Oba of Lagos,  Rilwan Akiolu, who generated a lot of controversy during the 2015 general elections by declaring his political preferences, has sounded a note of advice to Nigerians. He has admonished...

  At least 85 persons have been killed and as many as 400 others injured after a massive explosion rocked the diplomatic area of Kabul, the Afghan capital. Although the target of the deadly attack...

The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) on Wednesday said the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo has reported three cases of the outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5 bird flu among...

  Social and economic activities were this Tuesday, paralysed in most parts of south-eastern Nigeria as people heeded a sit-at-home call by two pro-Biafra groups to commemorate 50 years of the declaration...

Wife of the Nigerian President, Aisha Buhari today flew out of Abuja for London to be with her husband who has been on medical vacation since May 7. According to a statement from her media aide, Bisi...

  Acting Nigerian President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has said  the greatest challenge facing the current government is how to turn around the economic status of the country. He made the revelation...

The Asset Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON) has concluded arrangements to sell a plant belonging to Peugeot Automobile Nigeria (PAN) Ltd worth over N5 billion ($49 million) to Africa’s richest man,...

  United States Senator, John McCain has said that Russian President, Vladmir Putin is a bigger threat to world security than the Islamic State in Iran and Syria (ISIS). Senator McCain, who is the...

As the contest to replace Ellen Johnson Sirleaf as Liberia’s President gathers momentum, a woman with little political experience is jostling to become the fourth elected female head of state in Africa. 40-year...

  Nigeria’s House of Representatives on Wednesday dropped a motion on the need for the Federal Government to present records of the funds and assets it has so far recovered from various individuals...

A United States congressional candidate in the state of Montana, Greg Gianforte has been charged by law enforcement after “body slamming” a reporter to the ground and breaking his eye-glasses at a...

A total of 500 Islamic scholars from 14 districts of Zamfara State recently prayed for the quick recovery of ailing Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari. They also prayed for the well-being of the entire...

The Nigerian Senate has disclosed that a whooping $450 million has been lost by the Federal Government as a result of persistent cyber attacks on the nation’s Information and Communication Technology...

United States president, Donald Trump has said that he would not forget the message he received from Pope Francis after their meeting at the Vatican in the early hours of Wednesday. Trump’s meeting...

A British court on Wednesday, awarded £1 to a former governor of Delta State, James Ibori in damages for his unlawful detention by the British Home Department in December last year. This amount is far...

The Directorate of State Services (DSS) has said that the alleged diversion of petroleum products worth N11 billion by the Managing Director of Capital Oil, Ifeanyi Uba is economic sabotage which is an...

  Text of the speech by British Prime Minister, Theresa May in response to the Manchester bombing of May 22 by an Islamic terrorist: I have just chaired another meeting of Cobra, where we again discussed...

  The Kano State House of Assembly has suspended its earlier decision to investigate the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II for alleged financial misappropriation. This was disclosed by the Speaker...

  The Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted another container laden with arms and ammunitions at the Tin Can Island Port  in Lagos. The discovery of the container at the Cargo Terminal of the...

  The Queen of England, Elizabeth II has expressed utter shock at the Manchester bombing of last night which killed 22 people and injured 59 others. In a personally signed statement today, she said: “The...