Author: Lanre Babalola
Senators give 5 conditions for peace with Buhari as Osinbajo heads reconciliation committee
The Senate has reacted to the setting up of a committee by the Federal Executive Council to settle the rift…
DSS arrests Ifeanyi Uba, Capital Oil boss
Ifeanyi Uba, the owner of Capital Oil, has been arrested and detained by Nigeria’s Department of State Services (DSS).
Magu, Ali: Buhari sets up committee to resolve issues with National Assembly
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has set up a committee to resolve outstanding issues between the executive and legislative arms…
JAMB applicants cry out over difficulty in obtaining forms
Applicants into various tertiary institutions in the country are facing hardship in banks in Ilorin, Kwara, to pay N5, 500…
Zamfara residents cry out for government help against meningitis
No fewer than 269 Nigerians have been killed in the last few weeks by meningitis, across the country. And in…
North-East farmers expect bumper harvest—FAO
Farmers in North-Eastern Nigeria, supported by the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) say they are looking forward to a bumper…
Trump’s daughter, Ivanka, appointed Presidential Special Assistant
U.S. President Donald Trump’s eldest daughter, Ivanka Trump, has announced that she would take up an appointment in her father’s…
500 people killed in Ghana road crashes in 3 months — Police
More than 500 persons were killed in 2,890 motor accidents in Ghana in the first quarter of 2017, according to…
INEC chairman emerges President ECOWAS Network of Electoral Commissions
Nigeria’s representative, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, who is also Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has emerged President of the ECOWAS…
NNPC Plans To Generate Electricity
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says its ongoing reform is geared towards transforming the corporation from an oil and…
FG summons Indian High Commissioner over attack on students
The Federal Government on Wednesday asked Indian Government to ensure the immediate arrest and prosecution of those responsible for attacks…
Ex-DSS staff member, kidnap suspects in police net
The Inspector–General of Police Intelligence Response Team and Anti Kidnapping Squad of Police in Abuja have arrested 11 kidnap suspects,…
Vice President Osinbajo leaves for France
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday left Abuja for Paris to attend the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)…
Customs redeploys 337 Assistant Comptrollers
The Comptroller General of Customs, retired Col. Hameed Ali, has confirmed Joseph Attah as the substantive Public Relations Officer of…
Benue governor reshuffles cabinet
Benue Governor Samuel Ortom on Wednesday announced a cabinet reshuffle, with Commissioner of Youths and Sports, Mr Lawrence Onoja, moving…
UN says 128 Nigerians, other migrants drown in Mediterranean Sea in 21 days
International Organisation on Migration (IOM), said 128 migrants, comprising Nigerians and other West Africans, died while crossing Mediterranean Sea to…
Ex-Adamawa governor released from Yola Prison
Former Adamawa Governor, Bala Ngilari, who was granted bail on health grounds, after he appealed against his five years conviction…
2 men remanded in prison for beating security guard to stupor
A Mararaba Upper Area Court, Nasarawa State, on Wednesday ordered the remand of two men in prison for allegedly beating…
Fleeing Car Thief Arrested in Kogi
A suspected car thief, Matthias Isha, 28 who allegedly stole a Toyota Camry car with registration number SMK-318DD valued at…
India: Amnesty International Seeks End To Racist Attack On Black African Students
Amnesty International (AI) has condemned the ongoing attacks on black African students in India and asked the authorities to bring…
Contaminated Aquafina Table Water: Company drags NAFDAC to court
A limited liability company DAI Brothers Investment limited has asked a Federal High Court in Lagos south west Nigeria to…
‘ Dasuki gave AIT founder, Dokpesi, N2.1bn within 3 months for presidential campaigns’
A relationship manager with First Bank Plc, Maitama branch, Abuja, Mrs. Zainab Ibrahim-Kokobili, on Wednesday gave details of how African…
Hillary Clinton Charges Supporters To Resist Trump
Hillary Clinton has given her most political speech since her U.S. presidential election defeat in November 2016, calling on her…
We Won’t Fight Senators Over Magu – Presidency
The Presidency has declared that it will not fight the Senate over its decision to reject Mr Ibrahim Magu as…
British ambassador hands Brexit letter to EU Council President
British ambassador to the European Union (EU) on Wednesday handed the Brexit letter to European Council President Donald Tusk, officially…
N11bn Fraud: Shema Runs to Appeal Court, Asks for Stay of Proceedings
The trial of a former Governor of Katsina State, Ibrahim Shehu Shema and three others before Justice Maikaita Bako of…
My husband rapes me in presence of our children, woman tells court
''My husband rapes me in the presence of our children’’, a 40-year-old trader, Bolanle AbdulKareem told an Igando Customary Court…
Why We Adopted e-PIN – JAMB
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it introduced the new e-PIN vending registration for candidates to prevent fraud…
President Zuma absent at funeral for anti-apartheid veteran Kathrada
President Jacob Zuma of South Africa was on Wednesday notably absent at the funeral of anti-apartheid veteran Ahmed Kathrada.
Jumia releases statement on death of dispatch rider. See Graphic Photos
The e-commerce platform Jumia, on Wednesday released an official statement condemning the attack on its dispatch rider in Port Harcourt,…