Author: Lanre Babalola
Borno indigene in Ogun is 2018 JAMB candidate with highest score
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the names of five candidates with exemplary performance in the 2018…
APC plans big reception for Akpabio to shame PDP
The All Progressives Congress (APC) is planning a massive ceremony to receive defecting minority senate leader Godswill Akpabio on August…
Senator Shehu Sani remains suspended indefinitely, Kaduna APC tells Oshiomhole
Lanre Babalola The Kaduna chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has rejected the directive of the Adams Oshiomhole-led National…
9 pupils killed, 27 injured in accident
At least nine pupils of St Gabriel’s Academy in Mwingi are reported to have died and 27 others wounded in…
Conference of Speakers elects Obasa as new chairman
The Conference of Speakers of the State Legislatures of Nigeria has elected Mr Mudashiru Obasa, the Speaker of the Lagos…
Saraki The Father, The Son; Tinubu and The “Holy” Buhari
By Festus Adedayo It was sometime in 2001. The political temperature of Kwara State had reached a troubling zenith. The…
Gloom in PDP as Senator Godswill Akpabio meets Buhari in London
Senate minority leader, Godswill Akpabio met vacationing President Muhammadu Buhari in London today, four days before he crosses over to…
Army arrest wanted Boko Haram terrorist
The Army says they have arrested a wanted Boko Haram suspect, Maje Lawan at Banki, Borno. According to a statement…
Hajj 2018: Beware of fraudsters, NAHCON cautions pilgrims
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) on Sunday cautioned Nigerians performing this year’s Hajj in Saudi Arabia against fraudsters…
EFCC Palaver: Prayer warriors storm Senator Ekweremadu’s house
Some pastors have reportedly turned up at the Asokoro home of Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu, to offer him special…
Presidency begs Saraki to reconvene National Assembly
The Presidency on Sunday appealed to the National Assembly (NASS) to reconvene as urgent matters pending before it may affect…
Serena withdraws from Rogers Cup
Former world women’s tennis number one Serena Williams has withdrawn from the Rogers Cup in Montreal for what she called…
Omotola, Tonto Dikeh, Siasia pledge support in fight against trafficking
Two Nollywood superstars, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde and Tonto Dikeh, on Saturday pledged to support the fight against human trafficking. The superstars,…
Photo News: Governor Tambuwal loses popularity contest
Governor Aminu Tambuwal, who abandoned the All Progressives Congress on Tuesday, lost the popularity contest between him and his former…
Finally, Senator Godswill Akpabio dumps PDP for APC
Senator Godswill Akpabio, a former governor of Akwa Ibom state, is set to dump the Peoples Democratic Party and dampen…
Zimbabwe buries persons killed by soldiers during protests
The four children of a fruit-seller, Ishmael Kumire, gunned down by Zimbabwean soldiers in post-election violence wept uncontrollably at the…
Athletes laud Asaba 2018 spectators
Three of the athletes at the ongoing 2018 African Senior Athletics Championships (ASAC) in Asaba on Saturday applauded spectators at…
Supremacy show in Sokoto as APC leader Wammako holds mega rally
Pictures on Twitter and Facebook about the usually quiet city of Sokoto, showed the main roads in traffic gridlocks, as…
Air Force drill personnel, hold 10-km walk in Lagos
The Nigerian Air Force(NAF) on Saturday drilled its personnel and conducted a 10-km walk and jogging, aimed at keeping the…
I swear I cannot support Atiku for president – Obasanjo
Even before he gets a possible PDP nomination for 2019 presidential race, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar’s bid has already hit…
18 killed as 2 Russian helicopters collide midair
An Mi-8 helicopter has crashed in the north of Krasnoyarsk region, East Siberia, killing 18 people aboard, a source at…
Former Brazil coach Scolaris returns to coach Palmeiras for third time
Former Brazil manager Luiz Felipe Scolari says that he is motivated to win every trophy possible for Palmeiras as he…
Bombshell: Senator Godswill Akpabio set to move to APC
The romance between the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Senator Godswill Akpabio, the PDP Minority Leader in the Senate, has…
3 Div. Nigeria Army gets new GOC
Major General Benson Akinroluyo on Friday assumed duty as the new General Officer Commanding 3 Division, Nigeria Army, Rukuba, near…
Flood kills one person, destroys 40 houses in Kano state
A heavy rainfall on Thursday claimed the life of one person and destroyed over 40 houses in Dambatta local government…
My Arsenal Story: Alex Iwobi
Nigeria International Alexander Iwobi, better known as Alex Iwobi writes for arsenal.com about his lifetime journey at the North London…
TCN recovers 693 abandoned power equipment containers at ports
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), on Friday said that it had recovered more than 693 containers of power equipment…
Customs boss redeploys 70 Comptrollers
The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), retired Col. Hameed Ali, has approved the redeployment of 70 Comptrollers to meet the challenges…
I’m authentic Ogun PDP chairman, not factional – Engineer Dayo
Adejoke Adeleye/Abeokuta The Ogun State People’s Democratic Party Chairman Engr. Adebayo Dayo has warned that nobody should refer to him…
Zimbabwe elects Mnangagwa president
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been announced as winner of Zimbabwe’s July 30 presidential elections. The 75 year-old leader polled 50.8…