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Terrorism: U.S. puts N2.5bn bounty on Boko Haram leader, Shekau

  …says he is alive In a strategic cross-continental initiative to end global terrorism and insurgency in Africa, the United States Department of...

Obasanjo at 83: Buhari congratulates former boss, extols him as an exemplar in service to humanity

    President Muhammadu Buhari has joined world leaders to felicitate with former President Olusegun Obasanjo, also a retired Army general like Buhari,...

APC National Chairman, Oshiomhole, suspended

    … court directs party to deny Oshiomhole access to party secretariat in Abuja.   The National Chairman of the All Progressives...

CONVID-19: Ahead of FEC, Ask Rock begins screening of ministers, staff, visitors

    … Pres. Buhari swears in Yemi-Esan as HoS Following the confirmation of the first reported COVID-19 case in Lagos, the first in...

Nigeria outstripes South Africa, now Africa’s biggest economy

  With South Africa’s economy slumping  into a second recession in consecutive years, Nigeria has overtaken the country to emerge as the biggest economy...

FG, Japan Sign $18.2m Grant Agreement to strengthen NCDC’s medical laboratory investigations

  ·       We are committed to fighting infectious diseases, says Agba   Nigeria and the Japanese Government have signed an $18.2m grant agreement...

Coronavirus :  Nigeria’s House of Reps shuts down

    Coronavirus has forced the House of Representatives to shut down temporarily. At its plenary on Tuesday, the lawmakers unanimously agreed to...

Coronavirus forces IMF/World bank switch to virtual spring meetings

  The World Bank and International Monetary Fund will not be convening their Spring Meetings conference in Washington this year due to the...

COVID-19: Prof. Iwu says cure for virus found in Nigeria 

  A Professor of Pharmacognosy, Maurice Iwu, says Nigeria has developed drugs for the deadly Coronavirus. Iwu, a former chairman of INEC, said his research...

Ihedioha loses as Supreme Court upholds its Imo judgment

    …judgment that declared Uzodinma winner was entered in error, says minority verdict Expectedly, the Supreme Court has thrown out the appeal...

Vice-President Osinbajo’s birthday : Friends offer N1m one-off business grant to youths

  …online application closes midnight today As part of activities commemorating the birthday of Nigeria’s Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo (SAN), small business owners have...

5 things you need to know about Anthony Joshua’s next opponent ‘Kubrat The Cobra Pulev’

  Anthony Joshua will face Kubrat Pulev, the IBF’s mandatory challenger, at Tottenham Hotspur’s 62,000-seater stadium on 20 June. The Bulgarian confirmed the...

Daniel Sturridge says he’s devastated and heartbroken over worldwide football ban

  Daniel Sturridge has been handed a worldwide football ban until June and fined £150,000 after being found guilty of breaching the FA’s...

Coronavirus death toll jumps to 6 in United States

    Five more people have died from coronavirus in Washington state, bringing the total number of reported deaths in the U.S. to...