Author: Lanre Babalola
Ramadan: Time for Muslims to display what Islam stands for — Cleric
Malam Bashir Yankuzu, Chief Imam of Federal University of Technology (FUT) Minna has called on Muslims to strive hard and…
Navy holds free medical outreach for Ijora residents
More that 300 residents of Ijora Community in Lagos benefitted from a free medical service organised by the Nigerian Navy…
Presidency releases Buhari’s pictures to mark 2017 Children’s Day
The Presidency on Saturday in Abuja released some filed pictures of President Muhammadu Buhari with children in the Presidential Villa,…
Nigerian woman delivers 6 babies in US
A couple who tried nearly two decades to conceive has welcomed a set of sextuplets in Richmond, Virginia.
Kidnapped students: Lagos police, army, navy declare war, kill 14 militants
Following the kidnapping of six students Lagos State Model College, Igbonla, Epe, on Thursday, the Lagos State police Command in…
NOA advises Muslims to pray for Nigeria at Ramadan
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has called on Nigerians, particularly the Muslim Ummah, to reflect on the lessons of Ramadan…
Police arrest IPOB, MASSOB members in Ebonyi
The Police in Ebonyi State on Saturday confirmed the arrest of some members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB)…
ISIS leaders removed from battlefield – Coalition
Coalition airstrikes have removed senior Islamic State of Iraq and Syria military officials and planners from the battlefield, Combined Joint…
Air France misplaces Funke Akindele (Jenifa’s) luggage
Nollywood favourite and filmaker, Funke Akindele-Bello popularly known as Jenifa, on Friday, called out Air France for misplacing her luggage.
Police raid Ekweremadu’s house
The Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu has said that men of the Nigeria Police Force from the Inspector-…
D’banj welcomes son Daniel
Music superstar Dbanj and his wife Didi Lineo, have welcomed their first child.
Fasting: Sultan declares Saturday 1st Ramadan
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has declared Saturday, May 27, as 1st Ramadan, 1438 AH, signifying the…
Police stop angry youths from burning down motor park
A team of policemen from the Eket Division of the Police Command in Akwa Ibom, on Friday stopped angry youths…
Agege APC Leaders Unite, Say There Is No Rancour
Chieftains of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Agege, Lagos State on Friday held a crucial meeting at Capitol area…
Egyptian president calls security meeting after attack on Christians
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi called a meeting of security officials in the wake of a deadly attack on a group…
Zuma appoints first woman to head Supreme Court
South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has appointed Justice Mandisa Maya as the President of the Supreme Court of Appeal, the…
Gunmen kill 23 Christians inside bus
Gunmen attacked a group of Coptic Christians as they were driving to a monastery south of Cairo on Friday, killing…
Landslides kill 57 people
The death toll in landslides triggered by heavy rain across Sri Lanka has surpassed 57, with no fewer than 30…
Stop praying and start working, Osinbajo tells civil servants
As Nigeria faces an economic malaise and President Muhammadu Buhari is out of the country on sick leave, the country’s…
Ramadan: Saudi Arabia counters Sultan, says fasting begins tomorrow
Saudi Arabia, the birthplace of Islam, has empathically announced that the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan will begin on Saturday,…
Mercy Aigbe treats battered face in UK
Nollywood actress, Mercy Aigbe-Gentry is in the United Kingdom to see the doctors for further treatment, weeks after she accused…
EFCC Act for review, says minister
Mallam Abubakar Malami, the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, says the act establishing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission…
Stakeholders commend Senate on passage of PIGB
Some stakeholders in the oil and gas industry on Thursday commended the Senate for passing the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill…
165 more Nigerians return from Libya
No fewer than 165 Nigerians voluntarily returned from Libya on Thursday aboard a chartered Nouvelair aircraft with registration number TS-INA.
Osinbajo supports dialogue on Nigeria’s existence
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday said he believed in the call for the citizens to discuss terms of their…
Biafra: Obasanjo says no need for break-up
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that there is no need for any Nigerian to call for the breakup of…
Federal Govt Releases Common Entrance Examination Results
The Federal Government has released the results for the just-concluded 2017 National Common Entrance Examination into Federal Unity Schools.
Buhari regains strength, may return anytime now
Ailing President Muhammadu Buhari has regained his strength, significantly improved, doing very good, okay and awaiting his doctor’s nod to…
Nigeria shuts 5 foreign embassies
The Federal Government has approved the closure of five foreign missions and embassies, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama…
Federal Govt declares Monday public holiday
The Federal Government has declared Monday, 29th May, 2017 as Public Holiday to celebrate the 2017 Democracy Day.