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Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi to miss UN General Assembly

Myanmar’s national leader Aung San Suu Kyi, facing outrage over ethnic violence that has forced about 370,000 Rohingya Muslims to flee to Bangladesh,...

Mama Taraba and the APC crisis By Reuben Abati

  Mama Taraba is Senator Aisha Alhassan, the current Minister of Women Affairs in the Muhammadu Buhari cabinet, and arguably the most influential...

Fear, Pandemonium as Nigeria Army invade Nnamdi Kanu’s community

[dropcap]B[/dropcap]arely 48 hours after the clash between the Army and IPOB members on Sunday, which left three people injured, a detachment of soldiers from...

Stop lamenting, pay workers’ entitlements, former minister counsels Gov Ortom

The immediate past Minister of Interior, Comrade Abba Moro, has counseled the governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, to stop further lamentations and...

Nigerians Feel Unsafe Under Buhari Administration- Soyinka

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he percentage of citizens who believe Nigeria is less safe is at its highest point, according to Prof Wole Soyinka on Monday. “Take simple...

Please Pay Workers Salaries, Buhari Begs Recalcitrant Governors

[dropcap]P[/dropcap]resident Muhammadu Buhari Monday appealed to governors to pay salaries and pension of workers in their respective states. “I’m appealing to the governors...

Yoruba’s ‘Won’t Rest’ Until Restructuring is Achieved, Egbe Omo Yoruba Insists

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he National Association of Yoruba Descendants, “Egbe Omo Yoruba, has declared that the Yoruba’s will not rest until restructuring is achieved. “The just concluded Yoruba...

9/11 Anniversary: America cannot be intimidated, says Trump

President Trump marked his first 9/11 anniversary Monday by avoiding talk of politics and paying tribute to those who lost their lives in...

Addressing Negative Narrative Could Be Key to Africa’s growth, Says Elumelu

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]ackling negative narrative about Africa could help resolve multiple problems ravaging the continent, says Mr Tony Elumelu, Chairman Heirs Holdings at the Chatham...

Shell, Shoreline signs $300m gas deal

Shoreline Energy has signed a $300 million agreement with the local unit of Shell to develop gas infrastructure around the commercial capital, Lagos,...

Boko Haram victim child leaves for Dubai medical trip

…Dickens Sanomi foundation bankrolls medical trip with $48,000 By Amos Dunia, Abuja Following intervention by Dickens Sanomi Foundation, a Chibok boy, Ali Ahmadu...

Doctors, Pharmacists, Nurses Going On Strike Is Fundamentally Wrong.

By Adewole Kehinde Workers’ strikes involve the collective withholding of labour/services by a group of workers for the purpose of extracting certain concessions...

$188 Million Powerball Winner, Marie Holmes, Allegedly Being Sued by Pastor for Refusing to Purchase Land to Build Facility

Marie Holmes, North Carolina’s $188 million Powerball lottery winner is back in the news again. This time Holmes is not spending $21 million...

How to keep your brain healthy as you age

By Ana Sandolu A new advisory from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association outlines seven measures we can all take to keep our...

The Day in Pictures

Cubans wade through a flooded street in Havana on Sept. 10, 2017. Deadly Hurricane Irma battered central Cuba on Saturday, knocking down power...

FG will ensure timely release of ecological fund- Shehu

[dropcap]P[/dropcap]resident Muhammadu Buhari’s administration will ensure the timely release of the Ecological Fund to States to address pressing ecological challenges in their localities,...