Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Mr Ibe Kachikwu, has said that although his former job was more rewarding financially, he decided to serve Nigeria for the love of his fatherland.

Two members of a family have been reported killed by Fulani herdsmen, 19 others declared missing, with seven houses and several motorcycles burnt in Abbi community in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area, Enugu State.

Fighters for the Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram have been trained in Somalia on Africa’s eastern coast before returning to West Africa, Somalia’s president told a security conference in Germany on Sunday.

Abuja – The Catholic Bishop’s Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), has warned its priests against “market place prophecies and visions, charismatic display of talents and material salvation’’ The President of the Conference, Most Rev. Ignatius Kaigama gave the warning on Sunday in Abuja during the Catholic Bishop’s Conference at Our Lady Queen of Nigeria Pro-Cathedral. He […]

The Federal Government has sacked the heads of the six information parastatals under the Ministry of Information and Culture.

The heads of the six information-related parastatals under the Ministry of Information and Culture have been disengaged by the Federal Government.

Pope John Paul II had a close relationship with a married woman which lasted over 30 years, according to letters which feature in a documentary being shown by the BBC on Monday.

Lady Gaga is promising a technologically ambitious, “multisensory” David Bowie tribute at the Grammy Awards she hopes will befit the famously experimental rock legend.

EVERY administration enjoys its share of honeymoon after assuming power. The allure of newness and expectations are high during this period, and the people are willing to overlook and excuse little blunders here and there. But months down the line, one or two major things happen, and the honeymoon is over.

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and economic operators have disagreed on the exchange rate that governs business decisions and economic activities in the country. This disagreement was the highlight of the first TheCable Coloquium titled, “The Naira on Trial: To devalue or not”. While participants and panelists at the event unanimously agreed that economic activities are being priced at the parallel market exchange rate, which is N325 per dollar, the CBN disagreed, saying that it is the interbank exchange rate, which is currently N198 per dollar.

NIGERIA Labour Congress, NLC, weekend accused the leadership of the Senate of undermining labour movement in the country, by holding discussions with certain individuals pretending to be representing workers in the power sector to find solutions to the problems in the sector.

Rapper Kendrick Lamar leads nominations for Monday’s Grammy Awards with nods in a near-record 11 categories, although he faces stiff competition from Taylor Swift.

AS controversies continue to trail the Federal Government’s appointment of new vice chancellors for 13 universities, including the National Open University of Nigeria, NOUN, the Vice-Chancellor, Federal University Otuoke, Professor Bolaji Aluko, has said that he was not sacked and that his tenure will expire today.

Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State and his Deputy, Rear Admiral Gboribiogha John-Jonah (retd), were, yesterday, sworn in for a second term in office.

The music industry was set Monday to recognize its top artists at the Grammys, with socially conscious rapper Kendrick Lamar and pop superstar Taylor Swift leading nominations.