Author: Lanre Babalola
Election Tribunal Upholds Governor Wike’s Re-election
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers State Governorship Election Tribunal has dismissed the petition filed by the Rivers State 2019 Labour…
JAMB: Getting It Right At A Great Cost
By Zainab Suleiman Okino JAMB could well have received kudos from many quarters after the painstaking weeding process and institutionalising…
The Influence of the Kanuri On Buhari
At present, prominent Kanuris very close to the president are his chief of staff, Mallam Abba Kyari, a former banker;…
Leah Sharibu’s Ordeal
By Dele Agekameh No matter what happens, Leah Sharibu has already conquered her captors in the eyes of the world,…
Why teenage pregnancy is rampant – Residents
Some residents of Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State have blamed the rampancy of teenage pregnancy in the area…
Buhari directs Ministers to hand over by May 28
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed all outgoing ministers to handover their portfolios on the 28th of May, 2019. He gave…
Olympic silver medalist Kirwa suspended for doping
Bahrain’s Olympic women’s marathon silver medalist Eunice Kirwa has been provisionally suspended after failing a doping test, the Athletics Integrity…
Alison-Madueke to be arraigned Oct 3
The FCT High Court, Apo on Wednesday fixed Oct. 3, for the arraignment of Diezani Alison-Madueke, former Minister of Petroleum…
Tinubu is a nice man but can’t be president in 2023 – Kuta
Following the interest shown by some individuals to become the country’s president in 2023, a chieftain of the All Progressives…
Buhari, ministers in valedictory FEC session today
President Muhammadu Buhari will preside over the valedictory session of the Federal Executive Council (FEC), on Wednesday, exactly a week…
Smile Telecoms Appoints New Group Chief Executive Officer
Smile Telecoms, a Pan-African telecommunications group with operations in Nigeria, Uganda, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, has…
Photo News: Billionaire Femi Otedola visits Christian Chukwu in hospital
Business magnate, Femi Otedola has visited ailing former Super Eagles Captain Christian Chukwu at the Wellington Hospital in London to…
Prison Warder who sells drugs to prisoners nabbed in Jos
Mr. Kabiru Danlami, a personnel of the Nigerian Prisons Service (NPS) in Plateau, has been arrested with a substance suspected…
Unregistered SIM cards dealers fraudulent – NCC
The Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) on Tuesday lamented that in spite of enlightenment efforts, some customers still deal in unregistered…
Movie Director Afolayan decries segregation in filmmaking in Africa
Kunle Afolayan, veteran Nigerian filmmaker says there is so much segregation in filmmaking between the Francophone and Anglophone countries in…
Orji Uzor Kalu cuts oil deals in Venezuela
Former governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu was a guest of embattled President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela on Monday.
NMA condemns arrest of doctor who attempted to save suicide victim
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has condemned the alleged harassment and intimidation by the Police of a doctor, Dr Daniel…
Photo News: Gov Amosun poses with world champions, Anthony Joshua, Israel Adesanya
It’s good to be a champion. But these two Nigerians who are currently in the world spotlight wouldn’t have been…
Video: Nigerian Army uncovers arms smugglers using Okada
The Nigerian Army has uncovered tricks employed by arms smugglers to bring small arms into the country through the seat…
Nigerian Guild Of Editors Rejects Accreditation Guidelines for Journalists
The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has rejected the new guidelines for the accreditation of media organisations, journalists/ correspondents covering…
Photo News: Buhari, Tinubu, Sultan of Sokoto break fast in Mecca
Lanre Babalola President Muhammadu Buhari who is on a lesser hajj in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, broke his Ramadan fast with…
Incredible! Gunmen kidnap FRSC officials
Two officials of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) have been kidnapped by gunmen in Osun State. The Police Public…
Rivers govt dethrones monarch over cultism
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has made good his threat to dethrone traditional rulers found guilty of aiding and…
How to get a Nigerian passport within one week without paying a bribe
Many Nigerians go through a painful, dysfunctional and extortionate process when they try to obtain an international passport.
Nigeria’s GDP up by 2.01% in Q1 — NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), said the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 2.01 per cent (year-on-year) in…
Fire guts Trans Forcados Pipeline in Delta
Fire has occurred at a spill site along the Trans Forcados Pipine within the Chanomi Creeks in Yeye community of…
My wife denies me sex because of my small…., Pastor tells court
Pastor Samson Farounbi has told an Idi-Ogungun Customary Court, Agodi, in Ibadan, that the small size of his sexual organ…
Tradermoni: FG begins payment of N15,000 to traders
Lanre Babalola Millions of Nigerian petty traders who benefited from the N10,000 tradermoni of the Federal government are in for…
Photo News: Naira Marley arrives court to face trial
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Monday ordered the remand in prison custody of hip hop artist, Azeez…
MultiChoice Partners New York Film Academy
Pay television firm, MultiChoice has announced a partnership between its flagship initiative, the MultiChoice Talent Factory (MTF), and the New…