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President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump test positive for Covid-19

(CNN) - President Donald Trump announced early Friday that he and his wife both tested positive for the coronavirus, an extraordinary development coming months...

INDEPENDENCE DAY ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI

Fellow Nigerians I speak to you today as your President and fellow citizen on this epoch occasion of our country’s 60th independence Anniversary. As President,...

Nigeria at 60: A Tale of Military’s Painful Experiments and Civilians’ Tardy Wastefulness

In our series of letters from African journalists, novelist and journalist Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani considers the greatest challenge facing Nigeria as Africa's most populous...

Nigeria @60 And The Unending Search For Development.

In true development sense, Nigeria remains a developing nation throughout its sixty-year history. Early independent Nigerian economy was agriculture-based, and Nigeria was once among...

At 60, can Nigeria keep depending on Crude Oil?

Six decades after the discovery of oil, can Nigeria continue to depend on the black gold as its mainstay? As the economies of oil-dependent countries...

Nigeria Loses a Quarter of Rice Production to Floods

ARGUNGU - Farmers in northern Nigeria have lost more than two million tons of rice, a quarter of the country's projected harvest, due to...

Sanusi: No one really representing north, south or east… everyone is fighting for themselves

Muhammad Sanusi, the former emir of Kano, says those who claim to represent the interest of the country’s geopolitical zones are fighting for their...

NIGERIA @60: The Journey So Far

Prior to the advent of the white colonialists, the geopolitical entity that is now Nigeria was a macrocosm of various ethnic nationalities in cooperation...

Nigeria at 60: A Tale of Military’s Painful Experiments and Civilians’ Tardy Wastefulness

The strange tale of Nigeria’s metamorphosis is not a bittersweet story. Instead, it is a double-edged sword. Today marks 60 years of Nigeria gaining...

Could Kannywood Survive the Emerging Era of Television?

Movie industries worldwide are undergoing a radical shift with the emergency of television (TV) programs, popularly known as series. A while ago, only actors...

Sack Race: Who will be EPL’s first biggest managerial casualty?

Two English Premier League football clubs, Manchester United and Chelsea are desperate for glory. The clubs were the dominant teams in the recent past,...

Elrufai’s Rejects Kingmakers Recommendations, Orders Fresh Selection Process.

The search for the new Emir of Zazzau has taken another twist as the Kaduna State Government announced the cancellation of the ongoing selection...