Author: Lanre Babalola
7 persons killed in Rivers again
Seven persons were gunned down early today in Egbeda, Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers state by masked gunmen.
Be screened before January 15 or forfeit admission, LASU tells new students
Authorities of the Lagos State University (LASU) said on Thursday that students offered provisional admission for the 2017/2018 session who…
GOtv To Air CAF Football Awards Live
GOtv subscribers will have the opportunity of watching the Glo/CAF Football Awards Ceremony Live.
Oba Ewuare donates N500,000, cow, rice to Edo journalists
Oba Ewuare II of Benin has donated N500,000, cow, and two bags of rice to Edo chapter of the Nigeria…
Kano Govt. begins payment of scholarship to 23,000 students
The Kano State Government on Wednesday commenced payment of N300 million scholarship allowance to 23,987 students in various Nigerian universities…
DPR seals 80 petrol stations in Delta
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Warri Zonal Office, said it has sealed over 80 petrol stations in Delta since…
Police arrest 14 over Ibadan violence
The Oyo State Police Command on Wednesday said it had arrested 14 suspects in connection with the violence which occurred…
Resurrection Day At Christmas Season
The uproar about the inclusion of dead people’s names on a recent list of federal government appointments is highly regrettable.…
Soyinka’s New Year Message: It’s Your Struggle Now
In the final chapter of You Must Set Forth At Dawn, the fulsome account of his leading role in the…
Fulani herdsmen killing: Massive protest in Makurdi
A mass protest is ongoing at Markurdi, Benue State, as youths protest recent deadly killings by Fulani herdsmen.
Petrol marketers insist they can’t sell petrol at N145/litre
Petrol marketers in the country have told the government for the umpteenth time that they can no longer sell petrol…
Expect total blackout as national grid collapses
The Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing has confirmed that the nation's power grid has collapsed.
Lawal Kaita, ex-governor of Kaduna State, is dead.
The former governor of the defunct Kaduna State, Alhaji Muhammad Lawal Kaita is dead.
Popular radio presenter crushed to death on New Year’s eve
Olufemi Oluwajobi, formerly Egunjobi, a popular presenter with Fresh FM, owned by a Nigerian popular gospel singer and music producer,…
Treat files, memos within 72 hours, Obaseki orders civil servants
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has ordered all senior officials of the State civil service to ensure that all…
God said to me, go for the presidency – Tunde Bakare
Pastor Tunde Bakare of the Latter Rain Assembly has revealed what God told him in secret - go for the…
Abuja airport bustling again
Normal activities are gradually returning to the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja after days of low activities due to the…
Peterside Blasts Wike, Laments Killing Of 21 Persons In Rivers
The Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Dakuku Peterside has lamented the killing of 21…
Abuja filling station burnt, Air force officer loses car
MC MANAKAI filling station in Abuja has been gutted by fire. The station was one of the petrol stations in…
Assassins kill traditional ruler, wife
The traditional ruler of Numana in Kaduna State, His Royal Highness, Gambo Makama and his wife have been murdered by…
Judge handling Dino Melaye’s case dies
Justice Aromeh Benson Akogu, the Kabba Resident High Court Judge in Kogi handling the case of attempted assassination of Sen.…
Boko Haram bomb kills 3 in Adamawa
Some people are feared dead in a bomb attack on Magadali Local Government Area of Adamawa on Monday.
Gunmen kill 20 in Rivers
Not less than 20 persons have been reportedly murdered by gunmen who went house-to-house in Omoku, the headquarters of Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni…
Fun-seekers throng National Theatre for New Year celebrations
Scores of fun-seekers in Lagos on Monday thronged the National Theatre in Iganmu, to relax and celebrate the New Year.
2 pregnant women deliver as military free 700 persons from Boko Haram captivity
Two women of the 700 persons rescued from Boko Haram insurgents have delivered at a military holding facility in Monguno…
Ondo governor pardons 12 prisoners
Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has approved the pardon of 12 prisoners.
Senate blames NNPC, marketers over fuel scarcity
The Senate Committee on Petroleum Downstream has blamed the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and marketers over short supply of…
Pen Cinema Bridge: Lagos Government announces traffic diversion from Jan. 4
The Lagos State Government on Monday announced plans to enforce a partial restriction of movement for motorists in the Agege…
This 2018, Husbands Beware: Battering Your Wife May Shorten Your Life
About ten years ago, my tough, disciplinarian Uncle stopped talking to a certain friend of his. I told him how…
Why A Muslim Should Not Celebrate the New Year
Brothers and sisters! Around this time every year, the audio-visual and print media in many non-Muslim and even Muslim countries…