Messi four-match ban tolls on Argentina, lose 2-0 to lowly Bolivia
The FIFA four-match ban on Barcelona star, Lionel Messi after FIFA received a complaint about Messi’s behaviour during Argentina’s World Cup qualifying match against Chile on 23 March is already…
Four things you need to know about Brexit as PM May invokes Article 50
Long-awaited divorce proceedings between Britain and the European Union formally began Wednesday, when Prime Minister Theresa May invoked Article 50, the legislation that formally kicks off a two-year-long Brexit process….
Buhari appoints new ministers
President Muhammadu Buhari has sent names of two new ministerial nominees to the Senate for confirmation. A source close to the Senate told our correspondent that the letter arrived the…
Warning! How access to WhatsApp encryption may affect your privacy
On the heels of last week’s terror attack in Westminster, the British government has taken a tougher stand on messaging applications: it insists that its security services must have access…
Senate suspends confirmation of Buhari INEC nominees over retention of Magu
It was another bad day for democracy in Nigeria as the Senate Tuesday suspended the confirmation of the 27 resident electoral commissioners, RECs, of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC,…
Senate admits buying bulletproof SUV for N49m at N165 to a dollar exchange rate
The Senate on Tuesday admitted that it bought a bullet proof Range Rover Sports Utility Vehicle ( SUV ) as had been reported in the media. Chairman, Senate Committee on…
Melaye mocks critics, appears at plenary in academic gown
Senator Dino Melaye representing Kogi West drew a lot of attention at the National Assembly on Tuesday when he appeared for plenary in academic robe and cap. The senator whose…
Outrage greets attack on Nigerian students in India; five arrested, minister promises inquiry
India’s Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj has promised an “impartial” inquiry into attacks on Nigerian students living in Noida, near Delhi. The attacks were prompted by the death of a local…
Environmental activists kick as Trump dumps Obama climate change regulations
With just a stroke of the pen, U.S. President Donald Trump will undo whatever his predecessor Barack Obama did to give teeth to the global climate change push for the…
Court strikes out Yakubu’s breach of fundamental human rights suit
The Federal High Court, Abuja, has struck out the breach of fundamental human rights suit instituted by million-dollar-man and former NNPC Group Managing Director, Andrew Yakubu against the Economic and…