Author: Lanre Babalola
Recovered corpse not my son – Mother of drowned doctor
The mother of the medical doctor who jumped into the Lagos Lagoon on Sunday has denied that the body recovered…
7.8m Permanent Voter Cards Still Uncollected – INEC
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has lamented that there were still 7.8 million Permanent…
Boko Haram Vows To Establish Islamic Caliphate Across West Africa
Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau has vowed to create an Islamic caliphate across West Africa in a new propaganda video…
SERAP Asks Buhari, Osinbajo To Probe Attack On Amnesty International
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on both President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Professor Yemi Osinbajo to…
2017 List Of World Billionaires In Dollars
Below is the list of world billionaires for 2017. Nigeria's Aliko Dangote is 105 on the list while Mike Adenuga…
Bill Gates Tops The World’s Richest List Again ; Trump Slips
Bill Gates is the number one richest for the fourth year in a row, and the richest person in the…
Protesters Storm Amnesty International Office, Demand Withdrawal
Thousands of protesters under the banner, Global Peace and Rescue Initiative (GOPRI) on Monday barricaded the Abuja office of the…
Citizens must obey traffic laws, says OYRTMA Boss
Oyo State Road Traffic Management Authority, OYRTMA, has said that its activities are not to inflict pains on the people…
Security Guard Steals Engagement Rings Worth $20,000
A 33-year-old security guard, Donald Alaribe, was on Monday brought before an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, over alleged theft…
INEC Says Voter Registration Begins April
The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has reaffirmed that Continuous Voter Registration would begin across the…
Polio Vaccination: Parents Risk 2-Year Jail Term
Any parent or caregiver, who prevents a child from receiving the polio vaccine, risks a two-year jail term, an official…
Senator Seeks Law Barring Non-Career Persons From Heading Government Agencies
A member of the National Assembly, Sen. Sabi Abdullahi, says he will move for a law that will make only…
FBI Probes Alleged Russian Interference In U.S. Vote
FBI Director James Comey on Monday confirmed the agency was investigating possible Russian government efforts to interfere in the 2016…
Family demands justice over alleged murder of son in Warri
The Sini family of Warri on Monday demanded for justice over the alleged killing of their son, Akporido Sini.
Recession Forces More People To Patronise Sports Betting
Sports betting and lottery operators said on Monday that they were experiencing boost in their businesses as more people now…
2 PDP Lawmakers Defect To APC
The Minority Leader and Deputy Minority Whip of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Ibrahim Alkali (PDP-Lafia North) and Mohammed…
Bizman Stabs Colleague With Broken Bottle
A 29-year-old businessman, Chukwubuke Nweyeofor, who allegedly stabbed one Mnaduabuchi Nwogu with a broken bottle, was on Monday charged before…
Teenager Killed In Bayelsa Cult Clash
The Bayelsa Police Command on Monday said a teenager died during a cult clash on Saturday in Amarata area of…
Bizman, lover chop off woman’s ear over N30 `pure’ water
A businessman, Friday Aigbogun and his lover, Olamide Fashanu, charged with biting off a woman’s ear appeared at an Ikeja…
Falling tree kills 18 people at Ghana waterfalls
Ghana Fire Service on Monday said no fewer than 18 people were killed by a falling tree while swimming at…
Rivers Govt. demolishes Rumuwoji market, Traders Count Losses
Traders in Rivers State said they had lost goods worth millions of naira following the demolition of the Rumuwoji temporary…
Delta Teachers Shun Directive To Resume Work
The Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), Delta State Chapter, on Monday defiled the state government’s directive to return to work.
Police arrest man for tying up, injuring son in Enugu
The Enugu State Police Command, said on Monday it had arrested a 49-year-old man Chinedu Okeke, for allegedly tying up…
Alfa buys 3-year old boy for N500, kills him for ritual
A mother of four children , Mrs Chinasa Okereke, has revealed how a 15-year-old boy collected N500 from an Alfa…
FC Barcelona beat Valencia in 6-goal thriller
Lionel Messi scored twice as Barcelona kept their La Liga title hopes alive with a scrappy 4-2 victory at home…
Lagos NURTW Chairman’s Aide Kills Wedding Guest
Policemen at Elere, Agege, Lagos State, have launched a manhunt for an aide of Alhaji Tajudeen Agbede, Chairman, Lagos Council…
Police Detain Peace Corps Commandant Again
For the second time in two months, the Nigeria Police, on Sunday, detained the National Commandant of Peace Corps of…
Bukola Saraki Strategises For 2019, Visits Babangida
With his eyes clearly set on the 2019 presidency, Senate President Bukola Saraki on Sunday visited former Head of State,…
Association condemns killing of herdsmen, cattle rustling
Association condemns killing of members, cattle rustling
100,000 new cases of cancer diagnosed in Nigeria yearly – Expert
Dr Bodeno Ehis, Consultant, Public Health, University of Benin Teaching Hospital says no fewer than 100,000 new cases of cancer…