Author: Lanre Babalola
JAMB conducts recruitment exams for FRSC candidates
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Saturday said it has conducted recruitment examination for about 15,000 candidates of…
Rashford rescues Manchester United again
Substitute Marcus Rashford scored in stoppage time on Saturday for Manchester United to come from behind to beat Bournemouth 2-1…
FRSC confirms 6 dead in Friday’s accident in Ebonyi
The Ebonyi Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed six persons dead in a road mishap that…
Photo News: Ondo governor stops to assist accident victims
Ondo State Governor, Arakurin Rotimi Akeredolu on Saturday came to the rescue of accident victims on the ever-busy Owo-Ikare road.
Remains of retired Maj.-Gen. Alkali buried in Abuja
The remains of late Maj.-Gen. Idris Alkali, which was found by a team of Nigerian Army on Search and Rescue…
FRSC denies alleged extortion over New Number Plates
The Federal Road Safe Corps (FRSC) has described as “incorrect, untrue and misleading” reports of alleged “ambush’’ and “extortion” by…
Nigerians scramble for Ghanaian “Garri” at Lagos Trade Fair
Some Nigerians were seen on queue scrambling for “Garri” that was Made in Ghana at the ongoing Lagos International Trade…
Chief Bademosi: Togolese murder suspect arrested
Dedeigbo Ayodeji The Togolese who allegedly murdered Chief Opeyemi Bademosi on Wednesday, 31 October, 2018, at his 3A Onikoyi Lane…
Buhari govt fixing infrastructure despite lean resources – Minister
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said the Federal Government is fixing the nation’s dilapidated infrastructure…
Only one functional ATM at Lagos Trade Fair
Only one Automated Teller Machine (ATM) is functioning at the ongoing 2018 Lagos International Trade Fair, reports the News Agency…
Stop throwing away delivery milk, Don tells mothers
A Consultant Paediatrician, Prof. Emmanuel Ekanem, on Saturday decried the practice of throwing away the colostrum after the delivery of…
Twitter deletes 10,000 accounts discouraging voting
Twitter Inc. deleted more than 10,000 automated accounts posting messages that discouraged people from voting in U.S. election.
Army donates food items to flood victims in Delta
The Nigerian Army has donated food items to over 2000 flood victims in Delta in order to alleviate their plight.…
Air Force holds route march for personnel in Lagos
No fewer than 800 personnel participated in the quarterly route march organised by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) held in…
Admission: Maritime academy to admit 248 cadets
Retired Commodore Duja Effedua, the Rector of Maritime Academy of Nigeria (MAN) on Saturday says the academy is set to…
Shakira visits native Colombia, urges investment in education
Pop Star Shakira asked her home country Colombia on Friday to pump more money into education to achieve peace and…
NANS leadership to meet President Weah in Liberia
The leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) says it will be meeting with Liberian President George Weah…
How F-SARS nabbed Imo most wanted kidnappers
Wild jubilation erupted in Owerri, Imo State capital, following reports that the operatives of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad of…
Rape: Kavanaugh’s accuser lands in trouble
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley on Friday referred a woman who’d accused Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh of raping…
Human Urine used to make bricks in S/Africa
South African researchers say they have made bricks using human urine in a natural process involving colonies of bacteria, which…
Trump back-pedals on migrants: tells troops to arrest, not shoot
President Donald Trump has back-pedalled from his suggestion a day earlier that American troops sent to the U.S. border with…
Rights Abuse: Commission, Police Joint Monitoring team to visit stations soon
The Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), Musiliu Smith said that a Joint Monitoring of the commission and the…
Minimum wage: Conciliation resumes Sunday — Ngige
Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, says conciliation on the national minimum wage will continue on Sunday despite…
Nigerian Govt summons envoy over closure of Nigerians’ shops in Ghana
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has summoned the High Commissioner of Ghana to Nigeria, Amb Rashid Bawa, over the continued…
CAF Champions League final: Al Ahly win round one
Al Ahly have won the first leg of the lucrative CAF Champions League final, beating Esperance of Tunisia 3-1. Dangerous…
APC takes INEC to court over Zamfara ban
Mr Adams Oshiomhole, National Chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC), says the party will approach the court on its ban by…
Buhari holds secret meeting with Tinubu again, 2nd time this week
For the second time in 48 hours, the national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu held…
TV host donates $100,000 to Nigerian paralysed footballer
American TV host, Ellen DeGeneres has donated $100,000 to Emeka Nnaka, a paralysed Nigerian-American footballer. Nnaka, 30, born of Nigerian…
Video: President Trump tells US soldiers to fire stone-throwing migrants
President Donald Trump said members of the U.S. military sent to the southern border to keep out thousands in a…
Photos: Another man jumps into Lagos Lagoon, Police move in
Lanre Babalola Another man has jumped into the Lagos Lagoon on the 3rd Mainland Bridge. Policemen from the Marine division,…