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Serena Williams will break tennis record- Steffi Graf

Serena Williams can “absolutely” surpass Margaret Court’s all-time record of 24 grand slam singles titles if the American returns to tennis after giving birth earlier this year, former world number one Steffi Graf said...

All the details; Hon. Funmi Tejuosho’s illegal deals revealed, disgracefully sent packing from Lagos...

Following its decision to implement a far-reaching report on the sale of under-valued assets allegedly sold illegally, the Lagos state government is set to seize such properties and prosecute defaulters. The report is said to...

Developing Story: Buhari loyalists aim at Ambode, other APC first-term govs for President’s 2019...

  Sunday Punch Reports:        Chieftains of the All Progressives Congress, who are pushing for a second term ticket for President Muhammadu Buhari, have mapped out strategies to woo the party’s first-term governors to swell their...

SGF: Buhari Group chides Ohaneze-Ndigbo over complaints of marginalisation

The Buhari Media Support Group (BMSG) has spurned the latest outburst of the Ohaneze-Ndigbo over the appointment of a new Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF). President-General of Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Chief Nnia...

Lebanon PM Hariri resigns over concern for safety, Iranian meddling

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri resigned on Saturday, saying he believed there was an assassination plot against him and accusing Iran and its Lebanese ally Hezbollah of sowing strife in the...

Appointments: South West most favoured by Buhari

Agency Report South West Nigeria took the lion share of the appointments made so far by President Muhammadu Buhari since he took office on 29 May 2015. According to a list of 157 appointments provided by...
In The News: Abuja Court orders forfeiture of 23 properties linked to Maina/newsheadline247

Maina reveals 7th Senate aiding pension thieves

Embattled ex-Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms, Alhaji Abdulrasheed Maina, has accused the 7th Senate, led by David Mark, of aiding pension thieves. The accusation letter he wrote the Senate on June...

Nigerians lost Nmillions, weep as MMM officially fizzles out

Agency Report Popular ponzi scheme MMM has officially announced a “RESTART” of the system, leaving many Nigerian participants wailing with thousands and millions of Naira trapped in the scheme. In a message posted on the home...

DEBT CRISIS! Benny Peters plans to sell Shell OML29 to offset GTBank huge loan

  The trading firm, facing high financial exposure, is rallying round to quickly find partners on its OML 29. Nigerian oil firm Aiteo’s 2014 purchase of Shell/Total and ENI’s 45% stake in the prolific OML 29...

Wole Soyinka goes to Trump’s America; Says, ‘I’ll go in as an alien from...

Professor Wole Soyinka is going back to  Donald Trump’s America, less than a year after he tore his Green Card following the election of Donald Trump as the president. He will be delivering from 14-16 ...