For so long, successive Nigerian governments have made tons upon tons ofpromisesof how they would turn around thefortunes of the nation by exploiting the opportunities that lie untapped in the non-oil sectors of the economy. But after many attempts (if any at all), they often endedin mere huffs and puffs and a litany of excuses of how “they tried” but did not succeed becauseit was too big a task tobe accomplished during their tenure.

NPFL star Izu Joseph who plies his trade with Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) is dead.

With three weeks until election day, Hillary Clinton holds a four-point lead over Donald Trump in the race for the White House, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll, with the Republican nominee hobbled by persistent perceptions that he is not qualified to be president.

Shaarik Zafar, – U.S. Special Representative to Muslim communities, has expressed optimism that the current fight against corruption in Nigeria would succeed.

A man accused of trying to sell his infant daughter online has admitted to posting the advert, which offered the girl in exchange for 5,500 dollars, the police said on Monday.

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted partly cloudy weather conditions over the central states of the country on Tuesday morning.

A bill to provide life imprisonment as punishment for kidnappers in Kano State on Monday scaled the second reading at the State House of Assembly.

Former Minister of Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro, who was alleged to have used his offspring to secure government contracts returned to Nigeria to face the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

Russia said Monday its forces and Syrian regime troops would briefly halt fire in Aleppo on Thursday, as criticism mounted of the ferocious Moscow-backed assault on the Syrian city.

SECOND Republic vice president, Dr. Alex Ekwueme has reiterated the need for Igbo people to unite and trust each other as they were doing in the past, arguing that it is only by so doing that their area would move forward in the Nigeria project.

By Soni Daniel, Northern Region Editor Despite opposition from the National Judicial Council, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission today began questioning two judges accused of corruptly enriching themselves in the course of their duty. The two Federal High Court judges, Mohammed Nasir Yunusa and Hyeladzira Ajiya Nganjiwa, were summoned to the Lagos Office of […]

Japan on Monday introduced an automatic facial recognition system for foreigners entering the country as part of anti-terrorism measures in the run-up to the Tokyo Olympics in 2020, the government said.

Buhari has no enemies to fight so should focus on economy – Bruce

Akpobolokemi: An EFCC witness, Mr Kanu Idagu, on Monday told a Federal High Court in Lagos how some committees were set up at the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) as conduit pipes to steal money running into billions of Naira.

Veteran Musician, “Daddy Fresh’’ born Innocent Onyemuwa, on Monday urged upcoming musicians to focus more on creating songs that would make meaningful impact in the nation.