Author: Lanre Babalola
Nigeria to receive another $500m Abacha loot
In addition to the $322 million recovered from Switzerland, Nigeria will soon repatriate another $500 million which late Sani Abacha…
Eid-el-Fitri: Prices of tomatoes, pepper, chicken increase in Lagos markets
Ahead of Eid-el-Fitri celebration on Friday, prices of tomatoes, pepper and chicken have increased in major markets in Lagos
Selectivity: Nyame, Dariye, Vindicate EFCC
The conviction of two prominent members of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Jolly Nyame and Joshua Dariye in quick…
Violence: INEC suspends voter registration in 2 Kogi LGs
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has suspended the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) in some communities in…
President Trump fights OPEC over rising oil prices
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday accused the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries(OPEC) of driving up oil prices, in a…
Eid-el-Fitr: AIG orders beef up of security in Edo, Delta, Bayelsa
Rasheed Akintunde, the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 5, Benin, has directed that security be beefed up across commands in…
Police promote 3,665 senior officers
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of 3,665 senior police officers.
Anti-Graft War: UK Pledges Support to EFCC
Paul Arkwright, British High Commissioner to Nigeria, has said that the United Kingdom will continue to support the anti-corruption crusade…
Buhari to sign 2018 budget next week
The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, has revealed that President Muhammadu Buhari will…
Court sacks Kogi senator
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the immediate sack of a senator, Atai Aidoko, as the member representing…
Scottish lawmakers walk out of British parliament
Lawmakers from the Scottish National Party (SNP) staged a dramatic walkout from the British parliament on Wednesday after their leader…
Norwegian lawmakers nominate President Trump for Nobel Peace Prize
Two Norwegian lawmakers have nominated President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize after the Singapore summit with North Korean…
Taraba Bizman Docked for Breach of Trust, Forgery
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday arraigned Abdullahi Mohammed before Justice Filibus B. Aneetur of the High…
Photo News: Fani-Kayode visits Obasanjo over 2019 election
Former aviation minister Femi Fani-Kayode on Wednesday visited former President Olusegun Obasanjo at his mansion in Abeokuta, Ogun State.
Nigerian Army kills 23 Boko Haram members, recovers weapons in Lake Chad
Nigerian Army say it nutrailised 23 Boko Haram and recovered weapons during its clearance operation in villages in the Lake…
President Buhari appoints new heads for federal agencies
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of new heads for two federal agencies and tenure renewal of six others.
June 12, The Mandate
The annulment of the presidential election of June 12, 1993 was a negative watershed in Nigerian history. It opened the…
Photo Of The Day: Buhari stoop down to assist Fawehinmi’s wife
What could be greater than this. An incumbent president stooping so low to assist a woman wear her shoes properly.
Alleged N950m Fraud: Court Stops Shekarau From Traveling Abroad
Justice Zainab Bage Abubakar of the Federal High Court sitting in Kano today refused an application by a former governor…
Explosion kills kerosene dealer in Edo
An unidentified kerosene dealer in Evbuotubu Market, Benin, Edo state, has died from an explosion that occurred while demonstrating the…
How ex-Katsina governor Shema spent N11b local government funds – Witness
The witness in the ongoing trial of a former governor of Katsina State, Ibrahim Shehu Shema today revealed how the…
MKO ABIOLA: BETWEEN OBJ AND PMB
Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola is a man who surmounted my struggles; right from birth. MKO lived up to Ola Rotimi’s…
NADECO urges Buhari to inaugurate Abiola as president posthumously
One of the leading groups in the fight for the restoration of the June 12 presidential election mandate, National Democratic…
Nestlé helps Nigerian farmers grow healthier grains
Nestlé Nigeria PLC, in collaboration with International Fertilizer Development Centre (IFDC) / 2Scale, is helping farmers improve their livelihoods by…
Nigerian Govt to expands honours for heroes of democracy
Mr. Boss Mustapha, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) has declared that more names will be announced…
Eid-el Fitr: Nigerian govt declares Friday, Monday public holidays
The Federal Government has declared Friday, 15th and Monday, 18th June as public holidays to celebrate this year’s Eid-el Fitr.
2018 World Cup: Super Eagles land in Russia
As the 2018 FIFA World Cup kicks off on Thursday, Nigeria's Super Eagles have arrived Russia.
New Democracy Day: Abiola, others did not die in vain – Ajimobi
Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, says Chief MKO Abiola and other heroes and heroines who paid the supreme price…
US unveils new Russia sanctions over cyber attacks
The US Treasury Department has imposed fresh sanctions on five Russian entities and three individuals, including a firm that's controlled…
“I was planning a `colabo’ with Ras Kimono before his death – Ara
Aralola Olumuyiwa, the talking drummer,“Gangan’’, on Monday said that she was planning to have a musical collaboration with the late…