The Federal Government of Nigeria may halt the importation of fuel in 2019 if a new National Oil Policy being proposed is approved by the Federal Executive Council (FEC). The Minister of State for Petroleum,...

A baboon has reportedly caused massive electricity outage in the south western town of Livingstone after it accidently tampered with high voltage machines. According to the country’s power producer,...

  Former US President, Barack Obama has sent unusual words of encouragement to highly respected American statesman and senator, John McCain who has just been diagnosed with brain cancer. Obama who...

  Famous American senator and former Republican presidential candidate, John McCain has been diagnosed with one of the most terrible forms of brain cancer called gliobastoma. McCain had visited the...

  The Federal Government is moving to beef up security in Southern Kaduna following the resurgence of bloody clashes between Fulani herdsmen and farmers. The latest clash which happened this week...

Apparently responding to the growing calls for restructuring and growing insecurity in the country, the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) has inaugurated a committee to look into modalities for the possible...

France’s Armed Forces Chief, Pierre de Villiers on Wednesday resigned his position over disputes relating to President Macron’s defence budget cuts. In a statement, the 60-year-old de Villiers said...

Nigeria’s Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has been commended by the United Nation’s Office for West Africa and Sahel (UNOWAS) over his handling of the recent crisis in the Bakassi Peninsula...

The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged women to pay for nomination forms if they wish to get tickets rather than waiting for political parties to ask them to pick them...

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan renewed his disagreement with American President, Donald Trump on Monday when he suggested that there would be no rolling out the red carpet when Trump goes visiting. The...

  Former Nigerian President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has claimed that a majority of Nigerians still believe in the programmes and capabilities of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Jonathan, who...

Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson has said that the newly-established University of Africa (UNIAFRICA) located at Toru-Orua in Sagbama Local Government Area of the state would soon be a reality...

A High Court sitting in Kaduna has remanded a whistleblower for allegedly providing false information to the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on former Nigerian...

  American rap artist and Hollywood actor, DMX was on Thursday arrested after federal prosecutors accused him of concealing millions of dollars of income from the government and evading up to $1.7...

For allegedly faking his own kidnap, the Lagos State government has suspended the Baale of Shangisha in the Magodo area of the state, Chief Yusuf Ogundare indefinitely. Governor Akinwunmi Ambode who approved...

  In what could be seen as a reconciliatory move, the national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has extended an olive branch to members who actively participated in the crisis that...

Etisalat, one of Nigeria’s mobile telecommunications services providers, has changed its brand name to 9mobile. Chain Reactions, the public relations consultant to the company, while confirming the...

The controversy surrounding the introduction of National Values/Civic Education into Nigeria’s school curriculum heightened on Thursday as the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) took its protest...

  The District Attorney of Queens County in the United States has sentenced a 56- year-old United States-based Nigerian pastor to 15 years in prison for raping two teenage girls. According to the...

  The faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led by the ousted chairman of the party, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff has said that they received the Supreme Court’s judgement that reinstated Ahmed...