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Probe: Publish names of NASS members who benefited from NDDC contracts, Speaker tells Akpabio 

Barely 20 hours after the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Mr Godswill Akpabio, alleged that 60 percent of NDDC contracts were given to federal...

BREAKING: Jonathan storms Presidential Villa, meets Buhari 

  President Muhammadu Buhari and his predecessor, Dr Goodluck Jonathan are currently meeting behind closed-doors at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.     Jonathan,...

Just in: ECOWAS leaders head to Mali on peace mission

  Four ECOWAS leaders — Presidents Macky Sall of Senegal, Mahamadou Issoufou of Niger,  Alassane Ouattara of Cote d’Ivoire and Nana Akufo Addo...

Fidelity Bank MD, Okonkwo retires, Onyeali-Ikpe appointed MD-designate

  Fidelity Bank Plc has announced the appointment of Mrs. Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, Executive Director, Lagos and South West Directorate as the Managing Director-designate...

US presidential candidate Joe Biden pledges to end Trump’s ‘Muslim ban’ on first day in office

  U.S Democratic Party’s presidential nominee Joe Biden pledged on Monday to end the Trump administration’s “Muslim ban” and include voices from the...

Akpabio to NASS: 60 per cent of NDDC contracts given to lawmakers

        A scandalous allegation of 60 per cent contract awards of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) given to National...

FG Warns Bad Second Wave of Coronavirus Could Hit Nigeria

  The Federal Government has warned of outbreak of another pandemic if the country fails to take advantage of opportunities presented by the...

Security: Army Chief briefs Buhari, says Nigerians will decide when insecurity will end

            The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Monday held a closed session with President Muhammadu...

Air Conditioning May Be Spreading COVID-19

  By Brenda Goodman   As COVID-19 cases rise rapidly across the globe, some scientists believe there could be an important, but overlooked...

23 soldiers killed in Katsina bandits ambush – Report

      In one of the deadliest attacks against Nigeria’s military in recent times, twenty three soldiers were killed on Saturday, according...

Oye Owolewa is Washington, DC’s Democratic Nominee for U.S. House of Representative.

    Oye Owolewa is the the Democratic Party nominee for House of Representative in the U.S Capital. The US House on June...

Imam tests positive for COVID-19, UK mosque shuts

  A mosque in northern England has been closed after around 250 people attended a funeral there and its imam tested positive for...

Nigeria Air Force rules out foul play in Tolulope Arotile’s death 

    cautions against misguided ethnic, religious agenda on her death Contrary to insinuations of foul play in some quarters, the Nigerian Air Force...

Foreign Affairs Minister, Onyeama, contracts Covid-19

  Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama,  said Sunday he has tested positive for the coronavirus, becoming the first minister in the...

Thousands of Israelis Stage Socially Distanced Protest Against Netanyahu’s Policies

  Thousands took part in protests against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the government’s response to the coronavirus around Israel Saturday evening, including...

Double tragedy ! Hours after ex-Edo Speaker died, wife kidnapped on her way to burial 

Less than eight hours after a former Speaker of Edo State House of Assembly died, his wife who was returning from Abuja to Auchi for his burial,...