Author: Lanre Babalola
Obama, Bush to eulogize former rival McCain at cathedral service
Former U.S. presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush will lead mourners on Saturday in a service for the late…
Why I wept – Atiku Abubakar
Former vice president has explained his reason for crying when he was presented with the PDP presidential nomination form in…
PDP holds solidarity rally for Saraki in Kwara
A large members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara on Friday turned out…
Trump halts all funding to UN agency helping Palestinians
President Donald Trump of the United States on Friday halted all funding to a U.N. agency that helps Palestinian refugees…
Police arrest 5 kidnappers, rescue 5 victims in Anambra
The Police Command in Anambra says it has arrested five kidnappers/child traffickers and rescued five victims in the last seven…
Volkswagen signs MOU with Nigerian Govt
During the visit of the Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel to Nigeria, Volkswagen took the opportunity to sign a Memorandum…
Ekiti APC elders beg Oni to withdraw suit against Fayemi
The Ekiti State All Progressives Congress (APC) Elders’ Forum on Friday appealed to former Governor Segun Oni to withdraw the…
Photo News: Why is Atiku crying?
This is a photograph of former vice president Atiku Abubakar who is running for the presidency under the banner of…
Jonathan gives Bafarawa head start in PDP race
Former President Goodluck Jonathan may have given a head start to Attahiru Bafarawa, one of the dozen aspirants seeking the…
Man gets life in jail for plot to assassinate Theresa May
A 21-year-old man from north London was sentenced to life imprisonment on Friday for plotting the assassination of British Prime…
How to Resolve Challenges of Made in Nigeria Products – Caritas CEO
The Chief Executive Officer of Caritas Group, Adedayo Ojo, has said that the challenges of product quality, communication, reputation, perception…
Amaechi endorses Tonye Dele Cole as Rivers APC guber candidate
Okafor Ofiebor /Port Harcourt Ahead of the 2019 governorship race in Rivers State, Minister of Transport Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has…
Volkswagen establishes second West African plant in Ghana
The second assembly plant for German-made Volkswagen cars is to be established in Ghana after the one established in Lagos-Nigeria,…
5 Nigerians get nomination for Nutrition Africa Investment Forum in Nairobi
Five Nigerian nutritionists, including a former journalist with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Oluwatoyin Onigbanjo, are expected to represent…
Ex-Lagos State Commissioner for Education, Dr Olawale Idris, died of stroke — Wife
A former Lagos State Commissioner for Education, Dr Olawale Idris, who passed on in early hours of today, died of…
PVC: Oyo govt. declares Friday work free day
As the deadline for the continuous voters registration exercise draw near, the Oyo State Government has declared Friday public holiday…
Buhari meets APC South West Caucus
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday hosted South West Caucus of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to a dinner at the…
2 homosexuals in police net
Adejoke Adeleye/Abeokuta Two men have been arrested by men of the Ogun State Police Command for homosexualism. The men, Ademola…
Photo News: Tambuwal picks PDP presidential nomination form
Lanre Babalola Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal has picked the PDP Presidential expression of interest form for the 2019…
Buhari’s Pernicious Doctrine
By Wole Soyinka Here we go again! At his first coming, it was “I intend to tamper with Freedom of…
Firemen rescue man, 52, from collapsed duplex in Kano
The Kano State Fire Service on Thursday morning rescued 52-year-old man, Malam Mohammed Zakiru, from a collapsed duplex at Kofar…
Buhari departs for China, to meet President Jinping
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Friday depart for Beijing, China, to participate in the 7th Summit of the Forum on…
MTN Nigeria fights back over illegal repatriation of $8.1 billion
MTN Nigeria on Thursday refuted the claims by the Central Bank of Nigeria that it illegally, in collusion with four…
Malaysia: Crackdown on illegal foreign workers starts Friday
Malaysia’s Immigration officers will fan out across the nation in a major crackdown on illegal immigrants from Friday, Aug 31,…
South Korea bans coffee in all schools
Coffee is to be banned at all South Korean schools, even for teachers, as part of a government campaign to…
Ghana to give Kofi Annan state burial, body arrives 10 September
The body of Kofi Annan, the late former secretary-general of the United Nations, will arrive in Ghana on September 10,…
Plateau boils again: 8 killed, 95 houses burnt as attackers invade communities
Eight people were killed and 95 houses burnt when attackers invaded Abonong and Zayit communities in Foron District of Barkin…
I had excellent time in Nigeria – Theresa May
British Prime Minister, Theresa May, says she had an excellent time in Nigeria and hopes to see increased trade and…
Illegal repatriation: MTN to refund $8.13bn as CBN fines 4 banks N5.87bn
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has imposed a N5.87 billion fine on Standard Chartered Bank, Stanbic-IBTC, Citibank, and Diamond…
2019: Bafarawa picks PDP Presidential nomination form
Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa, former Sokoto governor on Wednesday, obtained the nomination form from the headquarters of the People’s Democratic Party…