The Department of State Services (DSS) has released Mr. Tony Ezimakor, the Abuja Bureau Chief of the Daily Independent newspapers after a week in detention. All through the period of his detention, civil...

A second, 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea early Wednesday. It hit close to the epicenter of last week’s disaster that killed 55 persons, toppled houses and had   resultant landslides...

Following Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari’s pledge to help the Ghanaian government in its fight against graft, Senator Ben Murray – Bruce has said  Buhari should start by proving that he was...

Renowned lawyer, Chief Afe Babalola (SAN) has expressed regret that bad leadership has virtually turned most Nigerians into beggarly elements. He made the disclosure in Ado-Ekiti on Monday when the leadership...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said his delays in visiting violence – hit areas and trouble spots was his own way of monitoring developments instead of rushing there to make noise. Buhari stated...

The Federal Ministry of Water Resources on Monday said more than 46 million Nigerians practice open defecation, a figure which is considered to be the highest in the world. The Minister of Water Resources,...

A former Governor of Kano State, Ibrahim Shekarau says the incessant clashes between Fulani herdsmen and farmers across the country was seriously threatening the continued existence of Nigeria as a single...

A retired Zimbabwean general and a close ally of former President Robert Mugabe has launched a political party to challenge President Emmerson Mnangagwa in the country’s presidential polls scheduled...

Group Managing Director of The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr Maikanti Baru says Nigerians were being hindered from benefiting from the N145 per litre pump price of petrol because...

Wife of Nigeria’s President, Aisha Buhari has called on all women leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to be committed towards enthroning peace and unity among party members. Mrs. Buhari...

Nollywood icon and lawyer, Kenneth Okonkwo over the weekend declared his intention to contest the 2019 governorship elections in Enugu State on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Okonkwo...

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says Christians and other Nigerians from the southern part of the country are the biggest gainers in the appointments so far made by President Muhammadu Buhari. Fielding questions...

The United States says the 2019 general elections in Nigeria and a peaceful transition in government remains its major priority due to the strategic position the country occupies in Africa. The US Department...

Retired American basketball star, Kobe Bryant on Sunday bagged an Oscar Award by winning the ‘Best Short Film (Animated)’ Award for the movie, ‘Dear Basketball’.He wrote and produced the movie...

Billionaire businessman and Managing Director of Forte Oil, Chief Femi Otedola on Sunday predicted that Lagos State will become the third largest economy in Africa at the expiration of Governor Akinwunmi...

A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Anike Nwoga has filed a suit at the Federal High Court in Enugu challenging the bill passed by the National Assembly which re-ordered the...

The Benue State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Fatai Owoseni says the Command remains committed to ensuring that the state’s Open Grazing Prohibition Law which was promulgated in November last year was...

  A Nigerian, Bayode Treasures-Olawunmi has set a new Guinness World Record for ‘The Longest Reading Marathon (Read Aloud)’.He achieved the feat at exactly 3:30pm on Saturday at the YouRead Library...

Researchers say they have discovered a new HIV antibody that is capable of suppressing the Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV) for nearly six months without any additional treatment. The finding which...

An explosion has rocked Burkina Faso’s army headquarters in the capital, Ouagadougou this Friday and black smoke could be seen billowing above the buildings. It was not immediately clear what caused...