Author: Lanre Babalola
Police arrest 3 over killing of customs officers
Police in Katsina State said they had arrested three suspects in connection with the recent killing of two Customs Officers…
Road accidents claim 2,673 Nigerians in 6 months
No fewer than 2,673 people died in road accidents in Nigeria in the last six months, according to National Bureau…
APC, PDP, others condole with Aregbesola over mother’s death
Alhaja Saratu Aregbesola, the mother of Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State is dead.
Governor denies owing snake farm
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has refuted the speculation that he was rearing snakes.
Aso Rock staff put on alert for Buhari’s return
All is now set for President Muhammadu Buhari’s return from the United Kingdom as State House staff have been put…
Traditional ruler, 3 others arrested as police demolish Badoo shrine
Detectives from the Lagos State Police Command have arrested the Baale of Ipakodo, Alhaji Tijani Awoyemi as well as three…
Police issue arrest warrant for ex-president Banda over graft
The police on Tuesday issued an arrest warrant for former President Joyce Banda over alleged abuse of office and money…
Service chiefs arrive Maiduguri to tackle Boko Haram
Some service chiefs have arrived in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital in line with the directive of the Acting President,…
Google boss visits Nigeria, launches offline YouTube to help Nigerians
Google boss Sundar Pichai joined members of his executive team on his first visit to Nigeria as the company launched…
Police guards burgle ex-president Jonathan’s Abuja house
The Abuja home of former President Goodluck Jonathan has been burgled.
Niger Delta militants threaten to resume attacks on oil facilities
A militant group, the Niger Delta Revolutionary Crusaders, has threatened to resume attacks on oil facilities on September 31, 2017.
Winners of Mike Okonkwo essay competition emerge
Miss Alexandra Nwigwe of Vivian Fowler Memorial College Lagos has been announced as the overall winner for the Mike Okonkwo…
The Benefits of Having An eCommerce Business
Many people are moving from physical stores to buy goods and services online. Ecommerce can simply be defined as the…
Aluu 4: Court Convicts 3 Persons
A High Court sitting in Rivers State has found three persons guilty of the murder of four students who were…
2 customs officers shot dead
The Katsina State Custom Command of the Nigerian Customs Service has confirmed the killing of two of its officers by…
Osinbajo to receive 6 rescued Lagos students
The six abducted students of Lagos Model College, Igbonla, Epe, who were recently released are expected to join a flight…
Zamfara awards N3.6bn contracts to renovate primary schools
The Zamfara Government on Monday awarded contracts for the renovation and reconstruction of primary schools in the state at a…
Tired Mugabe sleeps off again during political campaign
For the umpteenth time, President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe was caught sleeping by the camera at a political campaign rally.
Oil prices hit $53 a barrel
Oil prices hit a two-month high on Monday lifted by a tightening US crude market and the threat of sanctions…
Auto accidents claim 35 lives in Ogun in 2 months
Commander Seni Ogunyemi, the Chief Executive/Corps Commander, Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), says 35 persons have lost…
Boko Haram yet to be defeated, Governor Fayose speaks out
The Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has debunked the claim of the Federal Government that it has defeated Boko…
2 persons electrocuted in Niger
Two persons have been confirmed dead and several others critically injured in an electrical upsurge in Anguwan Biri in Bosso…
Thugs attack Shehu Sani APC faction at Kaduna NUJ Secretariat
The secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Kaduna State Council was attacked by political thugs on Sunday.
Osinbajo inaugurates airlifting of pilgrims to Saudi Arabia
The Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Sunday, inaugurated the airlifting of Nigerian pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for the 2017…
CNN mocks Nigeria over Buhari’s long absence
Cable News Network (CNN) may have just made a mockery of Nigeria over the continued absence of President Muhammadu Buhari…
Nobody can push us out of Rivers APC – Senator Abe
Senator Magnus Ngei Abe, representing Rivers South East constituency in the National Assembly has vowed that nobody can push him…
Airlift of Hajj pilgrims begins
As the airlift of Muslim pilgrims to Saudi Arabia commences today, the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has assured…
Osinbajo recommends sack of SGF, NIA spy master
The presidential panel that investigated the suspended Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir David Lawal and the Director-General…
Nigerian Army statement on abduction of NNPC staff
The incident of 25th July 2017 where some Boko Haram Terrorists ambushed our troops including members of the Civilian Joint…
NAN suspends 3 senior editorial staff
The management of the News Agency of Nigeria has retracted a story published 26 June on alleged increase in school…