Hopes of the much anticipated rematch with world champion, Anthony Joshua was dashed on Thursday when Ukrainian pugilist, Wladimir Klitschko announced his retirement from boxing. The 41-year-old Klitschko...

After protracted bureaucratic foot dragging, the US State Department has finally approved the sale of 12 A-29 Super Tucano attack planes worth $593 million to Nigeria. The sale which is to be accompanied...

The Speaker of the Kogi State House of Assembly, Hon. Imam Umar Ahmed has resigned his position following Tuesday’s invasion of the Assembly chambers by suspected political thugs. Ahmed’s resignation...

Nigeria’s Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has said that despite the numerous challenges facing the economy of the country, Nigerians were still keeping faith with the ruling All Progressives Congress...

One of Nigeria’s major oil and gas operators, Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) has said that insecurity in the Niger Delta region is slowly crippling its operations in the country. According...

Nigeria’s immediate past Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has debunked reports on some social media sites that she made utterances against the government of President Muhammadu Buhari. Okonjo-Iweala,...

Hoodlums numbering over a hundred on Tuesday invaded the Kogi State House of Assembly and attacked lawmakers, stripping a member naked in the process. No sooner had the lawmakers settled down for the...

Vigilantes in Tanzania have reportedly killed over 470 women suspected to be involved in witchcraft practice. Last week’s killing of five women in Undomo village accused of being witches by a mob is...

There are indications that Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari will soon be returning from London, the United Kingdom where he has been on a medical vacation. Reports say family members of the President...

Former Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan has lost property running into millions of naira as his Abuja residence was burgled allegedly by policemen detailed to guard the premises. The said policemen,...

At least eleven persons including a city mayor were killed on Sunday in a shoot-out with the police during a drug raid in southern Philippines. Chief Superitendent of Police, Timoteo Pacleb said they...

The Awujale of Ijebuland in Ogun State, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona has expressed surprise and worry over the spread of rumours of his death by some bloggers and websites in and outside Nigeria. The 83-year-old...

Leader of the Biafra Independence Movement (BIM), Chief Ralph Uwazuruike has said another Biafran radio station will be opened in Germany as part of activities to mark 18 years of the founding of the...

A pro-Biafran group, the Biafra Zionist Federation (BZF) has declared the secession of the “Republic of Biafra” from Nigeria. According to a statement released by Mr. Benjamin Onuwka, the leader of...

  A source has reportedly told Nigeria’s Thisday newspaper that President Muhammadu Buhari who has been receiving medical attention in London for close to three months is fully recovered but is staying...

Ethiopia tops the list of African countries  in the consumption of cement manufactured by the Dangote Group. According to an unaudited report of the company for the period spanning January to June 2017,...

A militant group, the Niger Delta Revolutionary Crusaders (NDRC) has announced that it will resume attacks on all oil facilities in the Niger Delta region on September 31. In a statement released over...

Despite the Federal Government’s position that is has technically defeated Boko Haram, the United States has said that the Nigerian military lacks the capacity to hold captured territories in the north...

  Following the resurgence of Boko Haram’s deadly attacks and last week’s ambush of an oil exploration team in Borno State, Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has ordered a scaling up of all anti-terrorist...

Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasiru El-Rufai has said that the state government will not tolerate any attempt by disgruntled elements to stifle  freedom of expression in the state. The Governor was...