The Nigerian government has dragged the management of  Alabama State University in the United States to court for allegedly mishandling the scholarship funds meant for students’ books, rent and food. According...

Imo State governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha on Wednesday swore to thwart the plans of Senator Ifeanyi Araraume to realize his gubernatorial ambition in the state. In a press statement issued in Owerri,...

The Nigerian Senate has said the passage of the 2018 budget is being delayed by ministers and a majority of the ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) who have refused to either submit details of...

The leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), Henry Okah has accused the South African government of maltreating him while he was in detention. In a statement released shortly...

Nigerian authorities have released two Cameroonian separatists who were detained by the Police in Abuja on Wednesday last week. Five members of the Ambazonia Separatist Movement, an Anglophone group seeking...

In what seems to be a response to the cries of Nigerian traders over the acute shortage of lower denomination currency notes, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday kicked off an exercise aimed...

  Saddened over the circumstance that surrounded the abduction of 110 female students of Government Girls Science Technical College, Dapchi, the apex northern socio-cultural group,  Arewa Consultative...

A team of surgeons in India led by Dr. Trimurti Nadkarni have successfully removed a 1.873kg tumour believed to be the largest in the world from the head of Santlal Pal, a 31-year-old vendor. Pal, who...

The United Nations says it is outraged by the abduction of 110 school girls of Government Girls Science and Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe State by suspected Boko Haram militants. The UN Secretary –...

Popular comedian, Bill Cosby’s daughter, Ensa has reportedly died of kidney disease in Massachusetts, the United States. Spokesman for the comedian, Andrew Wyatt while announcing the sad news on Monday...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday declined to assent to the bill establishing the Peace Corps. In a letter read by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara at Tuesday’s plenary,...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has succeeded in stabilising the country despite its various challenges. He stated this during the National Executive...

The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has extended the tenure of the National Chairman of the party, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun and other members of the National...

The Federal Government of Nigeria has admitted that the Islamist terrorist group, Boko Haram has not yet been defeated by the country’s military and its other security outfits. Special Adviser to President...

Nigeria’s opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it is poised to reclaim all the elective positions it lost in the South-East of the country in 2019. Inaugurating the PDP Youth Alliance, South-East...

Eight-time Olympic sprints gold medalist, Jamaica’s Usain Bolt has announced that he has signed for a football team and would reveal the identity of the club on Tuesday, February 27. Bolt, who has always...

Yobe State Governor, Ibrahim Gaidam says the Nigerian military should be held responsible for last week’s attack on Dapchi town which resulted in the abduction of 110 school girls. Gaidam made the allegation...

Lobbying appears to be in top gear at the Senate as there are apparent moves by majority of the lawmakers to override President Muhammadu Buhari if he decides to veto the recent amendment of the Electoral...

Norway topped the medals table as the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics in South Korea drew to a close on Sunday, with a closing ceremony that highlighted the adventure spirit of the Olympic Games. The...

  The Nigeria Airforce (NAF) has stepped up its day and night search for the 110 school girls abducted from Dapchi town in Yobe State last week by suspected Boko Haram insurgents. The Federal Government...