Author: Lanre Babalola
Revealed! Why Merkel is visiting Nigeria
The Nigerian Ambassador to Germany, Mr Yusuf Tuggar, says German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s visit to Nigeria on Thursday will focus…
Badagry police arrest customs officer for shooting motorist
The Nigerian Police have arrested a customs officer for shooting a motorist at Iya-Afin checking point, Badagry, on Wednesday. Police…
Photo News: Bukola Saraki, Goodluck Jonathan hold secret meeting in Abuja
The Senate President Bukola Saraki and former president Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday held a closed door meeting in Abuja.
Ondo declares Thursday public holiday for voter registration
Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has declared Thursday, August 30, as work-free day to enable public servants participate in…
Merkel to visit Nigeria, Senegal, Ghana
Chancellor Angela Merkel left Germany on Wednesday morning for a multi-day diplomatic mission which will take her to Senegal, Ghana…
John McCain’s body to lie in state at Arizona state capitol
The body of John McCain, who endured five and half years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam and went…
Professor kills wife, body stuffed in suitcase
A university professor has been arrested on suspicion of killing his wife after police found a body stuffed into a…
Security beefed up in Lagos as British PM Theresa May arrives
Security has been beefed up at the Murtala Muhammed Airports, Ikeja, ahead of the British Prime Minister, Mrs Theresa May’s…
Why I left PDP for APC, Uduaghan opens up
Lanre Babalola Former governor of Delta State, Emmanuel Uduaghan on Tuesday suddenly appeared at the caucus meeting of the All…
Photos: Who is who at APC Caucus meeting in Aso Rock?
President Muhammadu Buhari presided over a meeting of the Caucus of the All Progressives Congress(APC) at the Presidential Villa on…
Joke Silva, Segun Arinze, female pilot mentor LASU students
Actress Joke Silver, actor Segun Arinze and a female pilot, Mrs Enitan Dan-Faparusi, on Tuesday led other mentors to chart…
Senator John McCain’s final words to Americans ( Unedited Full Text)
'My fellow Americans, whom I have gratefully served for sixty years, and especially my fellow Arizonans,
Ketu Market Mayhem: One feared killed in Lagos
One man was reportedly killed while several others were injured in a bloody clash between rival gangs of miscreants at…
Nigerian govt releases list of 69 ongoing road, bridge projects in South-East
The Federal Government has released the list of the 69 ongoing road and bridge projects in the South-east (please see…
Ebola death toll in Congo rises to 67
At least 67 people have died from Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, an official says. Dr Alfred Longi,…
British Prime Minister to visit Nigeria this week
Theresa May will lead an ambitious trip to Africa this week on her first visit to the continent as Prime…
Nigeria records first strong GDP growth after recession
The Nigerian Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has reported that for the first time since Nigeria’s exit from recession, the Gross…
MultiChoice Price Increase and CPC’s Soviet-style Price Control
Jomiloju Medupin Earlier this week, while trawling through Twitter (a platform I hardly use), I stumbled on a news item…
Late Senator John McCain’s burial plans announced
U.S. Sen. John McCain who died on Saturday, will be buried at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland on…
Nigerian Air Force seeks speedy delivery of Super Tucano aircraft
The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, has appealed to the Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), manufacturers of…
APC chieftain died of natural cause, says kinsman
The family of the Late Mr Ernest Oduh, Chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ezza North Local Government Area has…
SARS arrests 2 private guards over alleged N5m theft
Operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) have arrested two private security guards over alleged theft of N5 million from…
Kwara governor’s aide resigns, stays in APC
Mr Abdullahi Danbaba, the Special Assistant on Non-Governmental Affairs to Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara has resigned his appointment to…
I am confident of picking PDP’s ticket – Makarfi
Senator Ahmed Makarfi, a presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday said he was confident of picking…
Pope begs God: Forgive us our sins
Pope Francis in Ireland Sunday “begged for God’s forgiveness” for the child sexual abuse scandal rocking the church but faced…
Lagos Third Mainland Bridge reopened
The Lagos State Government has announced that the Third Mainland Bridge which was temporarily closed for Investigative Maintenance Test would…
The Devil Is A Servant of God
By Femi Aribisala The devil’s ministry contributes to God’s plan by subjecting the heirs of salvation to testing designed by…
Don’t bring criminals to Nigeria, Commission warns hajj operators
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) on Saturday warned this year’s Hajj airline operators not to transport criminal elements…
Policeman who killed student arrested in Osun
The policeman suspected to have killed a student, Tunde Nafiu, in Iwo, Osun state, has been arrested, but after destruction…
Lai Mohammed cracks guests ribs at wedding reception
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed got guests at a wedding reception, on Saturday in Ilorin roaring…