Author: Lanre Babalola
Militants kill police commander, 3 others. Bodies recovered
The Police in Delta said they had recovered corpses of four of its officers allegedly killed by suspected militants on…
Suspected land racketeer docked over N86m fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday arraigned Ikechukwu Duru before Justice A. O. Otaluka of the Federal…
Gunmen kill father of ex-CSO to Peter Odili
Gunmen on Wednesday night shot dead Elder Macaulay Pepple, father of Larry Pepple, the Director-General of Rivers State Sustainable Development…
Ifeanyi Ubah to stay in prison till May 25
A federal high court sitting in Lagos south west Nigeria today adjourned till 25 May, to decide whether to grant…
Osinbajo overrules Lai Mohammed, Ita Enang, says he will sign budget into law
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has cleared all doubts about who will sign the 2017 budget recently passed by the National…
Lawyer advocates homegrown solution to Africa’s energy problems
The legal adviser to the Federal Government’s Advisory Power Team (APT), Mr Dapo Akinosun has called for a homegrown solution…
Police officer shot dead at checkpoint
Two armed men operating on a motorcycle on Wednesday reportedly killed a police officer at a checkpoint and made away…
Trump in trouble: Special counsel named to probe his Russia ties
Besieged from all sides, the Trump administration appointed former FBI Director Robert Mueller Friday evening as a special counsel to…
Another Chibok schoolgirl rescued
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday confirmed that another Chibok schoolgirl had been found, barely 12 days after the release…
Gov Ambode sets Lagos aglow, commissions Abule Egba, Ajah Flyovers
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday commissioned the Ajah and Abule Egba Flyovers, saying that both bridges were…
Meet the lawyer who brokered the release of 82 Chibok schoolgirls
The story of the release of 82 Chibok schoolgirls will not be complete without mentioning the lawyer who negotiated the…
Exposed! Senator Isiaka Adeleke died of drug overdose – Pathologist
Dr. Taiwo Solaja, a pathologist involved in determining the cause of death of Osun state federal lawmaker, Senator Isiaka Adeleke…
Police place N30m reward on wanted kidnap gang leader
The Nigeria Police Force has placed a N30 million reward on the head of a wanted kidnap kingpin identified simply…
Gov Fayose set to dump the PDP
Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has hinted that he would be forced to dump the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)…
Lanre Gentry: I will open my mouth like basket, talk about Mercy Aigbe soon
Lanre Gentry, estranged husband of Nollywood actress, Mercy Aigbe, has promised to tell the world his prison experience and how…
Exposed! Politicians recruiting soldiers to cause unrest, Buratai warns
Indications have emerged that some unscrupulous politicians have been recruiting soldiers to cause unrest in the land.
Rivers police warns against blockage of roads, extortion
Rivers Police Command has warned that it would arrest and prosecute anybody caught blocking road and collecting money from motorists.
Popular Lagos socialite Fred Ajudua re-arraigned for fraud
Lagos socialite Fred Ajudua was re-arraigned at an Ikeja High Court on Tuesday for allegedly defrauding a former Chief of…
Sad! Hoodlums kill Imam, wife, 4 children in Ijebu-Ode
A Muslim cleric, Sheik Yusuf Amzat-Salam, 35, his wife and four children were killed by hoodlums in the early hours…
3 suicide bombers kill 5 in Borno again
The Police Command in Borno on Tuesday confirmed the killing of five persons in a suicide bomb attack in Konduga…
Gov Fayose declares Friday work free in Ekiti
Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State has declared May 19, work free day in the state in honour of the…
Price of rice to fall as minister meets Osinbajo, Kemi Adeosun
Concerned about the high price of local rice, the Minister of Agriculture, Audu Ogbeh, on Tuesday assured Nigerians that they…
Prophet caught with human skull remanded in prison
A prophet of the Cherubim and Seraphim (C & S) Church in Lagos, Mr. Alimi Isaiah, 55, has been arraigned…
DSS keeps Dasuki in detention, refuses to bring him to court
The trial of the former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd), for the alleged criminal diversion of funds meant…
Senate angry over government agencies refusal to submit budget
The Senate has expressed concern over the failure of Government agencies to submit their 2017 budget proposal to the National…
Varsity workers fry bean cakes (Akara) to celebrate VC’s suspension
The Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta (FUNAAB) may be making history as first varsity workers in the country to hold…
Varsity expels 2, rusticates 15 students over exam malpractice
The Federal University Gusau in Zamfara, has rusticated 15 students and expelled two others over examination misconduct.
Defiant Trump says he has ‘absolute right’ to share intelligence with Russia
U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he had an “absolute right” to share intelligence information with Russia.
Suicide In the Merciful Religion of Islam? No!
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful