Ahead of the announcement by Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of zoning of its presidential ticket, a former Senate President, Anyim Pius Anyim, on Thursday day, said zoning regardless, he would

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday said that it was appalled by the alleged bare-faced move of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led All Progressives Congress (APC) administration to hide under

The Biden administration and NATO told Russia on Wednesday there will be no U.S. or NATO concessions on Moscow’s main demands to resolve the crisis over Ukraine. In separate written

The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies OPEC+ are expected to continue their last year’s plan to gradually release 400,000 barrels per day when they meet next

The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday approved the sum of N215,811,290,243 as budget for the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) for the 2022 fiscal year.  The approval followed the consideration of

The construction of a carriageway, a traffic solution proposed 20 years ago to ease the perennial gridlocks that usually stretch from the Sheraton link road into Opebi corridor was on

A day after the federal government announced its plan to delay implementation of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) and retain payment of petrol subsidy for 18 months, the government on Wednesday

Justice Ahmed Mohammed of the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court on Wednesday declared as illegal, unlawful and unconstitutional the direct allocations made by the federal government from the

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged El Salvador to reverse its decision to make Bitcoin legal tender. In September, El Salvador became the first country to allow consumers to

Sadio Mane scored as Senegal beat nine-man Cape Verde 2-0 in the last 16 at the Africa Cup of Nations, but was immediately forced off with concussion. Mane curled in

A US hospital has rejected a patient for a heart transplant at least in part because he is not vaccinated against Covid-19. DJ Ferguson, 31, is in dire need of

US President Joe Biden says he would consider personal sanctions on Vladimir Putin if Russia invades Ukraine. Mr Biden said there would be “enormous consequences” for the world if Russia

Nigeria’s federal government finally failed in its efforts to remove the highly contentious subsidy on petrol on Tuesday  when it disclosed plan to recommend an 18-month extension of the Petroleum

Nigeria’s Senate on Tuesday passed the harmonised Clause 84 of the 2010 Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2022, which allows political parties to adopt three modes of primaries. The proposed legislation,

President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Mr Amaju Melvin Pinnick on Sunday commended the efforts of the Super Eagles despite a 0-1 loss to Tunisia in their Africa Cup of

Retired tennis star Martina Navratilova has blasted a decision by Australian Open organisers to ban T-shirts supporting Chinese player Peng Shuai. Security staff had on Friday asked spectators trying to

French fashion designer Thierry Mugler has died at the age of 73, his representatives have announced. He was known for designs with broad shoulders and sharp tailoring, inspired by 1940s

At least 16 people have been killed in a fire at a popular nightclub in Yaounde, Cameroon’s capital, the government said. The blaze was caused by fireworks used in the

Taiwan has reported the largest incursion since October by China’s air force into its air defence zone, with the island’s defence ministry saying Taiwanese fighters scrambled to warn away 39

Burkina Faso’s President Roch Marc Christian Kabore has been detained by mutinying soldiers, according to news reports citing security officials. The reports on Monday came a day after soldiers staged