Author: Lanre Babalola
Ramadan: Zakkat Commission tasks wealthy Muslims on prompt payment of Zakkat
The Kano State Zakkat and Endowment Commission, has called on wealthy Muslims in the state to ensure prompt payment of…
U.S. Mayor honours Sope Aluko, Nigerian-British actor
The Mayor of Miami-Dade County Florida, Carlos A. Giminez has honoured Sope Aluko, Nigerian-British American actor with a proclamation that…
Customs intercepts 10 trailer loads of rice, other contraband worth N1.6bn
The Federal Operations Unit, Zone `A` of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) intercepted 10 trailers loads of parboiled rice and…
Alleged murderer of Nigerian singer remanded in prison
A 53-year old, Peter Nielsen, who allegedly killed his wife, Zainab, and her three-year-old daughter, Petra, was on Wednesday remanded…
Israel set to deport thousands of African migrants to Uganda
Israel is finalising a deal to deport thousands of African migrants to Uganda under a new scheme after agreements with…
Court frees 2 Boko Haram members for lack of diligent prosecution
A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday discharged two persons, Ibrahim Ahmed and Sani Argungu, arraigned for alleged ties…
19 dead in Kenya after bus plunges into river
At least, 19 people were killed when a bus plunged into a river in Kenya’s Rift Valley Region, authorities said…
President Buhari extends VAIDS deadline to June 30
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the extension of the Voluntary Assets and Income Declaration Scheme (VAIDS) to June 30.
The implications of Buhari’s second term declaration
Another historic event occurred in Abuja, the capital city of Nigeria, on Monday April 9, 2018, at about 11 am,…
Before things fall apart
It is no more news that the great Super Falcons of Nigeria lost heavily to the Les Bleues of France…
President Buhari approves 23 new federal appointments
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Chief Executive Officers of Agencies in the Federal Ministries of Health, Information…
Rainstorm wreaks havoc in Ilorin
Rainstorm has destroyed more than 40 electricity poles and other property worth millions of naira in some parts of the…
4 dead, 10 injured in multiple auto crashes
Four persons have died and 10 persons were seriously injured in multiple car crashes which occurred along the Abakaliki-Enugu Federal…
Nigerian Army nabs Boko-Haram bomb expert in Gombe
The Nigerian Army on Tuesday said it had arrested one Adamu Hassan, a ‘Boko Haram’ insurgent who specialises in making…
2 Inspectors, 3 Sergeants nabbed over robbery attempt
The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of five serving policemen over the alleged robbery attempt on one…
Agents of looters organising protest against Buhari in London – Presidency
The Presidency has uncovered plans by those described as “Nigerian looters” to disrupt the ongoing official visit of President Muhammadu…
Tuface to run for political office
Multiple music award winner, Mr Innocent Idibia, is set to swell the ranks of entertainers seeking political offices.
5 Cameroonian athletes disappear at Commonwealth Games
Five Cameroonian athletes competing at the Commonwealth Games in Australia have gone missing, the country’s Team Manager, Victor Agbor Nso,…
Buhari to declare open 61st UNWTO/CAF meeting
President Muhammadu Buhari is to declare open the 61st Meeting of the United Nations World Tourism Organization/Commission for Africa (UNWTO/CAF),…
Malaria kills 97 percent of children, pregnant women annually – Expert
The World Health Organization says 97 percent of children under five years and pregnant women die annually of malaria.
Police launch manhunt for armed suspects
The police in Sango police division of Ogun State southwest Nigeria have launched a manhunt for suspected gunmen who allegedly…
Confusion in Benin as drivers protest accident that claim 4 lives
There was pandemonium at Siloko Road in Benin, capital of Edo State, Tuesday morning, when commuter bus drivers mounted a…
China to force rainfall over an area 2X Nigeria
China is almost set to force rainfall and snow over 1.6 million sq km (620,000 sq miles), an area roughly…
Police launch man-hunt for killers of DPO in Rivers
The Commissioner of Police in Rivers, Mr Zaki Ahmed, has launched a manhunt for the killers of SP Kingsley Chukwuegu,…
Nigerian Govt expresses worry over killing of Nigerians in UK
The Federal Government on Monday expressed worry over increasing spate of killing of Nigerians in UK in recent time.
Fire destroys 25 rooms, 12 shops in llorin
No less than 25 rooms belonging to different family members of Ola-Oti Compound and 12 shops were razed in a…
Cultists-OPC clash: Police Inspector killed in Ogun
A police inspector and two others have been reported killed in a clash between a cult group, Aiye Confraternity and…
Immigration to Canada: What you need to know – Lawyer
Topmarké Attorneys LLP, one of Toronto’s leading law firms offering an integrated array of services, has just opened an office…
Why I want a second term – Muhammadu Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Abuja declared his intention to seek re-election in 2019.
I will run for president again in 2019, Buhari declares
President Muhammadu Buhari has declared his intention to run for president again in 2019.