Author: Lanre Babalola
Gunmen kill man, 3-year old daughter, abduct expatriate
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have killed a man, his three-year old daughter and a police escort in order to…
FRSC deploys 2,000 personnel, 100 vehicles for Anambra polls
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) is to deploy additional 2,000 personnel and 100 vehicles for the Nov. 18 gubernatorial…
Sports: A Tool for Economic and Social Development
The clouds were always beautiful and calm those days, but my heart stayed thumping as I focused on the bar.…
Lagos International Trade Fair: Chamber declares Nov 10 Black Friday
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), has declared Nov. 10, ‘Black Friday’ as part of activities at the…
3 persons arrested, 2 wounded in explosion near Enugu polling station
The Enugu State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of three persons in connection with minor explosion which occurred on…
Auchi Polytechnic student shot dead by vigilantes
Okafor Ofiebor/PortHacourt The Edo State Police Command has launched investigation into the death of a fresh graduate of the Auchi…
Ex-militants thank Buhari for prompt payment of tuition fees, allowances
Students sponsored by the Office of the Presidential Amnesty Programme in the United States have commended the administration of President…
Please help us locate Maina, EFCC begs Nigerians
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has appealed to Nigerians to help it in locating the whereabouts of Mr AbdulRasheed…
I prefer going to jail, man tells court
An Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court sitting in Isabo, turned to theatre room on Friday when 43-year-old Saburi Yusuf, accused of damaging…
Police arrest 3,000 kidnappers nationwide – IGP
The Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, on Friday said the police had so far apprehended about 3,000 suspected kidnappers nationwide.
Liberian Supreme Court rules on run-off election Nov. 6
The Supreme Court of Liberia has fixed Monday, Nov. 6, 2017 for ruling in an application seeking a re-run of…
160 groups agree to pursue peace in southern Kaduna
About 160 groups in Southern Kaduna on Friday agreed to form committees at community levels to promote peaceful co-existence among…
I wish I could bring my son back, Tinubu laments
Grieving Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on Friday broke his silence on the…
Workers in Oyo higher institutions begin strike
Workers’ unions across Oyo State-owned tertiary institutions on Friday began an indefinite strike, demanding the payment of over 15 months…
MultiChoice Announces Special GOtv Offer at Lagos International Trade Affair
Leading video entertainment company, MultiChoice Nigeria has announced a special offer on its GOtv platform at the ongoing 37th Lagos…
Tony Elumelu marks foundation’s 7th anniversary
It is seven years since our Foundation was created, time to reflect on the speed in which we have institutionalised…
White House on lockdown due to “suspicious activity”
The White House went under lock-down Friday morning due to “suspicious activity,” the U.S. Secret Service said.
Nigeria In Trouble Again As Niger Delta Avengers End Ceasefire
If the threat by the Niger Delta Avengers to resume hostilities with the Nigerian government anytime from now is anything…
Billionaire kidnapper, Evans seeks freedom
Billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, a.k.a Evans, on Friday filed an application to be released on bail and for his case…
Africa Check builds website to check election promises by presidents
Africa Check, the continent’s first, independent fact-checking organisation launched in 2012, is building a promise tracker - the African Election…
2019 Presidency: Atiku denies formal declaration on video
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has denounced a video making the rounds on social media in which he is purportedly…
Repair Sango-Ota roads, FRSC begs Gov Amosun
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has appealed to the Ogun Government to repair roads in Sango-Ota and its environs,…
Atiku Abubakar dares Buhari for 2019 presidency
The race for the 2019 presidency is on and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has thrown his hat into the…
Gov Umahi swears-in new Attorney General 12 hours after sacking the former
Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi has replaced the state former Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Augustine Nwankwagu, 12…
Tasty Time Managing Director docked over unregistered products
The Managing Director of Tasty Time Nigeria Ltd, Isaac Kole, was on Thursday arraigned before a Federal High Court in…
2015 Polls: I collected N30m from Diezani for logistics – Ex-INEC Secretary
A former INEC officer, Christian Nwosu on Thursday at a Federal High Court in Lagos denied that he was bribed…
Buhari to visit Igbo states before 2019 election
President Muhammadu Buhari is to embark on tour of South East states beginning with Ebonyi to improve the relationship between…
Danger over: Alex Ekwueme now in stable condition
Former Vice President Alex Ekwueme is now in a stable condition after collapsing in his house at Enugu on Saturday.
Dozens besiege Akure to consult ‘wonder baby’ with healing powers
The birth of a ‘wonder boy’, simply referred to as ‘Daddy Samuel’, in Akure, the Ondo state capital, has turned…
2019: Buhari won’t get automatic ticket – Gov Okorocha
Contrary to popular opinions that President Muhammadu Buhari would have a smooth ride in getting the ticket of the All…