Author: Lanre Babalola
2 suspects in police net over alleged killing of 4 Hausa
The Delta Police Command has confirmed the arrest of two persons in connection with last Friday’s attack at the popular…
EFCC arrests Gombe emergency officials for theft
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested the Gombe State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) Secretary, Dr Danlami Rukuje,…
Tension in Delta as gunmen kill 4 Hausa
Four persons have been killed in Abraka market area in Asaba, the Delta State capital following an attack by yet…
Ugochi Ihezue is most beautiful girl in Nigeria
Miss Kebbi, Ugochi Ihezue has emerged as the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria. She beat 35 other contestants to emerge…
Gastroenteritis: 18 People Die, 198 Hospitalised in Kebbi
An outbreak of gastroenteritis has killed 18 people at Dole-Kaina in Dandi Local Government Area of Kebbi State.
Obasanjo wants Buhari to dialogue with Nnamdi Kanu
A former Nigerian president, Olusegun Obasanjo, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to establish dialogue with the leader of the separatist…
60 tourists escaped death in South Africa
More than 60 tourists had to be rescued off Cape Town on Friday after their Robben Island ferry started sinking,…
500 mobile policemen deployed to Aba to restore peace
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Ibrahim Idris, has deployed over 500 Police Mobile Force men to Aba to restore peace…
Buhari leaves Abuja for New York Sunday
President Muhammadu Buhari is to leave Abuja on Sunday for New York to join other world leaders at the 72nd…
Abia Govt. extends curfew in Aba , postpones school resumption
Abia Government on Friday announced the extension of the curfew imposed on Aba to Sunday and also postponed the resumption…
Nigerian military declares IPOB terrorist organisation
The Defence Headquarters has branded the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) as a “militant terrorist organisation’’ and urged parents to…
Gov Wike talks tough, warns IPOB over attacks
Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike of Rivers State has declared that the state government will not tolerate any attack on other…
Number of hungry people globally increases to 815m – UN
World hunger is rising after many years of decline, according to a UN report which shows that 815 million people…
Buhari is fighting corruption very well – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said President Muhammadu Buhari has not disappointed him in the fight against corruption and Boko…
London explosion linked to terrorists
The Metropolitan Police said on Friday that they were investigating a “terrorist incident’’ at the Parsons Green underground station in…
Why politicians are grumbling of marginalisation — Lecturer
A lecturer, Mr Bashir Yankuzu, says current grumblings over alleged marginalisation in government affairs by some top politicians, means that…
Chinese companies get record-breaking $5.8 billion Nigeria power project
The government of Nigeria has announced the award of a $5.8 billion contract to build what will be the largest…
Governor Dickson removes Bayelsa SSG
Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, has announced the formal disengagement of the Secretary to the State Government, Chief Serena Dokubo-Spiff,…
ASUU Strike: No end in sight
Hope that the strike action embarked upon by Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, is about to come to an…
Hausa Vs Igbo: Plateau imposes curfew on Jos Metropolis
The Plateau State Government on Thursday imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew on Jos Metropolis following “rumoured skirmishes, tension and confusion” over…
I don’t want kidnappers to pick me like a chicken – Edo Speaker
The Speaker of Edo State House of Assembly, Mr. Kabiru Adjoto, has explained why he spends his security vote to…
EFCC moves to extradite Diezani Alison-Madueke to Nigeria
The acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ibrahim Magu says the commission is making moves to…
Nigerian army withdraws soldiers from Aba, Umuahia
The Nigerian army has agreed to withdraw soldiers from Aba and Umuahia in Abia state following clashes with members of…
Is it true that a senator gets N3b yearly, SERAP asks Saraki
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Senate President Dr Bukola Sakari to “urgently explain to Nigerians if…
IPOB members loot, burn police station in Aba
Suspected members of the Indigenous People of Biafra on Thursday went on the rampage in Aba burning a police station…
Clinton: It’s time to abolish the Electoral College
Hillary Clinton told CNN on Wednesday that it is time to abolish the Electoral College, part of a sweeping interview…
Army probes assault on IPOB members
The Nigerian Army says it is investigating a video being circulated on the social media, which shows Army personnel assaulting…
UK pledges to partner Nigeria, neighbours to defeat Boko Haram
The United Kingdom government has reiterated its support to Nigeria and neighbouring countries to defeat the destructive Boko Haram terrorists…
Resident Doctors Call Off Nationwide Strike
The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has suspended the strike action it embarked upon a week ago, after hours…
National Assembly postpones resumption date to September 26
The National Assembly has rescheduled its resumption from Tuesday Sept. 19 to Tuesday Sept. 26. The Clerk to the National…