Republican White House hopeful Donald Trump on Wednesday stood alongside Mexico’s President Enrique Pena Nieto and declared that the United States has the right to erect a border wall to stem illegal immigration.

Succour may be closer to Nigeria front step in its quest to reap good fortunes from the oil industry, as Iraq, yesterday agreed to join Nigeria, Saudi Arabia and others to freeze crude production, which inturn would likely increase crude price at the International market.

By Rotimi Ojomoyela Ado-Ekiti—Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has said the refusal of President Muhammadu Buhari to listen to the cries of Nigerians and consider the alternative opinions of some experts on how to reposition the economy is making matters worse for the country. Governor Fayose, who lamented the worsening state of the country’s […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Wednesday, took a swipe at the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal government, over the statistics released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), which shows a negative growth in the first two quarters of the year, stressing that the president should resign from office.

Controversial Italian international forward Mario Balotelli has joined Ligue 1’s Nice from Liverpool, the French side said on their internet site on Wednesday. The 26-year-old known as ‘Super Mario’, whose career has stalled over the last two years, has signed a permanent deal, Nice said. Liverpool bought Balotelli from AC Milan for 25 million euros […]

Brazil’s Dilma Rousseff became the latest political leader ousted for legal reasons after the Senate voted for her impeachment Wednesday. Rousseff joins a gallery of former leaders forced to stand down either through formal impeachment proceedings or forced to resign under the threat of legal challenges after 61 of 81 senators voted to convict her […]

Angry protesters torched Gabon’s parliament Wednesday after President Ali Bongo was declared winner of what he claimed was a “peaceful and transparent” election, but which the opposition said was fraudulent.

The Federal Government says it is focused on how to turn around the nation’s economy despite the staggering economic situation, which has pushed inflation to a double digit of 17.1.

The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, Wednesday warned telecom operators to desist from flouting the order banning sale of pre registered SIM cards or face stiff sanctions.

Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, yesterday, said it had licensed 11 additional international money transfer operators. The CBN named the operators as TRANS-Fast Remittance, Worldremit limited, UAE Exchange Center LLC, Wari limited, and Home Send S.C.R.L. Others are Small World Financial Services Group, Weblink International limited Cashpot limited, DT&T Corporation Limited and Corporation limited and Fiem Group LLC, and DBA Ping Express, CP Express limited.

The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Professor Umar Garba Danbatta, Wednesday approved the release of the commission’s data from the ongoing Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards registration exercise to the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC).

The Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN, known as Nigeria Shiite, Wednesday, warned of dire consequences should its leader, Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, who has been in detention, dies or goes blind in custody.

Chelsea have completed the signing of Brazil international David Luiz from Paris Saint-Germain for £38m (€45m).

Passengers of Aero Contractors Airline who have already booked and paid for their flight tickets were Wednesday, seen making frantic efforts to reclaim their money and luggage that have been checked in before the announcement that the airline is suspending its flight operation.

Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg who arrived Nigeria Tuesday unannounced, Wednesday, had a town hall meeting with Nigerian technology application developers in Lagos, charging them to look inwards for applications that can bolster the ailing economy.