The United Nations has commended the apex Igbo socio-cultural group, the Ohanaeze Ndibgo on the vital role it played to stem the rising tide of agitations that threatened the unity of Nigeria. The UN delegation...

A Zimbabwean lawyer wants the age-long African tradition of paying bride price – a sum of money or its equivalence in goods given to a bride’s family by the groom or his family before marriage...

Nigeria’s Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki has called on the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris to respect the law and honour the Senate’s invitation to clear himself of allegations of financial...

Imo State Governor and Chairman of the Governors Forum of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Owelle Rochas Okorocha says President Muhamadu Buhari will not be given an automatic ticket to fly...

The scarcity of Jet A1, widely known as aviation fuel which started last weekend has paralysed flight operations as it has led to delays and cancellations especially the Abuja to Lagos route which is domestically...

  Former Vice Presient of Nigeria, Dr. Alex Ekwueme has been admitted in hosp[ital after he  collapsed at his residence in Enugu. Reports say Ekwueme went into coma soon after he collapsed around...

The National Executive Council (NEC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) held on Tuesday in Abuja could not adopt President Muhammadu Buhari as its sole presidential candidate for the 2019 general...

The Queen of the Netherlands, Her Majesty, Maxima Zorreguieta Cerruti has lauded the initiatives of the Lagos State Government under Governor Akinwunmi Ambode towards improving service delivery especially...

African Development Bank (AfDB) on Tuesday said it could consider Nigeria for an additional $400 million loan if such a request was approved by its board. In a statement issued through its Director, Communications...

  In a trial described by Amnesty International as being unfair and deeply flawed, a military court in Cameroon has sentenced an opposition politician and critic of President Paul Biya to 25 years...

Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu has issued a stern warning to neigbouring countries threatening to challenge the sovereignty of Israel as a nation. The Prime Minister, while addressing a crowd...

At least eight persons were killed in New York on Tuesday after a rented white pick-up van drove down a bike path along the Hudson River in Manhattan in what United States authorities described as a lone...

Liberia’s Supreme Court has suspended next week’s presidential run-off elections until it considers allegations of fraud made by an opposition candidate challenging the results of the October 10 polls. Charles...

The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu says the fugitive ex-Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms, Abdulrasheed Maina is being shielded...

Former Nigerian President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has asked the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja to set aside the subpoena ordering him to appear in court to testify in the case of Olisa Metuh, a former...

  Forty-seven years after the Nigerian Civil War ended, the Federal Government has agreed to pay the sum of ₦ 88 billion as compensation to its victims and for the completion of the demining and...

Nigeria’s former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has said that the numerous secessionist threats, hate speeches and inter-ethnic discontent currently being experienced has made the country more divided...

  Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola over the weekend said that the activities of crude oil thieves in the Niger Delta during the last administration  wrecked the Nigerian economy and led it into...

Nigeria’s Finance Minister, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun has said that  recoveries made from the implementation of the whistle – blower policy of the Buhari government have exceeded all expectations.. She made...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday stated that politics was an avenue to serve the public rather than an opportunity to amass wealth overnight to the detriment of the ordinary people. According to a...