Author: Lanre Babalola
I’m in charge of Justice Department, U.S. Attorney General fires back at Trump
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has fired back at President Donald Trump after the president said he “never took control”…
Fulfill your promises to electorate, Jagunmolu charges politicians
Dedeigbo Ayodeji The Jagunmolu of Somolu Bariga, Oba Gbolahan Timson has charged politicians and clerics to always keep their covenants…
Photo News: Gaily dressed Ijebus honour monarch at Ojude Oba festival
Ojude Oba festival, an annual celebration by the Ijebus to honour the paramount ruler of Ijebuland, HRM Oba Sikiru Adetona,…
Senator Shehu Sani pledges support for Buhari’s second term
Senator Shehu Sani, on Thursday, paid Sallah homage to President Muhammadu Buhari at Daura, Katsina State, and thanked him for…
Investors in agric, manufacturing can now borrow at 9% interest
Agricultural, manufacturing and the sectors considered as growth and employment stimulating, can now borrow long term as much as N10…
Photo of the day: Okorocha sends Buhari reeling with laughter
Imo state Governor Rochas Okorocha and chairman of APC governors’ forum threw some ‘wicked’ joke that got President Muhammadu Buhari…
Pastor bags 54 months jail term for stealing
A 58-year old self-acclaimed pastor, Abel Olukayode, is to spend four and half years in jail for stealing N984,450 from…
Music House Demolition: Ace musician Ayefele, Oyo govt reconcile
Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has set up a committee to resolve the impasse over the demolition of Yinka…
Cleric Hails Nigerian Govt Over Road Construction
Reverend Father Joseph Awoyale of the St. Andrews Catholic Church in Oro, Kwara State, has commended the Federal Government for…
Ex-Brazilian soccer boss gets 4 years in U.S. prison
A former President of Brazil’s Soccer Federation was sentenced on Wednesday by a U.S. judge to four years in prison…
Daura Emirate turbans Orji Kalu, “Danbaiwan-Hausa”
The Emir of Daura, Alhaji Umar Faruq, has conferred the traditional title of ‘’Danbaiwan-Hausa’’ on the former governor of Abia,…
Angry youths pelt Governor Obaseki with sachet water
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State narrowly escaped being injured by some unidentified youths in Irrua, Esan Central Local Government…
2019 : PDP will win Presidential election, Saraki boasts
Senate President Bukola Saraki on Wednesday boasted that the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will win the 2019 presidential elections.…
Amosun, Lalong, Orji pay Sallah homage to Buhari
Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun, Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau and the former governor of Abia, Mr Orji Kalu on…
Atiku mocks Buhari over 800m trek
Former vice president Atiku Abubakar and a presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the Buhari presidency…
My mother was my Guardian Angel – Gov Dickson
Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa has said that his mother was an integral part of his journey in life. The…
Gene causing breast cancer in Nigerian women identified
A multinational research team has identified the genes responsible for inherited breast cancer in Nigerian women, according to the study…
South Africa’s Parliament approves minimum wage bill
South Africa’s Upper House of Parliament, the National Council of Provinces (NCP), on Tuesday approved the controversial National Minimum Wage…
Ex-LASU registrar died while preparing for sallah prayers – Daughter
A one-time Registrar of the Lagos State University (LASU), Mr Owolabi Amisu, passed on early on Tuesday morning while preparing…
2 million pilgrims stone the devil, yet he’s still alive
About two million pilgrims have made the symbolic stoning of the devil in Mecca, the last rites of the annual…
Trump campaign chief Manafort found guilty
Paul Manafort, chairman of President Donald Trump’s campaign was found guilty on Tuesday of eight of the 18 charges he…
Bleak Sallah: Civil servants lament non payment of salaries
Bank customers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Tuesday attributed non-payment of salaries by the Federal Government as reason…
Police confirm arrest of alleged killer of Ekiti monarch
The police in Ekiti on Tuesday the arrest of a a mentally challenged person who allegedly stabbed to death the…
Photo, Video: 2019 Race: Buhari is as fit as a fiddle – Presidency
The Presidency has said the 800 metres trekking embarked upon by President Muhammadu Buhari from the Eid-ground in Daura to…
Meaning of Eid-el-Kabir – Muhammadu Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari who is celebrating the Eid-el-kabir in his hometown, Daura, Katsina State, has offered a rare insight of…
Eid-el-kabir: PDP asks Nigerians to offer special prayers for a rescuer
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Uche Secondus, has called on Nigerians to use the Sallah…
Photo News: Lai Mohammed marks sallah in hometown
Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed on Tuesday mark this year’s eid-el-kabir in his hometown, Oro, Kwara State.
11 hikers killed in Italy flash floods
At least 11 people were killed in southern Italy when heavy rain flooded a deep mountain gorge filled with hikers,…
Chief Iwuanyanwu is dead
A former journalist with Radio Nigeria and Champion newspaper, Chief Chyna Iwuanyanwu has died in Abuja after a brief illness.…
EFCC begins trial of Senator Bassey Akpan over N254m car bribes
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday filed a 14-count charge at an Ikeja High Court against another…