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Since he became President of the United States, Barack Obama has marked the 4th of July, the country’s Independence Day, by honouring military families. The celebrations which are usually held on...

The Police Service Commission has named seven new Deputy Inspector Generals to replace recently retired ones in the management of the Nigeria Police Force. Also named is a new Assistant Inspector General...

Skye Bank Plc appears to be in deep trouble at the moment. Many of their branches in Lagos were today besieged by depositors eager to withdraw their money.  The depositors are scared that the bank may...

President Muhammadu Buhari has removed Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu as the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. A statement released by the Special Adviser to the President...

A huge drama played out at Igando, a suburb of Lagos this afternoon as a taxi cab driver lay under the pick-up van of Vehicle Inspection Officers, commonly called V.I.O., praying them to run over him...

Twitter has suspended the account of Niger Delta Avengers. People around the world who had hoped to read the latest tweets from the militants who have lately posed a major threat to Nigeria’s oil...

Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, former Minister of Finance, Nenadi Usman and Mr Danjuma Yusuf were today granted conditional bail by the Federal High Court in Lagos. The trio, alongside...

There is palpable fear among senior officers of Skye Bank over a report that the Central Bank of Nigeria has sacked its management. People & Power checks indicate a lot of uncertainty at the bank’s...

Nigerian militant group, Niger Delta Avengers, appears to have broken its unannounced ceasefire which has brought calm to the country’s oil production and exportation facilities in more than two weeks. Last...

In 2013, Pope Benedict XVI became the first Pope in six centuries to resign. The history-making decision was attributed to different reasons by different people. Some linked the Pope’s resignation to...

Neymar Jr. has extended his Spanish football career having signed a five year contract with Barcelona. The 24 year old renewed his Barca deal and would stay at the club till 2021. The deal strikes out...

President Muhammadu Buhari said yesterday that he wants as much intelligence as possible to handle the issues of the Niger Delta region. Speaking to a delegation of the Niger Delta Dialogue Group led...

The Italian Navy has found a wrecked ship that sank off the Libyan coast in April 2015. Only 28 individuals survived the tragedy which left about 700 others dead at sea. The bodies recovered totalled...

It was an unfortunate game for the Poles at the Velodrome Stadium in Marseille, France this night. They were kicked out of the tournament by penalties after a greatly contested match that went 1-1 past...

As was predicted in our earlier report today (read HERE), the claims and counter-claims over who occupies the Abia State Government House in Umuahia are building up to a high point. Following an application...

Mr Onyechi Ikpeazu, lawyer to former Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olisa Metuh, has issued a statement in which the claims his client has offered to refund the money over which...

Daniel Onjeh, the All Progressives Congress’ candidate in the Benue South Senatorial District re-run election has lost out at the Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Makurdi. The failure of the...

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has finally broken his silence on his move to Manchester United. ‘Ibra’, as he is fondly called, took to social media today to announce his big move after speculation (read HERE)...

The Independent National Electoral Commission, today in Abuja issued a Certificate of Return to Mr Uche Ogah as Governor of Abia State and as ordered last Monday by Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High...

Nnamdi Nwokocha-Ahaaiwe, the lawyer who instituted a suit seeking to nullify the election of President Muhammadu Buhari with the claim that he was not academically qualified, has withdrawn it. The lawyer...