Nigeria’s south continues to pressurise the major political parties to zone the presidency to the region in 2023. This has however witnessed opposition from some groups, including the Northern
R. Kelly’s fate is now in a jury’s hands after weeks of lurid testimony in his sexual misconduct trial. The panel of seven men and five women began deliberating racketeering
A television executive who accused Chris Cuomo of groping her at a party 16 years ago says the CNN anchor needs a public education about sexual harassment and if he
No migrants remained Friday at the Texas border encampment where almost 15,000 people — most of them Haitians — had converged just days earlier seeking asylum, local and federal officials
Prof. Banji Akintoye, the Chairman of the Nigerian Indigenous Nationalities Alliance for Self-Determination, a yoruba agitation group, has accused the Federal Government of paying black foreigners living in the
The Taliban’s notorious former head of religious police has said extreme punishments such as executions and amputations will resume in Afghanistan. Mullah Nooruddin Turabi, now in charge of prisons, told
Governor Udom Emmanuel rarely speaks to the press, preferring instead, for his deeds to do talking. On Thursday, the governor of Nigeria’s largest oil producer in the coastal south
The Indigenous People of Biafra, through its spokesperson, Emma Powerful, is alleging that the federal government has perfected plans not to bring IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu to court on October
If there was a West African equivalent of the Hollywood walk of fame, the Nigerian entertainment impresario Obi Asika would have his own star on it, not just for
Prof Pat Utomi, a political economist, academician and former presidential candidate joined the Morning Show on Wednesday to discuss the structural adjustments Nigeria’s fiscal and monetary authorities will have to
Joe Igbokwe, a member of the All Progressives Congress, has not hidden his distaste for Femi Fani-Kayode, a former member of the Peoples Democratic Party and former aviation minister,
Former Emir of Kano and leader of Tijjaniyya Movement in Nigeria, Lamido Sanusi, has asked Nigerians to stop insulting their leaders over the hardship faced in the country. Meanwhile,
Former US President Donald Trump is suing his niece and the New York Times over a 2018 article that alleged he was involved in “dubious tax schemes”. The lawsuit, filed
Former Cameroon international Samuel Eto’o is to stand as a candidate in the race for the presidency of his country’s football federation (Fecafoot). The former Barcelona and Inter Milan star
Brazil’s Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga has tested positive for COVID-19 after attending the United Nations General Assembly in New York, where Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was the first world leader
Two penalties and an own goal by defender Michelle Alozie conspired to hand South Africa’s Banyana Banyana victory over the Super Falcons in the final match of the maiden edition
Battery power may be the frontrunner to become the car technology of the future, but don’t rule out the underdog hydrogen. That’s the view of some major automakers, including BMW
Following controversial comments made over the weekend that northerners will not be treated as second class citizens in Nigeria ahead of the 2023 Presidential Elections, Northern Elders Forum spokesman Hakeem
The third edition of the annual NFF-Aiteo Football Awards took the City of Lagos by storm on Monday night, with the country’s First Lady, Dr (Mrs) Aisha Buhari, as well
Following controversial comments made over the weekend that northerners will not be treated as second class citizens in Nigeria ahead of the 2023 Presidential Elections, Northern Elders Forum spokesman
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