Author: Lanre Babalola
Obasanjo’s wife loses bid to stop son’s wedding
An Ikeja High Court on Monday, dismissed the suit filed by Mrs Taiwo Obasanjo, wife of former President Olusegun Obasanjo,…
Bloody Palm Sunday: Militants kill 5 policemen, Army captain, soldier in Lagos
No fewer than five policemen and two soldiers, including an army captain were killed by suspected militants early Sunday morning…
Palm Sunday: 36 killed in Egyptian churches
At least 36 people were killed and more than 100 injured in bomb attacks on two Coptic churches on Palm…
Group seeks compensation for victims of Southern Kaduna crisis
Southern Kaduna Muslim Umma Development Association has called on the Federal and Kaduna State Governments to compensate victims of the…
Abuja airport: Lufthansa schedules flight for April 20
Lufthansa Airlines says it will resume flight on April 20 at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja following the planned…
Boko Haram: Borno to evacuate 78,000 IDPs from Cameroon
The Borno State Government said on Sunday that it plans to evacuate 78,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) back home from…
Buhari felicitates with Aliko Dangote at 60
President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with Africa’s renowned businessman and philanthropist, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, on his 60th birthday.
Xenophobia: Nigeria, South Africa set up early warning centre
Foreign Affairs Minister Geoffrey Onyeama says Nigeria and South Africa have set up a 24-hour early warning system to protect…
2018 census to cost N272bn – NPC
The proposed 2018 national population census will cost an estimated N272 billion, the Director-General of the National Population Commission (NPC),…
Calabar residents worry over lack of pipe borne water
Some residents of Calabar have expressed worry over the lack of pipe borne water in the city in recent months,…
Palm Sunday: Cleric urges leaders to emulate Christ’s sacrificial nature
Reverend Father Philip Jamang, Parish Priest, Church of Assumption Chong’o Pyeng, Jos, has urged those in leadership positions to emulate…
Census may hold early 2018 – NPC
Dr. Ghaji Bello, Director General of the National Population Commission says the National Population Census will hold in 2018 if…
SERAP to Buhari: Refer high-profile corruption cases to ICC
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to “adopt a revolutionary approach to his government’s fight…
Janet Jackson splits from 3rd husband
Janet Jackson and Wissam Al Mana have called it quits.
SSS releases Okey Ndibe from detention
Okey Ndibe, the Nigerian author and critic who was taken in for questioning upon arrival at the Murtala Muhammed International…
No meningitis in Oyo State – Govt.
The Oyo State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Azeez Adeduntan, has cleared eight residents of Ibadan alleged to be suffering from…
Kidnapping: Soldier, engineer in police net
Bayelsa Police Command on Saturday said it arrested two suspects, a serving soldier and an engineer, for allegedly kidnapping a…
Adamawa governor still in APC
Governor Muhammadu Bindow of Adamawa State has disassociated himself and his administration from reported threat to quit the ruling All…
NAFDAC arrests nursing mother, 7 others over adulterated drinks
The National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Saturday raided the Ogbaru relief market, near Onitsha, arresting…
Cardinal Okogie angry with Buhari, Saraki over face-off
Worried by the current face-off between the Executive and the Legislative arms of Federal Government, Anthony Cardinal Okogie, the Archbishop…
German national slumps, dies at Lagos airport
A German national, Mr Brenard Christo, who slumped on Friday at the General Aviation Terminal of the Murtala Mohammed Airport,…
Quadruplet brothers all accepted to Yale and Harvard
Quadruplet brothers in Ohio have earned the nickname 'fantastic four' after they were all accepted to both Yale and Harvard.
Who owns N448.85m found in Victoria Island? EFCC launches manhunt for owner
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is trailing the owner of N448.85 million discovered in a shopping plaza in…
270 persons died in road crashes in Ogun
The Ogun Sector Commander, Federal Roads Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr Clement Oladele, said on Saturday that a total of 270…
2 female suicide bombers killed in a failed attack on mosque
The Borno Police Command in Maiduguri said on Saturday that two suspected female suicide bombers died when one them detonated…
Corruption in a democratic set up
Democracy we believe is the government of the people, by the people, for the people.
Buhari approves new board chairmen for 19 parastatals
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reconstitution of the boards of 19 parastatal agencies under the Federal Ministry of Education.
JAMB suspends 2017 UTME registration for 2 days
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board in Abuja have announced the suspension of registration for the 2017 Unified Tertiary Matriculation…
EFCC Uncovers Over N400m Hidden in A Plaza in Victoria Island
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Lagos zone, this evening uncovered yet another large sum of suspected laundered money to…
Ex-Croatian PM sentenced to 4yrs imprisonment for corruption
Former Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader was on Friday sentenced to four and a half years imprisonment for a corruption…