Author: Lanre Babalola
$43.45m Ikoyi Money: Wike is delusional, says Peterside
An All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwart in Rivers, Dr. Dakuku Peterside has questioned the mental state of Governor Nyesom Wike…
Watch video: Wizkid goes gaga, speaks in British accent
Wizkid now wields an accent many Nigerian radio presenters will die for, and this has triggered a major conversation on…
Meningitis not caused by witches, doctor tells rural dwellers
Dr. Salihu Mohammed, a medical practitioner with the General Hospital, Minna has cautioned rural dwellers against attributing the rampaging Cerebrospinal…
Rain destroys 1000 houses in Kano
One person lost his life while several houses were destroyed following a heavy downpour in Kura local government area of…
7 die in boat mishap, 136 missing
No fewer than seven people have died and seven hospitalized in Ngaski Local Government Area of Kebbi when a boat…
Benin Monarch congratulates Obaseki
The Benin Monarch, Oba Ewuare II, has congratulated Godwin Obaseki of Edo State on his victory at the state election…
Gunmen kill 8 policemen
Officials say eight Tanzanian police officers have been ambushed and killed while returning from patrol outside the commercial hub of…
$43m found in Ikoyi by EFCC belongs to Rivers – Gov Wike
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has introduced a new twist to the $43,449,947, £27,800 and N23, 218,000 recovered on…
Leave Buhari alone, he needs rest, El-rufai tells Aso Rock visitors
Governor Nasir El-Rufa’i of Kaduna State has appealed to Nigerians to stop going to the presidential villa to see President…
EFCC where are you? Man gives N42m tithe to church
A man whose identity has been shielded by a local church in Makurdi, Benue State has shocked church members with…
US Doctors Arrive Nigeria To Provide Free Services
A team of highly skilled doctors from the United States of America arrives the country this weekend for a medical…
This judgment will not stand, PDP’s Ize-Iyamu vows to appeal to Supreme Court
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate in the 2016 Edo governorship poll, Mr Osagie Ize-Iyamu, said in Benin…
Confusion as intelligence agency claims ownership of N13b Ikoyi money
The National Intelligence Agency (NIA) is claiming ownership of the $43,449,947, £27,800 and N23, 218,000 seized Wednesday by the Economic…
At last, ex-PDP chairman opens up on recovered $43m
At last, former chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Adamu Mu’azu has opened up on the $43,449,947, £27,800 and…
Police on alert as fugitive threatens to attack churches on Easter Sunday
Wisconsin authorities are investigating a letter sent in the mail that made unspecific but violent threats against churches in Waukesha…
Super Eagles Assistant Captain Ahmed Musa divorces wife
Super Eagles Assistant Captain and Leicester FC of England player, Ahmed Musa has decided to divorce his wife after series…
Professor wants women to use female condom
The Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH) on Friday called for extensive civic education in order for Nigerians to…
No power outage during Easter – EKEDC
The Eko Electricity Distribution Company Plc (EKEDC) says it will ensure uninterrupted power supply throughout the Easter period in the…
Politicians’ hoarding of dollars responsible for Naira’s fall – BDC
Alhaji Aminu Gwadabe, the President, Association of Bureau De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON) said that the discovery of huge…
Oshiomhole hails Obaseki’s victory at election tribunal
Former governor of Edo, Mr Adams Oshiomhole, on Friday commended the judgment delivered by the Election Petitions Tribunal on the…
Govt winning war against corruption, says ex-PENGASSAN spokesman
The Federal Government’s anti-graft war has received a fillip from a one-time spokesman for the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior…
Motor accidents claim professor’s life, 5 others
The Dean, School of Basic Medical Sciences at the Federal University, Ndufu-Alike Ebonyi, Prof. Robert Nneli is dead.
Meningitis: Niger records 33 deaths, 116 suspected cases- official
Thirty-three people have died from the Cerebrol Spinal Meningitis (CSM) in Niger while 116 suspected case has been recorded, an…
No increase in transport fares during Easter celebration – NURTW Chairman
The National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Okitipupa Chapter in Ondo State, says its members will not increase transport…
The Chibok Girls: Three Years in Bondage
No one expected that the Chibok girls would remain in bondage for so long but sadly that is where we…
Shame: US ‘mother of all bombs’ kills only 36 in Afghanistan
The much touted mother of all bombs weighing 20,000 pounds with a price tag of $16m per unit manufactured by…
Easter: FRSC to impound vehicles without speed limiting device
Operators of commercial vehicles on highways in Edo State, during the Easter celebration without the speed limiting devices, risk being…
Man rapes N40,000 a night sex worker on Awolowo Road Ikoyi
A 40-year old jobless man, Edet Imoh, who is currently facing two cases of rape at the Igbosere Magistrates' Court,…
Boko Haram continues to kidnap more women, girls – Amnesty International
Nigerian authorities must ramp up efforts to secure the release of the remaining Chibok girls and thousands of others abducted…