Author: Lanre Babalola
Bola Tinubu to the rescue, pays for repatriation of Moji Olaiya’s body
National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has paid the money for the repatriation of…
Breaking: 19 killed, 50 injured as explosion rocks UK music concert
British police said there were a number of fatalities in a reported explosion at an Ariana Grande concert in the…
Protesters storm EFCC office over arrested former NDDC official
Scores of protesters on Monday stormed the Port-Harcourt office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), according to the…
No Place for Coups
Today’s Nigeria is very different from that of the 1980s and 1990s. Any coup attempt will fail.
Solve Electricity; Solve Nigeria’s Economy Issues
The creation story of old sets the scene in which the heavens and the earth were covered in darkness. Then…
Trending: 50 Biafran demonstrators in police net
At least 50 members of the Biafra Independent Movement (BIM), Ebonyi State, were arrested by the police in Abakaliki, the…
PDP leadership tussle: Supreme Court reserves judgment
The Supreme Court on Monday reserved judgment on appeal challenging the affirmation of Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff as National Chairman…
South African doctors successfully perform 2nd penis transplant
South African doctors successfully performed a second penis transplant, the first time in the world that the same doctors conducted…
2017 Hajj: Kwara Pilgrims Board warns drug traffickers
The Kwara State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, says it is collaborating with the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to…
3 things African govts must do to experience growth – IMF
Countries in sub-Saharan Africa need to get their budgets in order, diversify their economies and look after their poorest people,…
Who killed Senator Isiaka Adeleke: Coroner fixes May 29 for judgment
The Coroner Inquest set up by Osun Government to investigate the cause of death of Sen. Isiaka Adeleke has fixed…
Ikoyi, VI, Lagos Island to suffer 5-day power outage
Electricity supply would be disrupted in many parts of Lagos this week as Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) on Monday…
Canada invites Ooni to 150th Independence Anniversary
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has been invited as a special guest of the Canadian Government to grace…
SGF, NIA boss still suspended – Presidency
The Presidency says the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal and the Director-General of the National Intelligence…
Generator fumes kill 3 in Edo
Three persons have died as a result of inhaling generator fume in Benin, capital of Edo State.
EFCC Holds Walk Against Corruption May 23
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC will on Tuesday stage anti- corruption walk intended to further galvanize the Nigerian…
Trump says war on terrorism is ‘a battle between good, evil’
U.S. President Donald Trump said the war on terrorism is not a fight between faith but “a battle between good…
JAMB to watch CCTV examination footages to sanction cheats
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it will watch recordings of proceedings in its Closed Circuit Camera Televisions…
Police prosecute 80 cultists in Anambra
The Anambra Police Command said it prosecuted 80 people for cultism related crimes between January and April.
Street begging by children unIslamic, Sultan declares
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, said on Sunday that street begging by children has no basis in…
FCTA suspends tenement rates collection
The Federal Capital Territory Administration on Sunday approved the temporary suspension of Tenement Rates collection in the FCT, according to…
Borno residents appeal to military on suicide bomb attacks
Borno residents have appealed to the military to intervene in the increased suicide bomb attacks by suspected Boko Haram insurgents…
Beyonce holds African themed baby shower
Grammy award singer Beyonce, 35, who is expecting twins with husband Jay-Z, had an African themed baby shower to celebrate…
Coup: Army moves to arrest suspects
The Nigerian Army may have begun an internal search for soldiers and officers suspected to be engaging in political meetings,…
I’ll leave PDP if… – Musiliu Obanikoro
Former minister of state for defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, says he will leave the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) if the…
Buhari’s enemies have learnt nothing, forgot nothing
They showed their pernicious hands again last Sunday, and have been on the prowl since then, roaring like a lion,…
Reviving Ogun State Requires A Grand Coalition – Adebutu
To genuinely achieve a revival of Ogun State, the mission requires a grand coalition of elements from PDP, APC and…
Why Ramadan is important for Muslims – Chief Imam
The Chief Imam of Islamic Centre, Uwani in Enugu State, Alhaji Abdul Isola, has urged Nigerians particularly Muslims to use…
We shall reform APC from within – Pat Utomi
Professor Pat Utomi, a chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), says the founding fathers of the party would…
Boko Haram: Plateau introduces peace education in primary, secondary schools
The Government of Plateau has introduced peace education in primary and secondary schools to forestall the resurgence of Boko Haram…