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Edo assembly lawmakers impeach Speaker
The Edo state House of Assembly Speaker, Rt. Hon Victor has been impeached by members of the House. Newsmen learnt that his impeachment maybe connected with the abrupt ending of the …
Newly discovered planets may boost search for life beyond Earth
Astronomers on Tuesday in Cape Canaveral, U.S., said that the discovery of three planets that circle a small, dim star could bolster the chances of finding life beyond Earth.They explained that the E…
NY Times hit by slump in ad revenues
The New York Times Co. on Tuesday reported a slump in advertising revenues for both print and digital, dragging the newspaper group into the red for the first quarter. The prestigious US daily posted…
Afeni Shakur, mother of hip-hop legend Tupac, dies at 69
Afeni Shakur Davis, the mother of rapper Tupac Shakur, died on MondayMay 2nd in Northern California. She was aged 69.The Marin County Sheriff's Department confirmed her death via Twitter, adding that…
Obama: Trump not 'equipped' to be president
President Obama says that Republican front-runner Donald Trump is not equipped to deal with the challenges of being president."I think that he is not somebody who even within the Republican Party can…
IGP deploys detectives to probe Rivers homicides
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr. Solomon Arase, says he has dispatched a team of homicide officers from Abuja to probe the recent alleged killing of about 19 persons in Ahoada Local G…
French Plans for a Nuclear Plant Begin to Look Like a Bad Deal for Britain
As Britain races to replace its aging nuclear reactors and coal generators, it's hoping to team up with France to build the most expensive power plant in history, a massive atomic facility with two r…
Fidelity Bank Appoints Balarabe Ag MD/CEO
Fidelity Bank Plc has appointed Mohammed Lawal Balarabe, as its acting Managing Director. He replaces Nnamdi Okonkwo who is presently in Economic and Financial Crimes Commission's net. The bank'…
Oshiomhole took politics too far by increasing minimum wage - PDP
The Edo State chapter of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) has said the increment of the workers' minimum wage from N18,000 to N25,000 by Governor Adams Oshiomhole to mark the 2016 May Day ce…
We'll generate 7,000MW in 18 months - Osinbajo
The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has said that the Federal Government will in the next 18 months generate 7, 000 megawatts of electricity.At the presentation of a book: "Nigeria: The Challeng…
Buhari mourns Walin Sokoto, Ambassador Hamzat
President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the Sultanate, the Government and people of Sokoto State on the death Saturday of the Walin Sokoto, Ambassador Hamzat Ahmad.In a condolence letter to …
Leicester City win the Premier League title after a fairytale season
Leicester City have won the English Premier League title after closest rivals Tottenham Hotspurs blew a two-goal lead to draw at last season's winners Chelsea. Monday's result meant second-place…
NLC, TUC demand N56, 000 as new national minimum wage
The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has said that the organised labour will shut the country down if the Federal Government decides to neglect the demand of the union over N56, 000 minimum wage…
North Korea sentence alleged US Spy to 10 years with hard labour
North Korea has sentenced a businessman with alleged US citizenship to 10 years' hard labour for spying, Chinese media said on Friday, after he "admitted"? to stealing military secrets.Kim Dong-Chul …
Top Colombia court legalises same-sex marriage
A top court in Colombia has officially legalized same-sex marriage in the country. Same sex couples who were already allowed to form civil partnerships, are now permitted to get married just like oth…
El-Rufai orders hospitals to treat people with gunshot wounds, accident victims before police report
Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir el-Rufai, on Thursday directed hospitals in the state to treat persons with gun wounds and accident victims before demanding police reports. El-Rufai said the …
Govs in move to persuade Buhari to share Excess Crude funds
The Nigeria Governors Forum met on Wednesday night at the Presidential Villa in a desperate search for solutions to the economic misfortunes besetting their states and the nation e…
'U.S. lack a coherent foreign policy'- Trump
Donald Trump, Republican Ppresidential front-runner, says U.S. has lacked a coherent foreign policy since the end of the cold war and must "shake the rust off" its approach to foreign matters.…
Toddler shoots mom dead
A toddler riding in the back of a car accidentally shot dead his mother with a gun that slid out from under the driver's seat, US police said Wednesday. The 26-year-old victim, Patrice Price, was pro…
Japan wants foreign tourists to avoid 'public flatulence'
A Japanese tourism board has called on foreign tourists to refrain from public "belching or flatulence"? in an etiquette guide which was hastily rewritten, reportedly after complaints from a Chinese …