Author: Lanre Babalola
Ex-Bayelsa acting governor escapes assassination
Gunmen suspected to be armed robbers on attacked the home of a former Acting Governor of Bayelsa, Mr Wenipreye Seibarugu.
Buhari: Police can’t stop us – Protesters
Protesters under the aegis of “OurMumuDonDo” have vowed to continue the action, saying that no amount of intimidation would deter…
Delta governor heads PDP non-election convention committee
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday in Abuja named Delta Governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, as Chairman of Saturday’s non-election…
Charly Boy, others have right to protest against Buhari – Shehu Sani
Senator Shehu Sani has declared that maverick musician, Charly Boy and others who protested against President Muhammadu Buhari's absence from…
James Danbaba, ex-Lagos commissioner of Police is dead
A former Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Mr James Danbaba, is dead.
Aisha goes to London to bring back Buhari
The wife of the president, Aisha Muhammadu Buhari, has gone back to the United Kingdom where her husband is on…
Anambra Church Killing: Police arrest suspects
The Police have apprehended some suspects allegedly involved in the killing of 12 people at the St. Philips Catholic Church…
Buhari must come back now or resign, Charly Boy, others protest
A coalition of civil society and pro democracy group under the aegis of Concerned Nigerians have staged a peaceful protest…
EFCC Intensifies Probe of Suspect Caught With 849 ATM Cards
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has stepped up investigation to determine how a suspect, Yasir Salihu Abdullahi came by…
Alison-Madueke loses $37.5m Banana Island property to Federal Govt
A Federal High Court, sitting in Lagos South West Nigeria on Monday ordered permanent forfeiture of a $37.5m sky-scrapper building…
Kidnappers hijack commuter bus with 15 passengers
A gang of kidnappers operating in the Elibrada axis of the East West road in Emohua Local Government Area of…
Wike appoints 13 commissioner-designates
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State is set to reconstitute a new cabinet after he sacked all his commissioners on…
Ifeanyi Ubah flaunts wealth after tango with EFCC
Chairman of Capital Oil and Gas, Ifeanyi Ubah was sighted in Anambra State on Saturday when he attended the wedding…
Osinbajo receives US-based World acclaimed Nigerian surgeon
The Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Sunday said the problem in Nigeria was not unavailability of resources, but their…
Governor Wike sacks all his special advisers
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has relieved all his Special Advisers of their appointments.
Buhari calls Anambra governor over church attack
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday night made a telephone call to Gov. Willie Obiano of Anambra to commiserate with him…
Men should resist the temptation to spank their wives – Cleric
Pastor Tim Gbasha of Sheperd International Assembly, Jos, has advised men to always resist the temptation to spank their erring…
Nigeria on pathway of economic recovery — Enang
Senator Ita Enang, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), says Nigeria is on the…
Anambra church shooting: Catholic Church reacts as CP rules out terror attack
The Catholic Diocese of Nnewi, Anambra, has described Sunday’s attack on worshippers at St. Philip’s Catholic Church, Ozubulu, by a…
A Fascination With Jesus Christ
It is axiomatic today that the most fascinating figure in human history is Jesus Christ. That perhaps explains why every…
Group raises N200m for Islamic centre
The Jama’atu Izalatil Bid’ah Wa’ikamatis Sunnah (JIBWIS), an islamic foundation, said it had raised over N200 million as donations from…
70 UNIMAID lecturers resign over Boko Haram attacks
Seventy lecturers of the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) have resigned since Boko Haram began terrorising the North-East.
Resolving on Ideology Is the First Step To Fixing Nigeria
Like many Nigerians, I used to believe that the problem with Nigerian political parties was their lack of ideology; that…
U.S. disturbed by ‘irregularities’ in Rwanda’s poll
The U.S. on Saturday congratulated the people of Rwanda on their active and peaceful participation in Friday’s presidential election but…
Keffi residents celebrate new Emir
Governor Tanko Al-makura of Nasarawa State on Saturday presented a staff of office to the new Emir of Keffi, Dr.…
Stop donating your daughters for suicide missions – Army
The Nigerian Army has appealed to religious, traditional and community leaders, and well-meaning Nigerians in the North-East, to dissuade their…
Now, we are ready for APC – Makarfi
I will not force any position on the party. If you don’t open the political landscape, then, you are not…
Lessons of Life: Chief Francis Arthur Nzeribe
This is the once powerful Senator Francis Arthur Nzeribe, the controversial politician from Oguta in Imo State.
Terrorists kill governor, sibling
Mr. Mohamed Dahir Elmi, the governor of Galgadud in the central Somalia region, and his sibling have been killed in…
Today: 3 die, 50 injured in Chisco luxury bus accident
Three persons, a male and two females, died in an auto accident on the Auchi-Okene axis of the Benin-Lokoja road…