Author: Lanre Babalola
Internet inventor regrets debasement of world wide web
The inventor of the World Wide Web, British computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee on Monday lamented the debasement of the world…
Labour suspends nationwide strike
The planned nationwide strike by the labour unions over a new minimum wage has been shelved for now. The strike…
Spice Girls reunite for tour in June, Victoria Beckham missing
British pop band the Spice Girls said on Monday they would reunite for a British tour next June although there…
Unbelievable! Court stops Kano Assembly from probing Ganduje
A Kano High court on Monday ordered the state House of Assembly investigative committee to stop investigation on the bribery…
Minimum wage: Atiku begs labour to shelve strike
The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar has urged the Federal Government and organised labour to…
Gen. Alkali: 19 suspects arraigned, remanded in prison
The Plateau Police Command on Monday arraigned 19 suspects at a Jos High Court in connection with the disappearance and…
Nigeria is safe for business, tourism – Minister
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said the successful, two-week tour of cultural heritage and historic…
Cameroon’s Anglophone separatists cut fingers of six workers
Six workers of Cameroon Development Corporation, CDC, the country’s second largest employer, have had their fingers chopped off by militants…
Nadal pulls out of ATP finals
Rafael Nadal has pulled out of the ATP Finals in London scheduled for next week due to an injury which…
Transportation to be grounded as NURTW threatens to join strike
The Chairman of the Lagos State Branch of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Alhaji Tajudeen Agbede, announced…
Shocking: Lion Air Black box shows problems with last 4 flights
The ‘black box’ of a doomed Lion Air plane that crashed into the sea killing 189 people, has shown that…
Scottish varsity staff visit Nigerian graduates
Staff from a leading Scottish university were treated to a royal welcome as they met with two esteemed Nigerian graduates.…
World geographers converge on Nigeria for conference
The Association of Nigeria Geographers (ANG) says it is set to host geographers and delegates from around the world at…
Agric student wins 2018 Music Icons Reality Show
Twenty-year-old Queen Douglas, a student of Agriculture at the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, near Umuahia, has emerged the…
Benin monarch visits Abuja ahead of Prince Charles
The Benin Monarch, Omo N’Oba Ewuare 11, has arrived in Abuja ahead of Prince Charles’ visit to Nigeria. Oba Ewuare,…
IBB mourns Prof. Ibrahim Kolo
The former Military Head of State, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, has described the death of the former Vice-Chancellor, Ibrahim Babangida University,…
2019 Presidential match: APC FC vs PDP FC (I)
By Muhammad Ajah I have prepared some Olympic games for candidates of the 2019 Presidential polls and their parties which…
2 notorious traffic robbers in police net
Dedeigbo Ayodeji Motorists driving through Lekki/Epe expressway will now heave a sigh of relief as two notorious armed robbers who…
Kwese To Reduce Number of Channels
Pay television service provider, Kwese TV, has concluded plans to reduce the number of channels on its platform. The decision…
GOtv Unveils Content Line-Up
November is indeed a month of unlimited entertainment as GOtv has lined up series of blockbuster programmes for subscribers. GOtv…
NLC strike: No need for panic buying of PMS – NNPC
The Nigerian National petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has assured motorists that it has adequate petroleum products that will serve the nation,…
Aggrieved youths attack ActionAid Officials
Aggrieved youths at Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp in Muye, Lapai Local Government Area of Niger on Sunday attacked officials…
Over-pricing hampers tax assessment on properties
Many properties in Nigeria are inflated in terms of pricing, making it difficult for proper tax assessment. Property owners are…
288,043 unclaimed PVCs exist in Adamawa – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Adamawa says it has 288,043 unclaimed Permanent Voter Cards. Kasim Gaidam, the electoral…
Sudan hikes flour subsidies by 40 percent to lower bread prices
Sudan increased flour subsidies by 40 per cent, the Finance Ministry said on Saturday, after the reduction of subsidies this…
No frosty relationship with NASS – Osinbajo
In spite of political differences, the presidency is happy with the good relationship with the National Assembly. Unlike in the…
UN to carry out human rights review
The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on human rights is to be carried out by UN’s Human Rights Council (HRC) to…
Italian storms claim 17th life, 14 million trees
Heavy rain and gales devastating parts of Italy have claimed two more lives, taking the overall death toll to at…
BSU law student wins 2018 Advocacy Development Award
Law student of Benue State University (BSU), Ordam Msughter, on Saturday, emerged winner of the 2018 SimmonsCooper Advocacy Development (SCAD)…
NGO begins street campaign against drugs
The Vanguard Against Drug Abuse (VGADA), a Non Governmental Organisation, has taken the campaign against drug abuse to the streets,…