Author: Lanre Babalola
Gov Ikpeazu extends curfew in Aba to Friday
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia has extended the dawn curfew he imposed on Aba to Friday, Sept. 15.
Federal Govt probes JAMB, NIMASA over poor returns
The Federal Executive Council, FEC, presided by President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the probe of past heads of the Joint…
Recall: Senator Melaye appeals court judgment to stop INEC
Senator Dino Melaye representing Kogi West Senatorial district, has filed an appeal against the court judgement that granted the continuation…
IPOB members kill police sergeant in Rivers
The Rivers State Police Command has accused members of the Indigenous People of Biafra of attacking its officers and killing…
Police boss orders launch of “Bail Is Free” campaign
Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris on Wednesday gave a directive for the launch of the ‘BAIL IS FREE’…
NARD Strike: Doctors meet to review agreement
The National Executive Council (NEC) of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) is meeting in Abuja to appraise the…
NAPTIP rescues 12,000, rehabilitates 6000 victims
The Director General, National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) Julie Okah-Donli, on Wednesday said that the agency…
Photos: Thousands of IPOB members move to Kanu’s house
Thousands of the Indigenous people of Biafra (IPOB) members from different south-East states are heading to the home of their…
Ex-Nigerian Airways workers protest unpaid pension, block Airport Road
Hundreds of workers of the defunct Nigerian Airways have taken over the Murtala Muhammed Airport road, protesting over non payment…
Mama Taraba dares Buhari, attends FEC meeting
Minister of Women Affairs, Aisha Alhassan, is present at today’s meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) ongoing at the…
FUT Minna gets new Vice Chancellor
Professor Abdullahi Bala has been appointed the new Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger State by…
Buhari presides over FEC meeting
The Federal Executive Council meeting is underway in Abuja, with President Muhammadu Buhari presiding.
Buhari leads Nigeria’s delegation to New York
Foreign Affairs Minister, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari will lead the Nigerian delegation to the 72nd…
Shortage of teachers hit Edo public schools
The Edo wing of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) on Wednesday bemoaned the dearth of teachers in public secondary…
IPOB members clash with Hausa community in Rivers
Some members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Tuesday allegedly clashed with the Hausa community in Oyibo Local…
Prove corruption allegation against me or shut up – Atiku
“It is sickening to continue to regurgitate allegations of corruption against me by people who have failed to come forward…
Firm sues Diamond Bank Plc for $45m breach of contract
An indigenous aviation Firm, Topbrass Aviation Limited, has slammed Diamond Bank Plc with $45m suit for breach of contract before…
Let’s Talk About Hate Speech
Nigeria’s federal government has chosen to declare a war on hate speech. Some of its senior-most officers appear uncertain about…
Olubadan, History and the ‘Raw Data of Treachery’
I am trying so hard to understand what part of the reformation of the Ibadan Obaship and Chieftaincy institution some…
I was tired of running, hiding – Rearrested killer
There was jubilation at the Rivers State Police Command headquarters, Moscow road Port Harcourt on Monday as the Commissioner of…
Widow thanks Gov Amosun, asks for more
Mrs Jibola Akinrolabu, widow of the late talented foot and mouth artist, Augustus Idowu Akinrolabu, has expressed appreciation to Governor…
Federal Govt approves concession of Lagos, Abuja airports
Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has said the Federal Executive Council has agreed to concession the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos and…
30 passengers injured in Swiss railway crash
An accident on a popular Swiss tourist railway route left some 30 people slightly injured on Monday, a police spokesperson…
Robbers kill Army Captain, infant, others in Kaduna
At least four people, including an army officer and an infant, were killed by suspected armed robbers during an attack…
Nigeria Customs impounds 1,100 pump action rifles again
Again, operatives of the Nigerian Custom Service, Tin-Can Island Command have impounded 1,100 pump action rifles.
Nigerian pilgrim arrested in Mecca for picking item from sacred place
Nigerian pilgrim in Makkah, Saudi Arabia was reportedly arrested after he was spotted on a CCTV camera picking unidentified item…
Grace Mugabe fights back, says model attacked her with knife
Zimbabwe’s First Lady, Grace Mugabe, has denied assaulting South African model Gabriella Engels with an electric cable in a Johannesburg…
555 Kwara pilgrims arrive tomorrow
The first batch of 555 Pilgrims from Kwara, who performed the 2017 Hajj in Saudi Arabia, are expected to arrive…
Court orders INEC to resume Senator Melaye’s recall
Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court Abuja on Monday ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to resume the…