For the first time in nearly  100 years, Americans were treated to the rare sight of a total eclipse of the sun while a partial eclipse traversed parts of Canada. Several states in the US experienced...

Nigeria’s former Minister of Education, Dr Oby Ezekwesili has said that the demands being made by striking Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) are unrealistic. Speaking to journalists in Ibadan,...

  The Nnamdi Kanu-led Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has recanted on its threat to stop the conduct of the November 18 governorship elections in Anambra State. The decision to withdraw the threat...

  Nigeria’s Senate President, Bukola Saraki has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to consolidate and strengthen his cabinet to meet the developmental and economic challenges that lie ahead. In a...

Below is the text of the Special Broadcast by President Muhammadu Buhari at 7.00 a.m. this morning, two days after he returned from his medical vacation which lasted 103 days in London. “Fellow...

The Presidency has said that Nigerians, as well as the nation’s judiciary and legislature are against the anti-corruption crusade of the current administration of Presient Muhammadu Buhari. The Chairman,...

Speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara has revealed that President Muhammadu Buhari’s health has improved tremendously. Dogara made the revelation via his verified Twitter handle,...

Borussia Dortmund of Germany Striker, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Super Falcons of Nigeria coach, Florence Omagbemi are the only Africans named in the Federation of International Football Associations...

Nigeria’s Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Danbazzau has said that the Federal Government is weighing the possibility of establishing a National Guard which will address security threats and emergencies...

Rwanda’s President, Paul Kagame has taken the oath for a third term in office after his landslide victory in the presidential polls held in early August. Kagame won the election with 98.7% of the total...

In what looks like yet another terrorist attack in Europe, one person has been killed, several others stabbed and another shot in the leg in central Turku, about 150 kilometres west of Helsinki, the  capital...

  The Spanish Police have intensified their search for the driver of a van that plowed through pedestrians in the tourist district of Las Ramblas in Barcelona, Spain. On Thursday, a Fiat van drove...

The Technical Adviser of the Super Eagles of Nigeria, Gernot Rohr has confirmed that the team’s erstwhile goal-keeper and captain, Vincent Enyeama will return to the national team when he regains full...

Kebbi State Governor, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu has stated that the state has the dream of exporting goats, rice and other agricultural products from indigenous farmers to Japan and New York in the United...

Nigeria’s Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday assigned portfolios to the two ministers who were recently sworn into office. Osinbajo who assigned the designations to the ministers who were...

Members of Nigeria’s House of Representatives have stated that their stance that former President Olusegun Obasanjo is the ‘grandfather of corruption’ in the country remains unchanged. In a statement...

Incumbent Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano has been elected as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) for the November 18 gubernatorial elections in the state. At...

  A major drama was averted on Tuesday in the Sokoto House of Assembly following the impeachment of the Deputy Leader of the House, Alhaji Kabiru Ibrahim. A scuffle ensued soon after the Speaker,...

The Federal government has said that the indefinite strike action embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) was totally unnecessary as the agreement that warranted their decision...

Former world number one golfer, Tiger Woods had five different drugs in his system at the time of his arrest in May on suspicion of Driving Under the Influence (DUI). According to the toxicology report...