The Speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara on Tuesday named an 11- man committee saddled with the responsibility of looking into the agitations and calls for a restructuring...

  The Federal Government of Nigeria has expressed dismay over the current composition of the United Nations Security Council. Prof. Tijjani Bande, the Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the UN...

          Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday claimed that in a bid to stem the spread of Boko Haram, Cameroon has so far deported over 100, 000 Nigerians. The report stated that...

      Firebrand lawyer, Roy Moore won the Alabama Republican primary run-off for the United States Senate on Tuesday defeating Sen. Luther Strange, an appointed incumbent backed by President...

Hugh Hefner, the creator of  Playboy magazine and which turned into a media and entertainment-industry giant died on Wednesday at his home, the Playboy Mansion near Beverly Hills, Calif. He was 91. His...

  The Federal Government is planning to reintroduce tolling on federal highways to raise funds needed in the rehabilitation and maintenance of the roads. Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde...

  The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has described the University of Ilorin as a terrorist organization following the institution’s sacking of the university’s ASUU Chairman,...

    The Nigeria Police Force has ordered the immediate dismantling of all road blocks and checkpoints in various states across the country. In a statement released by the spokesman of the Force,...

  Liberia’s outgoing President, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has called on all African leaders clinging on to power to practice exemplary democracy by making way for young leaders on the continent. In...

  A Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Umuahia, the Abia State capital on Monday ordered the remand of 60 members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) at the Afara Federal Prisons in Aba. The...

  The Oyo State Governor, Abiola Ajimobi has condemned Monday’s gun attack the palace of the Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Saliu Adetunji during a chieftaincy coronation ceremony. Ajimobi vowed not to...

  Joao Manuel Concalves Lourenco has been sworn in as Angola’s new President,  succeeding Jose Eduardo dos Santos who had ruled the country for 38 years. The ceremony held on Tuesday in Luanda,...

Saudi Arabia’s women have been granted the right to drive . King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud  ordered the reform in a royal decree delivered on Tuesday night, requesting that drivers licences...

  The United States Government has said that despite the proscription of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) by the Nigerian government, it does not consider the group as a terrorist organization. Russell...

  German Chancellor, Angela Merkel on Sunday clinched a fourth term of office despite the relatively poor  performance of her party in the elections. Her conservative party, the Christian Democratic...

  The Borno State Police Command has arrested several Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) who staged a protest on Sunday in which they asked the Federal authorities to allow them return to their...

The diplomatic tension between the United States and North Korea escalated over the weekend after US bombers and fighter escorts flew off the coast of North Korea. The action which is seen as a show of...

Zimbabwe’s President, Robert Mugabe has described American President, Donald Trump as the biblical Goliath sent to wipe out smaller nations. Delivering a speech at the 72nd session of the United Nations...

  The French Government has denied having any links with the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) which seeks a referendum to secede from Nigeria. The Federal Government had on Wednesday through the...

    Katsina State Governor, Aminu Bello Masari has said that some saboteurs who specialize in draining the economy of Nigeria have infiltrated the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to destabilize...