Author: Lanre Babalola
Lagos deputy gov-elect, Hamzat loses father
Lanre Babalola Lagos deputy governor-elect, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat has lost his father, Oba Mufutau Olatunji Hamzat. In a tweet on…
Expect rainfall in Abuja on Monday — NiMet
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted cloudy weather conditions with prospects of widespread thunderstorm activities over most parts of…
Africa’s glorious day as Salah, Mane, Aubameyang win Golden Boot
The race to be crowned the English Premier League’s leading scorer this season ended in a three-way tie on Sunday…
Trouble in Kano: We can’t be under Gaya Emirate, Wudil people kick
Wudil indigenes in Kano State have appealed to the State House of Assembly and the government to revisit the recent…
Venezuela: Those Chased By the Gods Should Not Tire
By Owei Lakemfa We came in from various parts of the country. The venue was the national offices of the…
Can’t We Outsource Nigeria To Miyetti Allah?
By Festus Adedayo When the news filtered in that the Muhammadu Buhari government, embarrassed into a scamper by the spate…
3 injured in Anambra petrol tanker accident
Three persons on Sunday sustained severe injuries when a fully laden petrol tanker lost control and crashed into a a…
War against immorality: South Sudan bans discos, nightclubs
South Sudan’s capital Juba has banned all nightclubs and discos and limited bar hours, a move government said is designed…
Startups, Failure, Entrepreneurs, Atheism, Christianity &Therapy
By Nneka Okumazie The heavy toll that failure took on several startup entrepreneurs exposed the disinterestedness of the world, from…
Liverpool hope for miracle against Man City in title decider
Liverpool are hoping for a miracle to overhaul leaders Manchester City and end their 29-year Premier League title drought on…
Trump threatens China of worse trade deal in 2020
President Donald Trump has warned China that it should strike a trade deal with the United States now, otherwise an…
Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao, 40, back in the ring
Philippine boxing legend Manny Pacquiao and Keith Thurman will fight for World Boxing Association welterweight supremacy on July 20, promoters…
Women must accept reality of polygamy – Islamic cleric
Ustaz Sa’eed Abdur-Rauf, Director, Nigeria Office of International Institute of Islamic Therapy, has called on women, particularly Muslims, to appreciate…
Send every child to school, Ganduje orders new Emirs
Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje has ordered the newly inaugurated Emirs in the state to ensure that every child in…
African Union begs Nigeria to join new trade zone
The African Union has urged Nigeria, the continent’s biggest economy, to join a new pan-African trade zone before the agreement…
76.2% or 1.3 million scored below 50% in UTME, 49,245 results withheld
About 76.2 per cent of the 1,792,719 candidates who sat for the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculations Examination (UTME) scored below…
Amaechi in a farewell meeting on Lagos-Ibadan rail project
The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi on Saturday in Papalanto took a bow at Technical Committee meeting for the…
Zidane axes Gareth Bale from Madrid squad
Gareth Bale will be excluded from Real Madrid’s squad on Sunday for the second match running as Zinedine Zidane continues…
UTME 2019: How to check results
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) in announcing the release of the results of the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation…
2019 JAMB’s best candidate not eligible for admission
Ekene Franklin, the 15-year-old Imo State native who emerged as the best candidate in the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination…
How you can live fulfilled life with sickle cell disorder
Ms Toyin Adeshola, Founder, Sickle Cell Advocacy and Management Initiative (SAMI), has advised people suffering from Sickle Cell Disorder (SCD)…
Unstoppable Ganduje presents letters to Emir Ado Bayero, 3 others
The Kano State Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje on Saturday presented appointment letters to four newly appointed Emirs in the state,…
Benue youths kill notorious criminal “One Man Squad”
Youths in Gboko Local Government Area of Benue, have reportedly killed a notorious criminal known as “One Man Squad” who…
Official: ANC wins South Africa’s election with 57.5%
The final tally of the South African election is out, with the ruling African National Congress (ANC), winning 57.51% of…
Louis Farrakhan tells Facebook: What have I done
Religious leader Louis Farrakhan is finding the audience for his message increasingly hard to reach, following his ban on Facebook.…
Buhari wins steadfastness award
The Progressive Governors Forum has honoured President Muhammadu Buhari for his steadfastness to the All Progressives Congress (APC) and gestures…
How Odukoya FirstNation Airways boss used forged papers for bank loan
A prosecution witness, Mr Patrick Ogo, on Friday told an Ikeja Special Offences Court that Kayode Odukoya, Managing Director, FirstNation…
Gridlock: Avoid Lagos-Ibadan expressway for now, FRSC tells motorists
The Federal Road Safety Corps has warned motorists to avoid the Lagos-Ibadan expressway because of traffic gridlock at Ibafo-Magboro, up…
ANC loses massive votes in South Africa’s election
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s African National Congress(ANC) is set for a clear victory in South Africa’s election but with a lower…
JAMB Releases 2019 UTME Results
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has officially released the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The Board Registrar,…