Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has said his administration would next month  deploy over N600m to empower at least 2,400 women and youths in the state. Umahi, who disclosed this on Friday while...

No fewer than eleven people were reportedly killed in clashes between farmers and cattle rearers at Barakuta Village in Bosso Local Government Area and Tungan Mallam in Paikoro Local Government Area of...

An epic final it was at the Stade de France tonight as Portugal by a stroke of opportunity defeated France 1-0 in extra time. It was all tears for the host nation and the massive turnout of supporters...

World Number One tennis player, Serena Williams has just won her seventh Wimbledon title. The win which is also her 22nd Grand Slam makes her equal the record set by Steffi Graf. The World Number One...

  Outgoing Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Ibe Kachikwu has formally handed over to the new GMD, Maikanti Baru. Kachikwu who pledged to give Baru every support...

  The violent campaign, by Niger Delta Avengers, of blowing up oil pipelines so as to reduce Nigeria’s oil export to zero level appears to have been intensified in the past week. The group announced...

  The town of Damboa in Borno State, long wearied by Boko Haram’s insurgent activities, has again come under the jihadists’ attack. At about 5.15a.m. this morning, according to Nigerian Army...

A new development emerged today in the governorship tussle between Uche Ogah and Okezie Ikpeazu. A Federal High Court in Owerri, Imo State ruled that Ikpeazu was validly elected. The ruling delivered...

The hosts have defeated the Germans in the Stade Velodrome this night in a very tight cracker. Germany, the World Cup title holders have bowed their knees in a 2-0 defeat to the French in the semi-final...

In what looks like a test case, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has written to the International Criminal Court requesting it to investigate allegations of what it terms “collective...

By Clay Risen, THE NEW YORK TIMES LYNCHBURG, Tenn. — Every year, about 275,000 people tour the Jack Daniel’s distillery here, and as they stroll through its brick buildings nestled in a tree-shaded...

The Central Bank of Nigeria says no bank in the country is distressed and that depositors should not make panic withdrawals from their accounts. In a statement by CBN’s spokesman, Isaac Okorafor,...

Seasoned Nigerian actress and one of the best known female faces in Nigerian dramatic art, Bukky Ajayi has died. Family sources say she died this morning although the cause of her death is yet to be disclosed....

The world’s longest ruling president, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, last Wednesday, named his son, Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue (nicknamed Teodorin) Vice President. This means that 74-year-old Obiang who...

World famous Paralympic athlete, Oscar Pistorius has just been sentenced to six years behind bars for the murder of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. Three years ago, the 29 year old “blade-runner” shot...

Football superstar, Lionel Messi has been sentenced to 21 months in jail on three counts of tax fraud in Spain. A Barcelona court that made the pronouncement today, sentenced the 29 year old Argentina...

Niger Delta Avengers have denied launching new Twitter accounts. The group says its only Twitter account is under suspension from Twitter because it breached its policy. NDA cautions the general public...

The details sound awesome and breath-taking. NASA’s Juno spacecraft travelling at a speed of 265,542 kilometres per hour, covered 2.9 billion kilometres to reach the orbit of the planet, Jupiter. It...

Since he became President of the United States, Barack Obama has marked the 4th of July, the country’s Independence Day, by honouring military families. The celebrations which are usually held on...

The Police Service Commission has named seven new Deputy Inspector Generals to replace recently retired ones in the management of the Nigeria Police Force. Also named is a new Assistant Inspector General...