Author: Lanre Babalola
Court of Appeal overturns ex-NIMASA DG, Omatseye’s jail sentence
The Court of Appeal in Lagos on Thursday reversed the sentence on Raymond Omatseye, a former Director-General of the Nigerian…
Judge goes into hiding after bagging 6 months jail term
Defiant judge of Calcutta high court Justice Chinnaswamy Karnan has gone into hiding after India’s top court sentenced him to…
Facebook blocks pages with royal insults
Facebook has blocked access in Thailand to 178 pages with “inappropriate” content, including some containing alleged insults against the royal…
Delta Speaker impeached
The Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly, Monday Igbuya, has been impeached.
Wall collapse kills 23 wedding guests
Police on Thursday said twenty-three people were killed and 30 injured in India when a wall collapsed on a crowd…
Eckankar spiritual leader, 5,000 others attend World Conference in Nigeria
The Spiritual Leader of Eckankar, Harold Klemp, is among the over 5,000 members from across the world expected at the…
Major General Leo Irabor removed as Theatre Commander Operation Lafiya Dole
Major General Leo Irabor has been removed as the Theatre Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, the army group leading the…
Buhari’s wife, Aisha, meets 82 Chibok schoolgirls
The wife of the President, Aisha Buhari, on Wednesday pledged her support in the resettlement of the recently rescued Chibok…
Kano Emir, Sanusi in trouble, may be deposed
Flamboyant Emir of Kano and former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Muhammadu Sanusi 11 is in trouble and…
Customs reconstitutes new management, appoints 4 Ag DCGs
The Nigeria Customs Service has reconstituted its management and announced some key appointments to rejig the service toward greater efficiency.
Workers’ Strike: Gov Amosun sacks OGTV, OGBC General Managers
The Ogun State Government has announced the retirement of the General Managers of the State Television (OGTV), Mr Dele Bolujoko,…
2 Nigerians shot dead in South Africa again
The Nigeria Union in South Africa said on Wednesday that two Nigerians were shot dead in Western Cape Province of…
La casera apple drink wears new look
The La Casera Company Plc, makers of Nigeria’s leading apple carbonated soft drink has launched a fresh new look for…
You can’t recover your $9.8m, Court tells ex-NNPC boss Andrew Yakubu
A Federal High Court in Kano has dismissed the application filed by a former Managing Director of the state oil…
Osinbajo presides over FEC meeting
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo is presently presiding over the Federal Executive Council meeting at the Council Chambers of the Presidential…
Court remands ex-FCT minister Bala Mohammed in prison
A former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Bala Mohammed, was on Wednesday remanded in the Kuje Maximum Prison over…
FIFA ratifies nine African World Cup places
The FIFA Council has ratified the decision to give Africa nine automatic places when the World Cup expands to 48…
Another batch of 250 Nigerians return from ‘hell’
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said on Wednesday that another batch of 250 Nigerians would voluntarily return to the…
Ailing Babangida gives out daughter in marriage Friday
Former military President, General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida will on Friday in Minna, Niger State give out his last daughter, Halimat,…
Missing Petrol: Reps investigate AZ Petroleum Company
The House of Representatives ad-hoc committee on Review of Pump Price of Petroleum on Tuesdayuncovered 40000 metric tons of Premium…
Buhari’s letter calling Osinbajo Coordinator causes uproar in Senate
President Muhammadu Buhari’s letter to the National Assembly informing the Parliament of his medical vacation in London on Tuesday caused…
US backs Buhari’s agenda
The U.S. said on Tuesday that the agenda being pursued by President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration were in line with its…
Republican senators divided over Trump’s firing of Comey
GOP senators were split Tuesday over President Trump's decision to fire FBI Director James Comey, with many Republicans appearing to…
Stop speculations about Buhari’s health – Tambuwal
Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal on Tuesday advised those passing uncomplimentary comments on President Muhammad Buhari to stop, saying that…
54 arraigned over gay wedding
Fifty-four people went on trial in northern Nigeria on Monday on charges connected to allegations that they were celebrating a…
Controversy: Why should EFCC boss visit Rivers Chief Judge?
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has cleared the air on the visit of its Acting Chairman, Mr Ibrahim…
Trump fires FBI director Comey
President Donald Trump on Tuesday fired FBI Director James Comey after his attorney general and deputy attorney general recommended his…
One Chibok schoolgirl rejects freedom
One of the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram in 2014 and who had the opportunity to be released on…
Have Our Children Gone Mad?!
Saturday May 6, 2017, was the day I finally and wearily gave up on the future of my beloved country,…
Boko Haram kills 9 Chadian soldiers
At least nine Chadian troops and 40 Boko Haram militants died in clashes near Lake Chad, the Chadian military reported.