Author: Lanre Babalola
Federal Govt advises civil servants on regular exercises
The Federal Government has advised civil servants to embrace regular exercise so as to be physically and mentally fit to…
8 Nigerian fashion designers to kit 2017 Queen Moremi in London
A veteran fashion designer in London, Mary Martin will join eight Nigerian fashion designers to kit the 2017 Queen Moremi…
Change of guards at NAFDAC, Magbojuri takes over
Dr. Abubakar Jimoh, the Spokesperson of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), says Mr Ademola…
Nnamdi Kanu not in our custody – DHQ
Nigerian military authorities have refuted claims of having the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB; Nnamdi Kanu in…
Where is Nnamdi Kanu? UK asks Buhari
The United Kingdom has asked the Federal Government to clarify the status and whereabouts of the leader of the Indigenous…
Vice Chancellor identifies problems facing higher education
The Vice Chancellor of University of Ibadan, UI, Professor Abel Idowu Olayinka has identified inadequate funding as the main problem…
President Trump’s health minister resigns
Tom Price, secretary of the U.S. Health and Human Services Department, resigned Friday amid a furor over his taking more…
Judge orders Google to shut down mobile app on Catalonia referendum
Google must take down a mobile phone app that tells Catalan voters where they could vote for Sunday’s independence referendum,…
Rivers’ health workers join nationwide strike
All public hospitals in Rivers State have been deserted as health workers in the state under the aegies of Joint…
VAIDS Deploys 700 Community Tax Liaison Officers To 9 States
The Voluntary Assets and Income Declaration Scheme (VAIDS) has deployed over 700 graduates as Community Tax Liaison Officers(CTLOs) to nine…
N283m Exam budget padding: Obaseki sacks Perm Sec, suspends 3
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State Friday ordered the sack of a permanent secretary in the State Ministry of Youth…
Corruption: EFCC Presents More Witnesses Against Ex-Gov Goje
The trial of Senator Danjuma Goje, a former governor of Gombe State, on charges bordering on conspiracy and money laundering,…
Get set: Presidential election holds Feb. 16, 2019 – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed Saturday, February 16, 2019 for the presidential and National Assembly elections.
PSquare borthers in another war of words
The war of words between Paul and Peter Okoye won’t end anytime soon, as the duo have sent words to…
Photos: Osinbajo arrives Enugu for Anambra visit
The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo is visiting Anambra, the eastern part of Nigeria through the Enugu International Airport. Prof. Osinbajo…
Court jails 23-year-old student for stealing wristwatch
A Grade 1 Area Court in Karu, Abuja, on Firday, sentenced a 23-year old student, Abdulrazak Yahaya,for stealing a Piaget…
APC leadership, not Sagay, is the real ‘rogue elephant’
I met Professor Itse Sagay for the first and only time thus far one evening in the early 1990s. It…
INEC Officials Docked for collecting N362m bribe from Diezani
For collecting N362m bribe from the former petroleum resources minister Diezani Alison-Madueke, to influence the outcome of the 2015 presidential…
Photos: Fayose publicly declares for president
True to his promise on Tuesday to formally declare for the country's presidency, Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State on…
Independence Anniversary: Federal Govt declares Monday public holiday
The Federal Government of Nigeria has declared Monday, 2nd October, 2017 Public Holiday to commemorate the country’s 57th Independence Anniversary.
IPOB declares Nnamdi Kanu missing, asks Govt to produce him
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has called on the International Community to prevail on the Federal Government to produce…
Ex-Adamawa PDP boss, 2 others remanded in prison
A Federal High Court in Yola has ordered the remand of former Adamawa PDP Chairman, Alhaji Abdurrahman Bobboi, in prison…
Lagos NUJ unveils two-storey guest house
Chief Olusegun Osoba, former governor of Ogun, has urged the National Assembly to be mindful of infringement on the freedom…
Trump moves onto tax reform after health care failure
U.S. President Donald Trump was set to roll out a proposal to overhaul the U.S. tax code on Wednesday after…
Unpaid salaries: Kogi workers beg Buhari for food, drugs
Workers in Kogi have appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to rescue them from their current hardship resulting from non-payment of…
Cash Crunch: Nigeria pulls out of 90 world organisations
The Federal Government has decided to pull Nigeria out of 90 world organisations.
Court orders company to pay N1.9b debt to AMCON
A Federal High Court, Lagos, on Wednesday, ordered a limited liability company, Ziklagsis Network Limited, to pay the admitted debt…
Lady threatens to pour acid on hotel staff
A Grade 1 Area Court sitting in Karu, Abuja, on Wednesday granted N100, 000 bail to Udey Diana, 28, of…
Firearms influx: Reps invite Customs, DSS
The House of Representatives on Wednesday invited the Nigeria Customs Service and the Department of State Service (DSS) to brief…
PDP warns Fayose over presidential ambition
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has admonished the Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose against his ambition to be the party’s…