Author: Lanre Babalola
President Buhari condemns London terrorist attack
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned Wednesday’s terrorist attack near the United Kingdom Parliament Building at Westminster, London.
2019 Poll: INEC To Encourage Local Printers
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will explore areas to partner the professional printers in the country, preparatory…
London Attack: Security tightened at UK sites in New York
New York police strengthened security across British sites in New Yolk on Wednesday after an assailant stabbed a policeman outside…
Aviation unions to picket Arik Air on Thursday
The labour unions in the aviation sector have threatened to shut down the operations of Arik Air on Thursday over…
Best LASU graduating student wrote UTME 7 times
A pregnant woman, Mrs Elizabeth Orefuwa, the Lagos State University (LASU) best graduating student in 2015/2016, says she wrote the…
Teenager Allegedly Rapes 13-Year Old Girl
A secondary school dropout, Abubakar Ibrahim, 18, was on Wednesday brought before an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly…
Alleged N400m fraud: Metuh asks court to suspend trial
The former spokesman of the PDP, Olisah Metuh, has asked the Federal High Court, Maitama Abuja, to suspend hearing in…
London On Lockdown As Terrorist Stabs Policeman Inside Parliament Building
A policeman was stabbed inside the perimeter of Britain’s parliament building on Wednesday, an assailant was shot outside and several…
Buhari Mourns Late Gen. Abisoye
President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the family of retired Maj.-Gen. Emmanuel Abisoye, who passed away at the age of…
Naira Gains More Strength, Now N400 To Dollar
Following the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) intervention in foreign exchange (forex), the Naira traded N400 to a dollar at…
Police Arrest 3 Over Benue Killings
The Police in Benue said they had arrested three suspects in connection with the Monday killings at Zaki Biam in…
2 Labourers Docked Over Attempt To Kidnap Employer’s Daughter
Two factory workers, Idowu Azeez, and Abdullahi Jablet, who allegedly attempted to kidnap their employer’s daughter, were on Wednesday charged…
Top Boko Haram Chieftain Nabbed In Ekiti
The Department of State Service has arrested a suspected Boko Haram kingpin, other members of the fleeing insurgency group in…
Resign Now, Senate Tells Customs Boss
The senate has called for the resignation of Hameed Ali, the comptroller-general of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS).
No Visa For Nigerians In Lagos – Switzerland
The Consul-General of Switzerland in Lagos, Mr Yves Nicolet, on Wednesday notified Nigerians that his consulate was not in the…
How Fake FCDA Staff Defrauded Businessman of N30m -Witness
The trial of Giwa Useni John, Pius Iorye Uganden and Nancy Uganden for a N30 million fraud continued on March…
Girl Born with 4 Legs, 2 Spines Survives Surgery
A baby girl from the Ivory Coast born with four legs and two spines has been successfully separated from a…
NANS Exposes Fraudulent Vice Chancellors
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), says it has uncovered multi-million naira assets owned by vice-chancellors of some universities.
Unibadan Students Protest Against Lack Of Water, Light
Activities have been grounded at the University of Ibadan due to the strike embarked on by the three non-academic staff…
IGP deploys special force to end attacks in Benue
Worried by recent attacks that left scores dead and several others injured in Zaki Biam, Benue State, the Inspector-General of…
States Receive N36b Less Revenue From Federation Account
The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) on Tuesday shared N429.1 billion, about N36 billion less than what the three tiers…
The 2017 Black Billionaires
Of the 2,043 people who made it to the 2017 FORBES list of the World’s Billionaires, 10 of them are…
Boko Haram: Cameroon Forcefully Repatriates Nigerian Refugees
The UN refugee agency has criticised Cameroon for the forced return of hundreds of refugees to north-east Nigeria after they…
Civil Servants Threaten To Shut Down Buhari Govt Over Unpaid Allowances
Public Servants under the aegis of Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) have threatened to shut down the…
Why I Planted Explosives In My Church – Pastor
A 57-year old pastor of the Christ Chosen Church of God, Abel Eku, has explained why he planted explosives at…
I won’t honour Senate’s invitation on Wednesday — Customs boss
The Comptroller-General of Customs, retired Col. Hameed Ali, says he will not honour the invitation of the Senate on Wednesday.
Murder of Facebook Lover Cynthia Osokogu: Court Gives Judgment March 23
Over four years after the murder of postgraduate student, Cynthia Osokogu, in a hotel in FESTAC Town, a Lagos High…
N5b Fake Tyres: Court Grants 2 Chinese N10m Bail
A Federal High Court, sitting in Lagos, southwest Nigeria on Tuesday granted bail to two Chinese and a Nigerian who…
Senate Moves Against Melaye, Probes Certificate Forgery
The Senate on Tuesday mandated its Committee on Ethics and Privileges to investigate alleged certificate forgery against Senator Dino Melaye.
Nigeria Dominates Africa In Internet Data Usage
The power of the overall country population should never be underestimated – that is the case with Nigeria, with a…