Author: Lanre Babalola
Read Presidency’s full reply to Obasanjo’s statement (Unedited)
For the record, Chief Obasanjo is a patriot, and he has proven this time and time again. We appreciate what…
Buhari, going, going….. – Fayose
Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State says the end has come for the Muhammadu Buhari administration.
Oyo govt condemns workers for embarking on strike
Oyo State Government has condemned the three day warning strike declared by the joint section of the Oyo State Executive…
Buhari holds closed door meeting with Tinubu, Akande
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday held a closed-door meeting with the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju…
Govt inaugurates committee to host African tourism ministers
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has inaugurated the planning committee for the 61st Meeting of the…
Police arrest 9 for burning station
The Taraba Police Command says it has arrested nine persons in connection with the burning of its Divisional Headquarters in…
2 Benin varsity doctors die in 2 weeks
Two medical doctors working with the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) have died in the Intensive Care Unit of…
BBOG Protest: Police detain Oby Ezekwesili, others
Dr Oby Ezekwesili, co-convener of the #BringBackOurGirls (BBOG) has been detained at the Unity Fountain in Abuja.
Breaking: Obasanjo issues red card to Buhari: Quit now
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to quit the stage after the expiration of his current term…
Aisha Buhari: The critic in the other room
Mrs Aisha M. Buhari, the wife of President Muhammadu Buhari is probably the most loved person in Nigeria today, especially…
Legendary South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela is dead
Legendary musician Hugh Masekela has passed away in a Johannesburg hospital.
Former Chief Justice of Nigeria Dahiru Musdapher is dead
Former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Dahiru Musdapher, is dead. He reportedly died last night. The cause of death is still…
“I am not desperate to be president” — Lamido
Former Governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Sule Lamido on Monday, said that he was not desperate for the position of…
2 South African policemen arrested for killing Nigerian
The Nigerian Mission in South Africans says indigenes responsible for the violent attack on Nigerians in Durban and other areas…
Presidency outlines Buhari’s achievements to angry Na’Abba
The Presidency has appealed to former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Ghali Na’Abba, to take a second look…
Nigeria condemns killing of its citizen in South Africa
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has condemned the alleged killing of Mr…
Govt sacks senior police officers in Zimbabwe
Anxiety gripped Zimbabwe’s police force following the dismissal and reinstatement of senior personnel.
Igbo APC supports Buhari for 2nd term
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday held a meeting with All Progressives Congress APC-delegation from the South East at the presidential…
FAAN completes repairs of Enugu Airport runway
The repair of the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, runway has been completed, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN)…
Teacher allegedly rapes neighbour’s daughter
A 38-year old man, Joshua Babatunde, was on Monday arraigned in an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court, for allegedly raping his…
80 female students escape death as fire razes hostel
Eighty female students of Government Girls Secondary School (GGSS) Mabera in Sokoto metropolis escaped death on Sunday night when fire…
Oil price rises again
Oil prices climbed on Monday, pushed higher by Saudi Arabia’s comment that cooperation between oil producers currently withholding supplies would…
Indian minister dismisses Darwin’s theory of evolution
An Indian minister has stirred a major row by dismissing naturalist Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution of humans, saying it…
Trending Video: Baba Obasanjo shows ’em the way
Former president Olusegun Obasanjo is at it again. This time around, he displayed his dancing skill so well to the…
Fulani herdsmen must pay N5,000 to operate in Ekiti – Fayose
Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State has directed that for a Fulani herdsman to operate in Ekiti, he must pay…
Muslim body tasks Federal Govt on security
The Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) has appealed to the federal and state governments to take proactive measures against security challenges…
Customs sets N1.3trn revenue target for 2018
Mr Joseph Attach, the Public Relations Officer of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), said that the service had set N1.3 trillion…
Fear grips Nigerians as South Africans protest on Monday
The Nigerian Community in South Africa on Sunday urged its members to adopt safety measures ahead of a planned protest…
2019: Youth to purchase nomination form for Buhari
Daura Emirate Youth Progressive Movement (DEYPM), an NGO, on Sunday said it would purchase nominations forms for President Muhammadu Buhari…
Fresh PDP surrenders, joins mainstream party
Members of the fresh Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday cancelled plans to inaugurate its parallel National Working Committee (NWC)…