Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger has said that the English club was far from signing Gabonese international and Borussia Dortmund of Germany striker, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.   Although negotiations...

  A former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Dimeji Bankole has joined the newly registered Action Democratic Party (ADP). This means he has dropped his membership of the Peoples Democratic...

  Following a petition brought against her by a civil society organization, Global Centre for Peace and Justice, the Abia State House of Assembly on Friday suspended the Chief Justice of the state, Justice...

A former Chairman of the Lagos State Sports Commission and Special Adviser to Governor Akinwunmi Ambode on Sports, Deji Tinubu is dead. Tinubu, who was moved from the Sports Commission during a recent...

  The Nigeria Customs Services (NCS) has landed itself in a scandal for failure to pay eight years salary arrears, benefits and other entitlements estimated at over N50million to one of its officials,...

  Not less than 24 persons were reportedly killed after a vehicle drove over a landmine in the town of Boni in Central Mali.   Malian Army spokesman, Colonel Diarran Kone told journalists that the...

The Bauchi State chapter of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association has endorsed President Muhammadu Buhari as their candidate in the 2019 presidential elections.   Garba Saleh, the Bauchi State...

  At least eight persons were reportedly killed and 10 others critically injured on Thursday night when suspected Fulani herdsmen attacked Jebu-Maingo village in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau...

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike on Wednesday said only the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) can pull the country out of the current quagmire the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has plunged...

The long-awaited Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) will be launched this week by the African Union (AU) heads of state currently meeting in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital.  The SAATM which...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday detained the immediate past Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal for alleged fraud to the tune of ₦223...

  Doctors in China have taken a step closer towards cloning humans as they have successfully cloned two monkeys using the “Dolly the Sheep” method of transferring DNA. The identical macaque monkeys,...

  Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, erstwhile wife of the legendary freedom fighter and former South African  President, Nelson Mandela, has been hospitalized for a kidney infection.   A statement released...

  Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State says the state will not cede any of its land to the Federal Government for the establishment of the proposed cattle colonies across the country. Speaking on...

In a swift reaction to Tuesday’s press statement by former President Olusegun Obasanjo calling on President Muhammadu Buhari to honourably resign, the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has come out to...

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has released  former Minister of Education and co-convener of the BringBackOurGirls (BBOG) group, Mrs. Oby Ezekwesili and other members of the group...

 The House of Representatives on Tuesday amended the Electoral Act to change the order of the nation’s 2019 general elections time table released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). In...

  Being Text Of A Special Press Statement By Nigeria’s Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo Since we are still in the month of January, it is appropriate to wish all Nigerians Happy 2018. I...

  Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo has called on President Muhammadu Buhari not to seek re-election in 2019 after the expiration of his current term in office. Obasanjo said he was making...

Legendary South African jazz musician and anti-apartheid activist, Hugh Masekela has died at the age of 78 after a decade – long battle with prostate cancer. According to a statement released by his...