday’s 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations qualifying match against Burundi in Bujumbura, will return to the country on Monday,...
Guus Hiddink has reportedly said that he will be staying on at Chelsea next season to assist incoming manager, Antonio Conte. The Dutchman took over for...
The proposal by the Federal Government to invest the N5.4t pension funds in infrastructure development has attracted a lot of criticisms. The fear being expressed by...
World football governing body, FIFA, will next month announce the top five seeds for the African zone of the 2018 World Cup qualifying tournament with Nigeria...
Newly elected FIFA President, Gianni Infantino, has congratulated former Nigeria skipper, Joseph Yobo, on his testimonial slated for Friday in Port Harcourt. FIFA, in a letter...
Blessing Okagbare-Ighoteguonor on Sunday competed in her second 100m race of the season at the Rabat Diamond League, Morocco, finishing second in 11.11secs, her Season’s Best,...
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria at the weekend signed a memorandum of understanding {MoU} with Star Synergy Petroleum Services Limited to expand its mode...
Former Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and the Federal Government have been ordered by a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos to “provide information on the...
The crisis rocking the opposition PDP on Sunday took another dimension as heavily armed policemen took over its national secretariat in Abuja known as Wadata Plaza....
It was another low point in the Niger Delta, as armed men again struck in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. The gunmen blew...
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has revealed that a submarine has been deployed to hunt for the black box flight recorders of the EgyptAir plane that...
Two adventurers, a Dutch man, Eric Arnold, 35 and an Australian woman, Maria Strydom both lost their lives after getting to the summit of Mount Everest...
The sacked National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Ali Modu Sheriff has insisted that he remained the national Chairman of the party despite the appointment...
Reports say that the Escravos pipeline carrying gas to various parts of the country has been blown up by suspected militants, causing upsets in the supply...
By Benjamin Obiajulu Aduba… There ought not to be any debate about the pollution in the four sister cities above or over their ranking. The places...
By Leonard Karshima Shilgba… There has been a rash of proposals to resolve the menace of cattle herders’ invasion of Nigerian farmlands, who are killing unarmed...
By Churchill Obinna Okonkwo… A good starting point in this discourse on fuel crisis, our refineries and government’s policy direction is a quick look at our...
By Reuben Abati … This thing called democracy, particularly the Nigerian brand, never ceases to throw up new and intriguing lessons about the relationship between government...
By Okey Ndibe… Before the 2015 presidential election, Candidate Muhammadu Buhari essentially advertised himself as a magician. Even though oil prices were tumbling, Mr. Buhari promised...
Despite speculations in many quarters that controversial club owner, Chris Giwa, enjoys powerful support from the Sports Ministry, the Minister of Youth and sports, Solomon Dalung...
A massive search is currently underway to find the missing EgyptAir jet carrying at least 69 people from Paris to Cairo which according to reports plunged...
Following the release of autopsy results of his late better-half, Lekan Shonde, the suspected killer of his ex-banker wife, Ronke is set to have his day...
Two new generation banks are technically bankrupt, Ripples has learnt. Investigations showed that the Capital Adequacy Ratios (CARs) of these two commercial banks fell below regulatory...
According to government officials in Ethiopia, over 100 people have been killed and at least 20,000 have been rendered homeless after floods and landslides swept through parts...
The Organised Private Sector, OPS, has threatened to sanction any worker in the private sector that fails to report for duty during the ongoing strike action...
The current economic woes confronting Nigeria may worsen as the country is estimated to be losing about N2.79 billion daily following the closure of Qua Iboe...
By Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu… To construct the right building sometimes means we have to tear down the wrong one standing in our way. Our economic...
The Nigerian Army on Thursday night said that it had rescued another Chibok girl, Serah Luka, from the clutches of the once dreaded Boko Haram terrorist...
By Louis Odion… Even the most ardent of his supporters would have felt ashamed at Comrade Ayuba Wabba’s lame showing in Abuja this week. A moment...
A Federal High Court in Abuja has been told that the embattled former National Security Adviser, NSA, Sambo Dasuki, admitted to the Department of State Services,...
After a day of profit-taking on Tuesday, Nigerian equities regained the uptrend on Wednesday as increased demand for highly capitalised stocks helped to mitigate widespread profit-taking...
Though once reputed to be the largest political party in Africa, the fortunes of the now opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is fast dwindling, as it...
An EgyptAir passenger MS804 flight carrying 69 people from Paris to Cairo has reportedly gone missing after it disappeared from the radar over the Mediterranean sea....
By Abiodun Komolafe… BONNIE Honig, political theorist and author of ‘Emergency Politics: Paradox, Law, Democracy’ wrote: “Democracies must resist emergency’s pull to focus on life’s necessities...
By Lawrence Chinedu Nwobu… I have never belonged to any political party in Nigeria, but I am interested in the development of a viable democratic culture...
Adekunle Theophilius… Few weeks ago, as i strolled past Government house, Ilorin with its well laid out porches, gargantuan structures, aura of opulence, air of lavishness...
By Joseph Rotimi…. It is a sad tale of irresponsibility that in this century and after the work of Mary Slessor more than a century ago,...
Activities are currently crippled in France following rail strikes which according to reports is set to run until Friday morning, reducing high-speed and inter-city services by...
The United States embassy has condemned in clear terms the brute force meted out to protesters by Kenyan security operatives during a demonstration by opponents of...
Former Super Falcons defender Ayisat Yusuf-Aromire has been invited by the European Football Union to grace the final of the Europa Cup final between Liverpool and ...
The Edo State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, on Tuesday, declared that it will begin an indefinite strike from Wednesday. Also, the National President...
There was jubilation yesterday at the Abuja headquarters of the National Immigration Service (NIS) as news filtered in that its Comptroller-General Martin Abeshi, had been given...
Nigerian equities turned negative on Tuesday as investors sought to take profits from the recent sustained rally at the stock market. With more than two losers...