Author: Lanre Babalola
83-Year Old Woman Burnt To Death
An 83-year old woman, Malama Sa’adatu Isyaku, was on Saturday killed by fire in Kwajala village of Dutse Local Government…
NDLEA apprehends 235 drug offenders in Akwa Ibom
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Akwa Ibom Command, said on Sunday that it arrested 235 suspected drug offenders…
DPR suspends petrol station for diverting product
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Eket field office in Akwa Ibom has suspended I.Z UBA Nigeria Limited petrol station,…
Collapsed Banana farm in Ogoniland owned by Mexican company, others – Governor Wike
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has shocked Rivers people and Nigerians when he revealed that Songhai farm and the…
Buhari commends Obasanjo for bagging PhD
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated former President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo for bagging a doctorate degree at the National Open University(NOUN).
10,000 Cameroonian refugees in Nigeria – UN
The UN has expressed concerns about the swelling numbers of people fleeing English-speaking areas of Cameroon for Nigeria, saying it…
Police fraud unit arrests 20 visa racketeers in Lagos
The Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU) says it has arrested over 20 suspects who specialised in counterfeiting entry visas of…
Xenophobia: Mob destroys 4 Nigerian shops, houses in S/Africa
The Nigerian Community in South Africa said on Saturday that a mob destroyed four shops and several houses belonging to…
Four Abducted Expatriates In Kaduna Regain Freedom
The four Americans and Canadians that were abducted by on Tuesday by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have been released.
Group condemns police attack on journalists
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), a U.S.-based journalists’ rights and press freedom campaign organisation, has profiled the police assault…
Anyaoku, Fashola urges politicians to shun politics with bitterness
A former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Chief Emeka Anyaokwu has urged politicians to shun politics with bitterness in order to…
Medical doctor tested positive to Lassa fever in Kogi
Kogi State has recorded a fresh outbreak of Lassa fever as a medical doctor working with the Federal Medical Centre…
U.S. Govt. shuts down as Trump talks tough
The U.S. Government has officially shutdown at midnight Friday following the inability by the Republican and Democrats senators to reach…
FRSC prosecutes 116, convicts 92 offenders in Bayelsa
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said it prosecuted no fewer than 116 traffic offenders for 311 offences in Bayelsa…
Night fire razes 3 duplexes in Gowon Estate, Lagos
Fire on Friday night gutted three duplexes on 34 Road, B Close of Gowon Estate, Federal Housing Authority (FHA), Egbeda,…
Federal Govt begins cattle colonies next week
The Federal Government says work will commence next week on cattle colonies in states that have indicated interest to establish…
Osinbajo inaugurates committee to freeze terrorists’ accounts
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has inaugurated the National Sanctions Committee.
Kidnapped ex-Bayelsa commissioner regains freedom
Mrs Marie Ebikake, a former Commissioner for Transport in Bayelsa abducted by gunmen on the same day (Sunday) with a…
Gov. Ajimobi vows to appeal judgement nullifying Olubadan Chieftaincy Review
Sequel to to the judgement of the high court in Ibadan which declared null and void the panel of inquiry…
South African Police kill 27-year old Nigerian
The Nigerian community in South Africa has alleged that a 27-year old member, Ebuka Okori, was killed by the police…
All schools in New Delhi to be equipped with CCTV cameras
The city government in New Delhi plans to install CCTV cameras in every classroom in the city to enable parents…
How Nigerian Banker gave birth inside plane en-route New York
A Nigerian banker, Toyin Ogundipe, 41, has been delivered of a baby boy mid-air about 35,000 feet above sea level…
Herdsmen on rampage: When will Mr. President bite the bullet?
In July 2017, the governor of Benue, Samuel Ortom gave Nigerians a chilling account of how 1,878 lives were lost…
Zimbabwe opposition leader killed in helicopter crash
Key Zimbabwean opposition leader Roy Bennett died in a helicopter crash in a remote part of the U.S. state of…
Fulani herdsmen have no right to kill people – Bola Tinubu
National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has advised Fulani herdsmen to embrace modernity and stop…
UNILAG thanks President Buhari for approving TV station
The University of Lagos (UNILAG) has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for approving a TV licence for the institution, UNILAG TV.
UI clocks 70
The Vice Chancellor, University of Ibadan, UI, Professor Abel Idowu Olayinka has declared that officially the Premier University is 70…
Alex Ekwueme to be laid to rest on February 2
The burial committee set up to plan a state burial for Late Alex Ekwueme says the former Vice President will…
Edo PDP challenges LG electoral law amendment
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Edo State chapter Thursday resolved to challenge the recent amendment of the Edo State Local…
Govt warns Niger Delta Avengers against attack on oil installations
The Coordinator, Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Brig.-Gen. Paul Boroh has urged the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) and youths of the…