Author: Lanre Babalola
20 farmers shot dead by herdsmen
Nigerian herdsmen armed with guns killed 20 farmers and injured eight other people in a mosque in Niger state over…
Wanted Senior Boko Haram Commander ‘Pepper’ arrested (Photos)
The Nigerian Army says it has arrested a top Boko Haram commander notorious for terror activities in Yobe State and…
SERAP wants Osinbajo to check wasteful spending by lawmakers
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP) has sent an open letter to the Acting President Professor Yemi Osinbajo requesting…
Ekiti Assembly And Burden Of Mediocrity
It is disheartening that in spite of the array of scholars that Ekiti State parades, the current Assembly has only…
Court orders CBN to account for cash and properties recovered from Cecilia Ibru
The Court of Appeal in Lagos has affirmed the Verdict of a Federal High Court in Lagos directing the Central…
South Africans beat 2 Nigerians mercilessly (Photos)
Two Nigerians accused of selling drugs to students were beaten mercilessly by a mob in South Africa.
Opera announces Victor Moses as brand ambassador in Africa
Popular MTN browser Opera Mini has announced Nigerian international and Chelsea FC striker, Victor Moses, as its brand ambassador in…
Italy arrests 68 mafia family members
Italian authorities on Monday said a leading clan of the Italian ‘Ndrangheta mafia that made millions of Euros from gambling…
Watch Out: Ebola virus on the rampage, kills 3
Three people have died from an Ebola outbreak in a remote northern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo, as…
Innocent man released from prison after serving 39 years
Since 1989, 2,005 people have been exonerated from prison in the U.S.
Poll: Angela Merkel on course to retain power
German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives defeated the ruling Social Democrats (SPD) in a key state election, exit polls on Monday…
Technology experts worked through night to counter cyber attack on health service
Security Minister Ben Wallace said on Monday that British technology experts worked through the night to patch the computer systems…
Heavy fighting in Ivory Coast’s two main cities
Heavy gunfire again erupted on Monday in Ivory Coast’s two largest cities, Abidjan and Bouake, witnesses said, as the military…
Lightning strikes 12 dead in India
Officials say no fewer than 12 persons were killed and four others injured after lightning hit two Indian states of…
Cholera on the rampage, kills 115 people
Local authorities on Monday said Cholera has killed no fewer than 115 people in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, the local…
Miss District of Columbia wins 2017 Miss USA
The District of Columbia has won back-to-back Miss USA titles
Nadal Overpowers Thiem To Win Fifth Madrid Title
Rafael Nadal consolidated his flying start to the clay-court season by taking a record-extending fifth Madrid Open title on Sunday,…
Mr Fix It, Tony Anenih loses son
Eugene Anenih, the son of the Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) chieftain, Chief Tony Anenih, has reportedly slumped and died…
8 bag chieftaincy titles for meritorious service to Onigbongbo Community
Mr Godwin Omene, Chairman, Gladson Petrogas Ltd., Lagos, is among eight persons conferred with chieftaincy titles on Saturday when the…
Oyo commences free medical services tomorrow
The Oyo State Government has announced that another in the series of Governor Abiola Ajimobi free health mission would start…
Lagos LG elections: NNPP won’t contest in 42 council areas
The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has said it will present candidates in the July 22 local government elections only…
Boko Haram sent me to die for refusing marriage proposals – Suicide bomber
A 14-year old female suspected suicide bomber says Boko Haram leaders choose her to detonate an Improvised Explosive Device in…
Candidates applaud JAMB’s satisfactory conduct of computer-based test
Some Candidates sitting for the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) have applauded Joint Admission and Matriculation Board(JAMB) for the…
Hoodlums attack fire fighters in Zamfara
Some people, suspected to be hoodlums have attacked fire service personnel while performing their lawful duty at Hayin-Buba quarters in…
10m Nigerians suffer from Asthma – Expert
Professor Gregory Erhabor, Consultant Pulmonologist, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, Ile-Ife, Osun on Sunday said more than 10 million Nigerians…
Police arrest 10 suspected thieves in Jigawa
The Police in Jigawa have arrested 10 suspected thieves in Dutse Local Government Area of the state.
Military unrest continues in Ivory Coast
A military revolt in Ivory Coast over pay continued for a second day as soldiers fired in the air and…
Scarcity of ‘fresh’ meat in Yola as butchers close shop
Many households in Yola had to make do with meals devoid of ‘fresh’ meat Saturday as butchers in the state…
Soldiers arrest Boko Haram commander
Troops of Forward Operation Base, Fika on routine patrol arrested a suspected fleeing Boko Haram terrorist, Bala Ibrahim, on Saturday.
Angry Fayose suspends Permanent Secretary, 3 others
Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has suspended the Permanent Secretary at the State Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr…