Author: Lanre Babalola
Photo: Meet woman who designed Nigeria’s first unmanned aerial vehicle
Nkemdilim Anulika Ofodile is the Nigeria AirForce aerospace engineer who designed "Tsaigumi", Nigeria's first indigenous operational UAV (Unmanned aerial vehicle.)
Malabu Oil: Ex-AGF Mohammed Adoke to be arraigned June 18
Justice John Tsoho of the Federal High Court, sitting in Maitama, Abuja, has adjourned to June 18, 2018 for the…
Valentine’s Season: Pasuma thrills fans at Badagry Beach
Fuji Musician, Wasiu Alabi Pasuma, on Saturday thrilled his fans at the Suntan Beach in Badagry as part of activities…
Banditry: Police deploy 3 additional mobile units to Zamfara
Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, has said that three additional mobile police units would be deployed to Zamfara to…
Lukaku double sends Man United into FA Cup quarter-finals
Romelu Lukaku extended his impressive FA Cup scoring record by netting twice in Manchester United’s 2-0 win at Huddersfield Town…
Court sentences child killer, rapist to death
A Pakistani anti-terrorism court on Saturday sentenced a suspected serial killer to death for the rape and murder of a…
Federal Govt evacuates 2,114 Nigerians from Libya
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) said over 2,114 Nigerian returnees from Libya had been…
Judicial workers begin indefinite strike in Nasarawa
The Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), Nasarawa State Chapter, has commenced an indefinite strike following the failure of state’s…
Mass Wedding: Catholic priest sponsors 136 couples in Nasarawa
Reverend Father Lawrence Soja-Anyembugu, Parish Priest in charge of St Sylvester Catholic Church, New Nyanya, Nasarawa state, has sponsored the…
Adamawa PDP chieftains, supporters defect to APC
No fewer than 17 chieftains of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and their supporters defected to the All Progressives Congress…
Pope Francis says Paul VI will be made saint in 2018
Paul VI, who led the Catholic Church through tumultuous reforms in the 1960s and 1970s, will be made a saint…
3 girls died inside parked car in Kano
The Kano State Police Command confirmed on Saturday that three girls died of suffocation inside a parked car in Sabon…
I assassinated many people for NURTW boss – Serial Killer
A self-confessed serial killer, Adeola Williams aka Ade Lawyer, has confessed to several assassinations, saying he had killed four people…
BBNAIJA: Biggie criticised for favouritism
Fans of the popular show have turned their backs on Big Brother to what they perceive as injustice towards Lolu.
Video: Officials rescue 14-year old Nigerian slave in South Korea
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has rescued a 14 year-old Nigerian girl from South Korea.
We are not aware of Shekau’s whereabouts – Nigerian Army
The Nigerian Army on Friday dismissed as “misleading” reports indicating that the Boko Haram factional leader, Abubakar Shekau, escaped to…
Federer makes history as tennis oldest Number One
Roger Federer smashed his way into tennis history books on Friday, beating Dutch Robin Haase to reach the semi-finals of…
2019 Poll: APC leaders, Tinubu meet Buhari in Daura today
President Muhammadu Buhari is billed to meet All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftains at his country home in Daura, Katsina state…
22 killed, 28 wounded in multiple bomb blasts in Borno
No fewer than 22 persons were killed and 28 others injured in a multiple suicide bombings at a market in…
Tonto Dikeh, estranged hubby celebrates son’s birthday
Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh and her ex-husband Olakunle Churchill, on Friday came together to celebrate their son, King’s birthday at…
Libya returnee dies 2 days after arrival
A female returnee recently evacuated from Libya, Miss Towobola Adebayo, died after two days of medical treatment at the University…
Ethiopia declares state of emergency
Ethiopia on Friday announced state of emergency after Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn announced his intention to step down amid unrest…
Xenophobia: Nigerian stabbed in South Africa on Valentine’s Day
The Nigerian Community in South Africa said on Friday that a member was stabbed during a xenophobic attack in Rustenberg,…
How I was kidnapped, gang-raped via social media – Model
A 23-year old model, identified as (Complainant A) on Friday narrated how she was lured via social media, kidnapped and…
We will not register under-aged, INEC tells stakeholders
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will not register under-aged in the ongoing registration of voters as it…
Ogun govt partners IPPs for stable power supply
The Ogun State Government has restated its commitment to provide stable power supply to residents of the state.
Photo News: Obasanjo visits Bayelsa, commissions projects
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, GCFR is now in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. He will be commissioning some projects executed by Governor…
Protesters shut down Port Harcourt power station
The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHED) has called on concerned authorities to call protesters to order following the shutting…
Tertiary institutions begin indefinite strike in Nasarawa
The Joint Union of Tertiary Institutions (JUTI), Nasarawa State Chapter, on Friday, embarked on an indefinite strike following the state…
Bloodshed imminent at Iyana Ilogbo, Ado-Odo, Ota
Landlords and residents of Abudu village in Iyana Ilogbo area of Ado Odo Ota local government area of Ogun State…