Author: Lanre Babalola
563 Sokoto pilgrims back home
The first batch of 563 pilgrims from Sokoto State who performed the hajj in Saudi Arabia have returned home.
Beware of lions, Union warns Nigerians
The Gauteng Province chapter of Nigeria Union on Monday urged Nigerians living in the area to adopt safety measures following…
Recession exit: Don makes case for sustainable growth
A South-Africa-based don, Mr Christopher Ifeacho, says sustainable growth must be maintained to ensure that the Nigerian economy remains out…
Nigerian movies are great – O.T. Fagbenle
O. T. Fagbenle, O-T for style, is the son of Nigerian journalist/columnist, Tunde Fagbenle.Named one of Backstage Magazine’s Actors to…
Kidnappers release Kaduna Director of Education
The Kaduna State Police Command on Sunday confirmed that a director with the Kaduna State Ministry of Education that was…
Soldiers invade Nnamdi Kanu’s Umuahia home
The Nigerian Army on Sunday allegedly invaded the home of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi…
Airport guard discovers, returns N1.2m to passenger
Joseph Akilo, a guard with the Aviation Logistics and Management Limited (ALML) on Saturday morning returned the sum of $3,338…
Anambra Gov Poll: MASSOB, IPOB set for titanic battle
An estimated three million members of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, (MASSOB), otherwise called…
Crowning of new kings will boost Olubadan status – Balogun
Chief Mukaila Balogun, the Osi-Balogun Afijagba in Oyo State, says the recent elevation and crowning of 21 high chiefs and…
Gov Amosun asks minister to resign after comments on Buhari
Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun has said that women affairs minister Jummai Alhassan ought to have resigned after declaring that…
SERAP to Gov. Obaseki: Pay Edo pensioners within 14 days or…
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP) has issued a 14-day ultimatum to the Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki to pay…
Federal Govt Targets 2.5% Economic Growth By 2018
With Nigeria’s economy out of recession, the Federal Government is now targeting 2.5 per cent economic growth by the last…
Recession: The Flipside of the Story
The biggest news out of Nigeria, last week, was that of the national economy regaining strength and making a dramatic…
2019: El-rufai, ministers, others begin campaign for Buhari
Some ministers, governors and politicians under the banner of ‘Buharists’ are working to ensure that President Muhammadu Buhari re-contests the…
A President and His 32″ TV
When Bayo Omoboriowo, the restless personal photographer of President Muhammadu Buhari barged in on the president requesting to have his…
EFCC seeks permanent forfeiture of N664m recovered from permanent secretary
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed an application before the Federal High Court in Lagos southwest Nigeria…
Corruption’ll return in full force if Atiku becomes president – Nigerians
It is no longer news that former vice president Atiku Abubakar is interested in contesting the 2019 presidential election.
Adultery: Sharia court to rule on lovers who pleaded guilty
Two lovers – Musa Mohammed and Fati Mohammed – who appeared before a Sharia Court in Minna, charged with adultery,…
‘Mama Taraba’ in trouble for ditching Buhari
Barely three days after declaring support for the presidential ambition of former vice president Atiku Abubakar, the Minister of State…
Kidnapping: Lagos deploys armed guards to schools
The Lagos State Government on Friday said it is to commence the deployment of day and night guards to enhance…
Country singer Don Williams is dead
Don Williams, an award-winning country singer with love ballads like "I Believe in You," has died. He was 78.
Fulani herdsmen kill 19, injure 5 in Jos village attack
The Plateau Police Command has confirmed 19 persons killed and five others injured in an attack on Ancha village, Bassa…
What Yoruba want in Nigeria – Elders
Yoruba people of South West, Nigeria, defied the heavy downpour on Thursday at the Lekan Salami Stadium, Adamasigba, Ibadan for…
Photo News: Yoruba call for restructuring
Yorubas of South West, Nigeria, on Thursday September 7 gathered in their thousands at Lekan Salami Stadium, Adamasigba, Ibadan for…
ASUU to suspend strike after reaching agreement with govt
Worried students of tertiary institutions in Nigeria can now heave a sigh of relief as the striking university lecturers have…
Kidnappers snatch commuter bus with 18 passengers in Rivers
Barely two weeks after a passenger bus carrying 11 persons was hijacked in Rivers State, another bus carrying 18 passengers…
Ekiti appoints Adesina chairman EKSU governing council
Ekiti State Government on Thursday announced the appointment of Pastor Julius Oladele Adesina SAN as the chairman, Governing Council of…
NAN in trouble as unions issue strike notice
Except something urgent is done to meet three demands of members of three unions at the News Agency of Nigeria…
Police arrest 3 ritualists,11 others in Ondo State
The Police in Ondo State have arrested three men for allegedly killing a student of Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo,…
Rivers police rearrests fleeing murder suspect
A murder suspect who escaped from police custody has been rearrested by the Rivers State Police Command.