Author: Lanre Babalola
King Sunny Ade: A man of destiny
For King Sunny Ade –KSA- the juju music maestro, destiny means more than just another word not even just the…
400 Indian policemen fall ill after taking meals
Officials said on Sunday that 400 paramilitary troopers of India’s Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were taken ill and…
Buhari congratulates Ebenezer Obey at 75
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated multi-talented entertainer and gospel music maestro, Evangelist Ebenezer Obey, ahead of his 75th birthday, which…
Army chief warns GOC against terrorist attack
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has charged the GOC, 8 Task Force Division, Maj.-Gen. Ali Nani, to…
Police rescue pick pocket from hunters in Adamawa
The timely intervention of policemen from Mayo-Belwa Division in Adamawa on Saturday saved a suspected pick pocket from being manhandled…
Folorunsho Coker to head NTDC not NFVCB – Presidency
The Presidency has clarified that Mr Folorunsho Coker is the new Director-General for Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC), not the…
Africa to get 9 World Cup places
The proposal to give nine FIFA World Cup places to Africa means the future of the continent’s football looks very…
Court remands 13 UNILAG students in Kirikiri Prisons
A Special Offences Mobile Court in Oshodi, Lagos, on Saturday remanded 13 students of the University of Lagos in Kirikiri…
Police parade man, 30, over alleged murder of grandfather-in-law
The Osun State Police Command on Saturday paraded 14 suspected criminals in Osogbo over alleged murder, armed robbery and issuance…
Katsina APC Treasurer, 4,000 supporters defect to PDP
Alhaji Nasiru Usman, Treasurer, Katsina State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has defected to the Peoples Democratic Party…
54 students bag first class in Osun State varsity
Fifty-four students of the Osun State University emerged with first class honours in the 2016/2017 academic session.
JSS student found hanging in Sokoto
A 13-year old student of Junior Secondary School (names withheld), has been found hanging in front of their house in…
Fire razes 40 shops at Baboko market Ilorin
Goods and cash worth millions of naira were destroyed by fire on Saturday when more than 40 shops were razed…
Boko Haram top member surrenders
A high ranking member of the Boko Haram terrorist group, Mr Bulama Kailani Mohammed Metele has surrendered to 145 Task…
Boko Haram strikes again, kidnaps 22 girls, women
Boko Haram Islamists have abducted 22 girls and women in two separate raids in northeast Nigeria, residents and vigilantes said.
Ife boils again, 10 injured in fresh communal clash
Few days after the violent clashes between Hausa and Yoruba communities in Ile-Ife, a fresh communal clash has broken out…
How we stole N310 million from Saraki’s residence – Ex-DSS official
Senate President Bukola Saraki is in the news again for the wrong reasons.
Duro Onabule is now NTA chairman
Chief Duro Onabule, former presidential spokesman to former military president Ibrahim Babangida, has been appointed Chairman of the Nigerian Television…
Nigeria’s crude oil supply drops as Shell shuts Bonny Light oil export line
The Nigerian subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell Plc said it had shut down the Nembe Creek Trunk Line, which exports…
Army sacks soldier who butchered lover over phone call
The Nigerian Army has dismissed Sunday Umaru, for killing his lover, Charity Thomas, over a phone call.
Woman, 60, slumps, dies in Sokoto
A 60-year-old woman on Friday slumped and died while walking along a street in Sokoto.
The Blunt Truth: Lawmaker tells Buhari to resign
A member of the Nigerian House of Representatives, Abdulmumini Jibrin, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to resign from office…
N4.7billion fraud: Ladoja ordered me to give daughter £600,000 – EFCC witness
A witness of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Mr. Adewale Atanda has described how the former Governor of…
Rivers Police recovers empty bullion van as robbers escape with millions of Naira
The Rivers State Police Command has confirmed the attack on a bullion van by some suspected armed robbers in Igwuruta,…
Fake doctors on the prowl in Ogun
Another fake medical doctor has been arrested in Abeokuta, Ogun State, a top government official has said.
President Zuma used ‘nonsense’ report to sack me – Finance Minister
South Africa’s outgoing Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said on Friday an intelligence report President Jacob Zuma used as justification to…
Police burst robbery gang, recover phones, cars
The Police in Lagos State on Friday said they smashed an armed robbery gang that lured phone sellers to hotel…
Navy destroy illegal refinery with 1.59m litres of stolen diesel
The Nigerian Navy on Friday said it had discovered and destroyed an illegal refinery with 1.59 million litres of illegally…
Bayelsa Assembly passes 2017 Appropriation Bill
The Bayelsa State House of Assembly on Friday passed the state’s 2017 Appropriation Bill of N243.2 billion.
ASUU rejects planned fees increase
The Kano State University of Science and Technology chapter of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has rejected plan by…