Author: Lanre Babalola
188 bag 1st Class degree at Covenant University
A total of 188 students of Covenant University in Ota, Ogun, on Friday graduated with first class degree at the…
Hajj: We are not selling dollars to anyone at N200, CBN tells senators
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN on Friday says it is not going to sell dollars to anyone at N200…
Olu Onagoruwa is dead
Former Attorney-General of Nigeria and human rights activist, Dr. Olu Onagoruwa is dead. He died early Friday morning at the…
Lagos Council Polls: PDP disowns Bode George
Contrary to the reports in both mainstream and social media about an alleged alliance between Lagos Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)…
Why they are after me – Muiz Banire
The National Legal Adviser of the All Progressives Congress( APC), Dr. Muiz Banire SAN said his insistence that the party…
Jailed American football superstar O.J. Simpson to be released in October
A former American football star and actor, O.J. Simpson, was granted parole on Thursday and will be released from a…
For FRANCIS ABIOLA IRELE – “Olohun-Iyo.”
True, numbers diminish, but we are not thereby Diminished. Memories rack, yet lift Our spirits off the rack of remembrance.…
Diamond Bank Shuts Apapa Branch After Mob Attack
The Management of Diamond Bank Plc has shut its Creek Road, Apapa, Lagos branch following a mob attack on the…
NBA assigns 20 lawyers to monitor Lagos council polls
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Epe Branch, is to assign no fewer than 20 lawyers to monitor the forthcoming local…
Wizkid, Damian Marley set for music ‘collabo’
Nigerian music youngster, Wizkid has revealed that he is working to create a song with Damian Marley, son of late…
Senate wants N200 to dollar rate for pilgrimages
The Senate on Thursday urged the Federal Government to give N200 to dollar concession to the National Hajj Commission of…
Bakers decry high cost of baking ingredients
Bakers in Ekiti State have attributed the increase in the price of bread to the high cost of flour and…
Etisalat Group severes total contacts with Nigerian partners
The United Arab Emirates-based Etisalat Group said it will terminate all rights granted to the Emerging Markets Telecommunication Services Limited…
Appeal Court acquits ex-Adamawa governor, Ngilari
The Yola Division of the Court of Appeal on Thursday overturned the conviction of a former Governor of Adamawa, Mr…
British Airways introduces new Boeing 747 to Lagos route
British Airways (BA) will be introducing a bigger and better Boeing 747 to its London-Lagos route from September.
Acting President Osinbajo, governors, ministers meet over economy
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, state governors, ministers and some heads of government parastatals are currently meeting at the Presidential Villa…
INEC seeks court order to continue Dino Melaye’s recall
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Thursday asked the Federal High Court, Abuja, to set aside an earlier order of…
Modu Sheriff: the Spirit of Law
It is quite human for Ahmed Markafi and co to quickly imagine the worst storm is over following the legal…
Teachers and EdTech — a Match Made In Heaven!
When educational technology (EdTech) is mentioned most folks focus on the benefits that it accrues to students. They are right,…
Jada Pinkett Smith: “I Was A Drug Dealer” When I Met Tupac
Jada Pinkett Smith revealed on Wednesday’s “Sway In The Morning” that she was a drug dealer when she became friends…
5 killed in Rivers’ bloody shootout
Niger Delta militants attacked Joint Task Force (JTF) troops deployed to Rivers State on Wednesday morning, leaving five dead.
Tompolo must be arrested, Court of Appeal insists
The Court of Appeal in Lagos today dismissed the appeal brought by Government Ekpemupolo alias Tompolo against the Economic and…
Photo: Diezani Alison-Madueke’s $37.5m Banana Island property forfeited to Govt
This is the $37.5m property belonging to Diezani Alison-Madueke, which a Court in Lagos ordered should be temporarily forfeited to…
Babington-Ashaye becomes 48th President of Chartered Insurance Institute
The Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria (CIIN) has elected Mrs Funmi Babington-Ashaye as its 48th President.
Adamawa govt. sacks varsity VC, dissolves governing council
Worried by the lingering crisis at the state-owned University, the Adamawa Government on Wednesday sacked the Vice Chancellor, Dr. Moses…
Lagos council polls: Bode George drums support for PDP, LP alliance
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, on Wednesday urged Lagos residents to vote for candidates…
EFCC confirms Nigeria’s suspension from financial intelligence units
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday inaugurated a committee to reposition the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU),…
Lagos Police arrests trigger-happy cop who killed tanker driver
The Lagos State Police Command said on Wednesday that it has arrested the policeman, who allegedly shot a tanker driver…
Ajimobi orders reopening of Emmanuel Alayande College
Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi has ordered the immediate reopening of Emmanuel Alayande College of Education following series of…
Local content programmes must be produced in Nigeria, Alhaji Lai Mohammed insists
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has reiterated the government's decision that any programme meant for Nigerians…