FIFTY years ago, last week, Nigeria harvested the tragedy of its first military coup. That coup remains one of the most controversial events of our history, and one that has continued to fundamentally define the contours of our country’s history.

Bayelsa State governor, Chief Seriake Dickson, has described the just-concluded election in the state, which he won, as more of a war than an ordinary election.

National Chairman of All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, yesterday, pledged to ensure a level playing ground for all aspirants in the forthcoming governorship primaries in Edo State, asking the aspirants to disregard fears of an anointed candidate.

OLEH—THOUSANDS of women of Oleh, Isoko South Local Government Area, Delta State, yesterday, thronged major streets of the community, threatening to go nude if the increase in the daily operational tickets for commercial motorcyclists from N70 to N150 by the state government was not reversed.

The Deputy Speaker of Delta State House of Assembly, Mr. Friday Osanebi, has said genuine representation means the transformation of the people, adding that Governor Ifeanyi Okowa should be commended for his commitment to the transformation of Ndokwaland.

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has been honoured in Dublin, Ireland, for his outstanding leadership both as governor of the state in the past months and his role as chairman of Nigeria’s House of Representatives committee on Marine Transport for eight years.

LET me wish you all a belated Happy New Year 2016. I have been on an abridged vacation and had the torment of watching so many things happen in our country and beyond without saying a word.

Nigeria  must watch the  new frontier of conflict which is developing between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Islamic Republic of Iran with keen interest and grave concern. These influential and powerful Muslim countries in the perennially conflict-riddled Middle East  took their simmering animosities to active mode when Saudi  Arabia  executed radical Shiite cleric, […]

CHAIRMAN, Executive Trainers Limited, Dr Ayo Ogunsan, has thrown his weight behind President Muhammadu Buhari’s war on corruption in tertiary institutions, stating that it is the right step in the right direction.

THE Vice Chancellor, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria, Professor Igbekele Ajibefun, has vowed to give the varsity’s newly-established Faculty of Agriculture the deserved attention to make its students globally competitive.

The chairman Taraba state chapter of All Local Government Of Nigeria (ALGON) and chairman care taker committee Kurmi local government area of Taraba state Mr Steven Ibrahim Agya has flaged off free medical care for the people of Kurmi local government area tagged “Agya Free Med-Care”

Nigerian head coach Sunday Oliseh has asked Nigerians to be patient and not take it for granted that the team are now clear favouites to win the title at the on-going 2016 Africa Nations Championship (CHAN).

Tunisia coach, Hatem Missaoui, has said that his side are not scared of coming up against Nigeria in tomorrow’s Group C fixture.
The two teams will clash at the Kigali Regional Stadium in the first match of the da

German Bundesliga club Wolfsburg have tabled a four and a half year deal worth about 3.5 million Euros for Victor Osimhen, it can be exclusively revealed.

Osimhen, 17, was top scorer at last year’s FIFA U17 World Cup in Chile and the Wolfsburg deal is expected to kick in when he turns 18 in December.

The Naira on Wednesday continued to depreciate at the parallel market amid mixed reactions to the recent forex policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).