Author: Lanre Babalola
Winning With Whistle-blowing In a Recession
That not all Nigerians accept corruption as a way of life and that the majority even abhors it is not…
37-year old Ugandan woman has 38 children
A 37-year old Ugandan woman has 38 children, including four sets of triplets, three sets of quadruplets and twins, a…
Lagos State domestic debt stood at N311.7bn in 2016 – DMO
Lagos State had a local debt stock of N311.7 billion as at Dec. 31, 2016, according to the Debt Management…
Osinbajo’s committee demands Senate’s interim report on SGF
The Vice President Yemi Osinbajo-led committee investigating allegations of due process violation in award of contracts under Presidential Initiatives on…
Court reinstates deposed Imo traditional ruler
An Owerri High Court on Wednesday reinstated Eze Cletus Ilomuanya, the traditional ruler of Obinugwu autonomous community in Orlu Local…
Former education minister, Prof Babalola Borishade is dead
Professor Babalola Borishade, 71, former Nigerian minister of education is dead. He died in London on Wednesday after a brief…
Official: Buhari now to rule Nigeria from home
It is now official and no longer a matter of conjectures. Presdent Muhammadu Buhari will henceforth rule Nigeria from the…
Is Emir Sanusi’s Brand of Activism the Way To Go?
In northern Nigeria, educating the girl-child beyond high school is frowned at. Even amongst the educated elite. The main reason?…
Lawal and Oke as Glamour News
These indeed, are interesting times. They are also good times for news hunters. These days, the whole place is saturated…
NDLEA Arraigns 2 Brazilians for Importing 23.9kg Of Cocaine
Two Brazilians, Lima Pereira Diego, and Dias DOS Santos Marcia Cristina, were on Wednesday arraigned before a Federal High Court,…
Amnesty International announces Osai Ojigho as new Country Director
Amnesty International has announced the appointment of human rights lawyer Osai Ojigho as Country Director in the Nigeria national office.
IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu still in prison
Despite the bail granted him on Tuesday by an Abuja Federal High Court, Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous…
Today: 5 killed in three suicide attacks in Maiduguri
Five persons were killed today in Muna area of Maiduguri Borno State in three suicide attacks which occurred at three…
President Buhari absent again at FEC meeting
President Muhammadu Buhari was absent again today at the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting in Abuja.
News Analysis: Plateau women strangled for refusing sex
A man returned to his house at 1 a.m., insisted on having sex with his wife that had spent the…
#Trending Video: Oba of Lagos angry with Ooni of Ife, snubs him
A video which captures Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Aremu Akiolu, who publicly snubs the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye…
Hip, Hip, Hip, Hurray! CBN gov says Nigeria out of recession by June
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele has assured Nigerians that the country would get out…
NLC condemns Kogi governor for using police to brutalise students
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has condemned the use of security personnel by the Kogi Government to brutalise and detain…
Judge blocks Trump order on sanctuary city funding
A Federal Judge in San Francisco, William Orrick, has blocked an order by President Donald Trump’s administration to withhold funding…
Lagos ready to relocate Computer Village from Ikeja
The Lagos State Government has concluded plans to relocate the popular Computer Village from Ikeja, before the end of 2017.
IPOB members jubilate over bail granted Kanu
Spontaneous jubilations erupted in many parts of Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital immediately news filtered in that Nnamdi Kanu,…
Drama in court as defence counsel withdraws from EFCC case
There was a mild drama at the Federal High Court II, Jos, on Tuesday when a counsel, Mr Solomon Umoh…
Customs service redeploys 4,072 senior officers
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has approved the redeployment of 4,072 senior officers to commands across the four zones of…
Adeleke: Senate adjourns for valedictory Wednesday
The Senate on Tuesday, adjourned plenary to Wednesday, to hold a valedictory session in honour of a member, Sen. Isiaka…
Assaulted journalist tells court how he was brutalised at Seme Customs Command
A journalist, Mr Yomi Olomofe, has told a Federal High Court, Lagos, how he was almost killed at Seme Command…
Lagos residents yet to collect 1.4m voter cards
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos State says there are 1, 425, 282 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) yet…
Trial of Senate President Bukola Saraki postponed again
The trial of Senate President Bukola Saraki, earlier postponed from April 18 to April 25 has again been postponed till…
Govt stops double payment to amnesty beneficiaries
Retired Brig.-Gen. Paul Boroh, the Coordinator, Presidential Amnesty Programme, has said the old culture of double payment to beneficiaries in…
Power distribution companies seek N100b subsidy
The Association of Electricity Distribution Companies (ANED) has appealed to the Federal Government to provide the N100 billion subsidy it…
27 killed as passenger bus, trailer collide
Kenyan police say 27 people have been killed in a collision between a passenger bus and a trailer truck.