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Nigeria’s maize output likely to increase 50% in 2019, farmer’s body says

Nigeria will this year increase corn output by as much as 9 million tons driven by increased farmers’ participation and hectarage, as well...

Ado Ibrahim @ 90: Still a humanist, royal icon for all seasons

By Sufuyan Ojeifo and Emmah Adah   “The ways of the spirit offer something that does not lend itself to be domesticated or...

Again, CCT adjourns Onnoghen’s trial

The Code of Conduct Tribunal on Monday adjourned the trial of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen till February 13. The...

Is Being Nigerian a Misfortune?

By By Omoshola Deji Nigerian is reminiscent of someone destined to be king, but becomes a slave in the king’s palace. The nation’s...

Northam refuses to resign but says he once did Michael Jackson blackface

The embattled Democratic governor of Virginia said he was not one of the people in a racist photo in his medical school yearbook...

SERAP asks court to compel Fashola to name contractors who disappeared with project money

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sued the Minister of Power, Works and Housing Mr Babatunde Fashola SAN over “failure to disclose...

26 APC chairmen defect to PDP in Bauchi state

No fewer than 26 All progressives Congress ward chairmen and coordinators of late senator Ali Wakili, alongside 10,000 of their supporters have dumped...

Exclusive: The untold story of VP Osinbajo’s helicopter Crash: Poor Visibility

The dramatic rescue of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and his aides out of a crashed chopper on Saturday has drawn outpouring of love...

Atiku is Headed For a Win, Says The Economist

Nobody knows for certain who will win on February, 16 presidential election — but the Economist Intelligence Unit, Africa, is pretty sure: Abubakar Atiku,...

Waya, Dangote, Bagudu, Others bag FIN Oil & Gas Award

The Foreign Investment Network (FIN), has rewarded some business leaders, trailblazers, policy makers and investors in the Oil and gas sectors in Africa...

Rise in Lassa Fever Spurs WHO response in Nigeria

The World Health Organization (WHO), have stated that it is scaling up response to strengthen rapid containment of Lassa fever outbreaks in states...

JOHESU plans protest over tyranny against health workers in Nigeria

The Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU), have resolved to stage a national rally in Abuja to draw attention to the unending tyranny of...

APC’s “Hope” in the Imo liberation struggle

By Sufuyan Ojeifo On Tuesday, January 29, I watched the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential rally in Owerri, the capital of Governor Rochas...

Senatorial candidate Natasha Akpoti accuses Governor Yahaya Bello of ordering her murder

Senatorial candidate of the SDP in Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti accused Kogi governor Yahaya Bello of ordering his thugs to kill her and blame...

Hotel owner strangled to death by her own workers in Lagos

Police in Lagos opened an investigation into a suspicious death last week after receiving a call for an assault to a 56-year-old woman....

Former President of Tanzania,Jakaya Kikwete, to head Commonwealth Observer Group for Nigerian elections

The former president of Tanzania, Jakaya Kikwete, will lead the Commonwealth Observer Group for the general elections in Nigeria, scheduled for 16 February....