Author: Lanre Babalola
Osaka withdraws from Stuttgart semi-final
World number one Naomi Osaka gifted Estonia eighth seed, Anett Kontaveit, a ticket to the final of the Stuttgart WTA…
Idris Elba ties the knots with beautiful Sabrina, his third wedding
Actor Idris Elba has tied the nuptial knots again for the third time in a ceremony spanning three days in…
Two thirds of French people don’t trust Macron
The majority of French people were not convinced by President Emmanuel Macron’s meeting with journalists at the Elysee Palace, the…
2 Nigerians in trouble in US over bitcoin scam
Two Nigerians are in trouble in the United States after being indicted by prosecutors for running a fraudulent bitcoin investment…
Power supply drops in Lagos as Egbin, Omotosho plants shut down
Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) said the National Grid is experiencing reduced power generation because of an emergency maintenance by…
Measles outbreak: US universities quarantine 1,000 students
More than 1,000 students and staff members at two US universities have been quarantined or sent home in a bid…
Avengers Endgame set to shatter box office records in US, Canada
Marvel superhero spectacle “Avengers: Endgame” hauled in a record $60 million at U.S. and Canadian box offices on Thursday night,…
6-year old boy found dead in woman’s freezer
The police in Lagos have arrested a woman, in whose freezer a six-year old boy, Treasure Akinsohun, was found dead,…
168 Recipients Of President’s NYSC Honours Award Get Automatic Employment
The Federal Government has offered employment to 168 people who won the President’s National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Honours Awards.…
Photo News: Buhari meets man who built Oshodi Transportation Interchange
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday met with Biodun Otunola, the CEO of Planet Projects, which conceived and built the Oshodi…
Piracy: Nigeria loses almost N1trn annually – Commission
The Nigerian Copyrights Commission (NCC) on Friday disclosed that Nigeria was losing three billion dollars (N918 trillion) annually to activities…
2019 Elections and the Road Less Travelled
By Obo Effanga …in the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Rivers State, we stayed focused on conducting a transparent, free,…
Dino Melaye warns Sterling Bank against giving N32b loan to Kogi govt
Senator Dino Melaye representing Kogi West in the red chamber of the National Assembly has warned Sterling Bank against giving…
Cabinet dissolution: Fashola, Ngige, Amaechi, others leave office next month
As President Muhammadu Buhari dissolves his cabinet next month, Mr Babatunde Fashola, Minister of Power, Works and Housing and others…
Kaduna Govt. imposes fresh 24-hour curfew on Kajuru LGA
The Kaduna State Government has imposed a 24-hour curfew on Kajuru Local Government Area following security breaches in the area.…
Pastor Chris Oyakhilome’s ex-wife shares post on ‘dead marriage’
It appears that Pastor Chris Oyakhilome’s ex-wife, Anita is finally letting out some truths on their failed marriage which produced…
Tonto Dikeh exposes Nollywood actresses, says they share men, clothes
Tonto Dikeh is set to stir a new controversy by saying Nollywood actresses share the same men, clothes and movies.…
NULGE President, Titilola-Sodo, Emerges Oyo NLC Chairman
Gbenro Adesina/Ibadan The Chairman of Oyo State Chapter of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees, NULGE, Comrade Bayo Titilola-Sodo…
FEC: Osinbajo presides as Ministers’ handover deadline expires
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has presided over the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, as the…
EFCC arrests 32 suspected Yahoo Boys hiding inside chairs in Ogun
Operatives from the Ibadan zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, April 25, 2019, arrested…
Don’t close foreign missions, activist tells Federal Govt
The Federal Government has been urged to rethink the plan to close some of its foreign missions so as not…
Guber Race: Kogi governor to dump APC
There are indications that Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State is set to dump the All Progressives Congress (APC) for…
Video: Watch Gen Gowon’s reaction as he was told he had been overthrown
Former Nigerian head of State and Commander-in-chief of the armed forces, General Yakubu Gowon was away in Uganda attending an…
Facebook profits in heavy fall
Facebook on Wednesday reported quarterly profit sank 51 percent from a year earlier due to setting aside of $3 billion…
Telecom operators raise alarm over plan to demolish 7,000 masts
The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has warned the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) over its threat…
Ooni of Ife confirms Awori as first settlers in Lagos
Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi has thrown his weight behind the Awori over their indigeneship in Lagos.
Buhari returns to Abuja after Lagos working visit
President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja after his Wednesday’s working visit to inaugurate some developmental projects executed by the…
Police Brutality In Nigeria
By Binzak Azeez The Nigeria Police originated from the colonial initiative in 1861 following the annexation of Lagos. This institution…
Rivers State Police Parades Suspected Cultists
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Two weeks after a clash by cult gangs that left several people dead in Rumuolumeni in Obio-Akpor…
In Kaduna, two women jailed for wearing skimpy dresses
A Sharia Court II, sitting at Magajin Gari, Kaduna on Tuesday sentenced 20-year old Farida Taofiq and Raihana Abbas to…