Author: Lanre Babalola
Olubadan: Top Ibadan indigenes meet Gov Ajimobi
The apex socio-cultural organisation in Ibadanland, the Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes, is confident that the lingering chieftaincy dispute triggered…
1,050 Boko Haram insurgents surrender, many flee
The Nigerian Army on Saturday said 1,050 insurgents had surrendered to troops in Lake Chad and Monguno general area of…
LG Polls: Commercial activities paralysed in Asaba
Economic and social activities have been grounded in Asaba and its environs following the ongoing local government polls in the…
Delta LG Polls: Electoral commission office set ablaze
The ongoing local government election in Delta State has turned violent with some hoodlums setting ablaze the Ughelli office of…
2 brothers arrested for serial rape
Adejoke Adeleye/Abeokuta The Ogun State Police Command has arrested two brothers Paul Jibunor, 23 and Nkoenye Jibunor, 28, for alleged…
UI to commence 2nd Semester Exam January 8
In spite of the national industrial action embarked upon by members of the non teaching staff of Nigerian universities, the…
Borno Govt. extends curfew in Maiduguri for 7 days
The Borno Government on Friday announced the extension of curfew in Maiduguri for another seven days from 8:00 p.m. to…
Crocodiles kill 90-year old tourist
A ninety-year-old tourist was killed and another tourist left on life support when crocodiles attacked them as they paddled an…
FRSC redeploys 109 officers in major shake-up
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has redeployed 109 personnel as part of efforts to enhance its operational efficiency, according…
Petrol price remains N145 per litre – Kachikwu
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, on Friday in Abuja said petrol price remains N145 per…
Photos of the day: Ambode, Obasanjo, Ekweremadu, Asisat Oshoala
This our photo of the day. Nigeria's golden girl, Asisat Oshoala shone like a bright star in Accra, Ghana.
You are a liar, Gov El-Rufai blasts Senator Ben Murray-Bruce
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has blasted Senator Ben Murray-Bruce of Bayelsa State for feeding the public with wrong…
Hospital to sanction doctors who refused to treat gunshot patients
Management of University of Port Harcourt Teaching (UPTH) has vowed to deal with medical doctors or nurses who refused to…
Father Mbaka and the Voice of God
Prophecies and predictions by Christian pastors often mark the end of a year and the beginning of another in Nigeria…egged…
While Allah Has Created You and What You Make
All thanks and praises are due to Allah, we seek His help and forgiveness. We seek refuge in Allah from…
Mohamed Salah is 2017 African Footballer of the Year
Mohammed Salah has been named African Footballer of the Year for 2017 at the CAF Awards.
18 killed, hundreds injured in South African train crash
A passenger train burst into flames Thursday after striking a truck at a crossing in rural South Africa. At least…
Selling petrol at N145/litre no longer sustainable – Kachikwu
The Minister of State For Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu on Thursday said the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC has…
Fire guts Customs warehouse in Lagos
Fire gutted a warehouse belonging to the Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit, Zone A, in Lagos State, South West…
Police declare BAU cement boss wanted over attack on Obaseki
The Nigeria police has allegedly declared the Managing Director of BUA’s Obu Cement Company, Engr. Yusuf Binji, wanted over an…
Bishop David Oyedepo’s church on fire
The Kenyan branch of Living Faith church AKA winners chapel in Ngong Road, Nairobi Kenya is on fire.
Troops rescue 2,000 persons, as 200 terrorists surrender in Borno
Troops have rescued over 2, 000 people including men, women and children in the Northern fringe of Borno, bordering the…
Nigerian soldiers rescue another Chibok schoolgirl
One of the abducted Chibok schoolgirls has been rescued by Nigerian soldiers fighting Boko Haram in the Northeast.
Milestone: EFCC secures 189 convictions in 2017
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has revealed that it secured 189 convictions in 2017.
Customs donates 421 trailers of rice, others goods to IDPs
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has donated 421 trailers of rice totalling 252,666 bags valued at N3.78 billion to Internally…
FRSC rescues 90 unharmed in Lagos
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) rescued 90 people unharmed in Lagos State during its “Operation Zero Tolerance Patrol ’’…
Buhari And The Two Blind Men
Something curiouser than the perennial fuel shortage emerged last week. President Muhammadu Buhari’s New Year message was the clearest indication…
GOtv To Air FA Cup, La Liga Matches Live
This weekend, GOtv MAX and Plus subscribers will be treated to select games from the FA Cup and in addition,…
3 burnt to death in Rivers
Three persons in a car were burnt beyond recognition in the early hours of Thursday at Garrison Roundabout, Port Harcourt-Aba…
Fowler Named Among World’s 50 Most Influential Tax Person
Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Mr. Babatunde Fowler, has been named among the world's 50 most influential…