The Senate has asked the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to go beyond merely sacking its incompetent officials by restructuring its modus operandi to ensure transparency and accountability. In...

Nigeria’s Directorate of State Services (DSS) has said it thwarted plots by Boko Haram to attack the British and US embassies in Abuja, the nation’s capital. In an e-mailed statement released by the...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday  seized about N4 billion cash allegedly belonging to a former deputy governorship candidate from Niger State. The anti-corruption agency...

Former Nigerian president, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has denied reports alleging that he received the sum of $200 million as kickback from the controversial  Malabu oil deal. In a statement made available...

A man, John Robert Boone, who escaped from US federal agents about a decade ago, has been deported from Canada to face marijuana charges in the United States. According to John Curtis, a US marshal, Boone,...

Somalia’s new military chief, Gen. Mohammed Adam Ahmed , on Sunday  survived a suicide bomb attack that left at least thirteen people dead. The attack which occurred moments after he was sworn in and...

As a US Navy strike group led by a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier heads towards the Western Pacific Ocean, North Korea has warned  the United States of a pre-emptive nuclear strike. North Korea’s...

The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), has claimed responsibility for the twin bombings that rocked Coptic churches in Egypt, killing 44 people and leaving several others seriously injured. The group,...

World Boxing Organization (WBO) champion, Vasyl Lomachenko has said that fighting Manny Pacquiao will not do him any good as he believes the Phillipino has passed the climax of his career. The 29-year-old...

Israel’s Labour Party has postponed its leadership elections which was billed for July 3 at the Hayarkon Park in Tel Aviv because it coincides with a scheduled concert  by American iconic singer, Britney...

  The United States government is working on a $600 million deal to permit the sale of a dozen highly sophisticated turbo-prop fighter planes to Nigeria to bolster its efforts at curbing Islamic...

The Special Adviser on Media to the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Inuwa Bwala, has resigned his appointment. In a press statement issued in Abuja on Sunday, Bwala  who has...

The American President, Donald Trump on Friday ordered the launch of 59 Tomahawk missiles on the Al-Shayrat air field near Homs in Central Syria. This action was in response to the chemical weapons attack...

Former Super Eagles captain and Leicester City striker, Ahmed Musa was on Tuesday arrested for allegedly assaulting his wife, Jamila. A media report said the speedy forward was arrested, interrogated...

The candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the 2015 governorship election in Nasarawa State, Labaran Maku, has criticized the state government for approving the sum of N6.1 billion...

The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has said that the northern part of Nigeria is  trying to create an Islamic society that never existed. He stated on Wednesday  this while speaking on the theme...

Former governor of Niger State, Babangida Aliyu, has been detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over  the sum of N3.6 billion realized from the sale of 16 percent of the state’s...

  The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), has called for the immediate resignation of South African President, Jacob Zuma, saying it no longer has confidence in his leadership abilities. COSATU,...

  The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked a Federal High Court in Lagos to compel President Muhammadu Buhari and the Nigerian government to publish details of the spending...

  United States President, Donald Trump has pledged full support for his Egyptian counterpart, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi in his fight against Islamic terrorists in the Middle East. He made the declaration...