Author: Lanre Babalola
Afenifere, Ohanaeze, NEF, others meet over state of nation
The Leaders and Elders Forum of Nigeria on Wednesday expressed concern on the state of the nation and urged the…
Obasanjo writes northern elders, says Buhari’s confused
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has written another caustic letter on the state of the nation, six months after he addressed…
Group tasks Nigerians on fight against corruption
Chairman, Campaign Against Corruption and Bad Governance (CACOBAG), Mr Toyin Raheem, has called on Nigerians to join the fight against…
Photo News: Police parade suspected kidnappers of Chibok schoolgirls
The Borno State Police Command has paraded eight persons suspected to have taken part in the kidnap of the 276…
GOtv Boxing Night 15: Houanvoegbe Will See Stars, Boasts Dodo
Light middleweight boxer, Akeem “Dodo” Sadiku, has warned his opponent at GOtv Boxing Night 15, Franc Houanvoegbe of Benin Republic,…
Ex-Chief Justice of Nigeria Katsina Alu is dead
Aloysius Iyorgyer Katsina-Alu, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, has died.
Delivery robots replace delivery men in China
Along a quiet residential street on the outer edges of Beijing, a yellow and black cube about the size of…
Lagos CP serves kidnappers, others quit notice
The Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Mr Imohimi Edgal, on Tuesday warned kidnappers and other criminals to leave the…
Rousing welcome for Bukola Saraki in Ilorin
The Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki was on Tuesday, accorded a heroic reception by a crowd of supporters and…
I ‘misspoke’ during meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin – Trump
Under fire U.S. President Donald Trump tried on Tuesday to calm a storm over his failure to hold Russian President…
Fayemi receives certificate of return from INEC
Dr. Kayode Fayemi and his deputy Chief Bisi Egbeyemi will receive their certificates of return on Wednesday from the Independent…
Fayose makes first public appearance after Ekiti poll
Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State on Tuesday embarked on a road show in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti state capital,…
UN marks Mandela’s 100th birthday
The UN will mark 100 years since the birth of the late anti-Apartheid activist, Nelson Mandela, on Wednesday, taking stock…
Workers shut ExxonMobil Hq for sacking 860 Nigerian staffers
The Lagos headquarters of ExxonMobil has been shut down by the company’s workers’ unions over the sacking of 860 spy…
Nigerian Govt begins enrolment of military personnel on IPPIS
The Federal Government has concluded arrangements to begin the enrolment of all military personnel on the Integrated Personnel and Payroll…
Protest as flood washes away 6-year old primary school pupil
As floods continue to ravage parts of the country with attendant death tolls, a six-year-old primary school boy identified simply…
MD/CEO of Nestlé Nigeria appointed NECA second VP
Nestlé Nigeria’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. MauricioAlarcon has been appointed as second Vice President of Nigeria Employers…
Rivers Internal Revenue Service blocks offices of NDDC
Business activities at the headquarters of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, in Port Harcourt were on Tuesday disrupted by…
Photo News: NECA holds Annual General Meeting (AGM)
The 61st Annual General Meeting of the Nigeria Employer's Consultative Association took place on Tuesday at the association's secretariat in…
GOtv Boxing Night 15: Fijabi Will Taste Defeat, Boasts Iberu
Experienced light welterweight boxer, Kazeem “Iberu” Ariyo, has warned Olaide “Fijaborn” Fijabi, the African Boxing Union (ABU) welterweight champion, to…
Goldman Sachs Names David Solomon as CEO
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. said veteran investment banker David Solomon would succeed Lloyd Blankfein as chief executive, setting up a…
Herbalist swindles customer of N170,000
An Igbosere Magiatrates’ Court in Lagos on Tuesday admitted a 36-year-old harbalist, Ahmed Ifakunle, who allegedly swindled his customer to…
Boko Haram attacks: Buratai meets Operation Lafiya Dole commanders
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai on Monday, met with the Theatre Commander, Maj.-Gen. Nicholas Roger and other…
Oshiomhole says Gov Ortom has not quit APC
Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole has described the alleged exit of the governor of Benue state,…
GOtv Boxing Night 15: I’ll Destroy Iberu, Fijaborn Boasts
Reigning African Boxing Union (ABU) welterweight champion, Olaide “Fijaborn” Fijabi, has vowed to finish off Kazeem “Iberu” Ariyo, his opponent…
Aggrieved APC youths declare war on Obaseki over neglect
Crisis is brewing in the Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as hundreds of aggrieved youths of…
Gov Obaseki, IGP place N15m bounty on killers of 11 policemen
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state has placed a N10 million bounty on killers of four policemen in Sabongida Ora,…
Nigerian Govt Says Executive Order 6 Most Potent Weapon Against Corruption
The Federal Government has described the Executive Order Number 6, recently signed by President Muhammadu Buhari, as the Administration's most…
Missing soldiers: Journalist says 10 corpses recovered, Army denies report
Nigerian journalist most informed about Boko Haram activities, Ahmad Salkida, says 10 corpses of the missing 23 soldiers ambushed in…
Creative Nigerian presents Buhari with Photo Portrait in Netherlands
Mr. Toyin Loye, an art curator based in Netherlands, presenting his work, a beautiful art piece, to President Muhammadu Buhari…