Author: Lanre Babalola
We Are Ready To Take On Tax Debtors After VAIDS – Fowler
Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Mr. Babatunde Fowler, has warned individuals and corporate entities, who refuse to…
Britain expels 23 Russian diplomats over chemical attack on ex-spy
Britain expels 23 Russian diplomats in response to a nerve agent attack on a Russian former double agent in southern…
Photo News: Buhari tours Yobe, Osinbajo presides over FEC meeting
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday visited Damaturu, Yobe State capital as part of his tour of troubled areas in the…
Germany’s Angela Merkel elected for fourth term as chancellor
Germany's Parliament elected Angela Merkel for her fourth term as chancellor on Wednesday, putting an end to nearly six months…
Governor Fayose joins #Bring Back Dapchi Girls campaign
Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has joined the campaign for #Bring Back Dapchi Girls, a group urging the Federal…
Nigerian Tomi Adeyemi gets Hollywood deal for new novel
Tomi Adeyemi, a Nigerian-American author, has released her critically acclaimed debut, Young-Adult Fantasy book, ‘Children of Blood and Bone.’ Adeyemi,…
President Buhari arrives Maiduguri en-rout Yobe
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday arrived in Maiduguri as part of nationwide visit to trouble areas in the country.
Increase budgetary allocation to education – School Proprietor
A renowned educationist Chief Christian F. I. Olaniyan has advised the federal and state governments to increase their annual budgetary…
Policemen abduct reporter in Abuja
Musa Abdullahi Krishi, a journalist with the Daily Trust newspaper has been abducted by policemen in Abuja.
Nigerians top list of 100 Most Reputable Africans
Leading Global Reputation-Management Consulting Company, Reputation Poll, has released its inaugural list of 100 Most Reputable Africans.
Photo News: Lawyers protest new Lagos Land Use Charge
Some lawyers at the Ikeja High Court Lagos this morning protested the arbitrary increase of the Land Use Charge by…
Fulani herdsmen strike again, kill 25 in fresh Plateau attack
Suspected herdsmen have killed 25 persons in another attack in Plateau State.
Photo News: Jigawa backs PDP for 2019
This is the multitude of the crowds that attended the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) rally in Jigawa State on Monday.…
President Buhari rejects amendment to Electoral Act
President Muhammadu Buhari has rejected the amendment to the Electoral Act, which intended to change the country's elections sequence.
IGP’s Insurbordination: Gov Fayose berates Buhari
Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has berated President Muhammadu Buhari over his statement that the Inspector-General of Police, Alhaji…
Lagos State and the Politics of Taxation
The government of Lagos State seems to be currently in the eye of the storm over its introduction of a…
University Education At All Cost Is Not Working
University education is not for everyone, and policy formulators, educators and parents should stop pretending it is. Nigeria’s education system…
The rice war: How Asian rice importers sabotage Nigeria’s rice policy
Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, must by now have understood what it means to fight…
Obasanjo pledges support for Ota monarch
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has pledged his unflinching support for the new Olota of Ota, Oba Abdulkabir Adeyemi Obalanlege.
IGP disobeyed my order to stay in Benue – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said he was ‘surprised’ that the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris disobeyed his directives to…
Residents cry out over failed Sango-Abeokuta Expressroad
Motorists and residents of Iyana Ilogbo, Owode, Ijako, Joju and Sango areas of Ogun State have appealed to the federal…
Benue people unhappy with you Mr President – Ex-Governor
Visiting President Muhammadu Buhari had a taste of the peoples' feelings towards him in Benue State today when he was…
Photo News: ‘Ghosts’ welcome Buhari to Benue State – Reno Omokri
Reno Omokri, an aide of former president Goodluck Jonathan says the streets were silent in Benue State as President Muhammadu…
Senate confirms N13.5m monthly allowance to Senators
The Nigerian Senate said today that Senator Shehu Sani was in order when he revealed the N45m quarterly allowance that…
South East governors plan a ring road
Governors of the South East geo-political region have undertaken to construct a ring road that will link the five states…
‘Lifu’ evicted from BBNaija “Double Wahala”
BBNaija “Double Wahala” housemates Leo and Ifu Ennada (Lifu)have been evicted from the show.
U.S. Secretary of State, Tillerson, visits Nigeria on Monday
The U.S. Secretary of State, Mr Rex Tillerson, will arrive in Abuja on Monday for his first official visit to…
Oyo commences construction of 150km roads
The Oyo State Government has commenced the construction of 150 kilometres of roads across the state.
Senators’ Emoluments: Buhari must stop payment of double salary – Falana
Lagos-based lawyer and human rights activist, Mr Femi Falana has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to stop payment of double…
See what Pastor Adeyemi wrote about his wife on Mother’s Day
Today is Mother's Day celebrated all over the world. A lot of important personalities have been extolling the virtues of…