Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe is dead after being shot at a campaign event in the Nara region, local media report. "Shinzo Abe was transported to (the hospital) at 12:20 pm. He was in a state of cardiac arrest upon arrival. Resuscitation was administered. However, unfortunately he died at ...

WAFCON title-holders, Nigeria`s Super Falcon are now set on a better track in their 12th Women Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) campaign with a 2-0 win over Botswana in Rabat on Thursday. The development meant they rose to second place in Group C behind new leaders South Africa, with Botswana ...

President Muhammadu Bruhari was on Thursday morning lampooned on national television for his comment, laying blame on the Nigerian intelligence community over the Kuje correctional center attack, where the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) conducted a successful jailbreak that released up to 64 members of the Boko Haram ...

Following the claim of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) that they were behind the Kuje jailbreak that saw the release of 64 notorious Boko Haram terrorists and many other criminal inmates in the Kuje correctional center, questions are now being asked. There is a renewed attention now ...

“What we have consistently done in this country is to consistently hire vehicle drivers to fly the Nigerian airplane instead of hiring qualified pilots." - Peter Obi The presidential candidate of the New Nigerian People`s Party (NNPP), Mr. Rabiu Kwankwaso stirred up the hornet's nest recently when he was asked ...

The resort to vitamin D supplement by people who seek to boost their immunity level against the very contagious and deadly COVID-19 may now need to tread with caution as a man in the UK became hospitalized following overdose of the supplement. Vitamin D usage, which became popular in the ...

A chieftain of the New Nigerian People`s Party (NNPP), Alhaji Buba Galadima and a major supporter of Mr. Rabiu Kwankwaso, the NNPP presidential candidate, have said that rather than aim for the office of the president, Mr Peter Obi should instead fit the role of a Vice President. Buba is ...

Boris Johnson government in the UK is now officially on free fall. His premiership is now on the verge of collapse amid a blitzkrieg of resignations of key ministers, withering reception to the embattled premier in the parliament and public declarations of no-confidence in his leadership. Johnson was grilled by ...

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi has weighed in on the ongoing storm about fuel subsidy and the controversies it has generated recently as a result of the ongoing fuel scarcity in the country. The Labour Party presidential candidate have said categorically said that Nigeria`s ...

Federal government have admitted the Kuje prison break, which happened in the late hours of Tuesday night, and resulting in the escape of multiple numbers of criminal suspects and convicts, most of whom were in detention for terrorist activities and offences in the maximum security prison. The Permanent Secretary of ...

The Federal Government is set to generate about N720 billion in the third quarter of 2022 from FGN Bonds. This is according to “FGN Bond Issuance Calendar For Third Quarter, 2022” as released by the Debt Management Office (DMO). The calendar shows that the DMO will re-open nine previously issued ...

A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, ordered the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to supply the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) with the certified true copy (CTC) of biodata information of David Ukpo for onward transmission to the UK. Justice Inyang Ekwo gave the order following an omnibus application ...

Two ministers serving in the government of the British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, Sajid Javid and Rishi Sunak have both quit as ministers in the cabinet, which represents a devastating blow to the Prime Minister. Writing on Twitter Sajid Javid announced his resignation to the public, saying “I have spoken ...

The new edition of Nigeria`s popular reality TV show, the Big brother Naija (BBNaija) is returning soon to the screen in Nigerian homes with its biggest cash prize in the history of the show. The show produced by Multichoice Nigeria is set for a record seventh edition, which the company ...

Nigeria`s lower chamber of the National Assembly, the House of Representatives has summoned the Minister of State for Petroleum, Timipre Sylva, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele and some other heads of government agencies to appear before it. This is with respect to the ongoing ...

Zimbabwe’s central bank on Tuesday said it would start selling gold coins as a store of value to tame runaway inflation, which had considerably weakened the local currency. The central bank governor John Mangudya said in a statement that the coins would be available for sale from July 25 as ...

Nigeria at the moment is in no mood currently for any increase in the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly called petrol, which will certainly be a direct result of any government decision to go for the removal of fuel subsidy in the country. The mood of the nation ...

Financial experts say the increasing inflation rate in Nigeria has impacted negatively on the living standard of Nigerians. The experts who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said the rising inflation rate has reduced the purchasing power of individuals leading to a decline in living standards. According to ...

Insecurity in Nigeria and the failure of the country`s police force to rise up to the challenge in the government responsibility of protecting lives and property has once gains pushed another state government to go the way of self-help to provide needed security within its boundaries. Like the South Western ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday ordered Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu to press ahead with Moscow’s offensive in Ukraine after troops took control of the entire Lugansk region. “Military units, including the East group and the West group, must carry out their tasks according to previously approved plans,” Putin told ...

Local Iraqi media reports of sounds of at least two explosions around a military base used by American forces in eastern Syria. Sabereen News, which is associated with Iraqi anti-terror Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), said sounds of at least two blasts were heard in a US base in al-Omar oil ...

The comments made by Pastor Poju Oyemade, the founder of The Covenant Nation (formerly the Covenant Christian Center) and the damaging reactions that followed is certainly another pointer to self-inflicted harm that has unfortunate befallen our so-called men of God. Poju Oyemade, as we recall made very controversial comments in a ...

The Debt Management Office (DMO) says revenue generation is a major constraint of the Federal Government, and impacts the country’s debt situation negatively. Patience Oniha, Director-General of the DMO, said this in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. According to Oniha, the ...

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) is seeking out-of-court settlement with the contractor dredging the Calabar channel. The NPA Managing Director, Mr Mohammed Bello-Koko, made the disclosure when he paid a visit to the Calabar Port Complex. According to him, dredging of the channel is a priority of the authority. “The ...

Eleven persons lost their lives to a multiple auto crash near Isara Bridge, Ogere, off the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Saturday night. Seven other persons sustained varying degrees of injuries in the inferno that resulted from the accident. Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Sector Commander in Ogun, Mr Ahmed Umar, confirmed ...

Indications have emerged that there are some current EU members who have concerns and are currently making moves, with possible implications that threaten the ambition of Ukraine to become a full-fledged member of the European Union. These existing members includes Germany and France and some other EU current members whose ...

The UK High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing have advised Nigerian students intending to study in schools in the United Kingdom this September to make time a priority in their calculations. Speaking in a video message, which Clariform has obtained, she said that early application for the student visa is ...

The European Union (EU) has inaugurated the ‘Team Europe Initiative (TEI) Nigeria Green Economy’ project aimed at stimulating sustainable climate-smart agriculture and renewable energy for economic growth and diversification. The EU ambassador to Nigeria and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Ms Samuela Isopi, unveiled the project at the ...

The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu was not denied a second bail application as originally thought, but was in realty refused his application to upturn the revocation of his existing bail and also to quash the arrest warrant issued by the court against him. ...

Following the repeated attacks and killing of Christians in Nigeria, a group of United State senators are asking that Nigeria be re-designate as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) by the US government. This call was made in a letter written to the US secretary of state, Antony Blinken by ...