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IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu fails to show up for court case

Leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, failed to appear in Court in Abuja on Tuesday to answer as to why...

Africa’s prosperity:Osibajo, Obasanjo, Mbeki, Dangote, tasks AfroChampions on job creation

For Africa to attain its desired goal in real growth and development, prominent African leaders and top entrepreneurs across the continent have decided...

Tam David-West : Kachikwu is a minister without portfolio

[dropcap]F[/dropcap]ormer minister of Petroleum Prof Tam David -West has said that Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu, is a minister without portfolio....

Nigeria to start issuing visas on arrival for Africans-AU

Nigeria  is set to start issuing visas on arrival for all Africans, the African Union said Friday, in a major step toward the...

Nigeria 84th on global hunger index, trails Cameroon, Senegal

[dropcap]G[/dropcap]lobal hunger has fallen more than a quarter since 2000, but conflict and climate shocks are beginning to reverse these gains, an annual...

Nigeria’s economic recovery is accelerating- World Bank

[dropcap]E[/dropcap]conomic growth in Nigeria and other Sub-Saharan African country is recovering at a modest pace, according to the new Africa’s Pulse, a bi-annual...

Commonwealth Finance Ministers to hear how harnessing innovation is vital to tackling economic challenges

Innovation will be at the centre of ways to tackle shared challenges facing Commonwealth countries when finance ministers, central bank governors, and senior...

Former Chief of Army Staff General Victor Malu is dead.

Former Chief of Army Staff General Victor Malu  died in a Cairo hospital in Egypt on Sunday. Malu was appointed Chief of Army...

‘Fake and Sinister.’ FG Denies Alleged Deliberate Injection of Monkey Pox Virus

  The Federal Government has fiercely denied allegations that the outbreak of Monkey Pox in some parts of the country resulted from the alleged...

N40bn: SERAP seeks court orders for FG to stop ex-govs making millions as senators, ministers

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sued the Federal Government over its “failure to stop former governors and now serving senators and...

Buhari appoints FERMA board members

  President Muhammadu Buhari approved the appointments of the members of the board. Mr. Tunde Lemo, former Deputy Governor of Central Bank of...

Adeosun Hands Over N100bn Sukuk Fund To Fashola

The N100 billion realised from the Sukuk bond offer was yesterday handed over to the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Barrister Raji...

Inspector General of Police Idris Accused of Sexual Harassment, bullying

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris, perceived as a shining star in the force has been accused of sexual harassment and bullying...

United States Provides Additional $17 Million in Assistance to Reduce Poverty in Nigeria

On October 4, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced an additional $17 million in development assistance to fulfill the goals...

Ekiti 2018: I am the best candidate- Hon Bimbo Daramola

[dropcap]H[/dropcap]on Bimbo Daramola spells out why voters can trust him, and why he is the best candidate to be the next governor of...

Father of Las Vegas gunman was a notorious bank robber

The Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock, transferred $100,000  to the Philippines in the days before the attack and planned the massacre so meticulously...