Author: Lanre Babalola
Buhari must do more to end attacks by armed herdsmen – Soyinka
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has called on the Federal Government to do more to end attacks and killings allegedly…
Incredible! Boko Haram runs a govt by Lake Chad shores
From the shores of Lake Chad, Islamic State's West African ally is on a mission: winning over the local people.
Canada asks US to be stringent over visas to Nigerians
As Nigerian asylum seekers flood into Canada across a ditch in Upstate New York, Canadian authorities are asking the United…
Recall: Senator Melaye thanks constituents for `rescuing him’
Senator Dino Melaye has thanked the people of his constituency for “rising to his defence” by shunning the verification exercise…
Oyo CAN joins nationwide protest against killings
Churches from different denominations under the umbrella body of Christian Association Nigeria (CAN) on Sunday in Ibadan embarked on peaceful…
Churches in Benue mourn victims of killings
Many churches in Makurdi on Sunday complied with the directive of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) as Christian faithful…
CAF bans Nigerian referee, Ogabor, over attempted match manipulation
The Referees Committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has confirmed the recommendation of its Disciplinary Board to ban…
Minister Condoles With Oyo, Sokoto States Over Officials’ Deaths
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has described as untimely and shocking the recent deaths of the…
Ghosts behind Melaye’s recall – APC
The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi, Alhaji Haddy Ametuo, says “some ghosts“ initiated the recall process…
Police confirm death of 10 miners in Kaduna
The Kaduna State Police Command has confirmed that 10 miners were killed by armed bandits in Birnin Gawri Local Government…
SERAP to Trump: Demand looters’ list from Buhari, ban suspects from US
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an open letter to President Donald Trump requesting him to demand from…
Army arrests, parades militia herdsmen in Benue
The Nigerian Army on Saturday paraded three militia herdsmen that were in one of their camps located close to Tormatar…
Dino Melaye survives recall from Senate
The attempt to recall the Senator Dino Melaye of Kogi West flopped on Saturday following a low turn-out for the…
Melaye’s recall suffers setback in Mopamuro, result sheets hijacked
The recall verification exercise of the senator representing Kogi West, Mr Dino Melaye has suffered a setback in Mopamuro Local…
Ikoyi to experience 5-hour outage Sunday – EKEDC
The Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) has announced a five-hour outage in Ikoyi and environs from 10.00am to 3.00pm on…
APC denies alleged levy of N6bn on governors for congresses, convention
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has denied that governors elected on its platform are to contribute N6 billion for its…
12 killed in Lagos /Ibadan Expressway accident
Twelve persons were confirmed dead while five others sustained injuries in an accident involving a Volvo truck and a Ford…
Zimbabwe legalises marijuana
Zimbabwe has followed Lesotho by legalising the production of marijuana for medicinal and scientific purposes, making it the second African…
Bauchi agog as Air Marshal Abubakar’s son weds Yuguda’s daughter
Bauchi town went agog Saturday as Capt. Nasir Saddique, son of Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadiq Abubakar and…
Buhari commends Adenuga for creating jobs for Nigerians, salutes him at 65
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Chief Michael Adenuga who turns 65 on Sunday and commended his deep sense of loyalty…
2019: Opposition parties in Lagos form alliance to challenge APC
Fourteen opposition parties in Lagos State have formed an alliance to challenge the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2019…
Ex President Joyce Banda of Malawi returns home after 4 years in exile
Malawi’s former president Joyce Banda returned home on Saturday four years after she went into exile following Peter Mutharika’s rise…
Photo News: Low turn out as INEC verifies signatures for Melaye’s recall
The ongoing verification exercise organised by INEC to authenticate signatures of voters seeking the recall of Sen. Dino Melaye (APC/Kogi…
Electorate shun INEC recall process, say Melaye excellent representative
Voters in Kabba/Bunu/Ijumu Federal Constituency in Kogi have shunned the ongoing verification exercise organised by INEC to authenticate the signatures…
Air force destroys Boko Haram logistics base at Tumbum Gini
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said its Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE has successfully destroyed a Boko…
Bill Cosby to be placed under house arrest
U.S. comedian Bill Cosby is to be placed under house arrest following his conviction on three counts of aggravated indecent…
Guru Maharaj Ji is alive, not dead, says aide
The news of the demise of Satguru Maharaj Ji, that went viral on social media on Friday is not true…
Neymar working hard to recover – Brazilian doctor
Neymar is working hard to recover from the foot injury that sidelined him in February and will be back in…
Why brain, eyes, testes transplants off-limit for scientists
Since the world’s first successful organ transplant in 1954 — a kidney — the discipline has advanced to the point…
Nigerian pirates free 3 kidnapped South Korean sailors
Three South Korean sailors kidnapped by Nigerian pirates in seas off Ghana last month have been released safely, the Ministry…