Author: Lanre Babalola
UN expresses shock over death of Nigerian asylum seekers in Cameroon
The UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) said it was shocked to learn of the tragic death of six Nigerian…
Apple is world’s first trillion dollar private company
U.S. Tech giant Apple Inc has made world history as the first private company in the world to record a…
Saraki must go for peace to reign in Senate – Senator Abu Ibrahim
Senator Abu Ibrahim (APC-Katsina) has said peace will be elusive in the Nigerian Senate until its President, Senator Bukola Saraki…
Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa leads Chamisa in popular vote
Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa was leading the opposition challenger Nelson Chamisa by about 217,819 votes in the result for nine…
Photo News: Wole Soyinka presents new book
Nobel laureate Professor Wole Soyinka on Thursday presented his new book to the public. The book titled: “Quis Custodiet Ipsos…
First Bank launches chat banking on WhatsApp
First Bank Nigeria Plc, has on Thursday unveiled its chat banking on WhatsApp to ensure effective service to its customers,…
Minister’s driver denies abandoning him
Aliyu Omeiza, the official driver to the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has denied social media report…
Lagos-Ibadan rail ready December
The Lagos-Ibadan standard rail line would be commission in December, transport minister Rotimi Amaechi gave the assurance in Lagos on…
Buhari meets security chiefs, departs for Bauchi
After a meeting with security chiefs, President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja departed for Bauchi. The meeting held behind…
That Maitama’s advice to Buhari
By Muhammad Ajah Late Maitama Yusuf Sule was, indeed, a great Nigerian nationalistic compatriot. A two-time minister of the Federal…
5 killed in Plateau cult clash
The Plateau Police Command has confirmed five persons dead in what it suspected was a clash between rival cult groups…
Saraki must go: APC leaders meet Buhari, call for resumption of NASS
The All Progressives Congress (APC) and some senators on Wednesday in Abuja met with President Muhammadu Buhari at the presidential…
Voters reject Mugabe’s plea, return ZANU-PF with absolute majority
Former Zimbabwe leader Robert Mugabe’s 11th hour appeal to voters to reject candidates of Zanu-PF went unheeded. Instead, the party…
Forbes publishes Jim Ovia’s autobiography
Nigerian billionaire banker Jim Ovia has published his autobiography chronicling the story of how he built one of Africa’s largest…
Yekini Nabena is acting APC National Publicity Secretary
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has approved the appointment of Mr Yekini Nabena as…
Morocco King sacks finance minister Boussaid
Morocco’s King Mohammed has sacked Mohamed Boussaid, the minister for the economy and finance, the Royal Cabinet said on Wednesday.…
Defections: Buhari holds secret late night meeting with APC governors
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday held a secret late night meeting with All Progressives Congress (APC) State Governors at the…
Saraki’s defection won’t affect APC in 2019 – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said the defection of Senate President Bukola Saraki from the…
Buhari to proceed on 10 days holiday in London
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Friday begin a 10-day working holiday. Revealing this in a statement on Wednesday, Femi Adesina,…
DStv, GOtv To Broadcast FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup Live
All 32 matches of the 2018 FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup are to be broadcast live on DStv and GOtv…
Photo News: Massive crowd welcomes Tambuwal back to PDP
It is no longer news that Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC)…
Kwara PDP chairman, members quit en masse to APC
Senate President Bukola Saraki and Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed, formerly members of the All Progressives Congress, will be inheriting an empty…
Suspected herdsmen attack farmer in Edo
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen have allegedly attacked a 50-year old farmer, Bashiru Aliu (50), in his…
23 Kwara lawmakers defect to PDP
Twenty-three members of the 24-member Kwara House of Assembly, including all principal officers on Wednesday defected to the Peoples Democratic…
Photo News: Buhari presides over FEC meeting
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday presided over the Federal Executive Council (FEC) Meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Here…
Gov Aminu Tambuwal dumps APC
Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has formally defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP),…
Finally, APC spokesperson Bolaji Abdullahi dumps party
Less than 24 hours after denying news reports that he had dumped the All Progressives Congress (APC), Spokesperson of the…
PDP condemns harassment of Ekweremadu by EFCC
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has decried what it called the harassment of Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu, opposition leaders, and…
Thousands join APC as Saraki leaves
Thousands of people are joining the All Progressives Congress, APC, even as Senate President Bukola Saraki and Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed…
Guest Lecturer slumps as UI renames Arts Theatre after Wole Soyinka
The University of Ibadan, UI, on Tuesday 31 July 2018, at the 2nd Geoffery Axworthy Lecture renamed its 63 year…