Author: Lanre Babalola
Young Boxers Storm Abeokuta As GOtv Boxing NextGen Search 4 Begins
Over a hundred young boxers seeking to join the professional cadre have arrived Abeokuta, capital of Ogun State, for the…
Don’t meddle in Osun guber election, progressives tell Dangote
Africa's richest man, Alhaji Aliko Dangote has been asked not to meddle in the September 22 governorship election in Osun…
I’ll defeat Amosun in Ogun West senatorial election – Dapo Abiodun
Adejoke Adeleye/Abeokuta One of the leading governorship aspirants in Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun has boasted that he would defeat…
Edo public school teachers begin indefinite strike
Jethro Ibileke/Benin There are indications that students of public schools in Edo State who just resumed after the long vacation,…
LUTH, other hospitals mere consulting clinics – SERAP
A new report by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has revealed the “humanitarian crisis, manifestations of corruption and…
GOtv Boxing NextGen Search Reviving Nigerian Boxing – WABU President
President of the West African Boxing Union (WABU), Mr. Remi Aboderin, has stated that the talent hunt programme, GOtv Boxing…
Flood ravages FCT communities, kills 3
Another flood has ravaged some FCT communities including Kuruduma and Kobi, killing three persons ANF sweeping away houses. The flood,…
President Buhari to lead Nigeria delegation to 73rd UN General Assembly
The Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama, says President Muhammadu Buhari, will lead Nigeria’s delegation to the 73rd United Nations General…
Ogoniland clean-up starts soon
The federal government has held a pre-contract award meeting for Ogoniland clean-up to prepare ground for the take-off of the…
Nigerian Govt orders deportation of 36 Indians, 2 DPRK nationals
The Federal Government has approved the immediate deportation of 36 Indians and two Democratic People’s Republic of Korea nationals with…
Direct Primaries: Smart Politics, Good for Governance
By Babafemi Ojudu Much has been made of the recent insistence of our party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), on…
Has Boko Haram Become A Money Spinner For The Army Brass?
By Bámidélé Adémólá-Olátéjú Last week, while the rest of Nigeria was busy with the politics of 2019 and Abba Kyari’s…
2019 INEC Budget: Matters Arising
By Eze Onyekpere Is Nigeria ready for the 2019 election which is just six months away? Have the executive and…
New Minimum Wage: No agreement today, no agreement tomorrow
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) says the Committee on National Minimum Wage is yet to agree only on a figure…
Female lawmakers banned from wearing fake nails, lashes
Female lawmakers with artificial nails and false eyelashes have been banned from Tanzania’s parliament, local media reported on Monday. Job…
Suspect who killed police sergeant arrested
Dedeigbo Ayodeji The man who allegedly killed a police sergeant at Haruna Bus Stop by College Road, Ifako Ijaiye, Ogba,…
Senator Ashafa picks senate nomination form for 2019 elections
Lanre Babalola Senator Gbenga Ashafa representing the Lagos East senatorial district on Monday obtained the senate expression of interest and…
Oyo declares Tuesday work-free day
Gbenro Adesina/Ibadan Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, has declared Tuesday work-free day across the state in commemoration of the…
Tuberculosis: Medical expert urges nursing mothers to give their children BCG
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Nursing mothers have been charged to join the fight against the spread of tuberculosis infection by submitting their…
Bureau de change MD docked for stealing
Paul Iyoghojie The Managing Director of a Buraux de Change, Unique Usman Global Concept Ltd, Bashir Usman, 49, and two…
14,417 pilgrims now back in Nigeria – NAHCON
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) says a total of 14,417 pilgrims have so far been transported back to…
Ogun commissioner resigns to pursue governorship ambition
Adejoke Adeleye/Abeokuta Otunba Bimbo Ashiru, Ogun State Commissioner for Commerce and Industry has resigned from the cabinet of Governor Ibikunle…
Curfew imposed on English-speaking Cameroon
Troubled English-speaking Cameroon has been locked-down as government imposed an indefinite dusk to dawn curfew following activities of separatists. The…
Trump shuts Washington’s Palestinian Mission
The United States has decided to close the Palestinian mission in Washington in the latest move against them by President…
How investors lost N687bn in Nigerian Stock Exchange
The free fall of equities persisted on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) in the month of August with investors net…
Give loans to real farmers not political farmers, Baale tells Buhari
Sulaimon Adebayo Before the impending disbursement of loans to farmers nationwide, Baale of Omotedo Sanni-Oke-Afa in Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area…
6,772 Billionaire Tax Defaulters In Trouble As FIRS Moves To Freeze Their Accounts
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) will soon go after the bank accounts of defaulting taxpayers who are raking in…
Photo News: Fidelity Bank’s workshop for journalists
Fidelity Bank Plc on Saturday held a workshop for journalists in Abuja. The theme of the workshop is: “Rethinking Content…