Author: Lanre Babalola
Buhari felicitates with Yemi Ogunbiyi at 70
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday congratulated the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Dr…
Cultists murder engineer at Ogoniland project site
Cultists and youths bearing arms in Ogoniland have murdered a site engineer identified as Ade Adeyemo, working for a contractor…
Count me out of $200m bribe Malabu oil deal – Jonathan
Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan has appealed to Nigerians to count him out of the $200m bribe Malabu oil scandal.
Ex-Iranian president to contest for presidency again
Ex-Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad submitted his name on Wednesday for registration as a candidate in Iran’s presidential election in May,…
Ghana, Mali, Burkina Faso deport 68 Nigerians
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffic in Persons (NAPTIP) on Wednesday said it had received 68 victims of…
Woman on 13-pound baby: ‘I’m still finding it hard to believe’
Natashia Corrigan dreamed of having "a little fat baby," but she wasn't prepared for little Brian Liddle Jr.
Saddam Hussein’s gold discovered in T-54 Iraqi tank
A military collector discovered five gold bars worth more than £1m ($1.24m) hidden inside a restored tank purchased for £30,000,…
How Ivanka Trump persuaded her father to bomb Syria
Eric Trump, President Donald Trump's 33-year-old son, told The Daily Telegraph on Monday that his sister Ivanka told their father…
Graduate steals handset inside church at 1004 estate Lagos
An ex-convict, who claimed to be a graduate of accountancy from Auchi Polytechnic, Auchi, Edo State, Williams Okonoboh Eromosele, 28,…
Pay slips of Speaker Yakubu Dogara’s salary released to public
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara, has bowed to public pressure and released his pay slips…
Senate kicks against plans by NDLEA to extradite Kashamu
The Senate has asked National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to drop plans to extradite Senator Buruji Kashamu to the…
7 dead in renewed cult clashes in Ilorin
No fewer than seven persons died in renewed cult clashes in Ilorin between Friday and Sunday.
FG vows to pursue war against corruption despite setbacks
The Federal Government has called on Nigerians not to be discouraged by the recent setbacks in the war against corruption,…
Father of US fire victim located in Nigeria
Years before he died in last month’s halfway house blaze, Olatunde Adejumobi was researching the use of complex pseudorandom strings…
FAAN probes fire outbreak at Lagos office
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has begun investigation to unravel the cause of the fire outbreak which gutted…
“I do not need to talk with TTT’’, says Bisola runner up #BBNaija
Bisola Aiyeola, 1st runner up of the Big Brother Naija reality TV show said on Monday that she does not…
Gunman kills teacher, 8-year-old pupil inside elementary school
A teacher and an eight-year-old student were shot and killed Monday morning at an elementary school in San Bernardino after…
Diaspora remittances hit $500bn yearly
Migrants send about 500 billion dollars home each year to poor families and countries, the International Fund for Agricultural Development…
Boko Haram: Trump to sell attack planes to Nigeria
The Trump administration will move forward with the sale of high-tech aircraft to Nigeria for its campaign against Boko Haram…
Opposition parties plan massive march Wednesday to force Zuma out
Opposition parties are calling for a rolling mass action campaign in solidarity with the #ZumaMustFall movement‚ starting with a march…
South Sudanese eat leaves to survive as hunger bites hard
A humanitarian aid agency on Monday said hunger forces South Sudanese to eat leaves from trees as food runs out…
Ghanaian becomes first male editor of British Vogue
Fashion magazine British Vogue said on Monday it has appointed Ghana’s Edward Enninful as its new editor-in-chief, making him the…
Ex-President Jonathan Indicted In Malabu Oil Scam Probe
Former President Goodluck Jonathan probably received as much as $200 million to approve the controversial $1.3 billion sale of OPL…
Kidnappers of Olu Falae sentenced to life imprisonment
An Ondo state high court has jailed seven suspected herdsmen for life over the kidnap of Olu Falae, former secretary…
Rangers FC suspends Coach Amapakabo
Rangers Football Club of Enugu has suspended its Technical Adviser, Imama Amapakabo “for security reasons.’’
Why long tanker queues persist on Marine Bridge – NUPENG
Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) on Monday attributed the long queues of petroleum tankers on Marine…
Bleak Easter for Palestinians as Israel seals border crossings with West Bank
Israel sealed its border crossings into the West Bank and the Gaza Strip on Monday for the duration of the…
Nigeria loses N10bn monthly at Tin Can Area 11 – ANLCA
The Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA), says the Federal Government loses more than N10 billion monthly because of…
Ex-Miss World Agbani Darego, hooked
Agbani Darego, 2001 Miss World got married over the weekend to Ishaya Danjuma, son of former Defense minister and businessman,…
Police arrest 19 suspected kidnappers, armed robbers in Kaduna
The Kaduna State Police Command has announced the arrest of 19 people suspected of engaging in kidnapping, armed robbery and…