Author: Lanre Babalola
Jimi Agbaje dumping PDP is fake news – Spokesman
Spokesman for Mr. Jimi Agbaje, the Lagos State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 election,…
Nigeria’s Oil Thieves Back With A Bang
Just as Nigeria gets to grips with militants who brought the nation’s oil industry to its knees a few years…
Former UEFA President Lennart Johansson dies
Lennart Johansson, a Swede who presided over European soccer for 17 years as its Champions League turned into a global…
Photos: See Brazil’s Neymar Jr in his personalised helicopter
World’s most expensive footballer Neymar Jr of Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) sure has class. See him arrives at Brazil training in…
How Nigeria can benefit from GridCodes Technology
The Federal Government recently inaugurated the Inter-Ministerial Technical Committee on the adoption of Gridcodes. GridCodes is a technology for digital…
Jersey, Nigeria, US to share $267m Abacha loot
The more than $267m (£210m) belonging to former Nigerian dictator General Sani Abach is to be shared between Nigeria, Jersey…
Nigerian Govt to induct Kudirat Abiola, Adadevoh, 22 others into hall of fame
The Federal Ministry of Women Affairs through the National Centre for Women Development, Abuja, has listed 22 women to be…
Rihanna Is World’s Richest Female Musician – Forbes
“Work, work, work, work, work, work.” That’s the opening line of Rihanna’s 2016 dancehall anthem titled, appropriately, “Work.” It could…
Eniola Bello, MD ThisDay newspaper loses wife
One of Nigeria’s brilliant journalists and newspaper administrators Mr Eniola Bello has lost his wife, Helen. Helen, it was learnt,…
Why doctors are on warning strike in Anambra — MDCAN
The Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital (COOUTH) branch, says doctors…
Photo News: Muslims celebrate Eid-el-fitri in Lagos
Thousands of Muslims in Lagos on Tuesday thronged the various praying grounds in the state to mark the end of…
Ogun police arrests 2 pipeline vandals
Adejoke Adeleye/Abeokuta Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested two pipeline vandals, Tunde Ramoni, 45 and Yinka Olufowobi,…
Serena Williams makes history as Forbes richest woman athlete
U.S. tennis star Serena Williams, has made history as the first athlete to make Forbes’ list of the World’s Richest…
Protests greet Trump’s UK state visit
Thousands of protesters greeted President Donald Trump’s U.K. visit with anger and British irony Tuesday, crowding London’s government district while…
Insecurity: IBB urges Nigerians to support Buhari
Former military President Ibrahim Babangida has expressed confidence that Nigeria would soon overcome its security challenges. Babangida, who spoke with…
Abacha’s £211m loot seized by British Court
A British court has seized £211,000,000 million looted from the Nigerian treasury by the former Nigerian dictator and military head…
Eid-el-fitr: Bank customers decry poor network, insufficient funds in ATMs
Bank customers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Tuesday decried poor network and insufficient funds in most Automated Teller…
Muhammad-Bande emerges UNGA President
Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Amb. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, has emerged President of the 74th UN General Assembly. Muhammad-Bande,…
Trump forgets own gift to Queen
The US President’s memory lapse regarding a gift he’d presented wasn’t the first, as in December his eldest son Donald…
Nigerian Govt gets solution to suicide among youths
The Anambra Chairman of GOGAN, Mr Johnbosco Onunkwo made the call at a capacity building workshop in Awka on Sunday…
FCT Doctors threaten strike, give 21-day ultimatum
The Association of Resident Doctors, Federal Capital Territory administration (FCTA), on Monday issued a 21-day ultimatum to its management to…
I have made up my mind to pay salaries before month ends, Gov assures Ogun workers
Adejoke Adeleye/Abeokuta Ogun State governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has assured workers in the state that their salaries would be paid…
Man who impregnated teenage church member not a pastor – MFM
The Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM) has clarified that suspended ‘Pastor’ David Onyekachukwu of its Life Camp branch,…
Imo Assembly suspends clerk, nullifies Okorocha’s appointments
Imo House of Assembly on Monday suspended the Clerk of the House, Mr Christian Duru. The suspension was announced by…
Gov Obiano reshuffles cabinet
Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra has announced the movement of six commissioners from their ministries to new ones. The cabinet…
Anti-graft agency uncovers alleged N3.4bn misappropriated by Emir Sanusi
The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-corruption Commission says it has uncovered over N3.4 billion allegedly misappropriated by the Emir…
Alleged fraud: AfDB debars Nigerian construction firm for 3 years
The African Development Bank (AfDB) says it has debarred a Nigerian construction company, known as Qualitrends Global Solutions Nigeria Limited’,…
Don’t use tyres to burn meat, AEPB tells abattoir operators
The Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB) has urged abattoir operators in Karu, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to desist from using…
Incredible! Nigerian soldiers flee as Boko Haram captures Borno town
Boko Haram, on Sunday, captured Marte, headquarters of Marte Local Government Area of Borno State, dependable sources have confirmed in…
Boeing 737 jets face new safety warning
Over 310 Boeing 737 jets contain 148 potentially defective parts may need to be replaced, the Federal Aviation Administration said…