Author: Lanre Babalola
Kwara Govt approves appointment of new Olomu of Omu-Aran
Kwara State Government on Friday approved the appointment of Mr Abdulraheem Adeoti as the new Olomu of Omu-Aran in Irepodun…
2019: Andy Uba meets stakeholders, declares for Senate
The Senator representing Anambra South senatorial district, Andy Uba has declared his intention to run for the senatorial seat in…
PDP presidential aspirant Ibrahim Shekarau defects to APC
Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has led a delegation of bigwigs of…
Reps aspirant promises to tackle fake journalists
Adejoke Adeleye/Abeokuta A House of Representatives aspirant from Abeokuta South Federal Constituency, Ogun State, Otunba Gbolahan Macjob has promised to…
Lagos Police arrests 11 secret cult members
Dedeigbo Ayodeji What could have passed as an ordinary initiation ceremony into a newly formed secret confraternity named “The New…
Akoka Community Commends Total Oil For Tackling Fuel Leak
Residents of Akoka community in Lagos State have commended the Total service station in Akoka for its swift response in…
Gunshots, riot in Abuja as Atiku submits PDP nomination form
There is heavy fight currently going on at the PDP National Secretariat where former Vice President Atiku Abubakar is submitting…
India has the highest female pilots in the world
India has the highest proportion of female pilots in the world at 12 percent, despite the country’s patriarchal society, which…
Supreme Court says homosexuality is legal
India’s Supreme Court has legalised homosexuality and gay sex and decriminalised Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, holding out…
Internet users in Nigeria hit 103.6 million in July
Internet users in Nigeria increased marginally to 103.6 million in July, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said. The NCC…
Radio Kwara staff shut down station
Workers of the Kwara State Broadcasting Corporation (Radio Kwara), on Wednesday in Ilorin shut down the station and staged a…
Gunmen kill 5 at Plateau mining site
Gunmen have killed five persons at a mining site in Gana-Ropp village of Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau.…
NFF bans, fines coach Salisu Yusuf for taking bribe
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF)’s Committee on Ethics and Fair Play has placed a one –year ban from all football…
10 arrested for allegedly killing policeman
Ten suspected killers of one Sgt. Collins Isiabo at Ifako-Ijaye area of Lagos State had been arrested by the officers…
Group collects nomination forms for Buhari
The Consolidation Ambassadors Network (NCAN), a pro-Muhammadu Buhari, group on Wednesday obtained the presidential election nomination forms on behalf of…
Archbishop Benson Idahosa deserves national posthumous award
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The leadership of the Church of God Mission International says the late founder of the church, Archbishop Benson…
Police Drag Doctor To Court Over Alleged Negligence
Paul Iyoghojie Operatives of the Police Special Fraud Unit, PSFU, at Ikoyi, Lagos have dragged Dr. Ejike Orji, 59, attached…
Ecobank Nigeria’s new Managing Director to focus more on customers
Patrick Akin Akinwuntan, Managing Director and Regional Executive of Ecobank Nigeria starts his new role today. The vastly experienced banking…
2019 Election: 5 PDP governors woo Buhari
Reports say that five governors – two from South South and three from South East- are seeking a secret pact…
Police arraign oil firm managing director for N35m fraud
Paul Iyoghojie The Managing Director of Yaklabbs Petroleum Nigeria Ltd, Christy Silas Tafida, 53, has been arraigned before a Lagos…
Inspector-General of Police begs Edwin Clark
The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris has apologised to elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark over an unauthorised raid carried…
NNPC retail outlets to be powered by solar – Baru
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it is planning to venture into solar power generation to power all its…
4 policemen in trouble over raid on Edwin Clark’s house
The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, has ordered the detention and investigation of four policemen and the informant involved…
MTN gives scholarship to 96 blind students in science and technology
The MTN Foundation has awarded scholarship to 96 blind students and 1068 students to study science and technology in 2018…
South Africa’s economy slumps into recession
South Africa’s economy contracted by 0.7 percent in the second quarter in quarter-on-quarter terms, pushing the country into recession after…
MTN’s woes increase with FIRS $2 billion tax bill
The Federal Inland Revenue Service(FIRS) has slapped MTN Group with a $2 billion tax bill, compounding the woes of the…
DSS says dark forces trying to bring it in collision with government
The Department of State Services(DSS) said some dark forces in the society are fuelling a series of speculative reports about…
MultiChoice Talent Factory: Reinforcing Commitment to Africa’s Creative Industry
The MultiChoice Talent Factory (MTF) initiative has been described as an indication of the company’s commitment to growing and developing…
Danger averted as Arik Air aborts take-off at Benin Airport
An Arik Air aircraft operating from Benin Airport to Lagos Airport on Tuesday aborted take-off when the Pilot-in-Command observed an…
GOtv Boxing NextGen Search 4 To Hold In Abeokuta
The fourth edition of GOtv Boxing NextGen Search will hold in Abeokuta, capital of Ogun State, between 13 and 15…